diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f3c66cf66..8bb031e98c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 - [`order`]: Adds support for correctly sorting unknown types into a single group (thanks [@swernerx])
+- [`order`]: Adds support for pathGroups to allow ordering by defined patterns ([#795], thanks [@Mairu])
 
 ## [2.17.3] - 2019-05-23
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/order.md b/docs/rules/order.md
index 88ddca46fb..d23f3c682f 100644
--- a/docs/rules/order.md
+++ b/docs/rules/order.md
@@ -94,6 +94,31 @@ You can set the options like this:
 "import/order": ["error", {"groups": ["index", "sibling", "parent", "internal", "external", "builtin"]}]
 ```
 
+### `pathGroups: [array of objects]`:
+
+To be able so group by paths mostly needed with aliases pathGroups can be defined.
+
+Properties of the objects
+
+| property | required | type    | description   |
+|----------|:--------:|---------|---------------|  
+| pattern  |     x    | string  | minimatch pattern for the paths to be in this group (will not be used for builtins or externals) |
+| group    |     x    | string  | one of the allowed groups, the pathGroup will be positioned relative to this group |
+| position |          | integer | defines where around the group the pathGroup will be positioned <br> negative -> before, 0 = like the group, positive -> after <br> default: 1 <br> maximal magnitude: 1000 |
+
+```json
+{
+  "import/order": ["error", {
+    "pathGroups": [
+      {
+        "pattern": "~/**",
+        "external": "external"
+      }
+    ]
+  }]
+}
+```
+
 ### `newlines-between: [ignore|always|always-and-inside-groups|never]`:
 
 
diff --git a/src/rules/order.js b/src/rules/order.js
index 3d3e1b96b7..a89bf26741 100644
--- a/src/rules/order.js
+++ b/src/rules/order.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+import minimatch from 'minimatch'
 import importType from '../core/importType'
 import isStaticRequire from '../core/staticRequire'
 import docsUrl from '../docsUrl'
@@ -242,9 +243,28 @@ function makeOutOfOrderReport(context, imported) {
 
 // DETECTING
 
+function computePathRank(ranks, pathGroups, path) {
+  for (const { pattern, patternOptions, group, position = 1 } of pathGroups) {
+    if (minimatch(path, pattern, patternOptions ||{ nocomment: true })) {
+      return ranks[group] + (position / 1000)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function computeRank(context, ranks, name, type) {
-  return ranks[importType(name, context)] +
-    (type === 'import' ? 0 : 100)
+  const impType = importType(name, context)
+  let rank
+  if (impType !== 'builtin' && impType !== 'external') {
+    rank = computePathRank(ranks.groups, ranks.pathGroups, name)
+  }
+  if (!rank) {
+    rank = ranks.groups[impType]
+  }
+  if (type !== 'import') {
+    rank += 100
+  }
+
+  return rank
 }
 
 function registerNode(context, node, name, type, ranks, imported) {
@@ -376,6 +396,30 @@ module.exports = {
           groups: {
             type: 'array',
           },
+          pathGroups: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+              type: 'object',
+              properties: {
+                pattern: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                },
+                patternOptions: {
+                  type: 'object',
+                },
+                group: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                  enum: types,
+                },
+                position: {
+                  type: 'integer',
+                  minimum: -1000,
+                  maximum: 1000,
+                },
+              },
+              required: ['pattern', 'group'],
+            },
+          },
           'newlines-between': {
             enum: [
               'ignore',
@@ -396,7 +440,10 @@ module.exports = {
     let ranks
 
     try {
-      ranks = convertGroupsToRanks(options.groups || defaultGroups)
+      ranks = {
+        groups: convertGroupsToRanks(options.groups || defaultGroups),
+        pathGroups: options.pathGroups || [],
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       // Malformed configuration
       return {
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/order.js b/tests/src/rules/order.js
index b310dd07ff..3f63f44a2e 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/order.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/order.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         var index = require('./');
       `,
     }),
-    // Addijg unknown import types (e.g. using an resolver alias via babel) to the groups.
+    // Add unknown import types (e.g. using an resolver alias via babel) to the groups.
     test({
       code: `
         import fs from 'fs';
@@ -204,6 +204,59 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         },
       ],
     }),
+
+    // Using pathGroups to customize ordering, positive position means after
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import { Button } from '#/components/Button';
+        import { add } from './helper';`,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 1 },
+          { pattern: '#/**', group: 'external', position: 2 },
+        ],
+      }],
+    }),
+    // pathGroup with position 0 means "equal" with group
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import async from 'async';
+        import { Button } from '#/components/Button';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { add } from './helper';`,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 0 },
+          { pattern: '#/**', group: 'external', position: 0 },
+        ],
+      }],
+    }),
+    // Using pathGroups to customize ordering, negative position means before
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        
+        import { Button } from '#/components/Button';
+        
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        
+        import { add } from './helper';`,
+      options: [{
+        'newlines-between': 'always',
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: -2 },
+          { pattern: '#/**', group: 'external', position: -1 },
+        ],
+      }],
+    }),
+
     // Option: newlines-between: 'always'
     test({
       code: `
@@ -573,7 +626,7 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         message: '`fs` import should occur before import of `async`',
       }],
     }),
-    // fix order of multile import
+    // fix order of multiline import
     test({
       code: `
         var async = require('async');
@@ -1266,6 +1319,151 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
       ],
     }),
 
+    // pathGroup with positive position
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        `,
+      output: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        `,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 1 },
+        ],
+      }],
+      errors: [{
+        ruleId: 'order',
+        message: '`~/components/Input` import should occur before import of `./helper`',
+      }],
+    }),
+    // pathGroup with zero position
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import async from 'async';
+        `,
+      output: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import async from 'async';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        `,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 0 },
+        ],
+      }],
+      errors: [{
+        ruleId: 'order',
+        message: '`./helper` import should occur after import of `async`',
+      }],
+    }),
+    // pathGroup with negative position
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        `,
+      output: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Input } from '~/components/Input';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        `,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: -1 },
+        ],
+      }],
+      errors: [{
+        ruleId: 'order',
+        message: '`~/components/Input` import should occur before import of `lodash`',
+      }],
+    }),
+    // multiple pathGroup with different positions for same group (positive fix)
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Import } from '$/components/Import';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Output } from '~/components/Output';
+        import { Input } from '#/components/Input';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        import { Export } from '-/components/Export';
+        `,
+      output: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Export } from '-/components/Export';
+        import { Import } from '$/components/Import';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Output } from '~/components/Output';
+        import { Input } from '#/components/Input';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        `,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 1 },
+          { pattern: '#/**', group: 'external', position: 2 },
+          { pattern: '$/**', group: 'external', position: -1 },
+          { pattern: '-/**', group: 'external', position: -2 },
+        ],
+      }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          ruleId: 'order',
+          message: '`-/components/Export` import should occur before import of `$/components/Import`',
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+    // multiple pathGroup with different positions for same group (negative fix)
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Export } from '-/components/Export';
+        import { Import } from '$/components/Import';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Input } from '#/components/Input';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        import { Output } from '~/components/Output';
+        `,
+      output: `
+        import fs from 'fs';
+        import { Export } from '-/components/Export';
+        import { Import } from '$/components/Import';
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import { Output } from '~/components/Output';
+        import { Input } from '#/components/Input';
+        import { add } from './helper';
+        `,
+      options: [{
+        pathGroups: [
+          { pattern: '~/**', group: 'external', position: 1 },
+          { pattern: '#/**', group: 'external', position: 2 },
+          { pattern: '$/**', group: 'external', position: -1 },
+          { pattern: '-/**', group: 'external', position: -2 },
+        ],
+      }],
+      errors: [
+        {
+          ruleId: 'order',
+          message: '`~/components/Output` import should occur before import of `#/components/Input`',
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+
     // reorder fix cannot cross non import or require
     test(withoutAutofixOutput({
       code: `
@@ -1312,7 +1510,7 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         message: '`fs` import should occur before import of `async`',
       }],
     })),
-    // cannot require in case of not assignement require
+    // cannot require in case of not assignment require
     test(withoutAutofixOutput({
       code: `
         var async = require('async');
@@ -1336,7 +1534,7 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         message: '`fs` import should occur before import of `async`',
       }],
     })),
-    // reorder cannot cross variable assignemet (import statement)
+    // reorder cannot cross variable assignment (import statement)
     test(withoutAutofixOutput({
       code: `
         import async from 'async';
@@ -1360,7 +1558,7 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         message: '`fs` import should occur before import of `async`',
       }],
     })),
-    // cannot reorder in case of not assignement import
+    // cannot reorder in case of not assignment import
     test(withoutAutofixOutput({
       code: `
         import async from 'async';