diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37727f91cbe..ac98a7d842f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
 
 # Generated by Cargo
 /target/
+
+# We don't pin yet
+Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3c3e700eea5..95de98e8ee5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "clippy"
-version = "0.0.3"
+version = "0.0.4"
 authors = [
 	"Manish Goregaokar <manishsmail@gmail.com>",
 	"Andre Bogus <bogusandre@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d3e3fd8c65..004520f5bd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Lints included in this crate:
  - `cmp_nan`: Denies comparisons to NAN (which will always return false, which is probably not intended)
  - `float_cmp`: Warns on `==` or `!=` comparisons of floaty typed values. As floating-point operations usually involve rounding errors, it is always better to check for approximate equality within some small bounds
  - `precedence`: Warns on expressions where precedence may trip up the unwary reader of the source and suggests adding parenthesis, e.g. `x << 2 + y` will be parsed as `x << (2 + y)`
+ - `redundant_closure`: Warns on usage of eta-reducible closures like `|a| foo(a)` (which can be written as just `foo`)
 
 To use, add the following lines to your Cargo.toml:
 
diff --git a/src/eta_reduction.rs b/src/eta_reduction.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b89eef8c8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/eta_reduction.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use syntax::ast::*;
+use rustc::lint::{Context, LintPass, LintArray, Lint, Level};
+use syntax::codemap::{Span, Spanned};
+use syntax::print::pprust::expr_to_string;
+
+
+#[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
+pub struct EtaPass;
+
+
+declare_lint!(pub REDUNDANT_CLOSURE, Warn,
+              "Warn on usage of redundant closures, i.e. `|a| foo(a)`");
+
+impl LintPass for EtaPass {
+    fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray {
+        lint_array!(REDUNDANT_CLOSURE)
+    }
+
+    fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &Context, expr: &Expr) {
+        if let ExprClosure(_, ref decl, ref blk) = expr.node {
+            if blk.stmts.len() != 0 {
+                // || {foo(); bar()}; can't be reduced here
+                return;
+            }
+            if let Some(ref ex) = blk.expr {
+                if let ExprCall(ref caller, ref args) = ex.node {
+                    if args.len() != decl.inputs.len() {
+                        // Not the same number of arguments, there
+                        // is no way the closure is the same as the function
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    for (ref a1, ref a2) in decl.inputs.iter().zip(args) {
+                        if let PatIdent(_, ident, _) = a1.pat.node {
+                            // XXXManishearth Should I be checking the binding mode here?
+                            if let ExprPath(None, ref p) = a2.node {
+                                if p.segments.len() != 1 {
+                                    // If it's a proper path, it can't be a local variable
+                                    return;
+                                }
+                                if p.segments[0].identifier != ident.node {
+                                    // The two idents should be the same
+                                    return
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                return
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            return
+                        }
+                    }
+                    cx.span_lint(REDUNDANT_CLOSURE, expr.span,
+                                 &format!("Redundant closure found, consider using `{}` in its place",
+                                          expr_to_string(caller))[..])
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ffee122f776..7e21a72dcf2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub mod bit_mask;
 pub mod ptr_arg;
 pub mod needless_bool;
 pub mod approx_const;
+pub mod eta_reduction;
 
 #[plugin_registrar]
 pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
     reg.register_lint_pass(box approx_const::ApproxConstant as LintPassObject);
     reg.register_lint_pass(box misc::FloatCmp as LintPassObject);
     reg.register_lint_pass(box misc::Precedence as LintPassObject);
+    reg.register_lint_pass(box eta_reduction::EtaPass as LintPassObject);
     
     reg.register_lint_group("clippy", vec![types::BOX_VEC, types::LINKEDLIST,
                                            misc::SINGLE_MATCH, misc::STR_TO_STRING,
@@ -45,5 +47,6 @@ pub fn plugin_registrar(reg: &mut Registry) {
                                            approx_const::APPROX_CONSTANT,
                                            misc::CMP_NAN, misc::FLOAT_CMP,
                                            misc::PRECEDENCE,
+                                           eta_reduction::REDUNDANT_CLOSURE,
                                            ]);
 }
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/eta.rs b/tests/compile-fail/eta.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ca88eecbd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/eta.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#![feature(plugin)]
+#![plugin(clippy)]
+#![allow(unknown_lints, unused)]
+#![deny(redundant_closure)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let a = |a, b| foo(a, b);
+    //~^ ERROR Redundant closure found, consider using `foo` in its place
+    let c = |a, b| {1+2; foo}(a, b);
+    //~^ ERROR Redundant closure found, consider using `{ 1 + 2; foo }` in its place
+    let d = |a, b| foo((|c, d| foo2(c,d))(a,b), b);
+    //~^ ERROR Redundant closure found, consider using `foo2` in its place
+}
+
+fn foo(_: u8, _: u8) {
+
+}
+
+fn foo2(_: u8, _: u8) -> u8 {
+    1u8
+}
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