diff --git a/src/Command/GruntCommand.php b/src/Command/GruntCommand.php
index 74f9a5a8..2d19079a 100644
--- a/src/Command/GruntCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/GruntCommand.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected function configure(): void
     {
         parent::configure();
 
-        $tasks = ['amd', 'yui', 'gherkinlint', 'stylelint:css', 'stylelint:scss'];
+        $tasks = ['amd', 'yui', 'gherkinlint', 'stylelint'];
 
         $this->setName('grunt')
             ->setDescription('Run Grunt task on a plugin')
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ public function toGruntTask(string $task): ?GruntTaskModel
                 }
 
                 return new GruntTaskModel($task, $this->moodle->directory);
+            case 'stylelint':
+                // Let stylelint task logic to determine which type of linter to run.
+                return $this->plugin->hasFilesWithName('*.css') || $this->plugin->hasFilesWithName('*.scss') ? $defaultTaskPluginDir : null;
             case 'stylelint:css':
                 return $this->plugin->hasFilesWithName('*.css') ? $defaultTaskPluginDir : null;
             case 'stylelint:scss':
diff --git a/tests/Command/GruntCommandTest.php b/tests/Command/GruntCommandTest.php
index 40dd79df..18b1cb83 100644
--- a/tests/Command/GruntCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Command/GruntCommandTest.php
@@ -132,10 +132,16 @@ public function testToGruntTaskWithGherkin()
         $this->assertNull($command->toGruntTask('gherkinlint'));
     }
 
-    public function testToGruntTaskWithStyles()
+    public function testToGruntTaskWithStylesCss()
     {
         $command = $this->newCommand();
 
+        $task = $command->toGruntTask('stylelint');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(GruntTaskModel::class, $task);
+        $this->assertSame('stylelint', $task->taskName);
+        $this->assertSame('', $task->buildDirectory);
+        $this->assertSame($this->pluginDir, $task->workingDirectory);
+
         $task = $command->toGruntTask('stylelint:css');
         $this->assertInstanceOf(GruntTaskModel::class, $task);
         $this->assertSame('stylelint:css', $task->taskName);
@@ -144,7 +150,31 @@ public function testToGruntTaskWithStyles()
 
         $this->fs->remove($this->pluginDir . '/styles.css');
 
+        $this->assertNull($command->toGruntTask('stylelint'));
         $this->assertNull($command->toGruntTask('stylelint:css'));
+    }
+
+    public function testToGruntTaskWithStylesScss()
+    {
+        $command = $this->newCommand();
+        $this->fs->mkdir($this->pluginDir . '/scss');
+        $this->fs->rename($this->pluginDir . '/styles.css', $this->pluginDir . '/scss/styles.scss');
+
+        $task = $command->toGruntTask('stylelint');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(GruntTaskModel::class, $task);
+        $this->assertSame('stylelint', $task->taskName);
+        $this->assertSame('', $task->buildDirectory);
+        $this->assertSame($this->pluginDir, $task->workingDirectory);
+
+        $task = $command->toGruntTask('stylelint:scss');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(GruntTaskModel::class, $task);
+        $this->assertSame('stylelint:scss', $task->taskName);
+        $this->assertSame('', $task->buildDirectory);
+        $this->assertSame($this->pluginDir, $task->workingDirectory);
+
+        $this->fs->remove($this->pluginDir . '/scss');
+
+        $this->assertNull($command->toGruntTask('stylelint'));
         $this->assertNull($command->toGruntTask('stylelint:scss'));
     }