diff --git a/.csscomb.json b/.csscomb.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e353e6a63d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.csscomb.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "always-semicolon": true,
+    "color-case": "lower",
+    "block-indent": "  ",
+    "color-shorthand": true,
+    "element-case": "lower",
+    "space-before-colon": "",
+    "space-after-colon": " ",
+    "space-before-combinator": " ",
+    "space-after-combinator": " ",
+    "space-between-declarations": "\n",
+    "space-before-opening-brace": " ",
+    "space-after-opening-brace": "\n",
+    "space-before-closing-brace": "\n",
+    "unitless-zero": true
+}
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd013d50faa..b5f53725f95 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,14 @@ rubocop:
     - ruby
     - mysql
 
+scss-lint:
+  stage: test
+  script:
+    - bundle exec rake scss_lint
+  tags:
+    - ruby
+  allow_failure: true
+
 brakeman:
   stage: test
   script:
diff --git a/.scss-lint.yml b/.scss-lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e350b2073c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scss-lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Linter Documentation:
+# https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint/blob/master/lib/scss_lint/linter/README.md
+
+scss_files: 'app/assets/stylesheets/**/*.scss'
+
+exclude:
+  - 'app/assets/stylesheets/pages/emojis.scss'
+
+linters:
+  BangFormat:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  BorderZero:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  ColorKeyword:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  ColorVariable:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  Comment:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  DeclarationOrder:
+    enabled: false
+
+  # `scss-lint:disable` control comments should be preceded by a comment
+  # explaining why these linters are being disabled for this file.
+  # See https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint#disabling-linters-via-source for
+  # more information.
+  DisableLinterReason:
+    enabled: true
+  
+  DuplicateProperty:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  EmptyLineBetweenBlocks:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  EmptyRule:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  FinalNewline:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  # HEX colors should use three-character values where possible.
+  HexLength:
+    enabled: true
+  
+  # HEX color values should use lower-case colors to differentiate between
+  # letters and numbers, e.g. `#E3E3E3` vs. `#e3e3e3`.
+  HexNotation:
+    enabled: true
+  
+  IdSelector:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  ImportPath:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  ImportantRule:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  # Indentation should always be done in increments of 2 spaces.
+  Indentation:
+    enabled: true
+    width: 2
+  
+  LeadingZero:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  MergeableSelector:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  NameFormat:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  NestingDepth:
+    enabled: false
+
+  PlaceholderInExtend:
+    enabled: false
+
+  PropertySortOrder:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  PropertySpelling:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  PseudoElement:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  QualifyingElement:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  SelectorDepth:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  # Selectors should always use hyphenated-lowercase, rather than camelCase or
+  # snake_case.
+  SelectorFormat:
+    enabled: true
+    convention: hyphenated_lowercase
+  
+  # Prefer the shortest shorthand form possible for properties that support it.
+  Shorthand:
+    enabled: true
+  
+  # Each property should have its own line, except in the special case of
+  # single line rulesets.
+  SingleLinePerProperty:
+    enabled: true
+    allow_single_line_rule_sets: true
+
+  SingleLinePerSelector:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  SpaceAfterComma:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  # Properties should be formatted with a single space separating the colon
+  # from the property's value.
+  SpaceAfterPropertyColon:
+    enabled: true
+
+  # Properties should be formatted with no space between the name and the
+  # colon.
+  SpaceAfterPropertyName:
+    enabled: true
+  
+  SpaceAroundOperator:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  SpaceBeforeBrace:
+    enabled: false
+  
+  StringQuotes:
+    enabled: false
+
+  TrailingSemicolon:
+    enabled: false
+
+  TrailingWhitespace:
+    enabled: false
+
+  UnnecessaryMantissa:
+    enabled: false
+
+  UnnecessaryParentReference:
+    enabled: false
+
+  VendorPrefix:
+    enabled: false
+
+  # Omit length units on zero values, e.g. `0px` vs. `0`.
+  ZeroUnit:
+    enabled: true
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 30c97429040..7540fa1afcc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ merge request:
 1.  [Rails](https://github.com/bbatsov/rails-style-guide)
 1.  [Testing](https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/style/testing)
 1.  [CoffeeScript](https://github.com/thoughtbot/guides/tree/master/style/coffeescript)
+1.  [SCSS styleguide][scss-styleguide]
 1.  [Shell commands](doc/development/shell_commands.md) created by GitLab
     contributors to enhance security
 1.  [Database Migrations](doc/development/migration_style_guide.md)
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ available at [http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/1/0/](http://contributor
 [rss-source]: https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide/blob/master/README.md#source-code-layout
 [rss-naming]: https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide/blob/master/README.md#naming
 [doc-styleguide]: doc/development/doc_styleguide.md "Documentation styleguide"
+[scss-styleguide]: doc/development/scss_styleguide.md "SCSS styleguide"
 [gitlab-design]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-design
 [free Antetype viewer (Mac OSX only)]: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/antetype-viewer/id824152298?mt=12
 [`gitlab1.atype` file]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-design/tree/master/gitlab1.atype/
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1550afb1b56..d022ac96bf4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem 'spring-commands-teaspoon', '~> 0.0.2'
 
   gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.35.0', require: false
+  gem 'scss_lint', '~> 0.47.0', require: false
   gem 'coveralls',  '~> 0.8.2', require: false
   gem 'simplecov', '~> 0.10.0', require: false
   gem 'flog', require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d4e28db00d6..b69980af2ba 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ GEM
     sawyer (0.6.0)
       addressable (~> 2.3.5)
       faraday (~> 0.8, < 0.10)
+    scss_lint (0.47.1)
+      rake (>= 0.9, < 11)
+      sass (~> 3.4.15)
     sdoc (0.3.20)
       json (>= 1.1.3)
       rdoc (~> 3.10)
@@ -1008,6 +1011,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ruby-fogbugz (~> 0.2.1)
   sanitize (~> 2.0)
   sass-rails (~> 5.0.0)
+  scss_lint (~> 0.47.0)
   sdoc (~> 0.3.20)
   seed-fu (~> 2.3.5)
   select2-rails (~> 3.5.9)
diff --git a/doc/development/scss_styleguide.md b/doc/development/scss_styleguide.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6c48c25448b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/development/scss_styleguide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+# SCSS styleguide
+
+This style guide recommends best practices for SCSS to make styles easy to read,
+easy to maintain, and performant for the end-user.
+
+## Rules
+
+### Naming
+
+CSS classes should use the `lowercase-hyphenated` format rather than
+`snake_case` or `camelCase`.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+.class_name {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
+// Bad
+.className {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
+// Good
+.class-name {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+```
+
+### Formatting
+
+You should always use a space before a brace, braces should be on the same
+line, each property should each get its own line, and there should be a space
+between the property and its value.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+.container-item { 
+  width: 100px; height: 100px;
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+// Bad
+.container-item
+{
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px;
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+// Bad
+.container-item{
+  width:100px;
+  height:100px;
+  margin-top:0;
+}
+
+// Good
+.container-item {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px;
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+```
+
+Note that there is an exception for single-line rulesets, although these are 
+not typically recommended.
+
+```scss
+p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+```
+
+### Colors
+
+HEX (hexadecimal) colors short-form should use shortform where possible, and 
+should use lower case letters to differenciate between letters and numbers, e.
+g. `#E3E3E3` vs. `#e3e3e3`.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+p {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+// Bad
+p {
+  color: #FFFFFF;
+}
+
+// Good
+p {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+```
+
+### Indentation
+
+Indentation should always use two spaces for each indentation level.
+
+```scss
+// Bad, four spaces
+p {
+    color: #f00;
+}
+
+// Good
+p {
+  color: #f00;
+}
+```
+
+### Semicolons
+
+Always include semicolons after every property. When the stylesheets are 
+minified, the semicolons will be removed automatically.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+.container-item {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px
+}
+
+// Good
+.container-item {
+  width: 100px;
+  height: 100px;
+}
+```
+
+### Shorthand
+
+The shorthand form should be used for properties that support it.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;
+padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
+
+// Good
+margin: 10px 15px;
+padding: 10px;
+```
+
+### Zero Units
+
+Omit length units on zero values, they're unnecessary and not including them 
+is slightly more performant.
+
+```scss
+// Bad
+.item-with-padding {
+  padding: 0px;
+}
+
+// Good
+.item-with-padding {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+```
+
+### Selectors with a `js-` Prefix
+Do not use any selector prefixed with `js-` for styling purposes. These 
+selectors are intended for use only with JavaScript to allow for removal or 
+renaming without breaking styling.
+
+## Linting
+
+We use [SCSS Lint][scss-lint] to check for style guide conformity. It uses the 
+ruleset in `.scss-lint.yml`, which is located in the home directory of the 
+project.
+
+To check if any warnings will be produced by your changes, you can run `rake 
+scss_lint` in the GitLab directory. SCSS Lint will also run in GitLab CI to 
+catch any warnings.
+
+If the Rake task is throwing warnings you don't understand, SCSS Lint's 
+documentation includes [a full list of their linters][scss-lint-documentation].
+
+### Fixing issues
+
+If you want to automate changing a large portion of the codebase to conform to 
+the SCSS style guide, you can use [CSSComb][csscomb]. First install
+[Node][node] and [NPM][npm], then run `npm install csscomb -g` to install 
+CSSComb globally (system-wide). Run it in the GitLab directory with 
+`csscomb app/assets/stylesheets` to automatically fix issues with CSS/SCSS.
+
+Note that this won't fix every problem, but it should fix a majority.
+
+[csscomb]: https://github.com/csscomb/csscomb.js
+[node]: https://github.com/nodejs/node
+[npm]: https://www.npmjs.com/
+[scss-lint]: https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint
+[scss-lint-documentation]: https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint/blob/master/lib/scss_lint/linter/README.md
diff --git a/lib/tasks/scss-lint.rake b/lib/tasks/scss-lint.rake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..250fd8699e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/scss-lint.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+unless Rails.env.production?
+  require 'scss_lint/rake_task'
+
+  SCSSLint::RakeTask.new do |t|
+    t.config = '.scss-lint.yml'
+    # See https://github.com/brigade/scss-lint/issues/726
+    # Hack, otherwise linter won't respect scss_files option in config file.
+    t.files = []
+  end
+end