diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 64afda1d7..9b136ff7e 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -293,6 +293,23 @@
         </cpd>
     </target>    
 
+    <target name="jslint" depends="prepare_reports">
+        <path id="jslint.path">
+            <fileset dir="${jslint.dir}" includes="*.jar"/>
+        </path>    
+        <taskdef 
+            name="jslint"
+            classname="com.googlecode.jslint4java.ant.JSLintTask"
+            classpathref="jslint.path" 
+        />
+        <jslint>
+            <formatter type="plain" destfile="${reports.dir}/jslint.txt" />
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main/webapp/scripts">
+              <include name="**/*.js" />
+            </fileset>
+        </jslint>        
+    </target>    
+
     <target name="clean">
         <delete file="${build.dir}/gridworks.jar" />
         <delete dir="${server_classes.dir}" />
diff --git a/gridworks b/gridworks
index 3a343bf69..d031438af 100755
--- a/gridworks
+++ b/gridworks
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ and <action> is one of
    findbugs .................. Run Findbugs against Gridworks     
    pmd ....................... Run PMD against Gridworks     
    cpd ....................... Run Copy/Paste Detection against Gridworks     
+   jslint .................... Run JSlint against Gridworks
    
    mac_dist <version> ........ Make MacOSX binary distribution
    windows_dist <version> .... Make Windows binary distribution
@@ -307,6 +308,17 @@ pmd_prepare() {
 
     tool_download $PMD_URL $PMD_FILE $PMD_DIR
 }
+
+jslint_prepare() {
+    tools_prepare
+    
+    JSLINT_URL="http://jslint4java.googlecode.com/files/jslint4java-1.3.3-dist.zip"
+    JSLINT_FILE="jslint4java-1.3.3-dist.zip"
+    JSLINT_DIR="jslint4java-1.3.3"
+
+    tool_download $JSLINT_URL $JSLINT_FILE $JSLINT_DIR
+}
+      
       
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -566,6 +578,13 @@ cpd() {
     ant cpd
 }    
 
+jslint() {
+    jslint_prepare
+
+    ANT_PARAMS="-Djslint.dir=${GRIDWORKS_TOOLS_DIR}/${JSLINT_DIR}"
+    ant jslint
+}
+
 # -------------------------- script -----------------------------
     
 # ----- Normalize the current directory -------------------------
@@ -688,6 +707,7 @@ case "$ACTION" in
   findbugs) findbugs;;  
   pmd) pmd;;  
   cpd) cpd;;  
+  jslint) jslint;;  
   run) run;;  
   execute) execute $*;;  
   mac_dist) mac_dist $1;;