diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index b339f68e23d2ff..b6f5be1d6cf185 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 const path = require('path');
 
+const forbidCreateStylesMessage =
+  'Use `as const` assertions instead. ' +
+  '`createStyles` will lead to inlined, at-compile-time-resolved type-imports. ' +
+  'See https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/36097#issuecomment-578324386 for more information';
+
 module.exports = {
   root: true, // So parent files don't get applied
   globals: {
@@ -227,12 +232,53 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     {
       files: ['*.tsx'],
+      excludedFiles: '*.spec.tsx',
+      rules: {
+        // WARNING: If updated, make sure these rules are merged with `no-restricted-imports` (#ts-source-files)
+        'no-restricted-imports': [
+          'error',
+          {
+            patterns: [
+              // Allow deeper imports for TypeScript types. TODO?
+              '@material-ui/*/*/*/*',
+              // Macros are fine since they're transpiled into something else
+              '!@material-ui/utils/macros/*.macro',
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+        'react/prop-types': 'off',
+      },
+    },
+    // Files used for generating TypeScript declaration files (#ts-source-files)
+    {
+      files: ['**/packages/**/src/**/*.tsx'],
+      excludedFiles: '*.spec.tsx',
       rules: {
         'no-restricted-imports': [
           'error',
           {
-            // Allow deeper imports for TypeScript types. TODO?
-            patterns: ['@material-ui/*/*/*/*', '!@material-ui/utils/macros/*.macro'],
+            paths: [
+              {
+                name: '@material-ui/core/styles',
+                importNames: ['createStyles'],
+                message: forbidCreateStylesMessage,
+              },
+              {
+                name: '@material-ui/styles',
+                importNames: ['createStyles'],
+                message: forbidCreateStylesMessage,
+              },
+              {
+                name: '@material-ui/styles/createStyles',
+                message: forbidCreateStylesMessage,
+              },
+            ],
+            patterns: [
+              // Allow deeper imports for TypeScript types. TODO?
+              '@material-ui/*/*/*/*',
+              // Macros are fine since they're transpiled into something else
+              '!@material-ui/utils/macros/*.macro',
+            ],
           },
         ],
         'react/prop-types': 'off',