diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2c020e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+poetry.lock linguist-generated=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.import_linter_config b/.import_linter_config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6afea97c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.import_linter_config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[importlinter]
+root_package = exasol.toolbox
diff --git a/doc/changes/unreleased.md b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
index ba9fbab9b..24c21d053 100644
--- a/doc/changes/unreleased.md
+++ b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * Fixed the issue with publishing new documentation after releasing a new version
 ## ✨ Added
 
+* #149: Added nox task to lint imports
 * Added support to manually trigger documentation build
 * #248: Added security results to workflow summary
 * #233: Added nox task to verify dependency declarations
diff --git a/doc/developer_guide/modules/modules.rst b/doc/developer_guide/modules/modules.rst
index ac317dde0..e24157259 100644
--- a/doc/developer_guide/modules/modules.rst
+++ b/doc/developer_guide/modules/modules.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ Modules
 
     sphinx/sphinx
     nox
+    nox_tasks
     pre_commit_hooks
 
diff --git a/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox.rst b/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox.rst
index 5818aeecc..20966422c 100644
--- a/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox.rst
+++ b/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 nox
 ===
+
 The nox package contains nox related functionalities like pre defined nox tasks.
 
 .. figure:: ../../_static/nothing-to-see-here.png
diff --git a/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox_tasks.rst b/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox_tasks.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77fe9794b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/developer_guide/modules/nox_tasks.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+nox_tasks
+=========
+
+lint:import (experimental)
+__________________________
+
+`Import Linter <https://import-linter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/readme.html>`_
+allows you to define and enforce rules for the imports within and between Python packages.
+
+.. important::
+
+    First configure the linter in file :code:`.import_linter_config`, see
+    `import-linter top-level-configuration <https://import-linter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html#top-level-configuration>`_
+    and `import-linter contract types <https://import-linter.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contract_types.html>`_
+
diff --git a/doc/developer_guide/modules/pre_commit_hooks.rst b/doc/developer_guide/modules/pre_commit_hooks.rst
index 00d24a845..7807655d0 100644
--- a/doc/developer_guide/modules/pre_commit_hooks.rst
+++ b/doc/developer_guide/modules/pre_commit_hooks.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pre_commit_hooks
 =================
+
 In the pre_commit_hook package contains git commit hooks and similar functionalities.
 
 .. figure:: ../../_static/nothing-to-see-here.png
diff --git a/exasol/toolbox/nox/_lint.py b/exasol/toolbox/nox/_lint.py
index 5ca637448..d189cccb9 100644
--- a/exasol/toolbox/nox/_lint.py
+++ b/exasol/toolbox/nox/_lint.py
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import argparse
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
+    Dict,
     Iterable,
     List,
-    Dict
 )
 
 import nox
+import rich.console
+import tomlkit
 from nox import Session
 
 from exasol.toolbox.nox._shared import python_files
 from noxconfig import PROJECT_CONFIG
 
-from pathlib import Path
-import rich.console
-import tomlkit
-import sys
-
 
 def _pylint(session: Session, files: Iterable[str]) -> None:
     session.run(
@@ -74,27 +74,28 @@ def _security_lint(session: Session, files: Iterable[str]) -> None:
     )
 
 
+def _import_lint(session: Session, path: Path) -> None:
+    session.run("poetry", "run", "lint-imports", "--config", path)
+
+
 class Dependencies:
-    def __init__(self, illegal: Dict[str, List[str]] | None):
+    def __init__(self, illegal: dict[str, list[str]] | None):
         self._illegal = illegal or {}
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse(pyproject_toml: str) -> "Dependencies":
+    def parse(pyproject_toml: str) -> Dependencies:
         def _source_filter(version) -> bool:
-            ILLEGAL_SPECIFIERS = ['url', 'git', 'path']
-            return any(
-                specifier in version
-                for specifier in ILLEGAL_SPECIFIERS
-            )
+            ILLEGAL_SPECIFIERS = ["url", "git", "path"]
+            return any(specifier in version for specifier in ILLEGAL_SPECIFIERS)
 
-        def find_illegal(part) -> List[str]:
+        def find_illegal(part) -> list[str]:
             return [
                 f"{name} = {version}"
                 for name, version in part.items()
                 if _source_filter(version)
             ]
 
-        illegal: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
+        illegal: dict[str, list[str]] = {}
         toml = tomlkit.loads(pyproject_toml)
         poetry = toml.get("tool", {}).get("poetry", {})
 
@@ -114,11 +115,11 @@ def find_illegal(part) -> List[str]:
         return Dependencies(illegal)
 
     @property
-    def illegal(self) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
+    def illegal(self) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
         return self._illegal
 
 
-def report_illegal(illegal: Dict[str, List[str]], console: rich.console.Console):
+def report_illegal(illegal: dict[str, list[str]], console: rich.console.Console):
     count = sum(len(deps) for deps in illegal.values())
     suffix = "y" if count == 1 else "ies"
     console.print(f"{count} illegal dependenc{suffix}\n", style="red")
@@ -158,4 +159,35 @@ def dependency_check(session: Session) -> None:
     console = rich.console.Console()
     if illegal := dependencies.illegal:
         report_illegal(illegal, console)
-        sys.exit(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+@nox.session(name="lint:import", python=False)
+def import_lint(session: Session) -> None:
+    """(experimental) Runs import linter on the project"""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        usage="nox -s import-lint -- [options]",
+        description="Runs the import linter on the project",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c",
+        "--config",
+        type=str,
+        help="path to the configuration file for the importlinter",
+        metavar="TEXT",
+    )
+
+    args: argparse.Namespace = parser.parse_args(args=session.posargs)
+    file: str = args.config
+    path: Path | None = None
+    if file is None:
+        path = getattr(
+            PROJECT_CONFIG, "import_linter_config", Path(".import_linter_config")
+        )
+    else:
+        path = Path(file)
+    if not path.exists():
+        session.error(
+            "Please make sure you have a configuration file for the importlinter"
+        )
+    _import_lint(session=session, path=path)
diff --git a/exasol/toolbox/tools/security.py b/exasol/toolbox/tools/security.py
index 1af8e88c0..23ae38f9a 100644
--- a/exasol/toolbox/tools/security.py
+++ b/exasol/toolbox/tools/security.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import partial
 from inspect import cleandoc
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import (
     Generator,
     Iterable,
     Tuple,
 )
+
 import typer
-from pathlib import Path
 
 stdout = print
 stderr = partial(print, file=sys.stderr)
@@ -128,14 +129,16 @@ def from_json(report_str: str, prefix: Path) -> Iterable[SecurityIssue]:
             cwe=str(issue["issue_cwe"].get("id", "")),
             test_id=issue["test_id"],
             description=issue["issue_text"],
-            references=tuple(references)
+            references=tuple(references),
         )
 
 
 def issues_to_markdown(issues: Iterable[SecurityIssue]) -> str:
-    template = cleandoc("""
+    template = cleandoc(
+        """
         {header}{rows}
-    """)
+    """
+    )
 
     def _header():
         header = "# Security\n\n"
@@ -153,10 +156,7 @@ def _row(issue):
         row = row[:-5] + "|"
         return row
 
-    return template.format(
-        header=_header(),
-        rows="\n".join(_row(i) for i in issues)
-    )
+    return template.format(header=_header(), rows="\n".join(_row(i) for i in issues))
 
 
 def security_issue_title(issue: Issue) -> str:
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ def create_security_issue(issue: Issue, project="") -> Tuple[str, str]:
 CVE_CLI = typer.Typer()
 CLI.add_typer(CVE_CLI, name="cve", help="Work with CVE's")
 
+
 class Format(str, Enum):
     Maven = "maven"
 
@@ -320,8 +321,10 @@ class PPrintFormats(str, Enum):
 
 @CLI.command(name="pretty-print")
 def json_issue_to_markdown(
-        json_file: typer.FileText = typer.Argument(mode="r", help="json file with issues to convert"),
-        path: Path = typer.Argument(default=Path("."), help="path to project root")
+    json_file: typer.FileText = typer.Argument(
+        mode="r", help="json file with issues to convert"
+    ),
+    path: Path = typer.Argument(default=Path("."), help="path to project root"),
 ) -> None:
     content = json_file.read()
     issues = from_json(content, path.absolute())
diff --git a/noxconfig.py b/noxconfig.py
index 0e94bf0e2..ad20121d1 100644
--- a/noxconfig.py
+++ b/noxconfig.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Config:
 
     root: Path = Path(__file__).parent
     doc: Path = Path(__file__).parent / "doc"
+    importlinter: Path = Path(__file__).parent / ".import_linter_config"
     version_file: Path = Path(__file__).parent / "exasol" / "toolbox" / "version.py"
     path_filters: Iterable[str] = (
         "dist",
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 755b5dbd5..6c5ab51ad 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -526,6 +526,109 @@ pygments = ">=2.7"
 sphinx = ">=6.0,<9.0"
 sphinx-basic-ng = ">=1.0.0.beta2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "grimp"
+version = "3.5"
+description = "Builds a queryable graph of the imports within one or more Python packages."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
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+    {file = "grimp-3.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dc9560aed1d82222b361fe5f312a775b15a96b9237670f3a9fb20f44d30d5762"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+typing-extensions = ">=3.10.0.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "identify"
 version = "2.6.2"
@@ -565,6 +668,23 @@ files = [
     {file = "imagesize-1.4.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:69150444affb9cb0d5cc5a92b3676f0b2fb7cd9ae39e947a5e11a36b4497cd4a"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "import-linter"
+version = "2.1"
+description = "Enforces rules for the imports within and between Python packages."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
+files = [
+    {file = "import_linter-2.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:324d65035f0252a8e432f60256b0d0d32d8d5d6e4f8fd29716688b09d7a2217a"},
+    {file = "import_linter-2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:393fadb2e91304c22c5ceab575213ed2b6a794abc7bd05ab345f2430930b2eae"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+click = ">=6"
+grimp = ">=3.2"
+tomli = {version = ">=1.2.1", markers = "python_version < \"3.11\""}
+typing-extensions = ">=3.10.0.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "importlib-metadata"
 version = "8.5.0"
@@ -1794,4 +1914,4 @@ type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "c36b26bba43eec74c211889dd6b7e86371d89cea60268094105b3d11a093d4d7"
+content-hash = "c17078dab11190733cc350a2ceac6ae3db81a209ee01b4d326abbe032abfef62"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 523c6221b..2b3761642 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ black = ">=24.1.0"
 coverage = ">=6.4.4,<8.0.0"
 furo = ">=2022.9.15"
 importlib-resources = ">=5.12.0"
+import-linter = "^2.0"
 isort = "^5.12.0"
 mypy = ">=0.971"
 myst-parser = ">=2.0.0,<4"
diff --git a/test/unit/dependencies_check_test.py b/test/unit/dependencies_check_test.py
index 030e66cc9..4c4218ba8 100644
--- a/test/unit/dependencies_check_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/dependencies_check_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 import rich.console
 
-from exasol.toolbox.nox._lint import Dependencies, report_illegal
+from exasol.toolbox.nox._lint import (
+    Dependencies,
+    report_illegal,
+)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -10,7 +13,7 @@
         (
             """
             """,
-            {}
+            {},
         ),
         (
             """
@@ -31,11 +34,19 @@
 example-path1 = {path = "../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz"}
             """,
             {
-                "tool.poetry.dependencies": ["example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": ["example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": ["example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": ["example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-            }
+                "tool.poetry.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": [
+                    "example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+            },
         ),
         (
             """
@@ -52,10 +63,16 @@
 example-path1 = {path = "../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz"}
             """,
             {
-                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": ["example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": ["example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": ["example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-            }
+                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": [
+                    "example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+            },
         ),
         (
             """
@@ -72,10 +89,16 @@
 example-path1 = {path = "../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz"}
             """,
             {
-                "tool.poetry.dependencies": ["example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": ["example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": ["example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-            }
+                "tool.poetry.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies": [
+                    "example-git = {'git': 'git@github.com:requests/requests.git'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+            },
         ),
         (
             """
@@ -88,11 +111,15 @@
 example-url2 = {url = "https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz"}
             """,
             {
-                "tool.poetry.dependencies": ["example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"],
-                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": ["example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"],
-            }
-        )
-    ]
+                "tool.poetry.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url1 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+                "tool.poetry.dev.dependencies": [
+                    "example-url2 = {'url': 'https://example.com/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}"
+                ],
+            },
+        ),
+    ],
 )
 def test_dependency_check_parse(toml, expected):
     dependencies = dependencies = Dependencies.parse(toml)
@@ -136,9 +163,9 @@ def test_dependency_check_parse(toml, expected):
 example-path1 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.1.0.tar.gz'}
 example-path2 = {'path': '../my-package/dist/my-package-0.2.0.tar.gz'}
 
-"""
+""",
         ),
-    ]
+    ],
 )
 def test_dependencies_check_report(toml, expected, capsys):
     console = rich.console.Console()
diff --git a/test/unit/security_test.py b/test/unit/security_test.py
index c58f98715..42b26d1a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/security_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/security_test.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def test_format_jsonl_removes_newline():
     "json_file,expected",
     [
         (
-            '''{
+            """{
     "results": [
         {
             "code": "1 import subprocess\\n2 from typing import Iterable\\n3 \\n",
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def test_format_jsonl_removes_newline():
         }
     ]
 }
-            ''',
+            """,
             {
                 "file_name": "exasol/toolbox/git.py",
                 "line": 53,
@@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ def test_format_jsonl_removes_newline():
                 "description": "Consider possible security implications associated with the subprocess module.",
                 "references": (
                     "https://bandit.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.10/blacklists/blacklist_imports.html#b404-import-subprocess",
-                    "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html"
-                )
-            }
+                    "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html",
+                ),
+            },
         )
-    ]
+    ],
 )
 def test_from_json(json_file, expected):
     actual = security.from_json(json_file, pathlib.Path("/home/test/python-toolbox"))
@@ -459,6 +459,6 @@ def test_from_json(json_file, expected):
         cwe=expected["cwe"],
         test_id=expected["test_id"],
         description=expected["description"],
-        references=expected["references"]
+        references=expected["references"],
     )
     assert list(actual) == [expected_issue]