diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/init.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/init.js
index c248a7c437..0eb95f9f3f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/init.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/init.js
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ function generateProject(destinationRoot, newProjectName, options) {
   PackageManager.installDev([
     '@babel/core',
     '@babel/runtime',
+    '@react-native-community/eslint-config',
+    'eslint',
     'jest',
     'babel-jest',
     'metro-react-native-babel-preset',
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ function addJestToPackageJson(destinationRoot) {
   const packageJSON = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJSONPath));
 
   packageJSON.scripts.test = 'jest';
+  packageJSON.scripts.lint = 'eslint .';
   packageJSON.jest = {
     preset: 'react-native',
   };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.js
index dd8ca4b981..d582904bab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ function translateFilePath(filePath) {
     .replace('_gitignore', '.gitignore')
     .replace('_gitattributes', '.gitattributes')
     .replace('_babelrc', '.babelrc')
+    .replace('_eslintrc.js', '.eslintrc.js')
     .replace('_flowconfig', '.flowconfig')
     .replace('_buckconfig', '.buckconfig')
     .replace('_watchmanconfig', '.watchmanconfig');