diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8880b5fc1..17e0872d2a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ For a list of breaking changes, check [here](#breaking-changes).
 - [#2410](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2410): add `--report-level` flag
 - [#2416](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2416): detect empty `require` and `:require` forms ([@NoahTheDuke](https://github.com/NoahTheDuke))
 - [#1786](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/1786): Support `gen-interface` (by suppressing unresolved symbols)
+- [#2420](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2420): Detect uneven number of clauses in cond-> and cond->>
 
 ## 2024.09.27
 
diff --git a/src/clj_kondo/impl/macroexpand.clj b/src/clj_kondo/impl/macroexpand.clj
index ff4c8c9a75..d1dc5f1fe6 100644
--- a/src/clj_kondo/impl/macroexpand.clj
+++ b/src/clj_kondo/impl/macroexpand.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 (ns clj-kondo.impl.macroexpand
   {:no-doc true}
   (:require
-   [clj-kondo.impl.utils :refer [parse-string tag vector-node list-node token-node]]
+   [clj-kondo.impl.findings :as findings]
+   [clj-kondo.impl.utils :refer [parse-string tag vector-node list-node
+                                 token-node node->line]]
    [clojure.walk :as walk]))
 
 (set! *warn-on-reflection* true)
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
 
 (defn expand-cond->
   "Expands cond-> and cond->>"
-  [_ctx expr resolved-as-name]
+  [ctx expr resolved-as-name]
   (let [[_ start-expr & clauses] (:children expr)
         thread-sym (case resolved-as-name
                      cond-> 'clojure.core/->
@@ -74,7 +76,15 @@
                         (vector-node
                          (list* g start-expr
                                 (interleave (repeat g) (butlast steps))))
-                        (if (empty? steps) g (last steps))])]
+                        (if (empty? steps) g (last steps))])
+        clauses-count (count clauses)]
+    (when (odd? clauses-count)
+      (findings/reg-finding! ctx
+                             (node->line
+                              (:filename ctx)
+                              expr
+                              :invalid-arity
+                              (str resolved-as-name " requires even number of clauses"))))
     ret))
 
 (defn expand-doto [_ctx expr]
diff --git a/test/clj_kondo/bindings_test.clj b/test/clj_kondo/bindings_test.clj
index fee9b05d03..c3565b0761 100644
--- a/test/clj_kondo/bindings_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_kondo/bindings_test.clj
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
                         (doseq [test (map :test ts)] test)
                         then)"
                      '{:linters {:unused-binding {:level :warning}}})))
-  (is (empty? (lint! "(let [a 1] (cond-> (.getFoo a) x))"
+  (is (empty? (lint! "(let [a 1] (cond-> (.getFoo a) (some? y) x))"
                      '{:linters {:unused-binding {:level :warning}}})))
   (is (empty? (lint! "(defmacro foo [] (let [sym 'my-symbol] `(do '~sym)))"
                      '{:linters {:unused-binding {:level :warning}}})))
diff --git a/test/clj_kondo/invalid_arity_test.clj b/test/clj_kondo/invalid_arity_test.clj
index b677bdb1a4..fd26057ce1 100644
--- a/test/clj_kondo/invalid_arity_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_kondo/invalid_arity_test.clj
@@ -241,3 +241,17 @@
      :level :error,
      :message "clojure.core/throw is called with 2 args but expects 1"}]
    (lint! "(throw 1 2)")))
+
+(deftest cond-thread-test
+  (assert-submaps2
+   [{:row 1,
+     :col 1,
+     :level :error,
+     :message "cond-> requires even number of clauses"}]
+   (lint! "(cond-> 42 inc)"))
+  (assert-submaps2
+   [{:row 1,
+     :col 1,
+     :level :error,
+     :message "cond->> requires even number of clauses"}]
+   (lint! "(cond->> 42 (even? 7) inc (odd? 8))")))
diff --git a/test/clj_kondo/redundant_call_test.clj b/test/clj_kondo/redundant_call_test.clj
index d1fdafb5a6..951bab6607 100644
--- a/test/clj_kondo/redundant_call_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_kondo/redundant_call_test.clj
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
   ^:replace {:linters {:redundant-call {:level :warning}}})
 
 (deftest redundant-call-test
+  (doseq [sym `[-> ->> some-> some->> partial comp merge]]
+    (is (empty? (lint! (format "(%s 1 identity)" sym) config))))
   (doseq [sym `[-> ->> cond-> cond->> some-> some->> partial comp merge]]
-    (is (empty? (lint! (format "(%s 1 identity)" sym) config)))
     (assert-submaps
      [{:level :warning :message (format "Single arg use of %s always returns the arg itself" sym)}]
      (lint! (format "(%s 1)" sym) config))