diff --git a/tslint-rules/reactProperLifecycleMethodsRule.ts b/tslint-rules/reactProperLifecycleMethodsRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cad6bec015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tslint-rules/reactProperLifecycleMethodsRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * react-proper-lifecycle-methods
+ *
+ * This custom tslint rule is attemptsto prevent erroneous usage of the React
+ * lifecycle methods by ensuring proper method naming, and parameter order,
+ * types and names.
+ *
+ */
+
+import * as ts from 'typescript'
+import * as Lint from 'tslint/lib/lint'
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
+    public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+      if (sourceFile.languageVariant === ts.LanguageVariant.JSX) {
+        return this.applyWithWalker(new ReactProperLifecycleMethodsWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions()))
+      } else {
+          return []
+      }
+    }
+}
+
+class ReactProperLifecycleMethodsWalker extends Lint.RuleWalker {
+
+  private propsTypeName: string
+  private stateTypeName: string
+
+  protected visitClassDeclaration(node: ts.ClassDeclaration): void {
+    if (node.heritageClauses && node.heritageClauses.length) {
+      for (const heritageClause of node.heritageClauses) {
+        if (heritageClause.token === ts.SyntaxKind.ExtendsKeyword && heritageClause.types) {
+          for (const type of heritageClause.types) {
+            const inheritedName = type.expression.getText()
+
+            if (inheritedName === 'React.Component') {
+              if (type.typeArguments && type.typeArguments.length === 2) {
+                this.propsTypeName = type.typeArguments[0].getText()
+                this.stateTypeName = type.typeArguments[1].getText()
+
+                console.log(this.propsTypeName, this.stateTypeName)
+
+                super.visitClassDeclaration(node)
+                return
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected visitMethodDeclaration(node: ts.MethodDeclaration): void {
+    const methodName = node.name.getText()
+    if (/^component|^shouldComponent/.test(methodName)) {
+      switch (methodName) {
+        case 'componentWillMount':
+        case 'componentDidMount':
+        case 'componentWillUnmount':
+          this.verifyEmptyParameters(node)
+          break
+        case 'componentWillReceiveProps':
+        case 'shouldComponentUpdate':
+        case 'componentWillUpdate':
+        case 'componentDidUpdate':
+          return
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private verifyEmptyParameters(node: ts.MethodDeclaration) {
+    if (node.parameters.length) {
+      const start = node.getStart()
+      const width = node.getWidth()
+
+      const methodName = node.name.getText()
+      const message = `${methodName} should not accept any parameters.`
+
+      this.addFailure(this.createFailure(start, width, message))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 3dac1f6bf8..69bfb87185 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       "single"
     ],
     "react-no-unbound-dispatcher-props": true,
+    "react-proper-lifecycle-methods": true,
     "react-readonly-props-and-state": true,
     "react-unused-props-and-state": [ true,
       {