diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9b4cb56088..b24ccc722d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 - [`order`]: Add support for TypeScript's "import equals"-expressions ([#1785], thanks [@manuth])
 - [`import/default`]: support default export in TSExportAssignment ([#1689], thanks [@Maxim-Mazurok])
 - [`no-restricted-paths`]: add custom message support ([#1802], thanks [@malykhinvi])
+- add [`no-relative-packages`] ([#966], thanks [@panrafal])
 
 ### Fixed
 - [`group-exports`]: Flow type export awareness ([#1702], thanks [@ernestostifano])
@@ -814,6 +815,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#1068]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1068
 [#1049]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1049
 [#1046]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1046
+[#966]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/966
 [#944]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/944
 [#912]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/912
 [#908]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/908
@@ -1195,3 +1197,4 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [@adjerbetian]: https://github.com/adjerbetian
 [@Maxim-Mazurok]: https://github.com/Maxim-Mazurok
 [@malykhinvi]: https://github.com/malykhinvi
+[@panrafal]: https://github.com/panrafal
diff --git a/docs/rules/no-relative-packages.md b/docs/rules/no-relative-packages.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53d0fe85f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/rules/no-relative-packages.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# no-relative-packages
+
+Use this rule to prevent importing packages through relative paths.
+
+It's useful in Yarn/Lerna workspaces, were it's possible to import a sibling
+package using `../package` relative path, while direct `package` is the correct one.
+
+
+### Examples
+
+Given the following folder structure:
+
+```
+my-project
+├── packages
+│   ├── foo
+│   │   ├── index.js
+│   │   └── package.json
+│   └── bar
+│       ├── index.js
+│       └── package.json
+└── entry.js
+```
+
+And the .eslintrc file:
+```
+{
+  ...
+  "rules": {
+    "import/no-relative-packages": "error"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+The following patterns are considered problems:
+
+```js
+/**
+ *  in my-project/packages/foo.js
+ */
+
+import bar from '../bar'; // Import sibling package using relative path
+import entry from '../../entry.js'; // Import from parent package using relative path
+
+/**
+ *  in my-project/entry.js
+ */
+
+import bar from './packages/bar'; // Import child package using relative path
+```
+
+The following patterns are NOT considered problems:
+
+```js
+/**
+ *  in my-project/packages/foo.js
+ */
+
+import bar from 'bar'; // Import sibling package using package name
+
+/**
+ *  in my-project/entry.js
+ */
+
+import bar from 'bar'; // Import sibling package using package name
+```
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d0a98b7cb9..89306821dd 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export const rules = {
   'no-restricted-paths': require('./rules/no-restricted-paths'),
   'no-internal-modules': require('./rules/no-internal-modules'),
   'group-exports': require('./rules/group-exports'),
+  'no-relative-packages': require('./rules/no-relative-packages'),
   'no-relative-parent-imports': require('./rules/no-relative-parent-imports'),
-
   'no-self-import': require('./rules/no-self-import'),
   'no-cycle': require('./rules/no-cycle'),
   'no-named-default': require('./rules/no-named-default'),
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export const rules = {
   'no-named-as-default-member': require('./rules/no-named-as-default-member'),
   'no-anonymous-default-export': require('./rules/no-anonymous-default-export'),
   'no-unused-modules': require('./rules/no-unused-modules'),
-
   'no-commonjs': require('./rules/no-commonjs'),
   'no-amd': require('./rules/no-amd'),
   'no-duplicates': require('./rules/no-duplicates'),
diff --git a/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e069a6b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import path from 'path'
+import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up'
+
+import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve'
+import importType from '../core/importType'
+import isStaticRequire from '../core/staticRequire'
+import docsUrl from '../docsUrl'
+
+function findNamedPackage(filePath) {
+  const found = readPkgUp.sync({cwd: filePath, normalize: false})
+  // console.log(found)
+  if (found.pkg && !found.pkg.name) {
+    return findNamedPackage(path.join(found.path, '../..'))
+  }
+  return found
+}
+
+function checkImportForRelativePackage(context, importPath, node) {
+  const potentialViolationTypes = ['parent', 'index', 'sibling']
+  if (potentialViolationTypes.indexOf(importType(importPath, context)) === -1) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const resolvedImport = resolve(importPath, context)
+  const resolvedContext = context.getFilename()
+
+  if (!resolvedImport || !resolvedContext) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const importPkg = findNamedPackage(resolvedImport)
+  const contextPkg = findNamedPackage(resolvedContext)
+
+  if (importPkg.pkg && contextPkg.pkg && importPkg.pkg.name !== contextPkg.pkg.name) {
+    const importBaseName = path.basename(importPath)
+    const importRoot = path.dirname(importPkg.path)
+    const properPath = path.relative(importRoot, resolvedImport)
+    const properImport = path.join(
+      importPkg.pkg.name,
+      path.dirname(properPath),
+      importBaseName === path.basename(importRoot) ? '' : importBaseName
+    )
+    context.report({
+      node,
+      message: `Relative import from another package is not allowed. Use "${properImport}" instead of "${importPath}"`,
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  meta: {
+    type: 'suggestion',
+    docs: {
+      url: docsUrl('named'),
+    },
+    schema: [],
+  },
+
+  create: function noRelativePackages(context) {
+    return {
+      ImportDeclaration(node) {
+        checkImportForRelativePackage(context, node.source.value, node.source)
+      },
+      CallExpression(node) {
+        if (isStaticRequire(node)) {
+          const [firstArgument] = node.arguments
+          checkImportForRelativePackage(context, firstArgument.value, firstArgument)
+        }
+      },
+    }
+  },
+}
diff --git a/tests/files/package-named/index.js b/tests/files/package-named/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea9b101e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/package-named/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default function () {}
diff --git a/tests/files/package-named/package.json b/tests/files/package-named/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbda7111f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/package-named/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "package-named",
+  "description": "Standard, named package",
+  "main": "index.js"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/files/package/index.js b/tests/files/package/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea9b101e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/package/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default function () {}
diff --git a/tests/files/package/package.json b/tests/files/package/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad83f1ea7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/package/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "description": "Unnamed package for reaching through main field - rxjs style",
+  "main": "index.js"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js b/tests/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb2ff98648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { RuleTester } from 'eslint'
+import rule from 'rules/no-relative-packages'
+
+import { test, testFilePath } from '../utils'
+
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester()
+
+ruleTester.run('no-relative-packages', rule, {
+  valid: [
+    test({
+      code: 'import foo from "./index.js"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package/index.js'),
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import bar from "../bar"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package/index.js'),
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import {foo} from "a"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package-named/index.js'),
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'const bar = require("../bar.js")',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package/index.js'),
+    }),
+  ],
+
+  invalid: [
+    test({
+      code: 'import foo from "./package-named"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./bar.js'),
+      errors: [ {
+        message: 'Relative import from another package is not allowed. Use "package-named" instead of "./package-named"',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 17,
+      } ],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import foo from "../package-named"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package/index.js'),
+      errors: [ {
+        message: 'Relative import from another package is not allowed. Use "package-named" instead of "../package-named"',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 17,
+      } ],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import foo from "../package-scoped"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package/index.js'),
+      errors: [ {
+        message: 'Relative import from another package is not allowed. Use "@scope/package-named" instead of "../package-scoped"',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 17,
+      } ],
+    }),
+    test({
+      code: 'import bar from "../bar"',
+      filename: testFilePath('./package-named/index.js'),
+      errors: [ {
+        message: 'Relative import from another package is not allowed. Use "eslint-plugin-import/tests/files/bar" instead of "../bar"',
+        line: 1,
+        column: 17,
+      } ],
+    }),
+  ],
+})