diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index f228eb0e8a..a7cf9c3694 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -16,39 +16,12 @@ const copyrightTemplate = `/*
 
 `;
 
+const base = require('@spotify-backstage/cli/config/eslint');
+
 module.exports = {
-  extends: [
-    '@spotify/eslint-config-base',
-    '@spotify/eslint-config-react',
-    '@spotify/eslint-config-typescript',
-    'prettier',
-    'prettier/react',
-    'prettier/@typescript-eslint',
-    'plugin:jest/recommended',
-  ],
-  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
-  plugins: ['notice'],
-  env: {
-    jest: true,
-  },
-  parserOptions: {
-    ecmaVersion: 2018,
-    sourceType: 'module',
-  },
-  settings: {
-    react: {
-      version: 'detect',
-    },
-  },
-  // Adding this to .eslintignore just doesn't even, let me know if you can make it work ._.
-  ignorePatterns: [
-    '**/*_pb.js',
-    '**/*_pb.d.ts',
-    '**/dist/**',
-    '**/cjs/**',
-    '**/esm/**',
-  ],
+  ...base,
   rules: {
+    ...base.rules,
     'notice/notice': [
       'error',
       {
diff --git a/packages/app/.eslintrc.js b/packages/app/.eslintrc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 61650a3aa3..0000000000
--- a/packages/app/.eslintrc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser', // Specifies the ESLint parser
-  extends: [
-    // Extend on the config used in `react-scripts`
-    require.resolve('react-scripts/node_modules/eslint-config-react-app'),
-    // If you want extra rules/extensions, it can be added here:
-    // 'plugin:react/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @eslint-plugin-react
-    // 'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended', // Uses the recommended rules from @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin
-  ],
-  parserOptions: {
-    ecmaVersion: 2018, // Allows for the parsing of modern ECMAScript features
-    sourceType: 'module', // Allows for the use of imports
-    ecmaFeatures: {
-      jsx: true, // Allows for the parsing of JSX
-    },
-  },
-  rules: {
-    // Place to specify ESLint rules. Can be used to overwrite rules specified from the extended configs
-    // e.g. "@typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type": "off",
-  },
-  settings: {
-    react: {
-      version: 'detect', // Tells eslint-plugin-react to automatically detect the version of React to use
-    },
-  },
-  // Adding this to .eslintignore just doesn't even, let me know if you can make it work ._.
-  ignorePatterns: ['**/*_pb.js', '**/*_pb.d.ts'],
-};
diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 5c1267bb58..ec950df39c 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@
     "start": "cross-env EXTEND_ESLINT=true SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true backstage-cli watch-deps -- react-scripts start",
     "build": "cross-env EXTEND_ESLINT=true SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true react-scripts build",
     "test": "cross-env EXTEND_ESLINT=true SKIP_PREFLIGHT_CHECK=true react-scripts test",
-    "lint": "cross-env EXTEND_ESLINT=true eslint ./src/**/*.{ts,tsx} --max-warnings=0 --format=codeframe"
-  },
-  "eslintConfig": {
-    "extends": "react-app"
+    "lint": "backstage-cli app:lint"
   },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
diff --git a/packages/cli/config/eslint.js b/packages/cli/config/eslint.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6e81d4de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/config/eslint.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  extends: [
+    '@spotify/eslint-config-base',
+    '@spotify/eslint-config-react',
+    '@spotify/eslint-config-typescript',
+    'prettier',
+    'prettier/react',
+    'prettier/@typescript-eslint',
+    'plugin:jest/recommended',
+  ],
+  parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',
+  plugins: ['notice'],
+  env: {
+    jest: true,
+  },
+  parserOptions: {
+    ecmaVersion: 2018,
+    sourceType: 'module',
+  },
+  settings: {
+    react: {
+      version: 'detect',
+    },
+  },
+  ignorePatterns: ['**/dist/**', '**/build/**'],
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 5943d9c682..48aaa0dd73 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "templates",
+    "config",
     "bin",
     "dist"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/app/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/lint.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f1e4e6251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/app/lint.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { run } from '../../helpers/run';
+
+export default async (cmd: Command) => {
+  const args = ['lint'];
+  if (cmd.fix) {
+    args.push('--fix');
+  }
+
+  await run('web-scripts', args);
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index ca465ec4b8..fc1369cde2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import createPluginCommand from './commands/createPlugin';
 import watch from './commands/watch-deps';
+import appLint from './commands/app/lint';
 import pluginBuild from './commands/plugin/build';
 import pluginLint from './commands/plugin/lint';
 import pluginServe from './commands/plugin/serve';
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ const main = (argv: string[]) => {
 
   program.name('backstage-cli').version(packageJson.version ?? '0.0.0');
 
+  program
+    .command('app:lint')
+    .option('--fix', 'Attempt to automatically fix violations')
+    .description('Lint an app')
+    .action(actionHandler(appLint));
+
   program
     .command('create-plugin')
     .description('Creates a new plugin in the current repository')