diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index fe308e636..d5db66ec6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # rlang (development version)
 
+* Added `allow_infinite` argument to `check_number_whole()` (#1588, @mgirlich).
+
 # rlang 1.1.0
 
 ## Life cycle changes
diff --git a/R/standalone-types-check.R b/R/standalone-types-check.R
index 51f7a6ff1..4635de551 100644
--- a/R/standalone-types-check.R
+++ b/R/standalone-types-check.R
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #
 # ## Changelog
 #
+# 2023-03-08:
+# - Added `allow_infinite` argument to `check_number_whole()`.
+#
 # 2023-02-15:
 # - Added `check_logical()`.
 #
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ check_number_whole <- function(x,
                                ...,
                                min = NULL,
                                max = NULL,
+                               allow_infinite = FALSE,
                                allow_na = FALSE,
                                allow_null = FALSE,
                                arg = caller_arg(x),
@@ -206,7 +210,7 @@ check_number_whole <- function(x,
     allow_decimal = FALSE,
     min,
     max,
-    allow_infinite = FALSE,
+    allow_infinite,
     allow_na,
     allow_null
   ))) {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-standalone-types-check.R b/tests/testthat/test-standalone-types-check.R
index b59327701..c0fdec6a7 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-standalone-types-check.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-standalone-types-check.R
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ test_that("`check_number_whole()` checks", {
   expect_null(check_number_whole(na_dbl, allow_na = TRUE))
   expect_null(check_number_whole(na_int, allow_na = TRUE))
   expect_null(check_number_whole(NULL, allow_null = TRUE))
+  expect_null(check_number_whole(Inf, allow_infinite = TRUE))
+  expect_null(check_number_whole(-Inf, allow_infinite = TRUE))
 
   check_number_whole(0, max = 0)
   check_number_whole(0, min = 0)