diff --git a/src/schema-validation.jsonc b/src/schema-validation.jsonc
index 3f88b0f33ea..4f221b4ba3c 100644
--- a/src/schema-validation.jsonc
+++ b/src/schema-validation.jsonc
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
     "partial-setuptools-scm.json", // pyproject.json[tool.setuptools-scm]
     "partial-scikit-build.json", // pyproject.json[tool.scikit-build]
     "partial-cibuildwheel.json", // pyproject.json[tool.cibuildwheel]
+    "partial-dfc.json", // pyproject.json[tool.dfc]
     "partial-fastapi.json", // pyproject.json[tool.fastapi]
     "partial-mypy.json", // pyproject.json[tool.mypy]
     "partial-pdm.json", // pyproject.json[tool.pdm]
@@ -1270,6 +1271,7 @@
         "maturin.json",
         "partial-black.json",
         "partial-cibuildwheel.json",
+        "partial-dfc.json",
         "partial-fastapi.json",
         "partial-mypy.json",
         "partial-pdm.json",
diff --git a/src/schemas/json/partial-dfc.json b/src/schemas/json/partial-dfc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91ff5fb68f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schemas/json/partial-dfc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://json.schemastore.org/partial-dfc.json",
+  "$comment": "This is a partial schema for the `docstring-format-checker` package pyproject.toml, under the header [tool.dfc] or [tool.docstring-format-checker].",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "allow_undefined_sections": {
+      "title": "Allow Undefined Sections",
+      "description": "Allow sections not defined in the configuration.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false
+    },
+    "require_docstrings": {
+      "title": "Require Docstrings",
+      "description": "Require docstrings for all functions/methods.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true
+    },
+    "check_private": {
+      "title": "Check Private Members",
+      "description": "Check docstrings for private members (starting with an underscore).",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false
+    },
+    "validate_param_types": {
+      "title": "Validate Parameter Types",
+      "description": "Validate that parameter types are provided in the docstring.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true
+    },
+    "optional_style": {
+      "title": "Optional Style",
+      "description": "The style for reporting issues in optional sections.",
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["silent", "validate", "strict"],
+      "default": "validate"
+    },
+    "sections": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "title": "Docstring Sections",
+      "description": "List of docstring section configurations.",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "required": ["name", "type"],
+        "properties": {
+          "name": {
+            "title": "Name",
+            "description": "Name of the docstring section.",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "title": "Type",
+            "description": "Type of the section content.",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "free_text",
+              "list_name",
+              "list_type",
+              "list_name_and_type"
+            ]
+          },
+          "order": {
+            "title": "Order",
+            "description": "Order of the section in the docstring.",
+            "type": ["integer", "null"],
+            "default": null
+          },
+          "admonition": {
+            "title": "Admonition",
+            "description": "Admonition style for the section. Can be False (no admonition) or a string specifying the admonition type.",
+            "oneOf": [
+              { "type": "boolean", "enum": [false] },
+              { "type": "string" }
+            ],
+            "default": false
+          },
+          "prefix": {
+            "title": "Prefix",
+            "description": "Prefix string for the admonition values.",
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": ""
+          },
+          "required": {
+            "title": "Required",
+            "description": "Whether this section is required in the docstring.",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "default": false
+          },
+          "message": {
+            "title": "Message",
+            "description": "Optional message for validation errors.",
+            "type": "string",
+            "default": ""
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/schemas/json/pyproject.json b/src/schemas/json/pyproject.json
index e5f7f34e394..d492912e377 100644
--- a/src/schemas/json/pyproject.json
+++ b/src/schemas/json/pyproject.json
@@ -1071,6 +1071,16 @@
           "$ref": "https://json.schemastore.org/uv.json",
           "title": "Package Manager",
           "description": "An extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust."
+        },
+        "dfc": {
+          "$ref": "https://json.schemastore.org/partial-dfc.json",
+          "title": "docstring-format-checker",
+          "description": "A CLI tool to check and validate Python docstring formatting and completeness"
+        },
+        "docstring-format-checker": {
+          "$ref": "https://json.schemastore.org/partial-dfc.json",
+          "title": "docstring-format-checker",
+          "description": "A CLI tool to check and validate Python docstring formatting and completeness"
         }
       },
       "examples": [
diff --git a/src/test/pyproject/dfc.toml b/src/test/pyproject/dfc.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..41f8c52ef96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pyproject/dfc.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#:schema ../../schemas/json/pyproject.json
+[tool.dfc]
+allow_undefined_sections = true
+require_docstrings = true
+check_private = false
+validate_param_types = true
+optional_style = "validate"
+
+[[tool.dfc.sections]]
+name = "Args"
+type = "list_name_and_type"
+order = 1
+admonition = false
+required = true
+
+[[tool.dfc.sections]]
+name = "Returns"
+type = "list_type"
+order = 2
+admonition = "note"
+prefix = "Return value:"
+required = false
+message = "Missing returns section"
+
+[[tool.dfc.sections]]
+name = "Raises"
+type = "list_name"
+order = 3
+required = false
+
+[[tool.dfc.sections]]
+name = "Examples"
+type = "free_text"
+order = 4
+admonition = "example"
+required = false
diff --git a/src/test/pyproject/docstring-format-checker.toml b/src/test/pyproject/docstring-format-checker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cdfcec52b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pyproject/docstring-format-checker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#:schema ../../schemas/json/pyproject.json
+[tool.docstring-format-checker]
+allow_undefined_sections = false
+require_docstrings = true
+check_private = true
+validate_param_types = true
+optional_style = "strict"
+
+[[tool.docstring-format-checker.sections]]
+name = "Parameters"
+type = "list_name_and_type"
+order = 1
+required = true
+admonition = false
+
+[[tool.docstring-format-checker.sections]]
+name = "Returns"
+type = "list_type"
+order = 2
+required = true
+admonition = "info"
+prefix = "Returns:"
+message = "Return type documentation is required"
+
+[[tool.docstring-format-checker.sections]]
+name = "Raises"
+type = "list_name"
+order = 3
+required = false
+
+[[tool.docstring-format-checker.sections]]
+name = "Yields"
+type = "list_type"
+order = 4
+required = false
+
+[[tool.docstring-format-checker.sections]]
+name = "Note"
+type = "free_text"
+admonition = "note"
+required = false