diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index efdec47319..66c9734311 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1393,6 +1393,7 @@ S: Supported
 F: qobject/
 F: include/qapi/qmp/
 X: include/qapi/qmp/dispatch.h
+F: scripts/coccinelle/qobject.cocci
 F: tests/check-qdict.c
 F: tests/check-qfloat.c
 F: tests/check-qint.c
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/qobject.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/qobject.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa899e2f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/qobject.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Use QDict macros where they make sense
+@@
+expression Obj, Key, E;
+@@
+- qdict_put_obj(Obj, Key, QOBJECT(E));
++ qdict_put(Obj, Key, E);
+
+// Use QList macros where they make sense
+@@
+expression Obj, E;
+@@
+- qlist_append_obj(Obj, QOBJECT(E));
++ qlist_append(Obj, E);