diff --git a/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim b/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
index e9b3164..a637697 100644
--- a/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/typescript/tslint.vim
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_executable', 'tslint')
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_config_path', '')
+call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_rules_dir', '')
 call ale#Set('typescript_tslint_use_global', 0)
 
 function! ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ function! ale_linters#typescript#tslint#BuildLintCommand(buffer) abort
     let l:tslint_config_option = !empty(l:tslint_config_path)
     \   ? ' -c ' . ale#Escape(l:tslint_config_path)
     \   : ''
+    
+    let l:tslint_rules_dir = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'typescript_tslint_rules_dir')
+
+    let l:tslint_rules_option = !empty(l:tslint_rules_dir)
+    \  ? ' -r ' . ale#Escape(l:tslint_rules_dir)
+    \  : ''
 
     return ale_linters#typescript#tslint#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
     \   . ' --format json'