diff --git a/passes/cmds/check.cc b/passes/cmds/check.cc
index 1019c2955..34c89dae0 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/check.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/check.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "kernel/newcelltypes.h"
 #include "kernel/utils.h"
 #include "kernel/log_help.h"
+#include "kernel/mem.h"
 
 USING_YOSYS_NAMESPACE
 PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
@@ -453,4 +454,81 @@ struct CheckPass : public Pass {
 	}
 } CheckPass;
 
+struct CheckMemPass : public Pass {
+	CheckMemPass() : Pass("check_mem", "check for obvious memory problems in the design") { }
+	bool formatted_help() override {
+		auto *help = PrettyHelp::get_current();
+		help->set_group("passes/status");
+
+		auto content_root = help->get_root();
+
+		content_root->usage("check_mem [selection]");
+		content_root->paragraph(
+			"This pass identifies the following problems in the current design: "
+			"addressing invalid memory."
+		);
+
+		content_root->option("-assert", "produce a runtime error if any problems are found in the current design");
+
+		return true;
+	}
+	void execute(std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL::Design *design) override
+	{
+		int counter = 0;
+		bool assert_mode = false;
+		size_t argidx;
+		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++) {
+			if (args[argidx] == "-assert") {
+				assert_mode = true;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+
+		extra_args(args, argidx, design);
+
+		log_header(design, "Executing CHECK_MEM pass.\n");
+
+		for (auto *module : design->selected_unboxed_modules_warn()) {
+			for (auto mem : Mem::get_selected_memories(module)) {
+				int min_addr = mem.mem->start_offset;
+				int max_addr = mem.mem->size + min_addr - 1;
+				for (auto &init : mem.inits) {
+					int start = init.addr.as_int();
+					if (start < min_addr) {
+						log_warning("Mem %s.%s starts at %d but initializes address %d.\n", log_id(module), log_id(mem.mem), min_addr, start);
+						counter++;
+					}
+					int end = start + (GetSize(init.data) / mem.width) - 1;
+					if (end > max_addr) {
+						log_warning("Mem %s.%s ends at %d but initializes address %d.\n", log_id(module), log_id(mem.mem), max_addr, end);
+						counter++;
+					}
+				}
+
+				auto check_addr = [min_addr, max_addr, &counter, module, &mem](SigSpec &addr_sig, const char* access) {
+					if (addr_sig.is_fully_const()) {
+						auto addr = addr_sig.as_int();
+						if (addr < min_addr || addr > max_addr) {
+							log_warning("Mem %s.%s contains entries for addresses %d..%d but %s address %d.\n", log_id(module), log_id(mem.mem), min_addr, max_addr, access, addr);
+							counter++;
+						}
+					} else {
+						// TODO test variable addresses? may need sat solver
+					}
+				};
+
+				// TODO test ABITS and WIDTH?
+				for (auto &rd_port : mem.rd_ports)
+					check_addr(rd_port.addr, "reads");
+				for (auto &wr_port : mem.wr_ports)
+					check_addr(wr_port.addr, "writes");
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (assert_mode && counter > 0)
+			log_error("Found %d problems in 'check_mem -assert'.\n", counter);
+	}
+} CheckMemPass;
+
 PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/tests/check_mem/bad_il.ys b/tests/check_mem/bad_il.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06968c32c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_mem/bad_il.ys
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+read_rtlil << EOF
+module \top
+  wire input 1 \clk
+  wire output 1 \o
+  memory size 2 offset 1 \my_array
+  cell $meminit \bad_init
+    parameter \WORDS 1
+    parameter \MEMID "\\my_array"
+    parameter \ABITS 32
+    parameter \WIDTH 1
+    parameter \PRIORITY 1
+    connect \ADDR 0
+    connect \DATA 1'0
+  end
+  cell $memwr \bad_wr
+    parameter \MEMID "\\my_array"
+    parameter \CLK_ENABLE 1
+    parameter \CLK_POLARITY 1
+    parameter \PRIORITY 1
+    parameter \ABITS 2
+    parameter \WIDTH 1
+    connect \EN 1'1
+    connect \CLK \clk
+    connect \ADDR 2'00
+    connect \DATA 1'0
+  end
+  cell $memrd \bad_rd
+    parameter \MEMID "\\my_array"
+    parameter \CLK_ENABLE 0
+    parameter \CLK_POLARITY 1
+    parameter \TRANSPARENT 0
+    parameter \ABITS 2
+    parameter \WIDTH 1
+    connect \CLK 1'x
+    connect \EN 1'x
+    connect \ADDR 2'11
+    connect \DATA \o
+  end
+end
+EOF
+
+logger -expect warning "initializes address 0" 1
+logger -expect warning "writes address 0" 1
+logger -expect warning "reads address 3" 1
+check_mem
+logger -check-expected
+design -reset
diff --git a/tests/check_mem/generate_mk.py b/tests/check_mem/generate_mk.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee8dbeb44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_mem/generate_mk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append("..")
+
+import gen_tests_makefile
+
+gen_tests_makefile.generate(["--check-sv", "--yosys-scripts"], yosys_cmds="hierarchy; proc; check_mem -assert")
diff --git a/tests/check_mem/init.sv b/tests/check_mem/init.sv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f55a0d1c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_mem/init.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module top (
+  input logic clk,
+  input logic idx,
+  output logic [2:0] out_data
+);
+  (* nomem2reg *)
+  logic my_array [3:2][2:0] = '{'{0, 1, 1}, '{1, 0, 1}};
+
+  always_comb begin
+    for (int i=0; i < 3; i++) begin
+        out_data[i] = my_array[{1'b1, idx}][i];
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/tests/check_mem/non_zero.sv b/tests/check_mem/non_zero.sv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b3f45c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_mem/non_zero.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module top (
+  input logic clk,
+  input logic [3:1][2:0] in_data,
+  output logic [3:1][2:0] out_data
+);
+  (* nomem2reg *)
+  logic [2:0] my_array [3:1];
+
+  always_ff @(posedge clk) begin
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) begin
+      my_array[i] <= in_data[i];
+    end
+  end
+
+  always_comb begin
+    for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++) begin
+      out_data[i] = my_array[i];
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/tests/check_mem/power_of_two.sv b/tests/check_mem/power_of_two.sv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..786168ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_mem/power_of_two.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module top (
+  input logic clk,
+  input logic [1:0][5:0] in_data,
+  output logic [1:0][5:0] out_data
+);
+  (* nomem2reg *)
+  logic my_array [1:0][5:0];
+
+  always_ff @(posedge clk) begin
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) begin
+      for (int j = 0; j <= 5; j++) begin
+        my_array[i][j] <= in_data[i][j];
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  always_comb begin
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) begin
+      for (int j = 0; j <= 5; j++) begin
+        out_data[i][j] = my_array[i][j];
+      end
+    end
+  end
+endmodule
diff --git a/tests/gen_tests_makefile.py b/tests/gen_tests_makefile.py
index 38596f63b..baa70290b 100644
--- a/tests/gen_tests_makefile.py
+++ b/tests/gen_tests_makefile.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def generate_tcl_test(tcl_file, yosys_args="", commands=""):
         cmd += f"; \\\n{commands}"
     generate_target(tcl_file, cmd)
 
+def generate_sv_check(sv_file, yosys_args="", yosys_cmds=""):
+    yosys_cmd = f'read -sv {sv_file}; {yosys_cmds}'
+    cmd = f'$(YOSYS) -ql {sv_file}.err -p "{yosys_cmd}" {yosys_args} && mv {sv_file}.err {sv_file}.log'
+    generate_target(sv_file, cmd)
+
 def generate_sv_test(sv_file, yosys_args="", commands=""):
     base = os.path.splitext(sv_file)[0]
     if not os.path.exists(base + ".ys"):
@@ -62,19 +67,23 @@ def unpack_cmd(cmd):
 def generate_cmd_test(test_name, cmd, yosys_args="", deps = None):
     generate_target(test_name, unpack_cmd(cmd), deps)
 
-def generate_tests(argv, cmds):
+def generate_tests(argv, cmds, yosys_cmds=""):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
     parser.add_argument("-y", "--yosys-scripts", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-t", "--tcl-scripts", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", "--check-sv", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-s", "--prove-sv", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-b", "--bash", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("-a", "--yosys-args", default="")
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if not (args.yosys_scripts or args.tcl_scripts or args.prove_sv or args.bash):
+    if not (args.yosys_scripts or args.tcl_scripts or args.check_sv or args.prove_sv or args.bash):
         raise RuntimeError("No file types selected")
 
+    if args.check_sv and args.prove_sv:
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to use --check-sv and --prove-sv together")
+
     if args.yosys_scripts:
         for f in sorted(glob.glob("*.ys")):
             generate_ys_test(f, args.yosys_args, cmds)
@@ -83,6 +92,10 @@ def generate_tests(argv, cmds):
         for f in sorted(glob.glob("*.tcl")):
             generate_tcl_test(f, args.yosys_args, cmds)
 
+    if args.check_sv:
+        for f in sorted(glob.glob("*.sv")):
+            generate_sv_check(f, args.yosys_args, yosys_cmds)
+
     if args.prove_sv:
         for f in sorted(glob.glob("*.sv")):
             generate_sv_test(f, args.yosys_args, cmds)
@@ -112,11 +125,11 @@ def redirect_stdout(new_target):
     finally:
         sys.stdout = old_target
 
-def generate(argv, extra=None, cmds=""):
+def generate(argv, extra=None, cmds="", yosys_cmds=""):
     with open("Makefile", "w") as f:
         with redirect_stdout(f):
             print_header(extra)
-            generate_tests(argv, cmds)
+            generate_tests(argv, cmds, yosys_cmds)
 
 def generate_custom(callback, extra=None):
     with open("Makefile", "w") as f: