diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 69a7bd2fd03..4ef8fce2fff 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/class-name-casing": "warn",
         "code-translation-remind": "warn",
         "code-no-nls-in-standalone-editor": "warn",
+        "code-no-standalone-editor": "warn",
         "code-layering": [
             "warn",
             {
diff --git a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.js b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..249c6a69965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"use strict";
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+const path_1 = require("path");
+module.exports = new class NoNlsInStandaloneEditorRule {
+    constructor() {
+        this.meta = {
+            type: 'problem',
+            schema: {},
+            messages: {
+                badImport: 'Not allowed to import standalone editor modules. See https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/wiki/Code-Organization'
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    create(context) {
+        if (/vs(\/|\\)editor/.test(context.getFilename())) {
+            // the vs/editor folder is allowed to use the standalone editor
+            return {};
+        }
+        return {
+            ImportDeclaration: (node) => {
+                this._checkImport(context, node, node.source.value);
+            },
+            CallExpression: (node) => {
+                var _a;
+                const { callee, arguments: args } = node;
+                if (callee.type === 'Import' && ((_a = args[0]) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.type) === 'Literal') {
+                    this._checkImport(context, node, args[0].value);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    _checkImport(context, node, path) {
+        if (typeof path !== 'string') {
+            return;
+        }
+        // resolve relative paths
+        if (path[0] === '.') {
+            path = path_1.join(context.getFilename(), path);
+        }
+        if (/vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)standalone(\/|\\)/.test(path)
+            || /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)common(\/|\\)standalone(\/|\\)/.test(path)
+            || /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.api/.test(path)
+            || /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.main/.test(path)
+            || /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.worker/.test(path)) {
+            context.report({
+                node,
+                messageId: 'badImport'
+            });
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.ts b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd748663e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/lib/eslint/code-no-standalone-editor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as eslint from 'eslint';
+import * as estree from 'estree';
+import { join } from 'path';
+
+export = new class NoNlsInStandaloneEditorRule implements eslint.Rule.RuleModule {
+
+	readonly meta = {
+		type: 'problem',
+		schema: {},
+		messages: {
+			badImport: 'Not allowed to import standalone editor modules. See https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/wiki/Code-Organization'
+		}
+	};
+
+	create(context: eslint.Rule.RuleContext): eslint.Rule.RuleListener {
+
+		if (/vs(\/|\\)editor/.test(context.getFilename())) {
+			// the vs/editor folder is allowed to use the standalone editor
+			return {};
+		}
+
+		return {
+			ImportDeclaration: (node: estree.Node) => {
+				this._checkImport(context, node, (<estree.ImportDeclaration>node).source.value);
+			},
+			CallExpression: (node: estree.Node) => {
+				const { callee, arguments: args } = <estree.CallExpression>node;
+				if ((<any>callee.type) === 'Import' && args[0]?.type === 'Literal') {
+					this._checkImport(context, node, (<estree.Literal>args[0]).value);
+				}
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	private _checkImport(context: eslint.Rule.RuleContext, node: estree.Node, path: any) {
+		if (typeof path !== 'string') {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// resolve relative paths
+		if (path[0] === '.') {
+			path = join(context.getFilename(), path);
+		}
+
+		if (
+			/vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)standalone(\/|\\)/.test(path)
+			|| /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)common(\/|\\)standalone(\/|\\)/.test(path)
+			|| /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.api/.test(path)
+			|| /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.main/.test(path)
+			|| /vs(\/|\\)editor(\/|\\)editor.worker/.test(path)
+		) {
+			context.report({
+				node,
+				messageId: 'badImport'
+			});
+		}
+	}
+};
+