茅焦(?—?),是中國戰國時期秦國的客卿,齊國人。

秦王政因為嫪毐之亂,把母親趙姬遷到雍。當時禁錮母親有違孝道,秦王下令為太后求情的,用蒺藜打(戮)後殺死。之後有進諫者27人被殺[參1]。茅焦勸說秦王政,秦王烹鼎而待。茅焦說幽禁親母損害秦王聲名,不能使天下人信服;殺忠諫大臣,使天下人才寒心。不利於籠絡六國人心、統一天下[參2][參3]。秦王採納了茅焦的建議,到雍城接太后回咸陽甘泉宮[參4]。茅焦因為這件事被尊為上卿[參5]

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