diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 88b2cd4a2..d9dd0f6cd 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export { Rule as UseOutputPropertyDecoratorRule } from './useOutputPropertyDecor
 export { Rule as UsePipeDecoratorRule } from './usePipeDecoratorRule';
 export { Rule as UsePipeTransformInterfaceRule } from './usePipeTransformInterfaceRule';
 export { Rule as UseViewEncapsulationRule } from './useViewEncapsulationRule';
+export { Rule as RelativePathExternalResourcesRule } from './relativeUrlPrefixRule';
 
 export * from './angular';
 
diff --git a/src/relativeUrlPrefixRule.ts b/src/relativeUrlPrefixRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a43fe1083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/relativeUrlPrefixRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { IOptions, IRuleMetadata, RuleFailure, Rules } from 'tslint/lib';
+import { SourceFile } from 'typescript/lib/typescript';
+import { NgWalker } from './angular/ngWalker';
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
+
+export class Rule extends Rules.AbstractRule {
+  static readonly metadata: IRuleMetadata = {
+    description: "The ./ prefix is standard syntax for relative URLs; don't depend on Angular's current ability to do without that prefix.",
+    descriptionDetails: 'See more at https://angular.io/styleguide#style-05-04.',
+    rationale: 'A component relative URL requires no change when you move the component files, as long as the files stay together.',
+    ruleName: 'relative-url-prefix',
+    options: null,
+    optionsDescription: 'Not configurable.',
+    type: 'maintainability',
+    typescriptOnly: true
+  };
+
+  static readonly FAILURE_STRING = 'The ./ prefix is standard syntax for relative URLs. (https://angular.io/styleguide#style-05-04)';
+
+  apply(sourceFile: SourceFile): RuleFailure[] {
+    return this.applyWithWalker(new RelativePathExternalResourcesRuleWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions()));
+  }
+}
+
+export class RelativePathExternalResourcesRuleWalker extends NgWalker {
+  constructor(sourceFile: SourceFile, options: IOptions) {
+    super(sourceFile, options);
+  }
+
+  visitClassDecorator(decorator: ts.Decorator) {
+    if (ts.isCallExpression(decorator.expression) && decorator.expression.arguments) {
+      decorator.expression.arguments.forEach(arg => {
+        if (ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(arg) && arg.properties) {
+          arg.properties.forEach((prop: any) => {
+            if (prop && prop.name.text === 'templateUrl') {
+              const url = prop.initializer.text;
+              this.checkTemplateUrl(url, prop.initializer);
+            } else if (prop && prop.name.text === 'styleUrls') {
+              if (prop.initializer.elements.length > 0) {
+                prop.initializer.elements.forEach(e => {
+                  const url = e.text;
+                  this.checkStyleUrls(e);
+                });
+              }
+            }
+          });
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    super.visitClassDecorator(decorator);
+  }
+
+  private checkTemplateUrl(url: string, initializer: ts.StringLiteral) {
+    if (url && !/^\.\/[^\.\/|\.\.\/]/.test(url)) {
+      this.addFailureAtNode(initializer, Rule.FAILURE_STRING);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private checkStyleUrls(token: ts.StringLiteral) {
+    if (token && token.text) {
+      if (!/^\.\/[^\.\/|\.\.\/]/.test(token.text)) {
+        this.addFailureAtNode(token, Rule.FAILURE_STRING);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/relativeUrlPrefixRule.spec.ts b/test/relativeUrlPrefixRule.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb934bc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/relativeUrlPrefixRule.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { Rule } from '../src/relativeUrlPrefixRule';
+import { assertAnnotated, assertSuccess } from './testHelper';
+
+const {
+  metadata: { ruleName }
+} = Rule;
+
+describe(ruleName, () => {
+  describe('styleUrls', () => {
+    describe('success', () => {
+      it('should succeed when a relative URL is prefixed by ./', () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        styleUrls: ['./foobar.css']
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertSuccess(ruleName, source);
+      });
+
+      it('should succeed when all relative URLs is prefixed by ./', () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        styleUrls: ['./foo.css', './bar.css', './whatyouwant.css']
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertSuccess(ruleName, source);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('failure', () => {
+      it("should fail when a relative URL isn't prefixed by ./", () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        styleUrls: ['foobar.css']
+                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("should fail when a relative URL isn't prefixed by ./", () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        styleUrls: ['./../foobar.css']
+                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("should fail when one relative URLs isn't prefixed by ./", () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        styleUrls: ['./foo.css', 'bar.css', './whatyouwant.css']
+                                                 ~~~~~~~~~ 
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('templateUrl', () => {
+    describe('success', () => {
+      it('should succeed when a relative URL is prefixed by ./', () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        templateUrl: './foobar.html'
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertSuccess(ruleName, source);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('failure', () => {
+      it("should succeed when a relative URL isn't prefixed by ./", () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        templateUrl: 'foobar.html'
+                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                    })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should fail when a relative URL is prefixed by ../', () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        templateUrl: '../foobar.html'
+                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                   })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+
+      it('should fail when a relative URL is prefixed by ../', () => {
+        const source = `
+                    @Component({
+                        templateUrl: '.././foobar.html'
+                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+                   })
+                    class Test {}
+                    `;
+        assertAnnotated({
+          ruleName,
+          message: Rule.FAILURE_STRING,
+          source
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});