diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0a5a615e..af31210f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - Added an `allow` option to [`no-nodejs-modules`] to allow exceptions ([#452], [#509]).
+- Added [`no-absolute-path`] rule ([#530], [#538])
 
 ### Fixed
 - [`no-named-as-default-member`] Allow default import to have a property named "default" ([#507]+[#508], thanks [@jquense] for both!)
@@ -293,7 +294,9 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [`no-mutable-exports`]: ./docs/rules/no-mutable-exports.md
 [`prefer-default-export`]: ./docs/rules/prefer-default-export.md
 [`no-restricted-paths`]: ./docs/rules/no-restricted-paths.md
+[`no-absolute-path`]: ./docs/rules/no-absolute-path.md
 
+[#538]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/538
 [#509]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/509
 [#508]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/508
 [#503]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/503
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#157]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/157
 [#314]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/314
 
+[#530]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/530
 [#507]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/507
 [#478]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/478
 [#456]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/issues/456
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b396daf3b..fa746a991 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ This plugin intends to support linting of ES2015+ (ES6+) import/export syntax, a
 * Ensure a default export is present, given a default import. ([`default`])
 * Ensure imported namespaces contain dereferenced properties as they are dereferenced. ([`namespace`])
 * Restrict which files can be imported in a given folder ([`no-restricted-paths`])
+* Forbid import of modules using absolute paths ([`no-absolute-path`])
 
 [`no-unresolved`]: ./docs/rules/no-unresolved.md
 [`named`]: ./docs/rules/named.md
 [`default`]: ./docs/rules/default.md
 [`namespace`]: ./docs/rules/namespace.md
 [`no-restricted-paths`]: ./docs/rules/no-restricted-paths.md
+[`no-absolute-path`]: ./docs/rules/no-absolute-path.md
 
 **Helpful warnings:**
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/no-absolute-path.md b/docs/rules/no-absolute-path.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a4be74f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/rules/no-absolute-path.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Forbid import of modules using absolute paths
+
+Node.js allows the import of modules using an absolute path such as `/home/xyz/file.js`. That is a bad practice as it ties the code using it to your computer, and therefore makes it unusable in packages distributed on `npm` for instance.
+
+## Rule Details
+
+### Fail
+
+```js
+import f from '/foo';
+import f from '/some/path';
+
+var f = require('/foo');
+var f = require('/some/path');
+```
+
+### Pass
+
+```js
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import foo from 'foo';
+import foo from './foo';
+
+var _ = require('lodash');
+var foo = require('foo');
+var foo = require('./foo');
+```
diff --git a/src/core/importType.js b/src/core/importType.js
index 02edc0234..5236b1d2a 100644
--- a/src/core/importType.js
+++ b/src/core/importType.js
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ function constant(value) {
   return () => value
 }
 
+function isAbsolute(name) {
+  return name.indexOf('/') === 0
+}
+
 export function isBuiltIn(name, settings) {
   const extras = (settings && settings['import/core-modules']) || []
   return builtinModules.indexOf(name) !== -1 || extras.indexOf(name) > -1
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ function isRelativeToSibling(name) {
 }
 
 const typeTest = cond([
+  [isAbsolute, constant('absolute')],
   [isBuiltIn, constant('builtin')],
   [isExternalModule, constant('external')],
   [isScoped, constant('external')],
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 52d5668c5..6d2a5d22c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const rules = {
   'no-duplicates': require('./rules/no-duplicates'),
   'imports-first': require('./rules/imports-first'),
   'no-extraneous-dependencies': require('./rules/no-extraneous-dependencies'),
+  'no-absolute-path': require('./rules/no-absolute-path'),
   'no-nodejs-modules': require('./rules/no-nodejs-modules'),
   'order': require('./rules/order'),
   'newline-after-import': require('./rules/newline-after-import'),
diff --git a/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js b/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08c8b80fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import importType from '../core/importType'
+import isStaticRequire from '../core/staticRequire'
+
+function reportIfMissing(context, node, name) {
+  if (importType(name, context) === 'absolute') {
+    context.report(node, 'Do not import modules using an absolute path')
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = function (context) {
+  return {
+    ImportDeclaration: function handleImports(node) {
+      reportIfMissing(context, node, node.source.value)
+    },
+    CallExpression: function handleRequires(node) {
+      if (isStaticRequire(node)) {
+        reportIfMissing(context, node, node.arguments[0].value)
+      }
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/core/importType.js b/tests/src/core/importType.js
index 28a8d7f4e..5b63910af 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/importType.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/importType.js
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import { testContext } from '../utils'
 describe('importType(name)', function () {
   const context = testContext()
 
+  it("should return 'absolute' for paths starting with a /", function() {
+    expect(importType('/', context)).to.equal('absolute')
+    expect(importType('/path', context)).to.equal('absolute')
+    expect(importType('/some/path', context)).to.equal('absolute')
+  })
+
   it("should return 'builtin' for node.js modules", function() {
     expect(importType('fs', context)).to.equal('builtin')
     expect(importType('path', context)).to.equal('builtin')
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ describe('importType(name)', function () {
     expect(importType('./importType/index.js', context)).to.equal('sibling')
   })
 
-  describe("should return 'index' for sibling index file", function() {
+  it("should return 'index' for sibling index file", function() {
     expect(importType('.', context)).to.equal('index')
     expect(importType('./', context)).to.equal('index')
     expect(importType('./index', context)).to.equal('index')
@@ -55,7 +61,8 @@ describe('importType(name)', function () {
   })
 
   it("should return 'unknown' for any unhandled cases", function() {
-    expect(importType('/malformed', context)).to.equal('unknown')
+    expect(importType('@malformed', context)).to.equal('unknown')
+    expect(importType('  /malformed', context)).to.equal('unknown')
     expect(importType('   foo', context)).to.equal('unknown')
   })
 
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js b/tests/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88951672b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/rules/no-absolute-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { test } from '../utils'
+
+import { RuleTester } from 'eslint'
+
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester()
+    , rule = require('rules/no-absolute-path')
+
+const error = {
+  ruleId: 'no-absolute-path',
+  message: 'Do not import modules using an absolute path',
+}
+
+ruleTester.run('no-absolute-path', rule, {
+  valid: [
+    test({ code: 'import _ from "lodash"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import find from "lodash.find"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import foo from "./foo"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import foo from "../foo"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import foo from "foo"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import foo from "./"'}),
+    test({ code: 'import foo from "@scope/foo"'}),
+    test({ code: 'var _ = require("lodash")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var find = require("lodash.find")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var foo = require("./foo")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var foo = require("../foo")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var foo = require("foo")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var foo = require("./")'}),
+    test({ code: 'var foo = require("@scope/foo")'}),
+    test({
+      code: 'import events from "events"',
+      options: [{
+        allow: ['events'],
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import path from "path"',
+      options: [{
+        allow: ['path'],
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'var events = require("events")',
+      options: [{
+        allow: ['events'],
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'var path = require("path")',
+      options: [{
+        allow: ['path'],
+      }],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import path from "path";import events from "events"',
+      options: [{
+        allow: ['path', 'events'],
+      }],
+    }),
+  ],
+  invalid: [
+    test({
+      code: 'import f from "/foo"',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import f from "/foo/path"',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import f from "/some/path"',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'var f = require("/foo")',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'var f = require("/foo/path")',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'var f = require("/some/path")',
+      errors: [error],
+    }),
+  ],
+})