diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index b3c24ef..7864c9b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## ℹ️ Overview
+<!-- The Overview section must be present and filled out: the pr-description-check workflow uses it to validate that the PR description includes a non-empty summary with enough context for reviewers. -->
 
 **REPLACE ME**: Provide the context and description of the change.
 
diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate-pr-description.js b/.github/scripts/validate-pr-description.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c05522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate-pr-description.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * Validate that a PR description has a filled Overview section.
+ * Intended for use with actions/github-script.
+ *
+ * @param {{ core: import('@actions/core'), context: import('@actions/github').Context }} params
+ * @param {{ minOverviewLength?: number }} options
+ */
+/**
+ * Revert PRs are exempt from description validation. Detection lives here rather than
+ * in a workflow `if` condition so the job still completes successfully instead of
+ * showing as skipped, which can block merges when this check is required.
+ */
+function isRevertPr(pr) {
+  const title = pr?.title ?? '';
+  const headRef = pr?.head?.ref ?? '';
+  return /^Revert\s/i.test(title) || /^revert[-_]/i.test(headRef);
+}
+
+module.exports = async function validatePrDescription({ core, context }, options = {}) {
+  const minOverviewLength = Number(options.minOverviewLength) || 40;
+  const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
+
+  if (isRevertPr(pr)) {
+    core.info('Skipping PR description check for revert PR.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const body = pr?.body ?? '';
+
+  if (!body.trim()) {
+    core.setFailed('PR description is empty. Please add a description with enough context for reviewers.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (/\*\*REPLACE ME\*\*/.test(body)) {
+    core.setFailed('PR description still contains the "REPLACE ME" placeholder. Please fill in the overview.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const withoutComments = body.replace(/<!--[\s\S]*?-->/g, '');
+  const overviewSection = withoutComments
+    .split(/\n(?=## )/)
+    .find((section) => /^##[^\n]*overview/i.test(section.trim()));
+
+  if (!overviewSection) {
+    core.setFailed(
+      'PR description must include an "## Overview" section. Use the standard PR template and fill in the overview.'
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const overviewText = overviewSection
+    .replace(/^##[^\n]*\n?/i, '')
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
+
+  if (overviewText.length < minOverviewLength) {
+    core.setFailed(
+      `Overview section is too short (${overviewText.length} characters, minimum ${minOverviewLength}). Please add a brief description of the change.`
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
+  core.info(`PR description check passed (overview: ${overviewText.length} characters).`);
+};
diff --git a/.github/workflows/callable.pr-description-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/callable.pr-description-check.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c443e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/callable.pr-description-check.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: pr-description-check
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      min_overview_length:
+        description: Minimum character count required in the Overview section after stripping HTML comments and placeholders.
+        type: number
+        required: false
+        default: 40
+    secrets:
+      GH_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  pr-description-check:
+    name: PR description check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout workflow scripts
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          # Check out the reusable workflow's own repo/SHA so callers get the
+          # script version that matches the pinned callable workflow.
+          repository: ${{ job.workflow_repository }}
+          ref: ${{ job.workflow_sha }}
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/scripts
+          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Validate PR description
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        env:
+          MIN_OVERVIEW_LENGTH: ${{ inputs.min_overview_length }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const script = require('${{ github.workspace }}/.github/scripts/validate-pr-description.js');
+            // github, context, and core are injected by github-script from this
+            // job's runtime context (the caller's workflow run / PR payload).
+            // Revert PRs (title "Revert ..." or revert-* branch) are exempt — see validate-pr-description.js.
+            await script(
+              { github, context, core },
+              { minOverviewLength: Number(process.env.MIN_OVERVIEW_LENGTH) }
+            );
diff --git a/.github/workflows/local.pr-description-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/local.pr-description-check.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a49f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/local.pr-description-check.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: pr-description-check
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  call-pr-description-check-workflow:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/callable.pr-description-check.yaml
+    secrets:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}