diff --git a/cli/config_file.rs b/cli/config_file.rs
index e366be77ca..f2f119a0b7 100644
--- a/cli/config_file.rs
+++ b/cli/config_file.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl TsConfig {
     maybe_config_file: Option<&ConfigFile>,
   ) -> Result<Option<IgnoredCompilerOptions>, AnyError> {
     if let Some(config_file) = maybe_config_file {
-      let (value, maybe_ignored_options) = config_file.as_compiler_options()?;
+      let (value, maybe_ignored_options) = config_file.to_compiler_options()?;
       self.merge(&value);
       Ok(maybe_ignored_options)
     } else {
@@ -266,10 +266,33 @@ impl Serialize for TsConfig {
   }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LintRulesConfig {
+  pub tags: Option<Vec<String>>,
+  pub include: Option<Vec<String>>,
+  pub exclude: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LintFilesConfig {
+  pub include: Vec<String>,
+  pub exclude: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default, deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct LintConfig {
+  pub rules: LintRulesConfig,
+  pub files: LintFilesConfig,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ConfigFileJson {
   pub compiler_options: Option<Value>,
+  pub lint: Option<Value>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -328,7 +351,7 @@ impl ConfigFile {
 
   /// Parse `compilerOptions` and return a serde `Value`.
   /// The result also contains any options that were ignored.
-  pub fn as_compiler_options(
+  pub fn to_compiler_options(
     &self,
   ) -> Result<(Value, Option<IgnoredCompilerOptions>), AnyError> {
     if let Some(compiler_options) = self.json.compiler_options.clone() {
@@ -340,6 +363,16 @@ impl ConfigFile {
       Ok((json!({}), None))
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn to_lint_config(&self) -> Result<Option<LintConfig>, AnyError> {
+    if let Some(config) = self.json.lint.clone() {
+      let lint_config: LintConfig = serde_json::from_value(config)
+        .context("Failed to parse \"lint\" configuration")?;
+      Ok(Some(lint_config))
+    } else {
+      Ok(None)
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -397,12 +430,22 @@ mod tests {
         "build": true,
         // comments are allowed
         "strict": true
+      },
+      "lint": {
+        "files": {
+          "include": ["src/"],
+          "exclude": ["src/testdata/"]
+        },
+        "rules": {
+          "tags": ["recommended"],
+          "include": ["ban-untagged-todo"]
+        }
       }
     }"#;
     let config_path = PathBuf::from("/deno/tsconfig.json");
     let config_file = ConfigFile::new(config_text, &config_path).unwrap();
     let (options_value, ignored) =
-      config_file.as_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
+      config_file.to_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
     assert!(options_value.is_object());
     let options = options_value.as_object().unwrap();
     assert!(options.contains_key("strict"));
@@ -414,6 +457,22 @@ mod tests {
         maybe_path: Some(config_path),
       }),
     );
+
+    let lint_config = config_file
+      .to_lint_config()
+      .expect("error parsing lint object")
+      .expect("lint object should be defined");
+    assert_eq!(lint_config.files.include, vec!["src/"]);
+    assert_eq!(lint_config.files.exclude, vec!["src/testdata/"]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      lint_config.rules.include,
+      Some(vec!["ban-untagged-todo".to_string()])
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+      lint_config.rules.tags,
+      Some(vec!["recommended".to_string()])
+    );
+    assert!(lint_config.rules.exclude.is_none());
   }
 
   #[test]
@@ -422,7 +481,7 @@ mod tests {
     let config_path = PathBuf::from("/deno/tsconfig.json");
     let config_file = ConfigFile::new(config_text, &config_path).unwrap();
     let (options_value, _) =
-      config_file.as_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
+      config_file.to_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
     assert!(options_value.is_object());
   }
 
@@ -432,7 +491,7 @@ mod tests {
     let config_path = PathBuf::from("/deno/tsconfig.json");
     let config_file = ConfigFile::new(config_text, &config_path).unwrap();
     let (options_value, _) =
-      config_file.as_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
+      config_file.to_compiler_options().expect("error parsing");
     assert!(options_value.is_object());
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/flags.rs b/cli/flags.rs
index 63182753ac..03167adc6d 100644
--- a/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/flags.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ pub enum DenoSubcommand {
     files: Vec<PathBuf>,
     ignore: Vec<PathBuf>,
     rules: bool,
+    rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+    rules_include: Vec<String>,
+    rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
     json: bool,
   },
   Repl {
@@ -952,6 +955,35 @@ Ignore linting a file by adding an ignore comment at the top of the file:
         .long("rules")
         .help("List available rules"),
     )
+    .arg(
+      Arg::with_name("rules-tags")
+        .long("rules-tags")
+        .require_equals(true)
+        .takes_value(true)
+        .use_delimiter(true)
+        .empty_values(true)
+        .conflicts_with("rules")
+        .help("Use set of rules with a tag"),
+    )
+    .arg(
+      Arg::with_name("rules-include")
+        .long("rules-include")
+        .require_equals(true)
+        .takes_value(true)
+        .use_delimiter(true)
+        .conflicts_with("rules")
+        .help("Include lint rules"),
+    )
+    .arg(
+      Arg::with_name("rules-exclude")
+        .long("rules-exclude")
+        .require_equals(true)
+        .takes_value(true)
+        .use_delimiter(true)
+        .conflicts_with("rules")
+        .help("Exclude lint rules"),
+    )
+    .arg(config_arg())
     .arg(
       Arg::with_name("ignore")
         .long("ignore")
@@ -1722,6 +1754,7 @@ fn lsp_parse(flags: &mut Flags, _matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
 }
 
 fn lint_parse(flags: &mut Flags, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
+  config_arg_parse(flags, matches);
   let files = match matches.values_of("files") {
     Some(f) => f.map(PathBuf::from).collect(),
     None => vec![],
@@ -1731,10 +1764,25 @@ fn lint_parse(flags: &mut Flags, matches: &clap::ArgMatches) {
     None => vec![],
   };
   let rules = matches.is_present("rules");
+  let rules_tags = match matches.values_of("rules-tags") {
+    Some(f) => f.map(String::from).collect(),
+    None => vec![],
+  };
+  let rules_include = match matches.values_of("rules-include") {
+    Some(f) => f.map(String::from).collect(),
+    None => vec![],
+  };
+  let rules_exclude = match matches.values_of("rules-exclude") {
+    Some(f) => f.map(String::from).collect(),
+    None => vec![],
+  };
   let json = matches.is_present("json");
   flags.subcommand = DenoSubcommand::Lint {
     files,
     rules,
+    rules_tags,
+    rules_include,
+    rules_exclude,
     ignore,
     json,
   };
@@ -2456,6 +2504,9 @@ mod tests {
             PathBuf::from("script_2.ts")
           ],
           rules: false,
+          rules_tags: vec![],
+          rules_include: vec![],
+          rules_exclude: vec![],
           json: false,
           ignore: vec![],
         },
@@ -2471,6 +2522,9 @@ mod tests {
         subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Lint {
           files: vec![],
           rules: false,
+          rules_tags: vec![],
+          rules_include: vec![],
+          rules_exclude: vec![],
           json: false,
           ignore: vec![
             PathBuf::from("script_1.ts"),
@@ -2488,6 +2542,32 @@ mod tests {
         subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Lint {
           files: vec![],
           rules: true,
+          rules_tags: vec![],
+          rules_include: vec![],
+          rules_exclude: vec![],
+          json: false,
+          ignore: vec![],
+        },
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
+
+    let r = flags_from_vec(svec![
+      "deno",
+      "lint",
+      "--rules-tags=",
+      "--rules-include=ban-untagged-todo,no-undef",
+      "--rules-exclude=no-const-assign"
+    ]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Lint {
+          files: vec![],
+          rules: false,
+          rules_tags: svec![""],
+          rules_include: svec!["ban-untagged-todo", "no-undef"],
+          rules_exclude: svec!["no-const-assign"],
           json: false,
           ignore: vec![],
         },
@@ -2502,12 +2582,40 @@ mod tests {
         subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Lint {
           files: vec![PathBuf::from("script_1.ts")],
           rules: false,
+          rules_tags: vec![],
+          rules_include: vec![],
+          rules_exclude: vec![],
           json: true,
           ignore: vec![],
         },
         ..Flags::default()
       }
     );
+
+    let r = flags_from_vec(svec![
+      "deno",
+      "lint",
+      "--config",
+      "Deno.jsonc",
+      "--json",
+      "script_1.ts"
+    ]);
+    assert_eq!(
+      r.unwrap(),
+      Flags {
+        subcommand: DenoSubcommand::Lint {
+          files: vec![PathBuf::from("script_1.ts")],
+          rules: false,
+          rules_tags: vec![],
+          rules_include: vec![],
+          rules_exclude: vec![],
+          json: true,
+          ignore: vec![],
+        },
+        config_path: Some("Deno.jsonc".to_string()),
+        ..Flags::default()
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   #[test]
diff --git a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
index 6f944f4047..8d13382a7b 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ impl Inner {
           ConfigFile::read(path)?
         };
         let (value, maybe_ignored_options) =
-          config_file.as_compiler_options()?;
+          config_file.to_compiler_options()?;
         tsconfig.merge(&value);
         self.maybe_config_file = Some(config_file);
         self.maybe_config_uri = Some(config_url);
diff --git a/cli/main.rs b/cli/main.rs
index b68539ad82..8c1d219ecd 100644
--- a/cli/main.rs
+++ b/cli/main.rs
@@ -489,10 +489,14 @@ async fn lsp_command() -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   lsp::start().await
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn lint_command(
-  _flags: Flags,
+  flags: Flags,
   files: Vec<PathBuf>,
   list_rules: bool,
+  rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+  rules_include: Vec<String>,
+  rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
   ignore: Vec<PathBuf>,
   json: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
@@ -501,7 +505,24 @@ async fn lint_command(
     return Ok(());
   }
 
-  tools::lint::lint_files(files, ignore, json).await
+  let program_state = ProgramState::build(flags.clone()).await?;
+  let maybe_lint_config =
+    if let Some(config_file) = &program_state.maybe_config_file {
+      config_file.to_lint_config()?
+    } else {
+      None
+    };
+
+  tools::lint::lint_files(
+    maybe_lint_config,
+    rules_tags,
+    rules_include,
+    rules_exclude,
+    files,
+    ignore,
+    json,
+  )
+  .await
 }
 
 async fn cache_command(
@@ -1183,9 +1204,22 @@ fn get_subcommand(
     DenoSubcommand::Lint {
       files,
       rules,
+      rules_tags,
+      rules_include,
+      rules_exclude,
       ignore,
       json,
-    } => lint_command(flags, files, rules, ignore, json).boxed_local(),
+    } => lint_command(
+      flags,
+      files,
+      rules,
+      rules_tags,
+      rules_include,
+      rules_exclude,
+      ignore,
+      json,
+    )
+    .boxed_local(),
     DenoSubcommand::Repl { eval } => run_repl(flags, eval).boxed_local(),
     DenoSubcommand::Run { script } => run_command(flags, script).boxed_local(),
     DenoSubcommand::Test {
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/lint_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/lint_tests.rs
index 3eb9657ed0..b11cc5b9ad 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/lint_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/lint_tests.rs
@@ -24,59 +24,85 @@ fn ignore_unexplicit_files() {
 }
 
 itest!(all {
-  args: "lint --unstable lint/file1.js lint/file2.ts lint/ignored_file.ts",
+  args: "lint lint/file1.js lint/file2.ts lint/ignored_file.ts",
   output: "lint/expected.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(quiet {
-  args: "lint --unstable --quiet lint/file1.js",
+  args: "lint --quiet lint/file1.js",
   output: "lint/expected_quiet.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(json {
       args:
-        "lint --unstable --json lint/file1.js lint/file2.ts lint/ignored_file.ts lint/malformed.js",
+        "lint --json lint/file1.js lint/file2.ts lint/ignored_file.ts lint/malformed.js",
         output: "lint/expected_json.out",
         exit_code: 1,
     });
 
 itest!(ignore {
-  args: "lint --unstable --ignore=lint/file1.js,lint/malformed.js lint/",
+  args:
+    "lint --ignore=lint/file1.js,lint/malformed.js,lint/lint_with_config/ lint/",
   output: "lint/expected_ignore.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(glob {
-  args: "lint --unstable --ignore=lint/malformed.js lint/",
+  args: "lint --ignore=lint/malformed.js,lint/lint_with_config/ lint/",
   output: "lint/expected_glob.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(stdin {
-  args: "lint --unstable -",
+  args: "lint -",
   input: Some("let _a: any;"),
   output: "lint/expected_from_stdin.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(stdin_json {
-  args: "lint --unstable --json -",
+  args: "lint --json -",
   input: Some("let _a: any;"),
   output: "lint/expected_from_stdin_json.out",
   exit_code: 1,
 });
 
 itest!(rules {
-  args: "lint --unstable --rules",
+  args: "lint --rules",
   output: "lint/expected_rules.out",
   exit_code: 0,
 });
 
 // Make sure that the rules are printed if quiet option is enabled.
 itest!(rules_quiet {
-  args: "lint --unstable --rules -q",
+  args: "lint --rules -q",
   output: "lint/expected_rules.out",
   exit_code: 0,
 });
+
+itest!(lint_with_config {
+  args: "lint --config lint/Deno.jsonc lint/lint_with_config/",
+  output: "lint/lint_with_config.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
+// Check if CLI flags take precedence
+itest!(lint_with_config_and_flags {
+  args: "lint --config lint/Deno.jsonc --ignore=lint/lint_with_config/a.ts",
+  output: "lint/lint_with_config_and_flags.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
+itest!(lint_with_malformed_config {
+  args: "lint --config lint/Deno.malformed.jsonc",
+  output: "lint/lint_with_malformed_config.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
+
+itest!(lint_with_malformed_config2 {
+  args: "lint --config lint/Deno.malformed2.jsonc",
+  output: "lint/lint_with_malformed_config2.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.jsonc b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc0a12eaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "lint": {
+    "files": {
+      "include": ["lint/lint_with_config/"],
+      "exclude": ["lint/lint_with_config/b.ts"]
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "tags": ["recommended"],
+      "include": ["ban-untagged-todo"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed.jsonc b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6225d6a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "lint": {
+    "files": {
+      "include": ["lint/lint_with_config/"],
+      "exclude": ["lint/lint_with_config/b.ts"]
+    },
+    "dont_know_this_field": {},
+    "rules": {
+      "tags": ["recommended"],
+      "include": ["ban-untagged-todo"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed2.jsonc b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed2.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..473dafc4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/Deno.malformed2.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "lint": {
+    "files": {
+      "include": ["lint/lint_with_config/"],
+      "exclude": ["lint/lint_with_config/b.ts"],
+      "dont_know_this_field": {}
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "tags": ["recommended"],
+      "include": ["ban-untagged-todo"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea4581af83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config.out
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(ban-untagged-todo) TODO should be tagged with (@username) or (#issue)
+// TODO: foo
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+    at [WILDCARD]a.ts:1:0
+
+    hint: Add a user tag or issue reference to the TODO comment, e.g. TODO(@djones), TODO(djones), TODO(#123)
+    help: for further information visit https://lint.deno.land/#ban-untagged-todo
+
+(no-unused-vars) `add` is never used
+function add(a: number, b: number): number {
+         ^^^
+    at [WILDCARD]a.ts:2:9
+
+    hint: If this is intentional, prefix it with an underscore like `_add`
+    help: for further information visit https://lint.deno.land/#no-unused-vars
+
+Found 2 problems
+Checked 1 file
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/a.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/a.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c378218a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/a.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// TODO: foo
+function add(a: number, b: number): number {
+  return a + b;
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/b.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/b.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5647067ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config/b.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// TODO: this file should be ignored
+function subtract(a: number, b: number): number {
+  return a - b;
+}
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config_and_flags.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config_and_flags.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a409343eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_config_and_flags.out
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+(ban-untagged-todo) TODO should be tagged with (@username) or (#issue)
+// TODO: this file should be ignored
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+    at [WILDCARD]b.ts:1:0
+
+    hint: Add a user tag or issue reference to the TODO comment, e.g. TODO(@djones), TODO(djones), TODO(#123)
+    help: for further information visit https://lint.deno.land/#ban-untagged-todo
+
+(no-unused-vars) `subtract` is never used
+function subtract(a: number, b: number): number {
+         ^^^^^^^^
+    at [WILDCARD]b.ts:2:9
+
+    hint: If this is intentional, prefix it with an underscore like `_subtract`
+    help: for further information visit https://lint.deno.land/#no-unused-vars
+
+Found 2 problems
+Checked 1 file
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88fb8c4575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+error: Failed to parse "lint" configuration
+
+Caused by:
+    unknown field `dont_know_this_field`, expected `rules` or `files`
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config2.out b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config2.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11e878f005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/lint/lint_with_malformed_config2.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+error: Failed to parse "lint" configuration
+
+Caused by:
+    unknown field `dont_know_this_field`, expected `include` or `exclude`
diff --git a/cli/tools/lint.rs b/cli/tools/lint.rs
index 7e6d2e9230..8a912a45c5 100644
--- a/cli/tools/lint.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/lint.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
 //! the same functions as ops available in JS runtime.
 use crate::ast;
 use crate::colors;
+use crate::config_file::LintConfig;
 use crate::fmt_errors;
 use crate::fs_util::{collect_files, is_supported_ext};
 use crate::media_type::MediaType;
 use crate::tools::fmt::run_parallelized;
-use deno_core::error::{generic_error, AnyError, JsStackFrame};
+use deno_core::error::{anyhow, generic_error, AnyError, JsStackFrame};
 use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_lint::diagnostic::LintDiagnostic;
 use deno_lint::linter::Linter;
@@ -42,21 +43,60 @@ fn create_reporter(kind: LintReporterKind) -> Box<dyn LintReporter + Send> {
 }
 
 pub async fn lint_files(
+  maybe_lint_config: Option<LintConfig>,
+  rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+  rules_include: Vec<String>,
+  rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
   args: Vec<PathBuf>,
   ignore: Vec<PathBuf>,
   json: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   if args.len() == 1 && args[0].to_string_lossy() == "-" {
-    return lint_stdin(json);
+    return lint_stdin(
+      json,
+      maybe_lint_config.as_ref(),
+      rules_tags,
+      rules_include,
+      rules_exclude,
+    );
   }
+
+  // Collect included and ignored files. CLI flags take precendence
+  // over config file, ie. if there's `files.ignore` in config file
+  // and `--ignore` CLI flag, only the flag value is taken into account.
+  let mut include_files = args;
+  let mut exclude_files = ignore;
+
+  if let Some(lint_config) = maybe_lint_config.as_ref() {
+    if include_files.is_empty() {
+      include_files = lint_config
+        .files
+        .include
+        .iter()
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .collect::<Vec<PathBuf>>();
+    }
+
+    if exclude_files.is_empty() {
+      exclude_files = lint_config
+        .files
+        .exclude
+        .iter()
+        .map(PathBuf::from)
+        .collect::<Vec<PathBuf>>();
+    }
+  }
+
   let target_files =
-    collect_files(&args, &ignore, is_supported_ext).and_then(|files| {
-      if files.is_empty() {
-        Err(generic_error("No target files found."))
-      } else {
-        Ok(files)
-      }
-    })?;
+    collect_files(&include_files, &exclude_files, is_supported_ext).and_then(
+      |files| {
+        if files.is_empty() {
+          Err(generic_error("No target files found."))
+        } else {
+          Ok(files)
+        }
+      },
+    )?;
   debug!("Found {} files", target_files.len());
   let target_files_len = target_files.len();
 
@@ -69,11 +109,29 @@ pub async fn lint_files(
   };
   let reporter_lock = Arc::new(Mutex::new(create_reporter(reporter_kind)));
 
+  // Try to get configured rules. CLI flags take precendence
+  // over config file, ie. if there's `rules.include` in config file
+  // and `--rules-include` CLI flag, only the flag value is taken into account.
+  // TODO(bartlomieju): this is done multiple times for each file because
+  // Vec<Box<dyn LintRule>> is not clonable, this should be optimized.
+  get_configured_rules(
+    maybe_lint_config.as_ref(),
+    rules_tags.clone(),
+    rules_include.clone(),
+    rules_exclude.clone(),
+  )?;
+
   run_parallelized(target_files, {
     let reporter_lock = reporter_lock.clone();
     let has_error = has_error.clone();
     move |file_path| {
-      let r = lint_file(file_path.clone());
+      let r = lint_file(
+        file_path.clone(),
+        maybe_lint_config.as_ref(),
+        rules_tags.clone(),
+        rules_include.clone(),
+        rules_exclude.clone(),
+      );
       let mut reporter = reporter_lock.lock().unwrap();
 
       match r {
@@ -144,13 +202,24 @@ pub fn create_linter(syntax: Syntax, rules: Vec<Box<dyn LintRule>>) -> Linter {
 
 fn lint_file(
   file_path: PathBuf,
+  maybe_lint_config: Option<&LintConfig>,
+  rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+  rules_include: Vec<String>,
+  rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<LintDiagnostic>, String), AnyError> {
   let file_name = file_path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
   let source_code = fs::read_to_string(&file_path)?;
   let media_type = MediaType::from(&file_path);
   let syntax = ast::get_syntax(&media_type);
 
-  let lint_rules = rules::get_recommended_rules();
+  // Obtaining rules from config is infallible at this point.
+  let lint_rules = get_configured_rules(
+    maybe_lint_config,
+    rules_tags,
+    rules_include,
+    rules_exclude,
+  )
+  .unwrap();
   let linter = create_linter(syntax, lint_rules);
 
   let (_, file_diagnostics) = linter.lint(file_name, source_code.clone())?;
@@ -161,7 +230,13 @@ fn lint_file(
 /// Lint stdin and write result to stdout.
 /// Treats input as TypeScript.
 /// Compatible with `--json` flag.
-fn lint_stdin(json: bool) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
+fn lint_stdin(
+  json: bool,
+  maybe_lint_config: Option<&LintConfig>,
+  rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+  rules_include: Vec<String>,
+  rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   let mut source = String::new();
   if stdin().read_to_string(&mut source).is_err() {
     return Err(generic_error("Failed to read from stdin"));
@@ -173,7 +248,12 @@ fn lint_stdin(json: bool) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
     LintReporterKind::Pretty
   };
   let mut reporter = create_reporter(reporter_kind);
-  let lint_rules = rules::get_recommended_rules();
+  let lint_rules = get_configured_rules(
+    maybe_lint_config,
+    rules_tags,
+    rules_include,
+    rules_exclude,
+  )?;
   let syntax = ast::get_syntax(&MediaType::TypeScript);
   let linter = create_linter(syntax, lint_rules);
   let mut has_error = false;
@@ -385,3 +465,59 @@ fn sort_diagnostics(diagnostics: &mut Vec<LintDiagnostic>) {
     }
   });
 }
+
+fn get_configured_rules(
+  maybe_lint_config: Option<&LintConfig>,
+  rules_tags: Vec<String>,
+  rules_include: Vec<String>,
+  rules_exclude: Vec<String>,
+) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn LintRule>>, AnyError> {
+  if maybe_lint_config.is_none()
+    && rules_tags.is_empty()
+    && rules_include.is_empty()
+    && rules_exclude.is_empty()
+  {
+    return Ok(rules::get_recommended_rules());
+  }
+
+  let (config_file_tags, config_file_include, config_file_exclude) =
+    if let Some(lint_config) = maybe_lint_config.as_ref() {
+      (
+        lint_config.rules.tags.clone(),
+        lint_config.rules.include.clone(),
+        lint_config.rules.exclude.clone(),
+      )
+    } else {
+      (None, None, None)
+    };
+
+  let maybe_configured_include = if !rules_include.is_empty() {
+    Some(rules_include)
+  } else {
+    config_file_include
+  };
+
+  let maybe_configured_exclude = if !rules_exclude.is_empty() {
+    Some(rules_exclude)
+  } else {
+    config_file_exclude
+  };
+
+  let configured_tags = if !rules_tags.is_empty() {
+    rules_tags
+  } else {
+    config_file_tags.unwrap_or_else(Vec::new)
+  };
+
+  let configured_rules = rules::get_filtered_rules(
+    Some(configured_tags),
+    maybe_configured_exclude,
+    maybe_configured_include,
+  );
+
+  if configured_rules.is_empty() {
+    anyhow!("No rules have been configured");
+  }
+
+  Ok(configured_rules)
+}