diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe9fbd486c9c..88ee66c90e8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5236,6 +5236,7 @@ Released 2018-09-13
 [`boxed_local`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#boxed_local
 [`branches_sharing_code`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#branches_sharing_code
 [`builtin_type_shadow`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#builtin_type_shadow
+[`byte_char_slice`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#byte_char_slice
 [`bytes_count_to_len`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#bytes_count_to_len
 [`bytes_nth`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#bytes_nth
 [`cargo_common_metadata`]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html#cargo_common_metadata
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/byte_char_slice.rs b/clippy_lints/src/byte_char_slice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..75125be0bfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/byte_char_slice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
+use rustc_ast::ast::{BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Mutability};
+use rustc_ast::token::{Lit, LitKind};
+use rustc_errors::Applicability;
+use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
+use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
+
+declare_clippy_lint! {
+    /// ### What it does
+    /// Checks for hard to read slices of byte characters, that could be more easily expressed as a
+    /// byte string.
+    ///
+    /// ### Why is this bad?
+    ///
+    /// Potentially makes the string harder to read.
+    ///
+    /// ### Example
+    /// ```rust
+    /// &[b'H', b'e', b'l', b'l', b'o']
+    /// ```
+    /// Use instead:
+    /// ```rust
+    /// b"Hello"
+    /// ```
+    #[clippy::version = "1.68.0"]
+    pub BYTE_CHAR_SLICE,
+    style,
+    "hard to read byte char slice"
+}
+declare_lint_pass!(ByteCharSlice => [BYTE_CHAR_SLICE]);
+
+impl EarlyLintPass for ByteCharSlice {
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext<'_>, expr: &Expr) {
+        if let Some(slice) = is_byte_char_slice(expr) && !expr.span.from_expansion() {
+            span_lint_and_sugg(
+                cx,
+                BYTE_CHAR_SLICE,
+                expr.span,
+                "can be more succinctly written as a byte str",
+                "try",
+                format!("b\"{slice}\""),
+                Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_byte_char_slice(expr: &Expr) -> Option<String> {
+    if let ExprKind::AddrOf(BorrowKind::Ref, Mutability::Not, expr) = &expr.kind {
+        match &expr.kind {
+            ExprKind::Array(members) => {
+                if members.is_empty() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+
+                members
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|member| match &member.kind {
+                        ExprKind::Lit(Lit {
+                            kind: LitKind::Byte,
+                            symbol,
+                            ..
+                        }) => Some(symbol.as_str()),
+                        _ => None,
+                    })
+                    .map(|maybe_quote| match maybe_quote {
+                        Some("\"") => Some("\\\""),
+                        Some("\\'") => Some("'"),
+                        other => other,
+                    })
+                    .collect::<Option<String>>()
+            },
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
index 3b3d0db79dcc..5eb666d73633 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/declared_lints.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ pub(crate) static LINTS: &[&crate::LintInfo] = &[
     crate::booleans::OVERLY_COMPLEX_BOOL_EXPR_INFO,
     crate::borrow_deref_ref::BORROW_DEREF_REF_INFO,
     crate::box_default::BOX_DEFAULT_INFO,
+    crate::byte_char_slice::BYTE_CHAR_SLICE_INFO,
     crate::cargo::CARGO_COMMON_METADATA_INFO,
     crate::cargo::LINT_GROUPS_PRIORITY_INFO,
     crate::cargo::MULTIPLE_CRATE_VERSIONS_INFO,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 1bd6dfe24617..99376cba5f4b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ mod bool_to_int_with_if;
 mod booleans;
 mod borrow_deref_ref;
 mod box_default;
+mod byte_char_slice;
 mod cargo;
 mod casts;
 mod checked_conversions;
@@ -1171,6 +1172,7 @@ pub fn register_lints(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, conf: &'static Conf) {
     });
     store.register_late_pass(move |_| Box::new(string_patterns::StringPatterns::new(msrv())));
     store.register_early_pass(|| Box::new(field_scoped_visibility_modifiers::FieldScopedVisibilityModifiers));
+    store.register_early_pass(|| Box::new(byte_char_slice::ByteCharSlice));
     // add lints here, do not remove this comment, it's used in `new_lint`
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.fixed b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..852024ea6ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused)]
+#![warn(clippy::byte_char_slice)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let bad = b"abc";
+    let quotes = b"\"Hi";
+    let quotes = b"'Sup";
+    let escapes = b"\x42Esc";
+
+    let good = &[b'a', 0x42];
+    let good = [b'a', b'a'];
+    let good: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].into_iter().sum();
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93d493943c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// run-rustfix
+#![allow(unused)]
+#![warn(clippy::byte_char_slice)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let bad = &[b'a', b'b', b'c'];
+    let quotes = &[b'"', b'H', b'i'];
+    let quotes = &[b'\'', b'S', b'u', b'p'];
+    let escapes = &[b'\x42', b'E', b's', b'c'];
+
+    let good = &[b'a', 0x42];
+    let good = vec![b'a', b'a'];
+    let good: u8 = [b'a', b'c'].into_iter().sum();
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.stderr b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..177614f92cdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/byte_char_slice.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
+  --> tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs:6:15
+   |
+LL |     let bad = &[b'a', b'b', b'c'];
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"abc"`
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::byte-char-slice` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::byte_char_slice)]`
+
+error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
+  --> tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs:7:18
+   |
+LL |     let quotes = &[b'"', b'H', b'i'];
+   |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"\"Hi"`
+
+error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
+  --> tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs:8:18
+   |
+LL |     let quotes = &[b'\'', b'S', b'u', b'p'];
+   |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"'Sup"`
+
+error: can be more succinctly written as a byte str
+  --> tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs:9:19
+   |
+LL |     let escapes = &[b'\x42', b'E', b's', b'c'];
+   |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `b"\x42Esc"`
+
+error: useless use of `vec!`
+  --> tests/ui/byte_char_slice.rs:12:16
+   |
+LL |     let good = vec![b'a', b'a'];
+   |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: you can use an array directly: `[b'a', b'a']`
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::useless-vec` implied by `-D warnings`
+   = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::useless_vec)]`
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors
+