diff --git a/src/SPC/doctor/item/MacOSToolCheckList.php b/src/SPC/doctor/item/MacOSToolCheckList.php
index b2dee2b5..d1a8270a 100644
--- a/src/SPC/doctor/item/MacOSToolCheckList.php
+++ b/src/SPC/doctor/item/MacOSToolCheckList.php
@@ -62,6 +62,30 @@ class MacOSToolCheckList
         return CheckResult::ok();
     }
 
+    #[AsCheckItem('if bison version is 3.0 or later', limit_os: 'Darwin')]
+    public function checkBisonVersion(array $command_path = []): ?CheckResult
+    {
+        // if the bison command is /usr/bin/bison, it is the system bison that may be too old
+        if (($bison = $this->findCommand('bison', $command_path)) === null) {
+            return CheckResult::fail('bison is not installed or too old', 'build-tools', [['bison']]);
+        }
+        // check version: bison (GNU Bison) x.y(.z)
+        $version = shell()->execWithResult("{$bison} --version", false);
+        if (preg_match('/bison \(GNU Bison\) (\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/', $version[1][0], $matches)) {
+            $major = (int) $matches[1];
+            // major should be 3 or later
+            if ($major < 3) {
+                // find homebrew keg-only bison
+                if ($command_path !== []) {
+                    return CheckResult::fail("Current {$bison} version is too old: " . $matches[0]);
+                }
+                return $this->checkBisonVersion(['/opt/homebrew/opt/bison/bin', '/usr/local/homebrew/opt/bison/bin']);
+            }
+            return CheckResult::ok($matches[0]);
+        }
+        return CheckResult::fail('bison version cannot be determined');
+    }
+
     #[AsFixItem('brew')]
     public function fixBrew(): bool
     {