To provide the subject device intended to prevent occurrence of fabric misinspections.

This woven fabric inspection device has such a scheme that a support bar 10 is provided above an expansion bar 25 and a surface roller 26 in the direction of the weave width of a woven fabric W and also mounted with a rail 11; a sensor head 14 is slidably supported upon the rail 11 and designed to make reciprocating motions on a scanning path along the rail 11; the space above the expansion bar 25, the surface roller 26 and a press roller 27 is covered with a cover 22, and the scanning path for the sensor head 14 is covered with the cover 22 as well.