diff --git a/mypy/checker.py b/mypy/checker.py
index 109fc24043bd..7b0180f79764 100644
--- a/mypy/checker.py
+++ b/mypy/checker.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 from mypy.sametypes import is_same_type, is_same_types
 from mypy.messages import MessageBuilder, make_inferred_type_note
 import mypy.checkexpr
-from mypy.checkmember import map_type_from_supertype, bind_self, erase_to_bound
+from mypy.checkmember import map_type_from_supertype, bind_self, erase_to_bound, type_object_type
 from mypy import messages
 from mypy.subtypes import (
     is_subtype, is_equivalent, is_proper_subtype, is_more_precise,
@@ -1255,6 +1255,29 @@ def visit_class_def(self, defn: ClassDef) -> None:
                 # Otherwise we've already found errors; more errors are not useful
                 self.check_multiple_inheritance(typ)
 
+            if defn.decorators:
+                sig = type_object_type(defn.info, self.named_type)
+                # Decorators are applied in reverse order.
+                for decorator in reversed(defn.decorators):
+                    if (isinstance(decorator, CallExpr)
+                            and isinstance(decorator.analyzed, PromoteExpr)):
+                        # _promote is a special type checking related construct.
+                        continue
+
+                    dec = self.expr_checker.accept(decorator)
+                    temp = self.temp_node(sig)
+                    fullname = None
+                    if isinstance(decorator, RefExpr):
+                        fullname = decorator.fullname
+
+                    # TODO: Figure out how to have clearer error messages.
+                    # (e.g. "class decorator must be a function that accepts a type."
+                    sig, _ = self.expr_checker.check_call(dec, [temp],
+                                                          [nodes.ARG_POS], defn,
+                                                          callable_name=fullname)
+                # TODO: Apply the sig to the actual TypeInfo so we can handle decorators
+                # that completely swap out the type.  (e.g. Callable[[Type[A]], Type[B]])
+
     def check_protocol_variance(self, defn: ClassDef) -> None:
         """Check that protocol definition is compatible with declared
         variances of type variables.
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
index 0d6cd0102af7..9137345d141e 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-classes.test
@@ -4115,7 +4115,8 @@ def f() -> type: return M
 class C1(six.with_metaclass(M), object): pass  # E: Invalid base class
 class C2(C1, six.with_metaclass(M)): pass  # E: Invalid base class
 class C3(six.with_metaclass(A)): pass  # E: Metaclasses not inheriting from 'type' are not supported
-@six.add_metaclass(A)  # E: Metaclasses not inheriting from 'type' are not supported
+@six.add_metaclass(A)  # E: Argument 1 to "add_metaclass" has incompatible type "Type[A]"; expected "Type[type]" \
+                       # E: Metaclasses not inheriting from 'type' are not supported
 class D3(A): pass
 class C4(six.with_metaclass(M), metaclass=M): pass  # E: Multiple metaclass definitions
 @six.add_metaclass(M)  # E: Multiple metaclass definitions
@@ -4223,3 +4224,38 @@ class C(Any):
         reveal_type(self.bar().__name__) # E: Revealed type is 'builtins.str'
 [builtins fixtures/type.pyi]
 [out]
+
+[case testClassDecoratorIsTypeChecked]
+from typing import Callable, Type
+def decorate(x: int) -> Callable[[type], type]:  # N: "decorate" defined here
+    ...
+def decorate_forward_ref() -> Callable[[Type[A]], Type[A]]:
+    ...
+@decorate(y=17)    # E: Unexpected keyword argument "y" for "decorate"
+@decorate()        # E: Too few arguments for "decorate"
+@decorate(22, 25)  # E: Too many arguments for "decorate"
+@decorate_forward_ref()
+@decorate(11)
+class A: pass
+
+@decorate  # E: Argument 1 to "decorate" has incompatible type "Type[A2]"; expected "int"
+class A2: pass
+
+[case testClassDecoratorIncorrect]
+def not_a_class_decorator(x: int) -> int: ...
+@not_a_class_decorator(7)  # E: "int" not callable
+class A3: pass
+
+not_a_function = 17
+@not_a_function()  # E: "int" not callable
+class B: pass
+
+@not_a_function    # E: "int" not callable
+class B2: pass
+
+b = object()
+@b.nothing         # E: "object" has no attribute "nothing"
+class C: pass
+
+@undefined         # E: Name 'undefined' is not defined
+class D: pass