diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f44b7418125e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+Checks: >
+  -*,
+  performance-faster-string-find,
+  performance-for-range-copy,
+
+WarningsAsErrors: '*'
+HeaderFilterRegex: '/(?!external)/.*'
+AnalyzeTemporaryDtors: false
+FormatStyle:     none
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a24f88911744..7e2fa0f4057d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ matrix:
         - secure: M5lyDs0qai15mWHzJdkh0WPfVJJmVZu6SWtYULxatukGPXVwoQvmEtYAwAW+iz6aM+tXksQ/mk6nW5L8UFbHm+n6yrsa5bZU9sGXjilPE8p8bLFYDmIbPRazU+E6pBP3J2CDoAm0XnWkiYQ8feTxKTo6ysLnHAEjyaHTw0+Q1GM=
       sudo: required
       language: cpp
+    # clang-tidy
+    - os: linux
+      dist: xenial
+      env: BUILD_TARGET=linux_clang_tidy
+      language: cpp
+      sudo: required
     # mac_cmake
     - os: osx
       env: BUILD_TARGET=mac_cmake
diff --git a/tools/travis-scripts/before-install.sh b/tools/travis-scripts/before-install.sh
index d0c2ee71d9d2..003c5438e869 100755
--- a/tools/travis-scripts/before-install.sh
+++ b/tools/travis-scripts/before-install.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ function install_environement_for_pull_request()
         if [ "$BUILD_TARGET" == "linux" ]; then
             install_linux_environment
         fi
+        if [ "$BUILD_TARGET" == "linux_clang_tidy" ]; then
+            install_linux_environment
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then
diff --git a/tools/travis-scripts/run-script.sh b/tools/travis-scripts/run-script.sh
index 2505b4525344..7a9bd3dd7c9b 100755
--- a/tools/travis-scripts/run-script.sh
+++ b/tools/travis-scripts/run-script.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ function build_linux()
     cmake --build .
 }
 
+function build_linux_clang_tidy()
+{
+    echo "Building clang tidy test on Linux ..."
+    cd $COCOS2DX_ROOT/build
+    mkdir -p clang-tidy-build
+    cd clang-tidy-build
+    cmake ../.. -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=on
+    python $(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -f `which clang-tidy`)))/share/clang/run-clang-tidy.py
+}
+
 function build_mac()
 {
     NUM_OF_CORES=`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`
@@ -291,6 +301,11 @@ function run_pull_request()
         build_linux
     fi
 
+    # linux_clang_tidy_test
+    if [ $BUILD_TARGET == 'linux_clang_tidy' ]; then
+        build_linux_clang_tidy
+    fi
+
     # android
     if [ $BUILD_TARGET == 'android_cpp_ndk-build' ]; then
         build_android_cpp_ndk-build