diff --git a/scripts/lint-style.py b/scripts/lint-style.py
index 20608fb0da020..41a09fc061329 100755
--- a/scripts/lint-style.py
+++ b/scripts/lint-style.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 ERR_OPT = 6 # set_option
 ERR_AUT = 7 # malformed authors list
 ERR_TAC = 9 # imported Mathlib.Tactic
+ERR_TAC2 = 10 # imported Lake in Mathlib
 ERR_IBY = 11 # isolated by
 ERR_DOT = 12 # isolated or low focusing dot
 ERR_SEM = 13 # the substring " ;"
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@
             exceptions += [(ERR_ADN, path, None)]
         elif errno == "ERR_TAC":
             exceptions += [(ERR_TAC, path, None)]
+        elif errno == "ERR_TAC2":
+            exceptions += [(ERR_TAC2, path, None)]
         elif errno == "ERR_NUM_LIN":
             exceptions += [(ERR_NUM_LIN, path, extra[1])]
         else:
@@ -312,6 +315,8 @@ def banned_import_check(lines, path):
             break
         if imports[1] in ["Mathlib.Tactic"]:
             errors += [(ERR_TAC, line_nr, path)]
+        elif imports[1] == "Lake" or imports[1].startswith("Lake."):
+            errors += [(ERR_TAC2, line_nr, path)]
     return errors, lines
 
 def isolated_by_dot_semicolon_check(lines, path):
@@ -393,6 +398,8 @@ def format_errors(errors):
             output_message(path, line_nr, "ERR_AUT", "Authors line should look like: 'Authors: Jean Dupont, Иван Иванович Иванов'")
         if errno == ERR_TAC:
             output_message(path, line_nr, "ERR_TAC", "Files in mathlib cannot import the whole tactic folder")
+        if errno == ERR_TAC2:
+            output_message(path, line_nr, "ERR_TAC2", "In the past, importing 'Lake' in mathlib has led to dramatic slow-downs of the linter (see e.g. mathlib4#13779). Please consider carefully if this import is useful and make sure to benchmark it. If this is fine, feel free to allow this linter.")
         if errno == ERR_IBY:
             output_message(path, line_nr, "ERR_IBY", "Line is an isolated 'by'")
         if errno == ERR_DOT: