diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index 8df7297720..55f34d3041 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@ files:
   $module_utils/redfish_utils.py:
     maintainers: $team_redfish
     labels: redfish_utils
-  $module_utils/remote_management/lxca/common.py: navalkp prabhosa
+  $module_utils/remote_management/lxca/common.py:
+    maintainers: navalkp prabhosa
   $module_utils/scaleway.py:
     maintainers: $team_scaleway
     labels: cloud scaleway
-  $module_utils/storage/hpe3par/hpe3par.py: farhan7500 gautamphegde
+  $module_utils/storage/hpe3par/hpe3par.py:
+    maintainers: farhan7500 gautamphegde
   $module_utils/utm_utils.py:
     maintainers: $team_e_spirit
     labels: utm_utils
@@ -508,7 +510,6 @@ files:
   $modules/notification/osx_say.py:
     maintainers: ansible mpdehaan
     labels: _osx_say
-    deprecated: true
   $modules/notification/bearychat.py:
     maintainers: tonyseek
   $modules/notification/campfire.py:
diff --git a/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.json b/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cba49c90cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "include_symlinks": false,
+    "prefixes": [
+        ".github/BOTMETA.yml"
+    ],
+    "output": "path-line-column-message",
+    "requirements": [
+        "PyYAML",
+        "voluptuous==0.12.1"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.py b/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e8ea819394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sanity/extra/botmeta.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+"""Check BOTMETA file."""
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import ast
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+import yaml
+
+from voluptuous import All, Any, MultipleInvalid, PREVENT_EXTRA
+from voluptuous import Required, Schema, Invalid
+from voluptuous.humanize import humanize_error
+
+
+REPORT_MISSING_MAINTAINERS = False
+
+FILENAME = '.github/BOTMETA.yml'
+
+LIST_ENTRIES = frozenset(('supershipit', 'maintainers', 'labels', 'keywords', 'notify', 'ignore'))
+
+AUTHOR_REGEX = re.compile(r'^\w.*\(@([\w-]+)\)(?![\w.])$')
+
+
+def read_authors(filename):
+    data = {}
+    try:
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as b_module_data:
+            M = ast.parse(b_module_data.read())
+
+        for child in M.body:
+            if isinstance(child, ast.Assign):
+                for t in child.targets:
+                    try:
+                        theid = t.id
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        # skip errors can happen when trying to use the normal code
+                        continue
+
+                    if theid == 'DOCUMENTATION':
+                        if isinstance(child.value, ast.Dict):
+                            data = ast.literal_eval(child.value)
+                        else:
+                            data = yaml.safe_load(child.value.s)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('%s:%d:%d: Cannot load DOCUMENTATION: %s' % (filename, 0, 0, e))
+        return []
+
+    author = data.get('author') or []
+    if isinstance(author, str):
+        author = [author]
+    return author
+
+
+def validate(filename, filedata):
+    if filename.startswith('plugins/doc_fragments/'):
+        return
+    # Compile lis tof all active and inactive maintainers
+    all_maintainers = filedata['maintainers'] + filedata['ignore']
+    if not all_maintainers:
+        if REPORT_MISSING_MAINTAINERS:
+            print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (FILENAME, 0, 0, 'No (active or inactive) maintainer mentioned for %s' % filename))
+        return
+    if filename.startswith('plugins/filter/'):
+        return
+    maintainers = read_authors(filename)
+    for maintainer in maintainers:
+        m = AUTHOR_REGEX.match(maintainer)
+        if m:
+            maintainer = m.group(1)
+            if maintainer not in all_maintainers:
+                msg = 'Author %s not mentioned as active or inactive maintainer for %s (mentioned are: %s)' % (
+                    maintainer, filename, ', '.join(all_maintainers))
+                if REPORT_MISSING_MAINTAINERS:
+                    print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (FILENAME, 0, 0, msg))
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    paths = sys.argv[1:] or sys.stdin.read().splitlines()
+    paths = [path for path in paths if path.endswith('/aliases')]
+
+    try:
+        with open(FILENAME, 'rb') as f:
+            botmeta = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    except yaml.error.MarkedYAMLError as ex:
+        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' % (FILENAME, ex.context_mark.line +
+                                                  1, ex.context_mark.column + 1, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
+        return
+    except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        print('%s:%d:%d: YAML load failed: %s' %
+              (FILENAME, 0, 0, re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', str(ex))))
+        return
+
+    # Validate schema
+
+    MacroSchema = Schema({
+        (str): str,
+    }, extra=PREVENT_EXTRA)
+
+    FilesSchema = Schema({
+        (str): {
+            ('supershipit'): str,
+            ('support'): Any('community'),
+            ('maintainers'): str,
+            ('labels'): str,
+            ('keywords'): str,
+            ('notify'): str,
+            ('ignore'): str,
+        },
+    }, extra=PREVENT_EXTRA)
+
+    schema = Schema({
+        ('automerge'): bool,
+        ('macros'): MacroSchema,
+        ('files'): FilesSchema,
+    }, extra=PREVENT_EXTRA)
+
+    try:
+        schema(botmeta)
+    except MultipleInvalid as ex:
+        for error in ex.errors:
+            # No way to get line/column numbers
+            print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (FILENAME, 0, 0, humanize_error(botmeta, error)))
+        return
+
+    # Preprocess (substitute macros, convert to lists)
+    macros = botmeta.get('macros') or {}
+    macro_re = re.compile(r'\$([a-zA-Z_]+)')
+
+    def convert_macros(text, macros):
+        def f(m):
+            return macros[m.group(1)]
+
+        return macro_re.sub(f, text)
+
+    files = {}
+    try:
+        for file, filedata in (botmeta.get('files') or {}).items():
+            file = convert_macros(file, macros)
+            filedata = dict((k, convert_macros(v, macros)) for k, v in filedata.items())
+            files[file] = filedata
+            for k, v in filedata.items():
+                if k in LIST_ENTRIES:
+                    filedata[k] = v.split()
+    except KeyError as e:
+        print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (FILENAME, 0, 0, 'Found unknown macro %s' % e))
+        return
+
+    # Scan all files
+    for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('plugins/'):
+        for file in filenames:
+            if file.endswith('.pyc'):
+                continue
+            filename = os.path.join(dirpath, file)
+            if os.path.islink(filename):
+                continue
+            if os.path.isfile(filename):
+                matching_files = []
+                for file, filedata in files.items():
+                    if filename.startswith(file):
+                        matching_files.append((file, filedata))
+                if not matching_files:
+                    print('%s:%d:%d: %s' % (FILENAME, 0, 0, 'Did not find any entry for %s' % filename))
+
+                matching_files.sort(key=lambda kv: kv[0])
+                filedata = dict()
+                for k in LIST_ENTRIES:
+                    filedata[k] = []
+                for dummy, data in matching_files:
+                    for k, v in data.items():
+                        if k in LIST_ENTRIES:
+                            v = filedata[k] + v
+                        filedata[k] = v
+                validate(filename, filedata)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()