diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/array-items.test.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/array-items.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..144ca5d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/array-items.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { DiagnosticSeverity } from '@stoplight/types';
+
+import testRule from '../../__tests__/__helpers__/tester';
+
+testRule('array-items', [
+  {
+    name: 'valid case',
+    document: {
+      swagger: '2.0',
+      securityDefinitions: {
+        apikey: {},
+      },
+      paths: {
+        '/path': {
+          get: {
+            security: [
+              {
+                apikey: [],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'array items sibling is present',
+    document: {
+      $ref: '#/',
+      responses: {
+        200: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: {},
+        },
+        201: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {},
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      openapi: '3.0.0',
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'array items sibling is missing',
+    document: {
+      $ref: '#/',
+      responses: {
+        200: {
+          type: 'array',
+        },
+        201: {
+          type: 'array',
+          items: {
+            type: 'array',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      openapi: '3.0.0',
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'array-items',
+        message: 'Schemas with "type: array", require a sibling "items" field',
+        path: ['responses', '200'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      },
+      {
+        code: 'array-items',
+        message: 'Schemas with "type: array", require a sibling "items" field',
+        path: ['responses', '201', 'items'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+]);
diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
index 253673754..d59122c2f 100644
--- a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/index.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,18 @@ const ruleset = {
         function: refSiblings,
       },
     },
+    'array-items': {
+      formats: [oas3_0],
+      message: 'Schemas with "type: array", require a sibling "items" field',
+      severity: 0,
+      recommended: true,
+      resolved: false,
+      given: "$..[?(@.type === 'array')]",
+      then: {
+        function: truthy,
+        field: 'items',
+      },
+    },
     'typed-enum': {
       description: 'Enum values must respect the specified type.',
       message: '{{error}}',
diff --git a/test-harness/scenarios/require-type-array-items-field.oas3.scenario b/test-harness/scenarios/require-type-array-items-field.oas3.scenario
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a99facf5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-harness/scenarios/require-type-array-items-field.oas3.scenario
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+====test====
+Schemas with "type: array", require a sibling "items" field
+====document====
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: test
+  description: Test specification file
+  version: '1.0'
+  contact:
+    name: John Doe
+    url: 'https://example.com'
+    email: john_doe@example.com
+  license:
+    name: Apache 2.0
+    url: 'https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0'
+servers:
+  - url: 'http://localhost:3000'
+tags:
+  - name: list-endpoint
+    description: Endpoint for listing objects
+paths:
+  /users:
+    get:
+      summary: List Users
+      operationId: get-users
+      description: List all Users
+      tags:
+        - list-endpoint
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  favoriteColorSets:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: array
+
+====asset:ruleset====
+const { oas } = require('@stoplight/spectral-rulesets');
+module.exports = oas;
+====command====
+{bin} lint {document} --ruleset "{asset:ruleset}"
+====stdout====
+{document}
+ 36:27  error  array-items  Schemas with "type: array", require a sibling "items" field  paths./users.get.responses[200].content.application/json.schema.properties.favoriteColorSets.items
+
+✖ 1 problem (1 error, 0 warnings, 0 infos, 0 hints)