diff --git a/scripts/ci/bindings_propertys_name_wl.yaml b/scripts/ci/bindings_propertys_name_wl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..351c0f1ca0110d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/bindings_propertys_name_wl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This file is a YAML whitelist of property names that are allowed to
+# bypass the underscore check in bindings. These properties are exempt 
+# from the rule that requires using '-' instead of '_'.
+#
+# The file content can be as shown below:
+# - propname1
+# - propname2
+# - ...
+
+- mmc-hs200-1_8v
+- mmc-hs400-1_8v
diff --git a/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py b/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
index aa4ec915b158e7d..7ac7244a9bd9fce 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
+++ b/scripts/ci/check_compliance.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import shutil
 import textwrap
 import unidiff
+import yaml
 
 from yamllint import config, linter
 
@@ -31,13 +32,35 @@
 from west.manifest import Manifest
 from west.manifest import ManifestProject
 
+# Let the user run this script as ./scripts/ci/check_compliance.py without
+# making them set ZEPHYR_BASE.
+ZEPHYR_BASE = os.environ.get('ZEPHYR_BASE')
+if not ZEPHYR_BASE:
+    ZEPHYR_BASE = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2])
+    # Propagate this decision to child processes.
+    os.environ['ZEPHYR_BASE'] = ZEPHYR_BASE
+
+# Zephyr local directory import path
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(ZEPHYR_BASE, 'scripts', 'dts', 'python-devicetree', 'src'))
+
 from get_maintainer import Maintainers, MaintainersError
 import list_boards
 import list_hardware
 
+from devicetree import edtlib
+
 logger = None
 
+# Initialize the propertys name whitelist
+BINDINGS_PROPERTYS_WL = None
+with open(Path(__file__).parent / 'bindings_propertys_name_wl.yaml', 'r') as f:
+    wl = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
+    if wl != None:
+        BINDINGS_PROPERTYS_WL = set(wl)
+    else:
+        BINDINGS_PROPERTYS_WL = {0,}
+
 def git(*args, cwd=None, ignore_non_zero=False):
     # Helper for running a Git command. Returns the rstrip()ed stdout output.
     # Called like git("diff"). Exits with SystemError (raised by sys.exit()) on
@@ -335,10 +358,27 @@ class DevicetreeBindingsCheck(ComplianceTest):
     path_hint = "<zephyr-base>"
 
     def run(self, full=True):
-        dts_bindings = self.parse_dt_bindings()
+        diff_binding_paths = self.parse_dt_bindings()
 
-        for dts_binding in dts_bindings:
-            self.required_false_check(dts_binding)
+        # If no bindings are changed, skip this check.
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_call(['git', 'diff', '--quiet', COMMIT_RANGE] +
+                                  diff_binding_paths)
+            nodiff = True
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            nodiff = False
+        if nodiff or len(diff_binding_paths) == 0:
+            self.skip('no changes to bindings were made')
+
+        for binding in edtlib.bindings_from_paths(diff_binding_paths):
+            self.check(binding, self.check_yaml_property_name)
+            self.check(binding, self.required_false_check)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def check(binding, callback):
+        while binding is not None:
+            callback(binding)
+            binding = binding.child_binding
 
     def parse_dt_bindings(self):
         """
@@ -352,15 +392,29 @@ def parse_dt_bindings(self):
 
         return dt_bindings
 
-    def required_false_check(self, dts_binding):
-        with open(dts_binding) as file:
-            for line_number, line in enumerate(file, 1):
-                if 'required: false' in line:
-                    self.fmtd_failure(
-                        'warning', 'Devicetree Bindings', dts_binding,
-                        line_number, col=None,
-                        desc="'required: false' is redundant, please remove")
+    def check_yaml_property_name(self, binding):
+        """
+        Checks if the property names in the binding file contain underscores.
+        """
+        for prop_name in binding.prop2specs:
+            if '_' in prop_name and prop_name not in BINDINGS_PROPERTYS_WL:
+                better_prop = prop_name.replace('_', '-')
+                self.failure(
+                    f"{binding.path}: property '{prop_name}' contains underscores.\n"
+                    f"\tUse '{better_prop}' instead unless this property name is from Linux.\n"
+                    "Or another authoritative upstream source of bindings for "
+                    f"compatible '{binding.compatible}'.\n"
+                    "\tHint: update 'bindings_propertys_name_wl.yaml' if you need to "
+                    "override this check for this property."
+                )
 
+    def required_false_check(self, binding):
+        raw_props = binding.raw.get('properties', {})
+        for prop_name, raw_prop in raw_props.items():
+            if raw_prop.get('required') is False:
+                self.failure(
+                    f'{binding.path}: property "{prop_name}": '
+                    "'required: false' is redundant, please remove")
 
 class KconfigCheck(ComplianceTest):
     """
@@ -1802,16 +1856,6 @@ def _main(args):
     # The "real" main(), which is wrapped to catch exceptions and report them
     # to GitHub. Returns the number of test failures.
 
-    global ZEPHYR_BASE
-    ZEPHYR_BASE = os.environ.get('ZEPHYR_BASE')
-    if not ZEPHYR_BASE:
-        # Let the user run this script as ./scripts/ci/check_compliance.py without
-        #  making them set ZEPHYR_BASE.
-        ZEPHYR_BASE = str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2])
-
-        # Propagate this decision to child processes.
-        os.environ['ZEPHYR_BASE'] = ZEPHYR_BASE
-
     # The absolute path of the top-level git directory. Initialize it here so
     # that issues running Git can be reported to GitHub.
     global GIT_TOP