diff --git a/.arclint b/.arclint
--- a/.arclint
+++ b/.arclint
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
             "exclude": [
                 "(^src/(secp256k1|univalue|leveldb)/)"
             ]
+        },
+        "lint-boost-dependencies": {
+            "type": "lint-boost-dependencies",
+            "include": "(^src/.*\\.(h|cpp)$)"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache b/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
--- a/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
+++ b/arcanist/.phutil_module_cache
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php b/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/arcanist/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   'class' => array(
     'AssertWithSideEffectsLinter' => 'linter/AssertWithSideEffectsLinter.php',
     'AutoPEP8FormatLinter' => 'linter/AutoPEP8Linter.php',
+    'BoostDependenciesLinter' => 'linter/BoostDependenciesLinter.php',
     'CHeaderLinter' => 'linter/CHeaderLinter.php',
     'CheckDocLinter' => 'linter/CheckDocLinter.php',
     'ClangFormatLinter' => 'linter/ClangFormatLinter.php',
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
   'xmap' => array(
     'AssertWithSideEffectsLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'AutoPEP8FormatLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
+    'BoostDependenciesLinter' => 'GlobalExternalLinter',
     'CHeaderLinter' => 'ArcanistLinter',
     'CheckDocLinter' => 'GlobalExternalLinter',
     'ClangFormatLinter' => 'ArcanistExternalLinter',
diff --git a/arcanist/linter/BoostDependenciesLinter.php b/arcanist/linter/BoostDependenciesLinter.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arcanist/linter/BoostDependenciesLinter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Uses the lint-boost-dependencies.sh script to check that no new boost
+ * dependency is introduced in the codebase.
+ */
+final class BoostDependenciesLinter extends GlobalExternalLinter {
+
+  public function getInfoName() {
+    return 'lint-boost-dependencies';
+  }
+
+  public function getInfoDescription() {
+    return pht('Check that no new boost dependency is introduced.');
+  }
+
+  public function getLinterName() {
+    return 'BOOST_DEPENDENCIES';
+  }
+
+  public function getLinterConfigurationName() {
+    return 'lint-boost-dependencies';
+  }
+
+  public function getDefaultBinary() {
+    return Filesystem::resolvePath('test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh',
+      $this->getProjectRoot());
+  }
+
+  public function shouldUseInterpreter() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  public function getDefaultInterpreter() {
+    return "bash";
+  }
+
+  public function getInstallInstructions() {
+    return pht('The test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh script is part of '.
+      'the bitcoin-abc project');
+  }
+
+  public function shouldExpectCommandErrors() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  protected function parseGlobalLinterOutput($err, $stdout, $stderr) {
+    $messages = array();
+
+    // New dependency added
+    $pattern = '/(?:^(.+):#include <(.+)>)+/m';
+    if (preg_match_all($pattern, $stdout, $dependencies, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
+      foreach ($dependencies as $dependency) {
+        list(, $path, $header) = $dependency;
+        $messages[] = id(new ArcanistLintMessage())
+          ->setPath($path)
+          ->setGranularity(ArcanistLinter::GRANULARITY_GLOBAL)
+          ->setCode('BOOST_DEPENDENCY')
+          ->setSeverity(ArcanistLintSeverity::SEVERITY_ERROR)
+          ->setName('A new dependency has been introduced')
+          ->setDescription("New dependency to Boost $header has been ".
+                           "introduced.");
+      }
+    }
+
+    // A dependency get removed
+    $pattern = '/^Good job!.+dependency "(.+)" is .+ reintroduced\.$/sm';
+    if (preg_match_all($pattern, $stdout, $removals, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
+      foreach ($removals as $removal) {
+        list($advice, $header) = $removal;
+        $messages[] = id(new ArcanistLintMessage())
+        ->setGranularity(ArcanistLinter::GRANULARITY_GLOBAL)
+        ->setCode('BOOST_DEPENDENCY')
+        ->setSeverity(ArcanistLintSeverity::SEVERITY_ADVICE)
+        ->setBypassChangedLineFiltering(true)
+        ->setName('Good job! A boost dependency has been removed.')
+        ->setDescription($advice);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $messages;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh b/test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh
--- a/test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-boost-dependencies.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #
 # Guard against accidental introduction of new Boost dependencies.
 
-EXIT_CODE=0
-
 EXPECTED_BOOST_INCLUDES=(
     boost/algorithm/string.hpp
     boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@
         fi
     done
     if [[ ${IS_EXPECTED_INCLUDE} == 0 ]]; then
-        EXIT_CODE=1
         echo "A new Boost dependency in the form of \"${BOOST_INCLUDE}\" appears to have been introduced:"
         git grep "${BOOST_INCLUDE}" -- "*.cpp" "*.h"
         echo
@@ -73,8 +70,5 @@
         echo "Please remove it from EXPECTED_BOOST_INCLUDES in $0"
         echo "to make sure this dependency is not accidentally reintroduced."
         echo
-        EXIT_CODE=1
     fi
 done
-
-exit ${EXIT_CODE}