diff --git a/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim b/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
index 26d26c8c..18f9e08c 100644
--- a/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-" Author: Prashanth Chandra https://github.com/prashcr
+" Author: Prashanth Chandra <https://github.com/prashcr>, Jonathan Clem <https://jclem.net>
 " Description: tslint for TypeScript files
 
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_executable', 'tslint')
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_config_path', '')
+call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_rules_dir', '')
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_use_global', 0)
 
 function! ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
@@ -38,15 +39,20 @@ function! ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     \   'tslint.json',
     \   ale#Var(a:buffer, 'typescript_tslint_config_path')
     \)
-
     let l:tslint_config_option = !empty(l:tslint_config_path)
     \   ? ' -c ' . ale#Escape(l:tslint_config_path)
     \   : ''
 
+    let l:tslint_rules_dir = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'typescript_tslint_rules_dir')
+    let l:tslint_rules_option = !empty(l:tslint_rules_dir)
+    \  ? ' -r ' . ale#Escape(l:tslint_rules_dir)
+    \  : ''
+
     return ale#path#BufferCdString(a:buffer)
     \   . ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
     \   . ' --format json'
     \   . l:tslint_config_option
+    \   . l:tslint_rules_option
     \   . ' %t'
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/doc/ale-typescript.txt b/doc/ale-typescript.txt
index df479c5a..e20d058e 100644
--- a/doc/ale-typescript.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-typescript.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ g:ale_typescript_tslint_config_path       *g:ale_typescript_tslint_config_path*
   such path exists, this variable will be used instead.
 
 
+g:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir         *g:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir*
+                                          *b:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir*
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `''`
+
+  If this variable is set, ALE will use it as the rules directory for tslint.
+
+
 g:ale_typescript_tslint_use_global         *g:ale_typescript_tslint_use_global*
                                            *b:ale_typescript_tslint_use_global*
   Type: |Number|
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_tslint_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_tslint_command_callback.vader
index 694d36d6..51567951 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_tslint_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_tslint_command_callback.vader
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 Before:
-  Save g:typescript_tslint_executable
-  Save g:typescript_tslint_config_path
-  Save g:typescript_tslint_use_global
+  Save g:ale_typescript_tslint_executable
+  Save g:ale_typescript_tslint_config_path
+  Save g:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir
+  Save g:ale_typescript_tslint_use_global
 
-  unlet! g:typescript_tslint_executable
-  unlet! g:typescript_tslint_config_path
-  unlet! g:typescript_tslint_use_global
+  unlet! g:ale_typescript_tslint_executable
+  unlet! g:ale_typescript_tslint_config_path
+  unlet! g:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir
+  unlet! g:ale_typescript_tslint_use_global
 
   runtime ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
 
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ Before:
 After:
   Restore
 
+  unlet! b:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir
+
   call ale#test#RestoreDirectory()
   call ale#linter#Reset()
 
@@ -22,3 +26,13 @@ Execute(The default tslint command should be correct):
   \ 'cd ''' . expand('%:p:h') . ''' && '
   \   . 'tslint --format json %t',
   \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+Execute(The rules directory option should be included if set):
+  let b:ale_typescript_tslint_rules_dir = '/foo/bar'
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'cd ''' . expand('%:p:h') . ''' && '
+  \   . 'tslint --format json'
+  \   . ' -r ' . ale#Escape('/foo/bar')
+  \   . ' %t',
+  \ ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetCommand(bufnr(''))