diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index 2bf475896288..feebb3507103 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -2580,6 +2580,8 @@ linters-settings:
         severity: warning
         disabled: false
         exclude: [""]
+        arguments:
+          - "xerrors.New"
       # https://github.com/mgechev/revive/blob/HEAD/RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#errorf
       - name: errorf
         severity: warning
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.go b/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.go
index 735f1b757bf6..d2e65eabf49a 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package testdata
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 )
 
 func SampleRevive(t *time.Duration) error {
@@ -28,3 +30,7 @@ func testReviveComplexity(s string) { // want "cyclomatic: function testReviveCo
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func testErrorStrings() {
+	_ = xerrors.New("Some error!") // want "error strings should not be capitalized or end with punctuation or a newline"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.yml b/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.yml
index 5c0c60561db7..414f293c214a 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.yml
+++ b/pkg/golinters/revive/testdata/revive.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ linters-settings:
         arguments: [ 10 ]
       - name: max-public-structs
         arguments: [ 3 ]
+      - name: error-strings
+        arguments:
+          - "xerrors.New"