diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index f6f887064c6f5..d05edbc87583a 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = {
 		// this is when Webpack last built the bundle
 		BUILD_TIMESTAMP: true,
 	},
-	plugins: [ 'jest', 'jsx-a11y', 'import' ],
+	plugins: [ 'jest', 'jsx-a11y', 'import', 'inclusive-language' ],
 	settings: {
 		react: {
 			version: reactVersion,
@@ -176,5 +176,8 @@ module.exports = {
 		// - events because we use it for some event emitters
 		// - path because we use it quite a bit
 		'import/no-nodejs-modules': [ 'error', { allow: [ 'url', 'events', 'path', 'config' ] } ],
+
+		// Ensure we do not reintroduce non-inclusive language into our repository
+		'inclusive-language/use-inclusive-words': 'error',
 	},
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df92efa606016..7d7291af9e396 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^6.11.0",
 		"eslint-config-wpcalypso": "^5.0.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.20.0",
+		"eslint-plugin-inclusive-language": "^1.0.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-jest": "^23.6.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^18.11.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.2.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6986ca2e64b6d..a07979bd91094 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10748,6 +10748,11 @@ eslint-plugin-import@^2.20.0:
     read-pkg-up "^2.0.0"
     resolve "^1.12.0"
 
+eslint-plugin-inclusive-language@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-inclusive-language/-/eslint-plugin-inclusive-language-1.0.0.tgz#bf2222355065b344770be052a0fc3420a5bba7e5"
+  integrity sha512-O+dHXecD09zB4yaiFXy36KMm2Wt7bHskXF4LMJJLt3j+1956wZ68mH16h50PWwjiLZXcMtrAyBB9N9Vk9Gt84A==
+
 eslint-plugin-jest@^23.6.0:
   version "23.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-jest/-/eslint-plugin-jest-23.6.0.tgz#508b32f80d44058c8c01257c0ee718cfbd521e9d"