diff --git a/scripts/docs_smoke.py b/scripts/docs_smoke.py
index f8fe1729..d8a9bbe4 100644
--- a/scripts/docs_smoke.py
+++ b/scripts/docs_smoke.py
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
 ]
 LINK_RE = re.compile(r"\[[^\]]+\]\(([^)]+)\)")
 DOCS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE = ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs.yml"
+PR_TEMPLATE = ".github/pull_request_template.md"
+ISSUE_TEMPLATES = {
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bounty.yml",
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml",
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/security-report.yml",
+    ".github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs.yml",
+    DOCS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE,
+}
 
 
 def _local_target_exists(source: Path, target: str) -> bool:
@@ -63,6 +71,10 @@ def main() -> int:
         if "link the page, docs file, heading, command, or ui path" not in template:
             print("docs issue template location prompt must request actionable evidence")
             ok = False
+    pr_template = ROOT / PR_TEMPLATE
+    if not pr_template.exists():
+        print(f"missing PR template: {PR_TEMPLATE}")
+        ok = False
     if ok:
         print("docs smoke ok")
         return 0