--- a/python/moz.build
+++ b/python/moz.build
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS += [
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/action/test_generate_browsersearch.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/action/test_package_fennec_apk.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/backend/test_android_eclipse.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/backend/test_build.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/backend/test_configenvironment.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/backend/test_recursivemake.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/backend/test_visualstudio.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/compilation/test_warnings.py',
+    'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/lint.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_checks_configure.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_compile_checks.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_configure.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_moz_configure.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_options.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_toolchain_configure.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_toolchain_helpers.py',
     'mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/test_toolkit_moz_configure.py',

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/configure/lint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
+from StringIO import StringIO
+from . import ConfigureSandbox
+
+
+class LintSandbox(ConfigureSandbox):
+    def __init__(self, environ=None, argv=None, stdout=None, stderr=None):
+        out = StringIO()
+        stdout = stdout or out
+        stderr = stderr or out
+        environ = environ or {}
+        argv = argv or []
+        super(LintSandbox, self).__init__({}, environ=environ, argv=argv,
+                                          stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
+
+    def run(self, path=None):
+        if path:
+            self.include_file(path)

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/test/configure/lint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
+import os
+import unittest
+from StringIO import StringIO
+from mozunit import main
+from buildconfig import (
+    topobjdir,
+    topsrcdir,
+)
+
+from mozbuild.configure.lint import LintSandbox
+
+
+test_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+
+class LintMeta(type):
+    def __new__(mcs, name, bases, attrs):
+        def create_test(project, func):
+            def test(self):
+                return func(self, project)
+            return test
+
+        for project in (
+            'b2g',
+            'b2g/dev',
+            'b2g/graphene',
+            'browser',
+            'embedding/ios',
+            'extensions',
+            'js',
+            'mobile/android',
+        ):
+            attrs['test_%s' % project.replace('/', '_')] = create_test(
+                project, attrs['lint'])
+
+        return type.__new__(mcs, name, bases, attrs)
+
+
+class Lint(unittest.TestCase):
+    __metaclass__ = LintMeta
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self._curdir = os.getcwd()
+        os.chdir(topobjdir)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.chdir(self._curdir)
+
+    def lint(self, project):
+        sandbox = LintSandbox({
+            'OLD_CONFIGURE': os.path.join(topsrcdir, 'old-configure'),
+            'MOZCONFIG': os.path.join(os.path.dirname(test_path), 'data',
+                                      'empty_mozconfig'),
+        }, ['--enable-project=%s' % project])
+        sandbox.run(os.path.join(topsrcdir, 'moz.configure'))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()