diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a1e04df..661f8499 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
   > Addresses [#93](https://github.com/tclindner/npm-package-json-lint/issues/93)
 
+- New rule: [prefer-no-devDependencies](https://github.com/tclindner/npm-package-json-lint/wiki/prefer-no-devDependencies)]
+
 ### Changed
 - [`name-format`](https://github.com/tclindner/npm-package-json-lint/wiki/name-format) now checks the following things:
 
diff --git a/docs/rules.md b/docs/rules.md
index e67d6620..bb633f35 100644
--- a/docs/rules.md
+++ b/docs/rules.md
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ Add the following to your `.npmpackagejsonlintrc.json` file.
 * [prefer-property-order](rules/package-json-properties/prefer-property-order.md)
 
 
-## Deprecated node rules
+## Disallowed node rules
 
 > Generates an error if the node is present
 
-* [prefer-no-engineStrict](rules/deprecated-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict)
+* [prefer-no-engineStrict](rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict)
+* [prefer-no-devDependencies](rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-devDependencies)
diff --git a/docs/rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-devDependencies.md b/docs/rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-devDependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be31a46b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-devDependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+id: prefer-no-devDependencies
+title: prefer-no-devDependencies
+---
+
+Enabling this rule will result in an error being generated if `devDependencies` is present.
+
+## Example .npmpackagejsonlintrc configuration
+
+```json
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "prefer-no-devDependencies": "error"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Rule Details
+
+### *Incorrect* example(s)
+
+```json
+{
+  "devDependencies": "dummy-value"
+}
+```
+
+### *Correct* example(s)
+
+```json
+{
+  "prefer-no-devDependencies": "error"
+}
+```
+
+## History
+
+* Introduced in version 4.0.0
diff --git a/docs/rules/deprecated-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict.md b/docs/rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict.md
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/rules/deprecated-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict.md
rename to docs/rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict.md
diff --git a/src/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.js b/src/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10fb7ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const {exists} = require('../validators/property');
+const LintIssue = require('./../LintIssue');
+
+const lintId = 'prefer-no-devDependencies';
+const nodeName = 'devDependencies';
+const message = 'devDependencies should not be defined';
+const ruleType = 'optionalObject';
+
+const lint = (packageJsonData, severity) => {
+  if (exists(packageJsonData, nodeName)) {
+    return new LintIssue(lintId, severity, nodeName, message);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  lint,
+  ruleType
+};
diff --git a/test/unit/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.test.js b/test/unit/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5341a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const ruleModule = require('./../../../src/rules/prefer-no-devDependencies');
+const property = require('../../../src/validators/property');
+
+const {lint, ruleType} = ruleModule;
+
+jest.mock('../../../src/validators/property');
+
+const nodeName = 'devDependencies';
+
+describe('prefer-no-devDependencies Unit Tests', () => {
+  describe('a rule type value should be exported', () => {
+    test('it should equal "optionalObject"', () => {
+      expect(ruleType).toStrictEqual('optionalObject');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when package.json has devDependencies node', () => {
+    test('LintIssue object should be returned', () => {
+      property.exists.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+      const packageJsonData = {
+        devDependencies: 'dummy-value'
+      };
+      const response = lint(packageJsonData, 'error');
+
+      expect(response.lintId).toStrictEqual('prefer-no-devDependencies');
+      expect(response.severity).toStrictEqual('error');
+      expect(response.node).toStrictEqual(nodeName);
+      expect(response.lintMessage).toStrictEqual('devDependencies should not be defined');
+
+      expect(property.exists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(property.exists).toHaveBeenCalledWith(packageJsonData, nodeName);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when package.json does not have node', () => {
+    test('true should be returned', () => {
+      property.exists.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      const packageJsonData = {};
+      const response = lint(packageJsonData, 'error');
+
+      expect(response).toBe(true);
+
+      expect(property.exists).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(property.exists).toHaveBeenCalledWith(packageJsonData, nodeName);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/website/i18n/en.json b/website/i18n/en.json
index cdbed226..4d24db4d 100644
--- a/website/i18n/en.json
+++ b/website/i18n/en.json
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@
       "rules/dependencies/prefer-tilde-version-devDependencies": {
         "title": "prefer-tilde-version-devDependencies"
       },
-      "rules/deprecated-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict": {
+      "rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-engineStrict": {
         "title": "prefer-no-engineStrict"
       },
+      "rules/disallowed-nodes/prefer-no-devDependencies": {
+        "title": "prefer-no-devDependencies"
+      },
       "rules/format/description-format": {
         "title": "description-format"
       },