diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2ef072e6a8f9..0f2d05a81336 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ subprojects {
                 lint.targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
                 testOptions.targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
             }
+            // A translation whose placeholders drift from the default locale crashes at format time,
+            // so the report this check writes by default is too easy to miss.
+            lint.error += "StringFormatCount"
         }
     }
     pluginManager.withPlugin("com.android.application") {
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ subprojects {
                 minSdk = libs.versions.minSdk.get().toInt()
                 targetSdk = libs.versions.targetSdk.get().toInt()
             }
+            lint.error += "StringFormatCount"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/stream-chat-android-docs/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/stream-chat-android-docs/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d238126af968..0286585570b5 100644
--- a/stream-chat-android-docs/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/stream-chat-android-docs/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <plurals name="members_count">
-        <item quantity="one">%1d Member</item>
-        <item quantity="other">%1d Members</item>
+        <item quantity="one">%1$d Member</item>
+        <item quantity="other">%1$d Members</item>
     </plurals>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7253e822a057..006b3f3b5282 100644
--- a/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/stream-chat-android-ui-components-sample/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
     <string name="add_group_channel_select_name_choose_title">NAME</string>
     <string name="add_group_channel_select_name_choose_hint">Choose a group chat name</string>
     <plurals name="members_count_title">
-        <item quantity="one">%1d Member</item>
-        <item quantity="other">%1d Members</item>
+        <item quantity="one">%1$d Member</item>
+        <item quantity="other">%1$d Members</item>
     </plurals>
     <string name="add_group_channel_select_name_create_button_title">Create</string>