diff --git a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
index 35db8e6dbd..3c77544afd 100644
--- a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 	<!-- http://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/coding-standards/php/#no-shorthand-php-tags -->
 	<rule ref="Generic.PHP.DisallowShortOpenTag"/>
+	<rule ref="WordPress.PHP.DisallowAlternativeOpenTag"/>
 
 	<!-- important to prevent issues with content being sent before headers -->
 	<rule ref="Generic.Files.ByteOrderMark"/>
diff --git a/WordPress/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagSniff.php b/WordPress/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagSniff.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8b46c8a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPress/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagSniff.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Makes sure that no alternative PHP open tags are used.
+ *
+ * @category PHP
+ * @package  PHP_CodeSniffer
+ * @author	 Juliette Reinders Folmer <wpplugins_nospam@adviesenzo.nl>
+ */
+class WordPress_Sniffs_PHP_DisallowAlternativeOpenTagSniff implements PHP_CodeSniffer_Sniff {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an array of tokens this test wants to listen for.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function register() {
+		return array(
+			T_OPEN_TAG,
+			T_OPEN_TAG_WITH_ECHO,
+		);
+
+	} //end register()
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Processes this test, when one of its tokens is encountered.
+	 *
+	 * @param PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile The file being scanned.
+	 * @param int                  $stackPtr  The position of the current token
+	 *                                        in the stack passed in $tokens.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function process( PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr ) {
+		$tokens  = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
+		$openTag = $tokens[ $stackPtr ];
+
+		if ( '<%' === $openTag['content'] ) {
+			$error = 'ASP style opening tag used; expected "<?php" but found "%s"';
+			$data  = array( $openTag['content'] );
+			$phpcsFile->addError( $error, $stackPtr, 'ASPOpenTag', $data );
+		}
+
+		if ( '<script language="php">' === $openTag['content'] ) {
+			$error = 'Script style opening tag used; expected "<?php" but found "%s"';
+			$data  = array( $openTag['content'] );
+			$phpcsFile->addError( $error, $stackPtr, 'ScriptOpenTag', $data );
+		}
+
+		if ( T_OPEN_TAG_WITH_ECHO === $openTag['code'] && '<%=' === $openTag['content'] ) {
+			$error   = 'ASP style opening tag used with echo; expected "<?php echo %s ..." but found "%s %s ..."';
+			$nextVar = $tokens[ $phpcsFile->findNext( PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens, ( $stackPtr + 1 ), null, true ) ];
+			$data	 = array(
+				$nextVar['content'],
+				$openTag['content'],
+				$nextVar['content'],
+			);
+			$phpcsFile->addError( $error, $stackPtr, 'ShortASPOpenTag', $data );
+		}
+
+	}//end process()
+
+
+}//end class
diff --git a/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.inc b/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8464412cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<div>
+<?php echo $var; ?>
+Some content here.
+<% echo $var; %>
+<%= echo $var; %>
+<script language="php">
+echo $var;
+</script>
+</div>
diff --git a/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.php b/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88338b9b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPress/Tests/PHP/DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Unit test class for the DisallowAlternativeOpenTag sniff.
+ *
+ * A sniff unit test checks a .inc file for expected violations of a single
+ * coding standard. Expected errors and warnings are stored in this class.
+ *
+ * @category PHP
+ * @package  PHP_CodeSniffer
+ * @author	 Juliette Reinders Folmer <wpplugins_nospam@adviesenzo.nl>
+ */
+class WordPress_Tests_PHP_DisallowAlternativeOpenTagUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the lines where errors should occur.
+	 *
+	 * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
+	 * should represent the number of errors that should occur on that line.
+	 *
+	 * @return array<int, int>
+	 */
+	public function getErrorList() {
+		return array(
+			4 => 1,
+			5 => 1,
+			6 => 1,
+	   );
+
+	} //end getErrorList()
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the lines where warnings should occur.
+	 *
+	 * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
+	 * should represent the number of warnings that should occur on that line.
+	 *
+	 * @return array<int, int>
+	 */
+	public function getWarningList() {
+		return array();
+	} //end getWarningList()
+
+
+} //end class