diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 23377bf0f562..4337223de846 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ env:
   #- TASK=python_test
   #- TASK=r_test
   - TASK=scala_test
+  - TASK=scala_lint
 
   # TODO, R test, distributed test, clang, more g++ versions
 
diff --git a/tests/travis/run_test.sh b/tests/travis/run_test.sh
index 43ed4cc922a0..0b747d9fc151 100755
--- a/tests/travis/run_test.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/run_test.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ if [ ${TASK} == "python_test" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-
 if [ ${TASK} == "scala_test" ]; then
     if [ ${TRAVIS_OS_NAME} == "osx" ]; then
         LIB_GOMP_PATH=`find /usr/local/lib -name libgomp.dylib | grep -v i386 | head -n1`
@@ -141,3 +140,9 @@ if [ ${TASK} == "scala_test" ]; then
     
     exit 0
 fi
+
+if [ ${TASK} == "scala_lint" ]; then
+    cd scala-package/core
+    mvn scalastyle:check || exit -1
+    exit 0
+fi