diff --git a/packages/parser/README.md b/packages/parser/README.md
index 718e2c82ba5..c0e0187b314 100644
--- a/packages/parser/README.md
+++ b/packages/parser/README.md
@@ -50,9 +50,25 @@ The following additional configuration options are available by specifying them
 
 - **`project`** - default `undefined`. This option allows you to provide a path to your project's `tsconfig.json`. **This setting is required if you want to use rules which require type information**. You may want to use this setting in tandem with the `tsconfigRootDir` option below.
 
+  - Accepted values:
+
+    ```js
+    // path
+    project: './tsconfig.json';
+
+    // glob pattern
+    project: './packages/**/tsconfig.json';
+
+    // array of paths and/or glob patterns
+    project: [
+      './packages/**/tsconfig.json',
+      './separate-package/tsconfig.json',
+    ];
+    ```
+
   - Note that if this setting is specified and `createDefaultProgram` is not, you must only lint files that are included in the projects as defined by the provided `tsconfig.json` files. If your existing configuration does not include all of the files you would like to lint, you can create a separate `tsconfig.eslint.json` as follows:
 
-    ```ts
+    ```js
     {
       // extend your base config so you don't have to redefine your compilerOptions
       "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/package.json b/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
index d7c8bae66ef..9400fb5def3 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
     "unit-tests": "jest \"./tests/lib/.*\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "glob": "^7.1.4",
+    "is-glob": "^4.0.1",
     "lodash.unescape": "4.0.1",
     "semver": "^6.2.0"
   },
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
     "@babel/types": "^7.3.2",
     "@types/babel-code-frame": "^6.20.1",
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.1",
+    "@types/is-glob": "^4.0.1",
     "@types/lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.4",
     "@types/lodash.unescape": "^4.0.4",
     "@types/semver": "^6.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
index 1b89136928a..df8df03f0c2 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/parser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import * as ts from 'typescript'; // leave this as * as ts so people using util package don't need syntheticDefaultImports
+import { sync as globSync } from 'glob';
+import isGlob from 'is-glob';
 import { astConverter } from './ast-converter';
 import { convertError } from './convert';
 import { firstDefined } from './node-utils';
@@ -285,6 +287,15 @@ function applyParserOptionsToExtra(options: TSESTreeOptions): void {
     extra.projects = options.project;
   }
 
+  // Transform glob patterns into paths
+  if (extra.projects) {
+    extra.projects = extra.projects.reduce<string[]>(
+      (projects, project) =>
+        projects.concat(isGlob(project) ? globSync(project) : project),
+      [],
+    );
+  }
+
   if (typeof options.tsconfigRootDir === 'string') {
     extra.tsconfigRootDir = options.tsconfigRootDir;
   }
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/tsconfig-parser.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/tsconfig-parser.ts
index affbe090627..364dd0543c8 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/tsconfig-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/tsconfig-parser.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function getTsconfigPath(tsconfigPath: string, extra: Extra): string {
  * @param code The code being linted
  * @param filePath The path of the file being parsed
  * @param extra.tsconfigRootDir The root directory for relative tsconfig paths
- * @param extra.project Provided tsconfig paths
+ * @param extra.projects Provided tsconfig paths
  * @returns The programs corresponding to the supplied tsconfig paths
  */
 export function calculateProjectParserOptions(
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export function calculateProjectParserOptions(
  * @param code The code being linted
  * @param filePath The file being linted
  * @param extra.tsconfigRootDir The root directory for relative tsconfig paths
- * @param extra.project Provided tsconfig paths
+ * @param extra.projects Provided tsconfig paths
  * @returns The program containing just the file being linted and associated library files
  */
 export function createProgram(
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c86527946ff..559279edf28 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1345,6 +1345,11 @@
     "@types/minimatch" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/is-glob@^4.0.1":
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/is-glob/-/is-glob-4.0.1.tgz#a93eec1714172c8eb3225a1cc5eb88c2477b7d00"
+  integrity sha512-k3RS5HyBPu4h+5hTmIEfPB2rl5P3LnGdQEZrV2b9OWTJVtsUQ2VBcedqYKGqxvZqle5UALUXdSfVA8nf3HfyWQ==
+
 "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@*", "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@^2.0.0":
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/istanbul-lib-coverage/-/istanbul-lib-coverage-2.0.1.tgz#42995b446db9a48a11a07ec083499a860e9138ff"
@@ -4706,7 +4711,7 @@ is-glob@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     is-extglob "^2.1.0"
 
-is-glob@^4.0.0:
+is-glob@^4.0.0, is-glob@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-glob/-/is-glob-4.0.1.tgz#7567dbe9f2f5e2467bc77ab83c4a29482407a5dc"
   integrity sha512-5G0tKtBTFImOqDnLB2hG6Bp2qcKEFduo4tZu9MT/H6NQv/ghhy30o55ufafxJ/LdH79LLs2Kfrn85TLKyA7BUg==