diff --git a/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim b/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
index ac88dd0..3bf8831 100644
--- a/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ function! ale_linters#javascript#eslint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
         return g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable
     endif
 
+    " Look for the kinds of paths that create-react-app generates first.
+    let l:executable = ale#util#ResolveLocalPath(
+    \   a:buffer,
+    \   'node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js',
+    \   ''
+    \)
+
+    if !empty(l:executable)
+        return l:executable
+    endif
+
     return ale#util#ResolveLocalPath(
     \   a:buffer,
     \   'node_modules/.bin/eslint',
diff --git a/test/eslint-test-files/node_modules/.bin/eslint b/test/eslint-test-files/node_modules/.bin/eslint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/eslint-test-files/other-app/subdir/testfile.js b/test/eslint-test-files/other-app/subdir/testfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/eslint-test-files/react-app/node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js b/test/eslint-test-files/react-app/node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/eslint-test-files/react-app/subdir/testfile.js b/test/eslint-test-files/react-app/subdir/testfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/test_eslint_executable_detection.vader b/test/test_eslint_executable_detection.vader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e963ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_eslint_executable_detection.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Before:
+  let g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable = 'eslint_d'
+
+  silent! cd /testplugin/test
+  let g:dir = getcwd()
+
+  runtime ale_linters/javascript/eslint.vim
+
+After:
+  let g:ale_javascript_eslint_executable = 'eslint'
+  let g:ale_javascript_eslint_use_global = 0
+
+  silent execute 'cd ' . g:dir
+  unlet! g:dir
+
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(create-react-app directories should be detected correctly):
+  new eslint-test-files/react-app/subdir/testfile.js
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ g:dir . '/eslint-test-files/react-app/node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js',
+  \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q
+
+Execute(use-global should override create-react-app detection):
+  let g:ale_javascript_eslint_use_global = 1
+
+  new eslint-test-files/react-app/subdir/testfile.js
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'eslint_d',
+  \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q
+
+Execute(other app directories should be detected correctly):
+  new eslint-test-files/other-app/subdir/testfile.js
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ g:dir . '/eslint-test-files/node_modules/.bin/eslint',
+  \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q
+
+Execute(use-global should override other app directories):
+  let g:ale_javascript_eslint_use_global = 1
+
+  new eslint-test-files/other-app/subdir/testfile.js
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ 'eslint_d',
+  \ ale_linters#javascript#eslint#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
+
+  :q