diff --git a/e2e/schematics/lint.test.ts b/e2e/schematics/lint.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6851c0ed8b9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/schematics/lint.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {checkFilesExist, cleanup, copyMissingPackages, newApp, newLib, ngNew, readFile, runCLI, updateFile} from '../utils';
+
+describe('Lint', () => {
+  beforeEach(cleanup);
+
+  it('should ensure module boundaries', () => {
+    ngNew('--collection=@nrwl/schematics');
+    copyMissingPackages();
+    newApp('myapp');
+    newLib('mylib');
+    newLib('lazylib');
+
+    const tslint = JSON.parse(readFile('tslint.json'));
+    tslint.rules['nx-enforce-module-boundaries'][1].lazyLoad.push('lazylib');
+    updateFile('tslint.json', JSON.stringify(tslint, null, 2));
+
+    updateFile('apps/myapp/src/main.ts', `
+      import '../../../libs/mylib';
+      import '@proj/lazylib';
+    `);
+
+    try {
+      runCLI('lint --type-check');
+      throw new Error('should not reach');
+    } catch (e) {
+      const out = e.stdout.toString();
+      expect(out).toContain('relative imports of libraries are forbidden');
+      expect(out).toContain('import of lazy-loaded libraries are forbidden');
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts b/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..506a5e5235a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {RuleFailure} from 'tslint';
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
+
+import {Rule} from './nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule';
+
+describe('Enforce Module Boundaries', () => {
+  it('should not error when everything is in order', () => {
+    const failures = runRule({npmScope: 'mycompany'}, `
+      import '@mycompany/mylib';
+      import '../blah';
+    `);
+
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should error on a relative import of a library', () => {
+    const failures = runRule({}, `import '../../../libs/mylib';`);
+
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(failures[0].getFailure()).toEqual('relative imports of libraries are forbidden');
+  });
+
+  it('should error about deep imports into libraries', () => {
+    const failures = runRule({npmScope: 'mycompany'}, `import '@mycompany/mylib/blah';`);
+
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(failures[0].getFailure()).toEqual('deep imports into libraries are forbidden');
+  });
+
+  it('should error on importing a lazy-loaded library', () => {
+    const failures = runRule({npmScope: 'mycompany', lazyLoad: ['mylib']}, `import '@mycompany/mylib';`);
+
+    expect(failures.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(failures[0].getFailure()).toEqual('import of lazy-loaded libraries are forbidden');
+  });
+});
+
+function runRule(ruleArguments: any, content: string): RuleFailure[] {
+  const options: any = {ruleArguments: [ruleArguments], ruleSeverity: 'error', ruleName: 'enforceModuleBoundaries'};
+
+  const sourceFile = ts.createSourceFile('proj/apps/myapp/src/main.ts', content, ts.ScriptTarget.Latest, true);
+  const rule = new Rule(options, 'proj');
+  return rule.apply(sourceFile);
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts b/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d061fcf28361e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/tslint/nxEnforceModuleBoundariesRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as Lint from 'tslint';
+import {IOptions} from 'tslint';
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+  constructor(options: IOptions, private path?: string) {
+    super(options);
+    if (!path) {
+      this.path = process.cwd();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+    return this.applyWithWalker(new EnforceModuleBoundariesWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions(), this.path));
+  }
+}
+
+class EnforceModuleBoundariesWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
+  constructor(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile, options: IOptions, private projectPath: string) {
+    super(sourceFile, options);
+  }
+
+  public visitImportDeclaration(node: ts.ImportDeclaration) {
+    const npmScope = `@${this.getOptions()[0].npmScope}`;
+    const lazyLoad = this.getOptions()[0].lazyLoad;
+    const imp = node.moduleSpecifier.getText().substring(1, node.moduleSpecifier.getText().length - 1);
+    const impParts = imp.split(path.sep);
+
+    if (impParts[0] === npmScope && impParts.length > 2) {
+      this.addFailureAt(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), 'deep imports into libraries are forbidden');
+
+    } else if (impParts[0] === npmScope && impParts.length === 2 && lazyLoad && lazyLoad.indexOf(impParts[1]) > -1) {
+      this.addFailureAt(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), 'import of lazy-loaded libraries are forbidden');
+
+    } else if (this.isRelative(imp) && this.isRelativeImportIntoAnotherProject(imp)) {
+      this.addFailureAt(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), 'relative imports of libraries are forbidden');
+    }
+
+    super.visitImportDeclaration(node);
+  }
+
+  private isRelativeImportIntoAnotherProject(imp: string): boolean {
+    const sourceFile = this.getSourceFile().fileName.substring(this.projectPath.length);
+    const targetFile = path.resolve(path.dirname(sourceFile), imp);
+    if (this.workspacePath(sourceFile) && this.workspacePath(targetFile)) {
+      if (this.parseProject(sourceFile) !== this.parseProject(targetFile)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private workspacePath(s: string): boolean {
+    return s.startsWith('/apps/') || s.startsWith('/libs/');
+  }
+
+  private parseProject(s: string): string {
+    const rest = s.substring(6);
+    const r = rest.split(path.sep);
+    return r[0];
+  }
+
+  private isRelative(s: string): boolean {
+    return s.startsWith('.');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/workspace/files/__directory__/tslint.json b/packages/schematics/src/workspace/files/__directory__/tslint.json
index 34f59facc5e5f..89228ccd1fbe4 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/workspace/files/__directory__/tslint.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/workspace/files/__directory__/tslint.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "rulesDirectory": [
-    "node_modules/codelyzer"
+    "node_modules/codelyzer",
+    "node_modules/@nrwl/schematics/src/tslint"
   ],
   "rules": {
     "arrow-return-shorthand": true,
@@ -137,6 +138,14 @@
     "directive-class-suffix": true,
     "no-access-missing-member": true,
     "templates-use-public": true,
-    "invoke-injectable": true
+    "invoke-injectable": true,
+
+    "nx-enforce-module-boundaries": [
+      true,
+      {
+        "npmScope": "<%= npmScope %>",
+        "lazyLoad": []
+      }
+    ]
   }
 }