diff --git a/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirements.php b/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirements.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..491c02ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirements.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Moodle Plugin CI package.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @copyright 2024 Marina Glancy
+ * @license https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Requirements;
+
+use MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Finder\FileTokens;
+
+/**
+ * Dataformat plugin requirements.
+ */
+class DataformatRequirements extends GenericRequirements
+{
+    public function getRequiredStrings(): FileTokens
+    {
+        return FileTokens::create($this->getLangFile())->mustHave('dataformat');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/RequirementsResolver.php b/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/RequirementsResolver.php
index f3d72eb5..a57a383b 100644
--- a/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/RequirementsResolver.php
+++ b/src/PluginValidate/Requirements/RequirementsResolver.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public function resolveRequirements(Plugin $plugin, $moodleVersion)
         $map = [
             'auth'       => new AuthRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
             'block'      => new BlockRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
+            'dataformat' => new DataformatRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
             'filter'     => new FilterRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
             'format'     => new FormatRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
             'mod'        => new ModuleRequirements($plugin, $moodleVersion),
diff --git a/tests/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirementsTest.php b/tests/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirementsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aeadbdc2
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+++ b/tests/PluginValidate/Requirements/DataformatRequirementsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Moodle Plugin CI package.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @copyright 2024 Marina Glancy
+ * @license https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace MoodlePluginCI\Tests\PluginValidate;
+
+use MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Plugin;
+use MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Requirements\DataformatRequirements;
+use MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Requirements\RequirementsResolver;
+
+class DataformatRequirementsTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var DataformatRequirements
+     */
+    private $requirements;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->requirements = new DataformatRequirements(new Plugin('dataformat_csv', 'dataformat', 'csv', ''), 29);
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        $this->requirements = null;
+    }
+
+    public function testResolveRequirements()
+    {
+        $resolver = new RequirementsResolver();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            'MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Requirements\DataformatRequirements',
+            $resolver->resolveRequirements(new Plugin('', 'dataformat', '', ''), 29)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testGetRequiredStrings()
+    {
+        $fileToken = $this->requirements->getRequiredStrings();
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('MoodlePluginCI\PluginValidate\Finder\FileTokens', $fileToken);
+        $this->assertSame('lang/en/dataformat_csv.php', $fileToken->file);
+    }
+}