diff --git a/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py b/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
index 25bbfad0d..a6be2c4e9 100644
--- a/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
+++ b/src/pkgcheck/checks/metadata.py
@@ -1515,18 +1515,22 @@ class DescriptionCheck(Check):
     """DESCRIPTION checks.
 
     Check on length (<=80), too short (<10), or generic (lifted from eclass or
-    just using the package's name).
+    just using the package's name), or ending with a full stop.
     """
 
     known_results = frozenset([BadDescription])
 
     def feed(self, pkg):
-        desc = pkg.description
+        desc: str = pkg.description
         s = desc.lower()
         if s.startswith("based on") and "eclass" in s:
             yield BadDescription("generic eclass defined description", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
         elif s in (pkg.package.lower(), pkg.key.lower()):
             yield BadDescription("generic package description", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
+        elif desc.endswith(tuple(".,:;")) and not desc.lower().endswith(
+            ("etc.", "co.", "inc.", "ltd.", "...")
+        ):
+            yield BadDescription("ends with a full stop", pkg_desc=desc, pkg=pkg)
         else:
             desc_len = len(desc)
             if not desc_len:
diff --git a/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch b/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
index 9500e2b12..85a917c24 100644
--- a/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
+++ b/testdata/data/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/fix.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ diff -Naur standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild fi
 --- standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild	2019-11-28 00:33:38.457040594 -0700
 +++ fixed/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild	2019-11-28 00:34:59.065514420 -0700
 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long."
+-DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long"
 +DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with a sane DESCRIPTION"
  HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pkgcore/pkgcheck"
  LICENSE="BSD"
diff --git a/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild b/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
index f4d9a2296..8e823634a 100644
--- a/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
+++ b/testdata/repos/standalone/DescriptionCheck/BadDescription/BadDescription-4.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long."
+DESCRIPTION="Ebuild with DESCRIPTION that is far too long and will be flagged by the BadDescription result since the check triggers at greater than 150 characters long"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pkgcore/pkgcheck"
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
diff --git a/tests/checks/test_metadata.py b/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
index 30b1eceba..a1cd09379 100644
--- a/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/checks/test_metadata.py
@@ -26,13 +26,32 @@ class TestDescriptionCheck(misc.ReportTestCase):
     def mk_pkg(self, desc=""):
         return misc.FakePkg("dev-util/diffball-0.7.1", data={"DESCRIPTION": desc})
 
-    def test_good_desc(self):
-        self.assertNoReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg("a perfectly written package description"))
-
-    def test_bad_descs(self):
-        for desc in ("based on eclass", "diffball", "dev-util/diffball", "foon"):
-            r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
-            assert isinstance(r, metadata.BadDescription)
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "desc",
+        (
+            "a perfectly written package description",
+            "foo, bar, etc.",
+            "something something something...",
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_good_desc(self, desc: str):
+        self.assertNoReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "desc",
+        (
+            "based on eclass",
+            "diffball",
+            "dev-util/diffball",
+            "foon",
+            "some kind of description.",
+            "some kind of description,",
+            "some kind of description..",
+        ),
+    )
+    def test_bad_descs(self, desc: str):
+        r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg(desc))
+        assert isinstance(r, metadata.BadDescription)
 
     def test_desc_length(self):
         r = self.assertReport(self.check, self.mk_pkg())