diff --git a/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.js b/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cad8e31c01d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+"use strict";
+var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || function (d, b) {
+    for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p];
+    function __() { this.constructor = d; }
+    d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
+};
+var ts = require("typescript");
+var Lint = require("tslint");
+var Rule = (function (_super) {
+    __extends(Rule, _super);
+    function Rule() {
+        return _super !== null && _super.apply(this, arguments) || this;
+    }
+    Rule.prototype.apply = function (sourceFile) {
+        var allowed = this.getOptions().ruleArguments[0];
+        return this.applyWithWalker(new AsyncRuleWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions(), allowed));
+    };
+    return Rule;
+}(Lint.Rules.AbstractRule));
+exports.Rule = Rule;
+var AsyncRuleWalker = (function (_super) {
+    __extends(AsyncRuleWalker, _super);
+    function AsyncRuleWalker(file, opts, allowed) {
+        var _this = _super.call(this, file, opts) || this;
+        _this.allowed = allowed;
+        return _this;
+    }
+    AsyncRuleWalker.prototype.visitMethodDeclaration = function (node) {
+        this.visitFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
+    };
+    AsyncRuleWalker.prototype.visitFunctionDeclaration = function (node) {
+        this.visitFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
+    };
+    AsyncRuleWalker.prototype.visitFunctionLikeDeclaration = function (node) {
+        var _this = this;
+        var flags = ts.getCombinedModifierFlags(node);
+        if (!(flags & ts.ModifierFlags.Async)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var path = node.getSourceFile().path;
+        var pathParts = path.split(/\\|\//);
+        if (pathParts.some(function (part) { return _this.allowed.some(function (allowed) { return part === allowed; }); })) {
+            return;
+        }
+        var message = "You are not allowed to use async function in this layer. Allowed layers are: [" + this.allowed + "]";
+        this.addFailure(this.createFailure(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), message));
+    };
+    return AsyncRuleWalker;
+}(Lint.RuleWalker));
diff --git a/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.ts b/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95e79516c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/lib/tslint/allowAsyncRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
+import * as Lint from 'tslint';
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+	public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+		const allowed = this.getOptions().ruleArguments[0] as string[];
+		return this.applyWithWalker(new AsyncRuleWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions(), allowed));
+	}
+}
+
+class AsyncRuleWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
+
+	constructor(file: ts.SourceFile, opts: Lint.IOptions, private allowed: string[]) {
+		super(file, opts);
+	}
+
+	protected visitMethodDeclaration(node: ts.MethodDeclaration): void {
+		this.visitFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
+	}
+
+	protected visitFunctionDeclaration(node: ts.FunctionDeclaration): void {
+		this.visitFunctionLikeDeclaration(node);
+	}
+
+	private visitFunctionLikeDeclaration(node: ts.FunctionLikeDeclaration) {
+		const flags = ts.getCombinedModifierFlags(node);
+
+		if (!(flags & ts.ModifierFlags.Async)) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const path = node.getSourceFile().path;
+		const pathParts = path.split(/\\|\//);
+
+		if (pathParts.some(part => this.allowed.some(allowed => part === allowed))) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const message = `You are not allowed to use async function in this layer. Allowed layers are: [${this.allowed}]`;
+		this.addFailure(this.createFailure(node.getStart(), node.getWidth(), message));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 084f4addff2..aae82a05a27 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
 				"restrictions": "**/vs/**"
 			}
 		],
-		"duplicate-imports": true
+		"duplicate-imports": true,
+		"allow-async": [
+			true,
+			[
+				"node",
+				"electron-main",
+				"electron-browser",
+				"extensions"
+			]
+		]
 	}
-}
+}
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