diff --git a/parso/normalizer.py b/parso/normalizer.py
index 4efbba9..4a068c0 100644
--- a/parso/normalizer.py
+++ b/parso/normalizer.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class Normalizer(object):
 
 class NormalizerConfig(object):
     normalizer_class = Normalizer
+    rule_value_map = {}
+    rule_type_map = {}
 
     def create_normalizer(self, grammar):
         if self.normalizer_class is None:
@@ -52,21 +54,30 @@ class NormalizerConfig(object):
         return self.normalizer_class(grammar, self)
 
     @classmethod
-    def register_rule(cls, rule):
+    def register_rule(cls, **kwargs):
         """
         Use it as a class decorator:
 
         >>> normalizer = NormalizerConfig()
-        >>> @normalizer.register_rule
+        >>> @normalizer.register_rule(value='foo')
         ... class MyRule(Rule):
         ...     error_code = 42
         """
-        try:
-            rules = cls.rules
-        except AttributeError:
-            rules = cls.rules = []
-        rules.append(rule)
-        return rule
+        return cls._register_rule(**kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _register_rule(cls, value=None, type=None):
+        if value is None and type is None:
+            raise ValueError("You must register at least something.")
+
+        def decorator(func):
+            if value is not None:
+                cls.rule_value_map[value] = func
+            if type is not None:
+                cls.rule_type_map[type] = func
+            return func
+
+        return decorator
 
 
 class Issue(object):
@@ -93,4 +104,24 @@ class Issue(object):
 class Rule(object):
     error_code = None
     message = None
-    type = None
+
+    def check(self, node):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def get_error_node(self, node):
+        return node
+
+    def add_error(self, error_code=None, message=None):
+        if error_code is None:
+            error_code = self.error_code
+            if error_code is None:
+                raise ValueError("The error code on the class is not set.")
+
+        if message is None:
+            message = self.message
+            if message is None:
+                raise ValueError("The message on the class is not set.")
+
+    def feed_node(self, node):
+        if self.check(node):
+            error_node = self.get_error_node(node)
diff --git a/parso/python/errors.py b/parso/python/errors.py
index fe82494..a359e51 100644
--- a/parso/python/errors.py
+++ b/parso/python/errors.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import warnings
 import re
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
-from parso.normalizer import Normalizer, NormalizerConfig, Issue
+from parso.normalizer import Normalizer, NormalizerConfig, Issue, Rule
 from parso.python.tree import search_ancestor
 
 _BLOCK_STMTS = ('if_stmt', 'while_stmt', 'for_stmt', 'try_stmt', 'with_stmt')
@@ -671,9 +671,6 @@ class ErrorFinder(Normalizer):
                         and leaf.get_next_leaf() != 'from' \
                         and self._version == (3, 5):
                     self._add_syntax_error("'yield' inside async function", leaf.parent)
-        elif leaf.value == 'await':
-            if not self._context.is_async_funcdef():
-                self._add_syntax_error("'await' outside async function", leaf.parent)
         elif leaf.value == 'from' and leaf.parent.type == 'yield_arg' \
                 and self._context.is_async_funcdef():
             yield_ = leaf.parent.parent
@@ -783,3 +780,22 @@ class ErrorFinder(Normalizer):
 
 class ErrorFinderConfig(NormalizerConfig):
     normalizer_class = ErrorFinder
+
+
+class SyntaxRule(Rule):
+    code = 901
+
+
+class IndentationRule(Rule):
+    code = 903
+
+
+@ErrorFinderConfig.register_rule(value='await')
+class AwaitOutsideAsync(SyntaxRule):
+    message = "'await' outside async function"
+
+    def check_leaf_value(self, leaf):
+        return not self._context.is_async_funcdef()
+
+    def get_error_node(self, node):
+        return node.parent  # Return the whole await statement.
diff --git a/parso/python/pep8.py b/parso/python/pep8.py
index 2776d6d..456ba6a 100644
--- a/parso/python/pep8.py
+++ b/parso/python/pep8.py
@@ -712,17 +712,10 @@ class PEP8NormalizerConfig(ErrorFinderConfig):
         self.spaces_before_comment = spaces_before_comment
 
 
-@PEP8NormalizerConfig.register_rule
-class FooRule(Rule):
-    pass
-
-
-@PEP8NormalizerConfig.register_rule
+@PEP8NormalizerConfig.register_rule(type='endmarker')
 class BlankLineAtEnd(Rule):
     code = 392
     message = 'Blank line at end of file'
 
-    leaf_event = ['endmarker']
-
     def check(self, leaf):
         return self._newline_count >= 2