diff --git a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
index efba5661..ff2d9832 100644
--- a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/version'
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/fixtures'
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/check_symlinks'
+require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/spec_described'
 require 'English'
 
 # optional gems
@@ -252,6 +253,41 @@
   print new_version
 end
 
+describe_problems = %w[missing unknown]
+
+desc "Check to ensure defined puppet code has been described in spec\n(defaults: coverage=100)"
+task :spec_described, [:coverage] do |_task, args|
+  args.with_defaults(coverage: '100')
+
+  colorize = RSpec::Core::Formatters::ConsoleCodes
+  described = PuppetlabsSpecHelper::Tasks::SpecDescribed.new
+  result = described.check
+
+  puts "Spec described coverage: #{colorize.wrap(format('%3.1f%%', result[:percent]), described.coverage_color(result[:percent], args[:coverage], warn: 1))}"
+
+  if result[:have] < result[:want] || !result[:unknown].values.flatten.empty?
+    (result[:code].keys | result[:missing].keys).each do |res_type|
+      want_type = (result[:code][res_type]&.size || 0)
+      miss_type = (result[:missing][res_type]&.size || 0)
+      percent_type = (want_type - miss_type) / want_type.to_f * 100.0
+      color = described.coverage_color(percent_type, args[:coverage])
+      puts "  * #{RSpec::Core::Formatters::Helpers.pluralize(want_type, res_type)}: #{colorize.wrap(format('%3.1f%%', percent_type), color)}"
+
+      describe_problems.each do |problem|
+        what = result[:"#{problem}"]
+        next if what[res_type].nil? || what[res_type].empty?
+
+        puts "    #{problem}:"
+        what[res_type].each do |r|
+          info = " in #{result[:test_files][r]}" if result[:test_files][r]
+          puts "    - #{r}#{info}"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  abort if result[:percent] < args[:coverage].to_f
+end
+
 desc 'Runs all necessary checks on a module in preparation for a release'
 task :release_checks do
   Rake::Task[:lint].invoke
diff --git a/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/spec_described.rb b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/spec_described.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f3ef267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppetlabs_spec_helper/tasks/spec_described.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module PuppetlabsSpecHelper
+  module Tasks
+    # Helper
+    class SpecDescribed
+      def hash_diff(first, second)
+        first.merge(first) { |ka, va| va.reject { |v| second[ka]&.include?(v) } }
+      end
+
+      def coverage_color(percent, required = 100, warn: 0.5)
+        if percent >= required.to_f
+          :green
+        elsif percent < required.to_f * warn.to_f
+          :red
+        else
+          :yellow
+        end
+      end
+
+      def check
+        code = {}
+        code_files = {}
+        Dir.glob('{functions,manifests,types}/**/*.pp') do |fn|
+          res_type = res_title = nil
+          File.foreach(fn) do |line|
+            if line =~ /^\s*(class|function|define|type|function)\s*([^={\s]+)/
+              res_type = Regexp.last_match(1)
+              res_title = Regexp.last_match(2)
+              res_type = 'type_alias' if res_type == 'type'
+              code[res_type] ||= []
+              break
+            end
+          end
+          if res_type
+            code[res_type] << res_title if res_type
+            code_files[res_title] = fn
+          end
+        end
+        Dir.glob('lib/puppet/functions/**/*.rb') do |fn|
+          File.foreach(fn) do |line|
+            if line =~ /^\s*Puppet::Functions\.create_function\(:?['"]?([^']+)['"]?\)/
+              code['function'] ||= []
+              code['function'] << Regexp.last_match(1)
+              code_files[Regexp.last_match(1)] = fn
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        test = {}
+        test_files = {}
+        Dir.glob('spec/{classes,defines,functions,type_aliases}/**/*rb') do |fn|
+          resource_type = fn.split(File::SEPARATOR)[1].match(/(class|function|define|type_alias)/).captures[0]
+          test[resource_type] ||= []
+          File.foreach(fn) do |line|
+            if (m = line.match(/^describe ["']([^'"\s]+)/))
+              test[resource_type] << m.captures[0]
+              test_files[m.captures[0]] = fn
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        results = {
+          code: code,
+          code_files: code_files,
+          test: test,
+          test_files: test_files,
+          missing: hash_diff(code, test),
+          unknown: hash_diff(test, code),
+          want: code.values.flatten.size
+        }
+
+        results[:have] = results[:want] - results[:missing].values.flatten.size
+        results[:percent] = results[:have] / results[:want].to_f * 100
+
+        results
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end