diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f2513c0b07..46e428f921 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ help:
 	@echo "runserver - Run the development server."
 	@echo "shell_plus - Run the shell_plus command."
 
+	@echo "safety_check - Run a package safety check."
+
 
 # Cleaning
 
@@ -117,3 +119,8 @@ shell_plus:
 	./manage.py shell_plus --settings=mayan.settings.development
 
 
+# Security
+
+safety_check:
+	safety check
+
diff --git a/requirements/development.txt b/requirements/development.txt
index ac329961bb..9120510a77 100644
--- a/requirements/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/development.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ django-rosetta==0.7.8
 
 ipython==4.0.3
 
+safety==0.3.0
+
 transifex-client==0.11
 
 wheel==0.26.0