diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f59ef336363..cfc1f04d38b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ Core Rules
 
 Core rules are included in the `tslint` package.
 
+* `adjacent-overload-signatures` enforces function overloads to be consecutive.
 * `align` enforces vertical alignment. Rule options:
   * `"parameters"` checks alignment of function parameters.
   * `"arguments"` checks alignment of function call arguments.
diff --git a/src/rules/adjacentOverloadSignaturesRule.ts b/src/rules/adjacentOverloadSignaturesRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c5b711d467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/adjacentOverloadSignaturesRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2013 Palantir Technologies, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import * as ts from "typescript";
+
+import * as Lint from "../lint";
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+
+    /* tslint:disable:object-literal-sort-keys */
+    public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
+        ruleName: "adjacent-overload-signatures",
+        description: "Enforces function overloads to be consecutive.",
+        optionsDescription: "Not configurable.",
+        options: null,
+        optionExamples: ["true"],
+        type: "typescript",
+    };
+    /* tslint:enable:object-literal-sort-keys */
+
+    public static FAILURE_STRING_FACTORY = (name: string) => `All '${name}' signatures should be adjacent`;
+
+    public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+        return this.applyWithWalker(new AdjacentOverloadSignaturesWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions()));
+    }
+}
+
+class AdjacentOverloadSignaturesWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
+
+    public visitInterfaceDeclaration(node: ts.InterfaceDeclaration): void {
+        this.checkNode(node);
+        super.visitInterfaceDeclaration(node);
+    }
+
+    public visitTypeLiteral(node: ts.TypeLiteralNode): void {
+        this.checkNode(node);
+        super.visitTypeLiteral(node);
+    }
+
+    public checkNode(node: ts.TypeLiteralNode | ts.InterfaceDeclaration) {
+        let last: string = undefined;
+        const seen: { [name: string]: boolean } = {};
+        for (const member of node.members) {
+            if (member.name !== undefined) {
+                const methodName = getTextOfPropertyName(member.name);
+                if (methodName !== undefined) {
+                    if (seen[methodName] && last !== methodName) {
+                        this.addFailure(this.createFailure(member.getStart(), member.getWidth(),
+                            Rule.FAILURE_STRING_FACTORY(methodName)));
+                    }
+                    last = methodName;
+                    seen[methodName] = true;
+                }
+            } else {
+                last = undefined;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function isLiteralExpression(node: ts.Node): node is ts.LiteralExpression {
+    return node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.StringLiteral || node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral;
+}
+
+function getTextOfPropertyName(name: ts.PropertyName): string {
+    switch (name.kind) {
+        case ts.SyntaxKind.Identifier:
+            return (name as ts.Identifier).text;
+        case ts.SyntaxKind.ComputedPropertyName:
+            const { expression } = (name as ts.ComputedPropertyName);
+            if (isLiteralExpression(expression)) {
+                return expression.text;
+            }
+        default:
+            if (isLiteralExpression(name)) {
+                return name.text;
+            }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
index 92bbae51d9d..81acfdc5344 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         "language/walker/scopeAwareRuleWalker.ts",
         "language/walker/skippableTokenAwareRuleWalker.ts",
         "language/walker/syntaxWalker.ts",
+        "rules/adjacentOverloadSignaturesRule.ts",
         "rules/alignRule.ts",
         "rules/arrowParensRule.ts",
         "rules/banRule.ts",
diff --git a/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/test.ts.lint
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7379405b1b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/test.ts.lint
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// good
+
+interface i1 {
+    a();
+    a(x: number);
+    b();
+    b(x: string);
+}
+
+interface i2 {
+    a();
+    a(x: number);
+    a(): void;
+    b();
+    b(x: string);
+}
+
+interface i3 {
+    a();
+    "a"();
+}
+
+interface i4 {
+    a();
+    ["a"]();
+}
+
+interface i5 {
+    a(): string;
+    bar: {
+        a(): number;
+    }
+}
+
+
+// bad
+
+interface b1 {
+    a();
+    a(x: number);
+    b();
+    b(x: string);
+    a(x: string);
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~  [All 'a' signatures should be adjacent]
+}
+
+interface b2 {
+    a();
+    a(x: number);
+    b();
+    b(x: string);
+    a(): void;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~  [All 'a' signatures should be adjacent]
+}
+
+interface b3 {
+    a();
+    12();
+    "a"();
+    ~~~~~~  [All 'a' signatures should be adjacent]
+    12();
+    ~~~~~  [All '12' signatures should be adjacent]
+}
+
+interface b4 {
+    a();
+    b(): void;
+    ["a"](v: number): void;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  [All 'a' signatures should be adjacent]
+}
+
+interface b5 {
+    a(): string;
+    bar: {
+        a(): number;
+        b();
+        a(b: number): void;
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  [All 'a' signatures should be adjacent]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/tslint.json b/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69957950dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "adjacent-overload-signatures": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/tsconfig.json b/test/tsconfig.json
index 861ab1f57b1..1ba03f0e125 100644
--- a/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         "../src/lint.ts",
         "../src/ruleLoader.ts",
         "../src/rules.ts",
+        "../src/rules/adjacentOverloadSignaturesRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/alignRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/arrowParensRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/banRule.ts",