diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc7b77f..32ffa4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Has built-in settings for three GraphQL clients out of the box:
 
 ### Importing schema JSON
 
-You'll need to import your [introspection query result](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/blob/master/src/utilities/introspectionQuery.js). This can be done if you define your ESLint config in a JS file. Note: we're always looking for better ways to get the schema, so please open an issue with suggestions.
+You'll need to import your [introspection query result](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-js/blob/master/src/utilities/introspectionQuery.js) or the schema as a string in the Schema Language format. This can be done if you define your ESLint config in a JS file. Note: we're always looking for better ways to get the schema, so please open an issue with suggestions.
 
 ### Identity template literal tag
 
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ module.exports = {
       // OR provide absolute path to your schema JSON
       // schemaJsonFilepath: path.resolve(__dirname, './schema.json'),
 
+      // OR provide the schema in the Schema Language format
+      // schemaString: printSchema(schema),
+
       // tagName is gql by default
     }]
   },
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ module.exports = {
       // OR provide absolute path to your schema JSON
       // schemaJsonFilepath: path.resolve(__dirname, './schema.json'),
 
+      // OR provide the schema in the Schema Language format
+      // schemaString: printSchema(schema),
+
       // tagName is set for you to Relay.QL
     }]
   },
@@ -127,6 +133,9 @@ module.exports = {
       // OR provide absolute path to your schema JSON
       // schemaJsonFilepath: path.resolve(__dirname, './schema.json'),
 
+      // OR provide the schema in the Schema Language format
+      // schemaString: printSchema(schema),
+
       // Optional, the name of the template tag, defaults to 'gql'
       tagName: 'gql'
     }]
@@ -155,6 +164,9 @@ module.exports = {
       // OR provide absolute path to your schema JSON
       // schemaJsonFilepath: path.resolve(__dirname, './schema.json'),
 
+      // OR provide the schema in the Schema Language format
+      // schemaString: printSchema(schema),
+
       // tagName is set automatically
     }]
   },
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 660e920..1398491 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   parse,
   validate,
   buildClientSchema,
+  buildSchema,
   specifiedRules as allGraphQLValidators,
 } from 'graphql';
 
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ const defaultRuleProperties = {
   schemaJsonFilepath: {
     type: 'string',
   },
+  schemaString: {
+    type: 'string',
+  },
   tagName: {
     type: 'string',
     pattern: '^[$_a-zA-Z$_][a-zA-Z0-9$_]+(\\.[a-zA-Z0-9$_]+)?$',
@@ -114,13 +118,16 @@ const rules = {
               }],
             },
           },
-          // schemaJson and schemaJsonFilepath are mutually exclusive:
+          // schemaJson, schemaJsonFilepath and schemaString are mutually exclusive:
           oneOf: [{
             required: ['schemaJson'],
-            not: { required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'], },
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
           }, {
             required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'],
-            not: { required: ['schemaJson'], },
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJson'], },
+          }, {
+            required: ['schemaString'],
+            not: { required: ['schemaJson', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
           }],
         }
       },
@@ -137,10 +144,13 @@ const rules = {
           properties: { ...defaultRuleProperties },
           oneOf: [{
             required: ['schemaJson'],
-            not: { required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'], },
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
           }, {
             required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'],
-            not: { required: ['schemaJson'], },
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJson'], },
+          }, {
+            required: ['schemaString'],
+            not: { required: ['schemaJson', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
           }],
         },
       },
@@ -168,16 +178,16 @@ const rules = {
               },
             },
           },
-          oneOf: [
-            {
-              required: ['schemaJson'],
-              not: { required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'] },
-            },
-            {
-              required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'],
-              not: { required: ['schemaJson'] },
-            },
-          ],
+          oneOf: [{
+            required: ['schemaJson'],
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
+          }, {
+            required: ['schemaJsonFilepath'],
+            not: { required: ['schemaString', 'schemaJson'], },
+          }, {
+            required: ['schemaString'],
+            not: { required: ['schemaJson', 'schemaJsonFilepath'], },
+          }],
         },
       },
     },
@@ -197,6 +207,7 @@ function parseOptions(optionGroup) {
   const {
     schemaJson, // Schema via JSON object
     schemaJsonFilepath, // Or Schema via absolute filepath
+    schemaString, // Or Schema as string,
     env,
     tagName: tagNameOption,
     validators: validatorNamesOption,
@@ -208,6 +219,8 @@ function parseOptions(optionGroup) {
     schema = initSchema(schemaJson);
   } else if (schemaJsonFilepath) {
     schema = initSchemaFromFile(schemaJsonFilepath);
+  } else if (schemaString) {
+    schema = initSchemaFromString(schemaString);
   } else {
     throw new Error('Must pass in `schemaJson` option with schema object '
                   + 'or `schemaJsonFilepath` with absolute path to the json file.');
@@ -265,6 +278,10 @@ function initSchemaFromFile(jsonFile) {
   return initSchema(JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(jsonFile, 'utf8')));
 }
 
+function initSchemaFromString(source) {
+  return buildSchema(source)
+}
+
 function templateExpressionMatchesTag(tagName, node) {
   const tagNameSegments = tagName.split('.').length;
   if (tagNameSegments === 1) {
diff --git a/test/makeRule.js b/test/makeRule.js
index cc143e6..15ed05e 100644
--- a/test/makeRule.js
+++ b/test/makeRule.js
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import {
   values,
   entries,
 } from 'lodash';
+import { printSchema, buildClientSchema } from 'graphql';
 
 const schemaJsonFilepath = path.resolve(__dirname, './schema.json');
 const secondSchemaJsonFilepath = path.resolve(__dirname, './second-schema.json');
+const schemaString = printSchema(buildClientSchema(schemaJson.data))
 
 // Init rule
 
@@ -92,6 +94,74 @@ const parserOptions = {
   });
 }
 
+{
+  const options = [
+    { schemaString },
+  ];
+
+  ruleTester.run('schemaString', rule, {
+    valid: [
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql`{ number }`',
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = segmented.TagName`height: 12px;`'
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = segmented.gql`height: 12px;`'
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql.segmented`height: 12px;`'
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql`{ number } ${x}`',
+      },
+    ],
+
+    invalid: [
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql``',
+        errors: [{
+          message: 'Syntax Error GraphQL request (1:1) Unexpected <EOF>',
+          type: 'TaggedTemplateExpression'
+        }]
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql`{ nonExistentQuery }`',
+        errors: [{
+          message: 'Cannot query field "nonExistentQuery" on type "RootQuery".',
+          type: 'TaggedTemplateExpression'
+        }]
+      },
+      {
+        options,
+        parserOptions,
+        code: 'const x = gql`{ ${x} }`',
+        errors: [{
+          message: 'Invalid interpolation - fragment interpolation must occur outside of the brackets.',
+          type: 'Identifier',
+          line: 1,
+          column: 19
+        }]
+      },
+    ]
+  });
+}
+
 {
   const options = [
     { schemaJson, tagName: 'myGraphQLTag' },