diff --git a/lib/.eslintrc b/lib/.eslintrc
index 341e9327c7cf3a..1366d7bcf05d17 100644
--- a/lib/.eslintrc
+++ b/lib/.eslintrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 rules:
   # Custom rules in tools/eslint-rules
   require-buffer: 2
+  buffer-constructor: 2
+
diff --git a/src/.eslintrc b/src/.eslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0d6718d5a9d85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/.eslintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+rules:
+  # Custom rules in tools/eslint-rules
+  buffer-constructor: 2
+
diff --git a/tools/eslint-rules/buffer-constructor.js b/tools/eslint-rules/buffer-constructor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..938598e8dbf618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/eslint-rules/buffer-constructor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Require use of new Buffer constructor methods in lib
+ * @author James M Snell
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+const msg = 'Use of the Buffer() constructor has been deprecated. ' +
+            'Please use either Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), ' +
+            'or Buffer.from()';
+
+function test(context, node) {
+  if (node.callee.name === 'Buffer') {
+    context.report(node, msg);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = function(context) {
+  return {
+    'NewExpression': (node) => test(context, node),
+    'CallExpression': (node) => test(context, node)
+  };
+};