diff --git a/core/scripts/dev/commit-code-check.sh b/core/scripts/dev/commit-code-check.sh
index bbeb3eb2d37..78a96db0b4b 100755
--- a/core/scripts/dev/commit-code-check.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/dev/commit-code-check.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ TOP_LEVEL=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 # This variable will be set to one when the file core/phpcs.xml.dist is changed.
 PHPCS_XML_DIST_FILE_CHANGED=0
 
+# This variable will be set to one when one of the eslint config file is
+# changed:
+#  - core/.eslintrc.passing.json
+#  - core/.eslintrc.json
+#  - core/.eslintrc.jquery.json
+ESLINT_CONFIG_PASSING_FILE_CHANGED=0
+
 # Build up a list of absolute file names.
 ABS_FILES=
 for FILE in $FILES; do
@@ -118,6 +125,10 @@ for FILE in $FILES; do
   if [[ $FILE == "core/phpcs.xml.dist" ]]; then
     PHPCS_XML_DIST_FILE_CHANGED=1;
   fi;
+
+  if [[ $FILE == "core/.eslintrc.json" || $FILE == "core/.eslintrc.passing.json" || $FILE == "core/.eslintrc.jquery.json" ]]; then
+    ESLINT_CONFIG_PASSING_FILE_CHANGED=1;
+  fi;
 done
 
 # Exit early if there are no files.
@@ -182,6 +193,29 @@ if [[ $PHPCS_XML_DIST_FILE_CHANGED == "1" ]]; then
   else
     printf "\nPHPCS: ${green}passed${reset}\n"
   fi
+  # Add a separator line to make the output easier to read.
+  printf "\n"
+  printf -- '-%.0s' {1..100}
+  printf "\n"
+fi
+
+# When the eslint config has been changed, then eslint must check all files.
+if [[ $ESLINT_CONFIG_PASSING_FILE_CHANGED == "1" ]]; then
+  cd "$TOP_LEVEL/core"
+  yarn run -s lint:core-js-passing "$TOP_LEVEL/core"
+  CORRECTJS=$?
+  if [ "$CORRECTJS" -ne "0" ]; then
+    # If there are failures set the status to a number other than 0.
+    FINAL_STATUS=1
+    printf "\neslint: ${red}failed${reset}\n"
+  else
+    printf "\neslint: ${green}passed${reset}\n"
+  fi
+  cd $TOP_LEVEL
+  # Add a separator line to make the output easier to read.
+  printf "\n"
+  printf -- '-%.0s' {1..100}
+  printf "\n"
 fi
 
 for FILE in $FILES; do