diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6e2077c9c..16dd0efdce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 * Rewrite `control_statement` rule using SwiftSyntax.  
   [SimplyDanny](https://github.com/SimplyDanny)
 
+* Add new `private_swiftui_state_property` opt-in rule to encourage setting 
+  SwiftUI `@State` properties to private.  
+  [mt00chikin](https://github.com/mt00chikin)
+  [#3173](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/issues/3173)
+
 * Add `unneeded_override` rule to remove function overrides that only
   call super.  
   [keith](https://github.com/keith)
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Models/BuiltInRules.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Models/BuiltInRules.swift
index 23c9194797..359fbf4d3f 100644
--- a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Models/BuiltInRules.swift
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Models/BuiltInRules.swift
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public let builtInRules: [Rule.Type] = [
     PrivateOutletRule.self,
     PrivateOverFilePrivateRule.self,
     PrivateSubjectRule.self,
+    PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule.self,
     PrivateUnitTestRule.self,
     ProhibitedInterfaceBuilderRule.self,
     ProhibitedSuperRule.self,
diff --git a/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Lint/PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule.swift b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Lint/PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..952a525b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/SwiftLintBuiltInRules/Rules/Lint/PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+import SwiftSyntax
+
+/// Require that any state properties in SwiftUI be declared as private
+///
+/// State properties should only be accessible from inside a SwiftUI App, View, or Scene, or from methods called by it
+struct PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule: SwiftSyntaxRule, OptInRule, ConfigurationProviderRule {
+    var configuration = SeverityConfiguration<Self>(.warning)
+
+    static let description = RuleDescription(
+        identifier: "private_swiftui_state",
+        name: "Private SwiftUI @State Properties",
+        description: "SwiftUI state properties should be private",
+        kind: .lint,
+        nonTriggeringExamples: [
+            Example("""
+            struct MyApp: App {
+                @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyScene: Scene {
+                @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                @State fileprivate var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+
+                struct InnerView: View {
+                    @State private var showsIndicator: Bool = false
+                }
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyStruct {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyStruct {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+
+                @State var nonTriggeringState: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                var isPlaying = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                @StateObject var foo = Foo()
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct Foo {
+                @State var bar = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            class Foo: ObservableObject {
+                @State var bar = Bar()
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            extension MyObject {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            actor ContentView: View {
+                @State private var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """)
+        ],
+        triggeringExamples: [
+            Example("""
+            struct MyApp: App {
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyScene: Scene {
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct ContentView: View {
+                struct InnerView: View {
+                    @State private var showsIndicator: Bool = false
+                }
+
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyStruct {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            struct MyStruct {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+
+                @State var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            final class ContentView: View {
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            extension MyObject {
+                struct ContentView: View {
+                    @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+                }
+            }
+            """),
+            Example("""
+            actor ContentView: View {
+                @State ↓var isPlaying: Bool = false
+            }
+            """)
+        ]
+    )
+
+    func makeVisitor(file: SwiftLintFile) -> ViolationsSyntaxVisitor {
+        Visitor(viewMode: .sourceAccurate)
+    }
+}
+
+private extension PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule {
+    final class Visitor: ViolationsSyntaxVisitor {
+        override var skippableDeclarations: [DeclSyntaxProtocol.Type] {
+            [ProtocolDeclSyntax.self]
+        }
+
+        /// LIFO stack that stores type inheritance clauses for each visited node
+        /// The last value is the inheritance clause for the most recently visited node
+        /// A nil value indicates that the node does not provide any inheritance clause
+        private var visitedTypeInheritances = Stack<TypeInheritanceClauseSyntax?>()
+
+        override func visit(_ node: ClassDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.push(node.inheritanceClause)
+            return .visitChildren
+        }
+
+        override func visitPost(_ node: ClassDeclSyntax) {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.pop()
+        }
+
+        override func visit(_ node: StructDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.push(node.inheritanceClause)
+            return .visitChildren
+        }
+
+        override func visitPost(_ node: StructDeclSyntax) {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.pop()
+        }
+
+        override func visit(_ node: ActorDeclSyntax) -> SyntaxVisitorContinueKind {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.push(node.inheritanceClause)
+            return .visitChildren
+        }
+
+        override func visitPost(_ node: ActorDeclSyntax) {
+            visitedTypeInheritances.pop()
+        }
+
+        override func visitPost(_ node: MemberDeclListItemSyntax) {
+            guard
+                let decl = node.decl.as(VariableDeclSyntax.self),
+                let inheritanceClause = visitedTypeInheritances.peek() as? TypeInheritanceClauseSyntax,
+                inheritanceClause.conformsToApplicableSwiftUIProtocol,
+                decl.attributes.hasStateAttribute,
+                !decl.modifiers.isPrivateOrFileprivate
+            else {
+                return
+            }
+
+            violations.append(decl.bindingKeyword.positionAfterSkippingLeadingTrivia)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension TypeInheritanceClauseSyntax {
+    static let applicableSwiftUIProtocols: Set<String> = ["View", "App", "Scene"]
+
+    var conformsToApplicableSwiftUIProtocol: Bool {
+        inheritedTypeCollection.containsInheritedType(inheritedTypes: Self.applicableSwiftUIProtocols)
+    }
+}
+
+private extension InheritedTypeListSyntax {
+    func containsInheritedType(inheritedTypes: Set<String>) -> Bool {
+        contains {
+            guard let simpleType = $0.typeName.as(SimpleTypeIdentifierSyntax.self) else { return false }
+
+            return inheritedTypes.contains(simpleType.name.text)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension AttributeListSyntax? {
+    /// Returns `true` if the attribute's identifier is equal to "State"
+    var hasStateAttribute: Bool {
+        guard let attributes = self else { return false }
+
+        return attributes.contains { attr in
+            guard let stateAttr = attr.as(AttributeSyntax.self),
+                  let identifier = stateAttr.attributeName.as(SimpleTypeIdentifierSyntax.self) else {
+                return false
+            }
+
+            return identifier.name.text == "State"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/GeneratedTests/GeneratedTests.swift b/Tests/GeneratedTests/GeneratedTests.swift
index ad2053a90e..7aa96e698f 100644
--- a/Tests/GeneratedTests/GeneratedTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/GeneratedTests/GeneratedTests.swift
@@ -896,6 +896,12 @@ class PrivateSubjectRuleGeneratedTests: SwiftLintTestCase {
     }
 }
 
+class PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRuleGeneratedTests: SwiftLintTestCase {
+    func testWithDefaultConfiguration() {
+        verifyRule(PrivateSwiftUIStatePropertyRule.description)
+    }
+}
+
 class PrivateUnitTestRuleGeneratedTests: SwiftLintTestCase {
     func testWithDefaultConfiguration() {
         verifyRule(PrivateUnitTestRule.description)