diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de9da0d..aea45f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ relies on TLS for transport.
 | `http.x_content_type_options` | Verifies that responses set X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff.                                                      | WARNING             |
 | `http.x_xss_protection`       | Reports the legacy X-XSS-Protection header; warns on filtering mode (can introduce XSS), absent/`0` are fine, CSP is the real defense. | WARNING             |
 | `http.expect_ct`              | Flags the deprecated Expect-CT header (Certificate Transparency is now enforced by mainstream clients; Mozilla recommends removing it). | WARNING             |
+| `http.hpkp`                   | Flags the deprecated Public-Key-Pins (HPKP) header, which is unsupported by modern browsers; rely on Certificate Transparency and CAA records instead. | WARNING             |
+| `http.hpkp_report_only`       | Flags the deprecated Public-Key-Pins-Report-Only (HPKP) header, which is unsupported by modern browsers; rely on Certificate Transparency and CAA records instead. | WARNING             |
 | `http.server_header`          | Reports whether the Server header discloses the origin server software/version; a non-informative value is accepted.  | INFO                |
 | `http.x_powered_by`           | Reports the X-Powered-By header, which discloses the web server technology stack and should be removed.           | INFO                |
 | `http.x_aspnet_version`       | Reports the X-AspNet-Version header, which discloses the ASP.NET framework version and should be removed.         | INFO                |
diff --git a/checker/rules_security_headers.go b/checker/rules_security_headers.go
index 0a23e10..1952654 100644
--- a/checker/rules_security_headers.go
+++ b/checker/rules_security_headers.go
@@ -112,6 +112,38 @@ func init() {
 	RegisterRule(disclosureHeaderRule("http.x_powered_by", "X-Powered-By", "the technologies used by the web server"))
 	RegisterRule(disclosureHeaderRule("http.x_aspnet_version", "X-AspNet-Version", "the ASP.NET framework version"))
 	RegisterRule(disclosureHeaderRule("http.x_aspnetmvc_version", "X-AspNetMvc-Version", "the ASP.NET MVC version"))
+
+	RegisterRule(deprecatedHPKPRule("http.hpkp", "Public-Key-Pins"))
+	RegisterRule(deprecatedHPKPRule("http.hpkp_report_only", "Public-Key-Pins-Report-Only"))
+}
+
+// deprecatedHPKPRule builds a rule for the HTTP Public-Key-Pins (HPKP)
+// headers. Key pinning was removed from Chromium in 2018 and is
+// unsupported by all modern browsers; its operational brittleness made it
+// a frequent cause of self-inflicted outages. Certificate Transparency
+// and CAA records provide superior compromise detection, so any presence
+// is reported as Warn ".deprecated" and absence is OK ".absent".
+func deprecatedHPKPRule(code, header string) sdk.CheckRule {
+	return HeaderRule(HeaderRuleSpec{
+		Code:        code,
+		Description: "Reports the presence of the deprecated " + header + " (HPKP) header, which is unsupported by modern browsers and should be removed.",
+		Header:      header,
+		Inspect: func(_ string, _ HTTPProbe, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []HeaderResult {
+			return []HeaderResult{{
+				Status:  sdk.StatusWarn,
+				Suffix:  "deprecated",
+				Message: header + " (HPKP) is deprecated. Key pinning was removed from Chromium in 2018 and is unsupported by modern browsers; rely on Certificate Transparency and CAA DNS records instead.",
+				Meta:    map[string]any{"fix": "Remove the `" + header + "` header from your responses."},
+			}}
+		},
+		OnMissing: func(_ HTTPProbe, _ sdk.CheckerOptions) []HeaderResult {
+			return []HeaderResult{{
+				Status:  sdk.StatusOK,
+				Suffix:  "absent",
+				Message: header + " is not set, which is correct (HPKP is deprecated).",
+			}}
+		},
+	})
 }
 
 // Information-disclosure headers --------------------------------------
diff --git a/checker/rules_security_headers_test.go b/checker/rules_security_headers_test.go
index 6308850..9875dca 100644
--- a/checker/rules_security_headers_test.go
+++ b/checker/rules_security_headers_test.go
@@ -353,6 +353,34 @@ func TestDisclosureHeaderRules(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHPKPRules(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		rule   string
+		header string
+	}{
+		{"http.hpkp", "public-key-pins"},
+		{"http.hpkp_report_only", "public-key-pins-report-only"},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.rule, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Absent → OK, since HPKP is deprecated.
+			states := runRule(t, ruleByName(t, c.rule), &HTTPData{Probes: []HTTPProbe{httpsProbe("a:443")}}, nil)
+			mustStatus(t, states, sdk.StatusOK)
+			if !hasCode(states, c.rule+".absent") {
+				t.Errorf("%s: missing absent code: %+v", c.rule, states)
+			}
+			// Present → Warn deprecated.
+			p := httpsProbe("a:443")
+			p.Headers[c.header] = `pin-sha256="d6qzRu9zOECb90Uez27xWltNsj0e1Md7GkYYkVoZWmM="; max-age=5184000`
+			states = runRule(t, ruleByName(t, c.rule), &HTTPData{Probes: []HTTPProbe{p}}, nil)
+			mustStatus(t, states, sdk.StatusWarn)
+			if !hasCode(states, c.rule+".deprecated") {
+				t.Errorf("%s: missing deprecated code: %+v", c.rule, states)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSecurityHeaders_NoHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
 	// Each header rule must emit Unknown when there are no successful HTTPS probes.
 	rules := []sdk.CheckRule{
@@ -366,6 +394,8 @@ func TestSecurityHeaders_NoHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
 		ruleByName(t, "http.x_powered_by"),
 		ruleByName(t, "http.x_aspnet_version"),
 		ruleByName(t, "http.x_aspnetmvc_version"),
+		ruleByName(t, "http.hpkp"),
+		ruleByName(t, "http.hpkp_report_only"),
 	}
 	data := &HTTPData{Probes: []HTTPProbe{httpProbe("a:80")}}
 	for _, r := range rules {