diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d0df728734c190c236d0b3e3b23c36be179ca153..216d02a3fed5b024e214972fe3f4ba5c6c823f59 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -8979,6 +8979,7 @@ F:	lib/string.c
 F:	lib/string_helpers.c
 F:	lib/test-string_helpers.c
 F:	lib/test_string.c
+F:	scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
 
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 M:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a71966c0494ef68c9e13268293da110d80e89ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/string_choices.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/// Find places to use string_choices.h's various helpers.
+//
+// Confidence: Medium
+// Options: --no-includes --include-headers
+virtual patch
+virtual context
+virtual report
+
+@str_plural depends on patch@
+expression E;
+@@
+(
+-	((E == 1) ? "" : "s")
++	str_plural(E)
+|
+-	((E != 1) ? "s" : "")
++	str_plural(E)
+|
+-	((E > 1) ? "s" : "")
++	str_plural(E)
+)
+
+@str_plural_r depends on !patch exists@
+expression E;
+position P;
+@@
+(
+*	((E@P == 1) ? "" : "s")
+|
+*	((E@P != 1) ? "s" : "")
+|
+*	((E@P > 1) ? "s" : "")
+)
+
+@script:python depends on report@
+p << str_plural_r.P;
+e << str_plural_r.E;
+@@
+
+coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "opportunity for str_plural(%s)" % e)