diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
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+name: Static analysis
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  static_analysis:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+
+    - name: Run static analysis
+      uses: esp-cpp/StaticAnalysis@master
+      with:
+        # Do not build the project and do not use cmake to generate compile_commands.json
+        use_cmake: false
+
+        # Use the 5.2 release version since it's what we build with
+        esp_idf_version: release/v5.2
+
+        # (Optional) cppcheck args
+        cppcheck_args: -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/lib -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/external -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/esp_littlefs -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/lvgl -i$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/components/esp-dsp --force --enable=all --inline-suppr --inconclusive --platform=mips32 --suppressions-list=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/suppressions.txt
diff --git a/suppressions.txt b/suppressions.txt
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+// category of errors to suppress, e.g. unusedFunction
+missingInclude
+missingIncludeSystem
+unusedFunction
+unusedStructMember
+functionStatic
+// cstyleCast
+
+// Specific suppressions of the form:
+//   [error id]:[filename]:[line]
+*:lib/*