diff --git a/packages/app-defaults/.eslintrc.js b/packages/app-defaults/.eslintrc.js
index e2a53a6ad2..e487f765b2 100644
--- a/packages/app-defaults/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/app-defaults/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname, {
+  rules: {
+    '@backstage/no-top-level-material-ui-4-imports': 'error',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/app-next-example-plugin/.eslintrc.js b/packages/app-next-example-plugin/.eslintrc.js
index e2a53a6ad2..e487f765b2 100644
--- a/packages/app-next-example-plugin/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/app-next-example-plugin/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname, {
+  rules: {
+    '@backstage/no-top-level-material-ui-4-imports': 'error',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js
index e2a53a6ad2..e487f765b2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname);
+module.exports = require('@backstage/cli/config/eslint-factory')(__dirname, {
+  rules: {
+    '@backstage/no-top-level-material-ui-4-imports': 'error',
+  },
+});