diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d9a1d9..d15c01e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ export default [
 
 <!-- Rule Table Start -->
 
-| **Rule Name**                                                    | **Description**                  | **Recommended** |
-| :--------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------- | :-------------: |
-| [`no-duplicate-imports`](./docs/rules/no-duplicate-imports.md)   | Disallow duplicate @import rules |       yes       |
-| [`no-empty-blocks`](./docs/rules/no-empty-blocks.md)             | Disallow empty blocks            |       yes       |
-| [`no-invalid-at-rules`](./docs/rules/no-invalid-at-rules.md)     | Disallow invalid at-rules        |       yes       |
-| [`no-invalid-properties`](./docs/rules/no-invalid-properties.md) | Disallow invalid properties      |       yes       |
+| **Rule Name**                                                    | **Description**                                  | **Recommended** |
+| :--------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------- | :-------------: |
+| [`max-specificity`](./docs/rules/max-specificity.md)             | Enforce the maximum specificity of CSS selectors |       no        |
+| [`no-duplicate-imports`](./docs/rules/no-duplicate-imports.md)   | Disallow duplicate @import rules                 |       yes       |
+| [`no-empty-blocks`](./docs/rules/no-empty-blocks.md)             | Disallow empty blocks                            |       yes       |
+| [`no-invalid-at-rules`](./docs/rules/no-invalid-at-rules.md)     | Disallow invalid at-rules                        |       yes       |
+| [`no-invalid-properties`](./docs/rules/no-invalid-properties.md) | Disallow invalid properties                      |       yes       |
 
 <!-- Rule Table End -->
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b601722..c0c7721 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import noEmptyBlocks from "./rules/no-empty-blocks.js";
 import noDuplicateImports from "./rules/no-duplicate-imports.js";
 import noInvalidProperties from "./rules/no-invalid-properties.js";
 import noInvalidAtRules from "./rules/no-invalid-at-rules.js";
+import maxSpecificity from "./rules/max-specificity.js";
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Plugin
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const plugin = {
 		"no-duplicate-imports": noDuplicateImports,
 		"no-invalid-at-rules": noInvalidAtRules,
 		"no-invalid-properties": noInvalidProperties,
+		"max-specificity": maxSpecificity,
 	},
 	configs: {
 		recommended: {
diff --git a/src/rules/max-specificity.js b/src/rules/max-specificity.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8d7b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/max-specificity.js
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Rule to enforce the maximum specificity of CSS selectors.
+ * @author Nicholas C. Zakas
+ */
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Type Definitions
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** @typedef {import("css-tree").SelectorPlain} SelectorPlain */
+/**
+ * @typedef {object} Specificity
+ * @property {number} a The number of ID selectors in the selector.
+ * @property {number} b The number of class selectors, attribute selectors, and pseudo-classes in the selector.
+ * @property {number} c The number of type selectors and pseudo-elements in the selector.
+ */
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Calculates the specificity of a CSS selector.
+ * @param {SelectorPlain} selector The selector to calculate specificity for.
+ * @returns {Specificity} An object with the properties `a`, `b`, and `c` representing the specificity.
+ */
+function calculateSpecificity(selector) {
+	let a = 0;
+	let b = 0;
+	let c = 0;
+
+	selector.children.forEach(node => {
+		// perf: Checking short strings is faster than checking long strings
+
+		// IdSelector
+		if (node.type.startsWith("Id")) {
+			a += 1;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// AttributeSelector, ClassSelector, PseudoClassSelector
+		if (
+			node.type.startsWith("Att") ||
+			node.type.startsWith("Class") ||
+			node.type.startsWith("PseudoClass")
+		) {
+			b += 1;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// TypeSelector, PseudoElementSelector
+		if (
+			node.type.startsWith("Type") ||
+			node.type.startsWith("PseudoElement")
+		) {
+			c += 1;
+		}
+	});
+
+	return { a, b, c };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determines if one specificity is greater than another.
+ * @param {Specificity} a The first specificity to compare.
+ * @param {Specificity} b The second specificity to compare.
+ * @returns {number} -1 if `a` is less than `b`, 0 if they are equal, 1 if `a` is greater than `b`.
+ */
+function compareSpecificity(a, b) {
+	if (a.a !== b.a) {
+		return a.a - b.a;
+	}
+	if (a.b !== b.b) {
+		return a.b - b.b;
+	}
+	return a.c - b.c;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Rule Definition
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export default {
+	meta: {
+		type: /** @type {const} */ ("problem"),
+
+		docs: {
+			description: "Enforce the maximum specificity of CSS selectors",
+		},
+
+		messages: {
+			unexpectedSpecificity:
+				"Specificity of [{{actual}}] exceeds maximum specificity of [{{expected}}].",
+		},
+
+		schema: {
+			type: "array",
+			items: {
+				type: "object",
+				properties: {
+					a: { type: "number" },
+					b: { type: "number" },
+					c: { type: "number" },
+				},
+				additionalProperties: false,
+			},
+			minItems: 1,
+			maxItems: 1,
+		},
+	},
+
+	create(context) {
+		return {
+			Selector(node) {
+				const specificity = calculateSpecificity(node);
+
+				if (compareSpecificity(specificity, context.options[0]) > 0) {
+					context.report({
+						node,
+						messageId: "unexpectedSpecificity",
+						data: {
+							actual: `${specificity.a},${specificity.b},${specificity.c}`,
+							expected: `${context.options[0].a},${context.options[0].b},${context.options[0].c}`,
+						},
+					});
+				}
+			},
+		};
+	},
+};
diff --git a/tests/rules/max-specificity.test.js b/tests/rules/max-specificity.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19ee139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rules/max-specificity.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview Tests for max-specificity rule.
+ * @author Nicholas C. Zakas
+ */
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Imports
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import rule from "../../src/rules/max-specificity.js";
+import css from "../../src/index.js";
+import { RuleTester } from "eslint";
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
+	plugins: {
+		css,
+	},
+	language: "css/css",
+});
+
+ruleTester.run("max-specificity", rule, {
+	valid: [
+		{
+			code: "a { color: red; }",
+			options: [{ a: 0, b: 1, c: 0 }],
+		},
+	],
+	invalid: [
+		{
+			code: "a { color: bar }",
+			options: [{ a: 0, b: 0, c: 0 }],
+			errors: [
+				{
+					messageId: "unexpectedSpecificity",
+					data: {
+						actual: "0,0,1",
+						expected: "0,0,0",
+					},
+					line: 1,
+					column: 1,
+					endLine: 1,
+					endColumn: 2,
+				},
+			],
+		},
+	],
+});