diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index aaae090b1..e5d9ddc5f 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
        :lang
       ;assembly          ; assembly for fun or debugging
       ;(cc +irony +rtags); C/C++/Obj-C madness
-      ;clojure           ; java with a lisp
+      ;(clojure +joker)  ; java with a lisp
       ;common-lisp       ; if you've seen one lisp, you've seen them all
       ;coq               ; proofs-as-programs
       ;crystal           ; ruby at the speed of c
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el b/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb0ac937e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+;;; lang/clojure/+joker.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(def-package! flycheck-joker
+  :after (flycheck clojure-mode))
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/config.el b/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
index f04e1b9a9..8a10c40a3 100644
--- a/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@
     (map! :map clj-refactor-map
           :localleader
           :desc "Refactor hydra" :n "r" #'hydra-cljr-help-menu/body)))
+
+(when (and (featurep! +joker) (featurep! :feature syntax-checker))
+  (load! "+joker"))
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el b/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
index a61dc39ed..50bef036b 100644
--- a/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 (package! cider)
 (package! clj-refactor)
 
+(when (and (featurep! :feature syntax-checker)
+           (featurep! +joker))
+  (package! flycheck-joker))