diff --git a/src/librustc/lint/context.rs b/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
index a9acbeb46c4..6282a175e9a 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lint/context.rs
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ fn visit_item(&mut self, it: &hir::Item) {
             run_lints!(cx, check_item, late_passes, it);
             cx.visit_ids(|v| v.visit_item(it));
             hir_visit::walk_item(cx, it);
+            run_lints!(cx, check_item_post, late_passes, it);
         })
     }
 
@@ -919,6 +920,7 @@ fn visit_item(&mut self, it: &ast::Item) {
             run_lints!(cx, check_item, early_passes, it);
             cx.visit_ids(|v| v.visit_item(it));
             ast_visit::walk_item(cx, it);
+            run_lints!(cx, check_item, early_passes, it);
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/lint/mod.rs b/src/librustc/lint/mod.rs
index 612b23ff98e..5e2e8c4c6d5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/lint/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/lint/mod.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ fn check_crate_post(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Crate) { }
     fn check_mod(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Mod, _: Span, _: ast::NodeId) { }
     fn check_foreign_item(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::ForeignItem) { }
     fn check_item(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Item) { }
+    fn check_item_post(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Item) { }
     fn check_local(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Local) { }
     fn check_block(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Block) { }
     fn check_block_post(&mut self, _: &LateContext, _: &hir::Block) { }
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ fn check_crate_post(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Crate) { }
     fn check_mod(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Mod, _: Span, _: ast::NodeId) { }
     fn check_foreign_item(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::ForeignItem) { }
     fn check_item(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Item) { }
+    fn check_item_post(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Item) { }
     fn check_local(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Local) { }
     fn check_block(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Block) { }
     fn check_block_post(&mut self, _: &EarlyContext, _: &ast::Block) { }