diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_validate_docstrings.py b/scripts/tests/test_validate_docstrings.py
index 27c63e3ba3a79..01d7b0b4bd3bb 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test_validate_docstrings.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_validate_docstrings.py
@@ -502,6 +502,20 @@ def no_punctuation(self):
         return "Hello world!"
 
 
+class BadExamples(object):
+
+    def npPd_import(self):
+        """
+        Provide example with numpy and pandas import
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        import numpy as np
+        import pandas as pd
+        """
+        pass
+
+
 class TestValidator(object):
 
     def _import_path(self, klass=None, func=None):
@@ -600,7 +614,11 @@ def test_bad_generic_functions(self, func):
         pytest.param('BadReturns', 'no_description', ('foo',),
                      marks=pytest.mark.xfail),
         pytest.param('BadReturns', 'no_punctuation', ('foo',),
-                     marks=pytest.mark.xfail)
+                     marks=pytest.mark.xfail),
+        # Examples
+        ('BadExamples', 'npPd_import',
+         ('Examples should not have `import pandas as pd` ',
+          'Examples should not have `import numpy as np` ',))
     ])
     def test_bad_examples(self, capsys, klass, func, msgs):
         result = validate_one(self._import_path(klass=klass, func=func))  # noqa:F821
diff --git a/scripts/validate_docstrings.py b/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
index 6588522331433..b58be4961595a 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_docstrings.py
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ def validate_one(func_name):
     if not doc.examples:
         wrns.append('No examples section found')
     else:
+        if 'import numpy as np' in ' '.join(doc.examples):
+            errs.append(' Examples should not have '
+                        '`import numpy as np` ')
+        if 'import pandas as pd' in ' '.join(doc.examples):
+            errs.append(' Examples should not have '
+                        '`import pandas as pd` ')
         examples_errs = doc.examples_errors
         if examples_errs:
             errs.append('Examples do not pass tests')