diff --git a/src/rules/exports-valid.js b/src/rules/exports-valid.js
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+const isPlainObj = require('is-plain-obj');
+const LintIssue = require('../LintIssue');
+const {exists} = require('../validators/property');
+
+const lintId = 'exports-valid';
+const nodeName = 'exports';
+const ruleType = 'standard';
+
+const isValidPathKey = (key) => key.startsWith('.') || key.startsWith('./');
+
+const isValidPath = (value) => value.startsWith('./');
+
+const validateFallbacks = (fallbacks) => {
+  if (fallbacks.length === 0) return 'empty fallback array';
+
+  let hasValidPath;
+  let hasInvalidPath;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < fallbacks.length; i += 1) {
+    const cur = fallbacks[i];
+
+    if (typeof cur !== 'string') {
+      return 'fallback array must have only strings';
+    }
+
+    if (i + 1 === fallbacks.length) {
+      if (isValidPath(cur)) {
+        if (hasInvalidPath) {
+          return true;
+        }
+
+        return `fallback array path \`${cur}\` must follow invalid value`;
+      }
+
+      if (hasValidPath) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return `fallback array value \`${cur}\` must be followed by valid path`;
+    }
+
+    if (isValidPath(cur)) {
+      if (hasValidPath) {
+        return `fallback path ${cur} follows an already valid path`;
+      }
+
+      hasValidPath = true;
+    } else {
+      hasInvalidPath = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+const lint = (packageJsonData, severity, config = {conditions: []}) => {
+  const conditions = [...(config.conditions || []), 'default'];
+
+  if (!exists(packageJsonData, nodeName)) return true;
+
+  const issue = (message) => new LintIssue(lintId, severity, nodeName, message);
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line complexity,max-statements
+  const traverse = (parentKey, parentType, exports) => {
+    const invalidPathMessage = (invalidPath) => `invalid path \`${invalidPath}\`. Paths must start with \`./\``;
+
+    if (typeof exports === 'string') {
+      // https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#esm_exports_sugar
+      return isValidPath(exports) ? true : issue(invalidPathMessage(exports));
+    }
+
+    if (Array.isArray(exports)) {
+      // https://nodejs.org/api/esm.html#esm_package_exports_fallbacks
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+      const result = validateFallbacks(exports);
+
+      return typeof result === 'string' ? issue(result) : true;
+    }
+
+    if (!isPlainObj(exports)) {
+      return issue(`unexpected ${typeof exports}`);
+    }
+
+    // either a paths object or a conditions object
+    let objectType;
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(exports)) {
+      if (isValidPathKey(key)) {
+        if (objectType === 'conditions') {
+          return issue(`found path key \`${key}\` in a conditions object`);
+        }
+
+        if (parentType === 'paths') {
+          return issue(`key \`${parentKey}\` has paths object vaule but only conditions may be nested`);
+        }
+
+        objectType = 'paths';
+
+        const result = traverse(key, objectType, value);
+
+        if (result !== true) return result;
+      } else if (conditions.includes(key)) {
+        if (objectType === 'paths') {
+          return issue(`found condition key \`${key}\` in a paths object`);
+        }
+
+        objectType = 'conditions';
+        const result = traverse(key, objectType, value);
+
+        if (result !== true) return result;
+      } else {
+        return issue(`unsupported condition \`${key}\`. Supported conditions are \`${conditions}\``);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  return traverse(nodeName, 'root', packageJsonData[nodeName]);
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  lint,
+  ruleType,
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/rules/exports-valid.test.js b/test/unit/rules/exports-valid.test.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..45e3ab93a
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+++ b/test/unit/rules/exports-valid.test.js
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+const ruleModule = require('../../../src/rules/exports-valid');
+
+const {lint, ruleType} = ruleModule;
+
+describe('exports-valid Unit Tests', () => {
+  describe('a rule type value should be exported', () => {
+    test('it should equal "standard"', () => {
+      expect(ruleType).toStrictEqual('standard');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when package.json has invalid node', () => {
+    const invalids = [
+      {
+        title: 'root is `true`',
+        input: true,
+        message: 'unexpected `boolean`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'root is a number',
+        input: 4,
+        message: 'unexpected `number`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'key is `/`',
+        input: {'/': 'foo.js'},
+        message: 'unsupported condition key `/`. Supported conditions are `[]`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'key starts with `/`',
+        input: {'/foo': 'foo.js'},
+        message: 'unsupported condition key `/foo`. Supported conditions are `[]`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'key is short relative path',
+        input: {foo: 'foo.js'},
+        message: 'unsupported condition key `foo`. Supported conditions are `[]`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'main-only sugar path starts with `/`',
+        input: '/main.js',
+        message: 'invalid path `/main.js`. Paths must start with `./`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'main-only sugar path short form relative',
+        input: 'main.js',
+        message: 'invalid path `main.js`. Paths must start with `./`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'short form relative path',
+        input: {'./a': 'a.js'},
+        message: 'invalid path `a.js`. Paths must start with `./`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'unsupported condition',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo']},
+        input: {bar: './main.js'},
+        message: "unsupported condition `bar`. Supported conditions are `['foo']`",
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'folder mapped to file',
+        input: {'./': './a.js'},
+        message: 'the value of the folder mapping key `./` must end with `/`',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'path key in conditions object',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo']},
+        input: {foo: './foo.js', './a': './a.js'},
+        message: 'found path key `./a` in a conditions object',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'condition key in paths object',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo']},
+        input: {'./a': './a.js', foo: './foo.js'},
+        message: 'found condition key `foo` in a paths object',
+      },
+      {
+        title: '`default` condition not last',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo']},
+        input: {default: './a.js', foo: './b.js'},
+        message: 'condition `default` must be the last key',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'two valid values in fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid', './a.js', './b.js']},
+        message: 'fallback path `./b.js` follows an already valid path',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'empty fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': []},
+        message: 'empty fallback array',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'no invalid value in fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['./a.js']},
+        message: 'fallback array path `./a.js` must follow invalid value',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'no valid value in fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid-a', 'invalid-b']},
+        message: 'fallback array value `invalid-b` must be followed by valid path',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'empty fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': []},
+        message: 'empty fallback array',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'conditions in fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid-a', {node: './node.js'}, './a.js']},
+        message: 'fallback array must have only strings',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'nested fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid-a', ['invalid', './b.js'], './a.js']},
+        message: 'fallback array must have only strings',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'nested paths object',
+        input: {'./a': {'./b': './b.js'}},
+        message: 'key `./a` has paths object vaule but only conditions may be nested',
+      },
+    ];
+    invalids.forEach(({title, config, input, message}) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-title
+      test(title, () => {
+        if (title === 'two valid values in fallback array') {
+          debugger
+        }
+        const response = lint({exports: input}, 'error', config);
+
+        expect(response).not.toStrictEqual(true);
+        expect(response.lintId).toStrictEqual('exports-valid');
+        expect(response.severity).toStrictEqual('error');
+        expect(response.node).toStrictEqual('exports');
+        expect(response.lintMessage).toStrictEqual(message);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when package.json has valid node', () => {
+    const valids = [
+      {
+        title: 'empty exports',
+        input: {},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'a valid key',
+        input: {'./a': './a.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'multiple valid keys',
+        input: {'./a': './a.js', './b': './b.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'a valid key with slashes',
+        input: {'./a/b': './a/b.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'a valid key with file extension',
+        input: {'./a.js': './a.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'main-only sugar',
+        input: './main.js',
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'a valid path',
+        input: {'./a': './a.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'a valid path in sub-directory',
+        input: {'./a': './a/b.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'supported condition',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo']},
+        input: {foo: './main.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'multiple supported conditions',
+        config: {conditions: ['foo', 'bar']},
+        input: {foo: './main.js', bar: './bar.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'default condition',
+        config: {conditions: ['a', 'default']},
+        input: {a: './main.js', default: './bar.js'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'folder mapping',
+        input: {'./': './a/'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'sub-folder mapping',
+        input: {'./a/': './a/b/'},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'fallback array',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid', './a.js']},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'fallback array with two invalids',
+        input: {'./a': ['invalid-a', 'invalid-b', './a.js']},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'conditions under path',
+        config: {conditions: ['node']},
+        input: {'./a': {node: './node.js', default: './a.js'}},
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'nested conditions under path',
+        config: {conditions: ['node', 'import', 'require']},
+        input: {'./a': {node: {import: './node.mjs', require: './node.cjs'}, default: './a.js'}},
+      },
+    ];
+    valids.forEach(({title, input, config}) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line jest/valid-title
+      test(title, () => {
+        const response = lint({exports: input}, 'error', config);
+        expect(response).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when package.json does not have node', () => {
+    test('true should be returned', () => {
+      const packageJsonData = {};
+      const response = lint(packageJsonData, 'error');
+
+      expect(response).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});