diff --git a/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py b/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
index 7980942d3..958600a59 100644
--- a/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
+++ b/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
@@ -1358,18 +1358,20 @@ class DescriptionCheck(Check):
     """DESCRIPTION checks.
 
     Check on length (<=80), too short (<10), or generic (lifted from eclass or
-    just using the package's name).
+    just using the package's name), or ending with a full stop.
     """
 
     known_results = frozenset([BadDescription])
 
     def feed(self, pkg):
-        desc = pkg.description
+        desc: str = pkg.description
         s = desc.lower()
         if s.startswith("based on") and "eclass" in s:
             yield BadDescription("generic eclass defined description", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
         elif s in (pkg.package.lower(), pkg.key.lower()):
             yield BadDescription("generic package description", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
+        elif desc.endswith(tuple(".,:;")):
+            yield BadDescription("ends with a full stop", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
         else:
             desc_len = len(desc)
             if not desc_len:
diff --git a/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch b/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
index b67a84aef..08373e411 100644
--- a/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
+++ b/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ diff -Naur standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild fi
 --- standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild	2019-11-28 00:33:38.457040594 -0700
 +++ fixed/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild	2019-11-28 00:34:59.065514420 -0700
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long."
+-DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long"
 +DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with a sane DESCRIPTION"
  HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pkgcore/pkgcheck"
  SLOT="0"
diff --git a/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild b/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
index a8d1b7276..decf1aae0 100644
--- a/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
+++ b/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long."
+DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pkgcore/pkgcheck"
 SLOT="0"
 LICENSE="BSD"
diff --git a/tests/checks/test_metadata.py b/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
index f68fb6faf..0ff4eddfb 100644
--- a/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
@@ -29,13 +29,24 @@ def mk_pkg(self, desc=""):
     def test_good_desc(self):
         self.assertNoReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg("a perfectly written package description"))
 
-    def test_bad_descs(self):
-        for desc in ('based on eclass',
-                     'diffball',
-                     'dev-util/diffball',
-                     'foon'):
-            r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
-            assert isinstance(r, metadata.BadDescription)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('desc', (
+        'based on eclass',
+        'diffball',
+        'dev-util/diffball',
+        'foon',
+    ))
+    def test_bad_descs(self, desc):
+        r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
+        assert isinstance(r, metadata.BadDescription)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('desc', (
+        'some kind of description.',
+        'some kind of description,',
+        'some kind of description..',
+    ))
+    def test_full_stop(self, desc):
+        r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
+        assert isinstance(r, metadata.BadDescription)
 
     def test_desc_length(self):
         r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg())