diff --git a/.valgrind-suppressions b/.valgrind-suppressions
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a66b72fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.valgrind-suppressions
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+   xft/fontconfig
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:FcPatternCreate
+   fun:FcFontRenderPrepare
+   fun:FcFontMatch
+   fun:XftFontMatch
+   fun:XftFontOpenName
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+}
+{
+   xft/fontconfig
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.9.2
+   obj:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.9.2
+   fun:FcPatternAddDouble
+   obj:/usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.2
+   obj:/usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.2
+   obj:/usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.2
+   obj:/usr/lib/libXft.so.2.3.2
+   fun:XftDefaultHasRender
+   fun:XftDefaultSubstitute
+   fun:XftFontMatch
+   fun:XftFontOpenName
+}
+{
+   xft/fontconfig
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:XftFontCheckGlyph
+   fun:XftGlyphRender
+   fun:XftDrawGlyphs
+   fun:XftDrawString16
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+}
+{
+   xft/fontconfig
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   match-leak-kinds: definite
+   fun:realloc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.9.2
+   obj:/usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1.9.2
+   fun:FcFontRenderPrepare
+   fun:FcFontMatch
+   fun:XftFontMatch
+   fun:XftFontOpenName
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+   ...
+}
diff --git a/cmake/build/targets.cmake b/cmake/build/targets.cmake
index ca924a9b..27d2896e 100644
--- a/cmake/build/targets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build/targets.cmake
@@ -45,3 +45,17 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET codecheck-fix COMMAND
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/clang-tidy.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} -fix ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 
 # }}}
+
+# Target: memcheck (valgrind) {{{
+
+add_custom_target(memcheck)
+add_custom_command(TARGET memcheck COMMAND
+  valgrind
+  --tool=memcheck
+  --leak-check=yes
+  --track-origins=yes
+  --show-reachable=yes
+  --suppressions=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/.valgrind-suppressions
+  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME} example --config=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples/config)
+
+# }}}