diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 65e583ec..43e8a6da 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ def format(session):
     )
 
 
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
+def mypy(session):
+    """Verify type hints are mypy compatible."""
+    session.install("-e", ".")
+    session.install("mypy", "types-setuptools")
+    # TODO: also verify types on tests and logging_v2, big undertakings
+    session.run("mypy", "-p", "google.cloud.logging", "--no-incremental")
+
+
 @nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
 def lint_setup_py(session):
     """Verify that setup.py is valid (including RST check)."""
diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index f1a5b697..79414061 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -136,6 +136,29 @@ def place_before(path, text, *before_text, escape=None):
 }""",
 )
 
+# Add mypy to noxfile.
+# TODO: Remove this once this functionality gets added in synthtool
+s.replace(
+    "noxfile.py",
+    """\
+@nox.session\(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION\)
+def lint_setup_py\(session\):
+""",
+'''\
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
+def mypy(session):
+    """Verify type hints are mypy compatible."""
+    session.install("-e", ".")
+    session.install("mypy", "types-setuptools")
+    # TODO: also verify types on tests and logging_v2, big undertakings
+    session.run("mypy", "-p", "google.cloud.logging", "--no-incremental")
+
+    
+@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
+def lint_setup_py(session):
+'''
+)
+
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Samples templates
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------