diff --git a/ale_linters/css/csslint.vim b/ale_linters/css/csslint.vim
index 39176ce..6b0956e 100644
--- a/ale_linters/css/csslint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/css/csslint.vim
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 " Author: w0rp <devw0rp@gmail.com>
 " Description: This file adds support for checking CSS code with csslint.
 
+function! ale_linters#css#csslint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    let l:csslintrc = ale#util#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, '.csslintrc')
+    let l:config_option = !empty(l:csslintrc)
+    \   ? '--config=' . fnameescape(l:csslintrc)
+    \   : ''
+
+    return 'csslint --format=compact ' . l:config_option . ' %t'
+endfunction
+
 call ale#linter#Define('css', {
 \   'name': 'csslint',
 \   'executable': 'csslint',
-\   'command': 'csslint --format=compact %t',
+\   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#css#csslint#GetCommand',
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleCSSLintFormat',
 \})
diff --git a/test/csslint-test-files/other-app/testfile.css b/test/csslint-test-files/other-app/testfile.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/csslint-test-files/some-app/.csslintrc b/test/csslint-test-files/some-app/.csslintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/csslint-test-files/some-app/subdir/testfile.css b/test/csslint-test-files/some-app/subdir/testfile.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/test_csslint_config_detection.vader b/test/test_csslint_config_detection.vader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a06258c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_csslint_config_detection.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Before:
+  silent! cd /testplugin/test
+  let g:dir = getcwd()
+
+  runtime ale_linters/css/csslint.vim
+
+After:
+  silent execute 'cd ' . g:dir
+  unlet! g:dir
+
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(--config should be set when the .csslintrc file is found):
+  new csslint-test-files/some-app/subdir/testfile.js
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ (
+  \   'csslint --format=compact '
+  \   . '--config=' . fnameescape(g:dir . '/csslint-test-files/some-app/.csslintrc')
+  \   . ' %t'
+  \ ),
+  \ ale_linters#css#csslint#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q
+
+Execute(--config should not be used when no .csslintrc file exists):
+  new csslint-test-files/other-app/testfile.css
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ (
+  \   'csslint --format=compact '
+  \   . ' %t'
+  \ ),
+  \ ale_linters#css#csslint#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q