diff --git a/.oxlintrc.json b/.oxlintrc.json
index 6a62307729..e41c28c941 100644
--- a/.oxlintrc.json
+++ b/.oxlintrc.json
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
       }
     ],
     "typescript/no-var-requires": "error",
+    // we want to allow unions such as "{ name: DbAccount['name'] | DbPayee['name'] }"
+    "typescript/no-duplicate-type-constituents": "off",
 
     // Import rules
     "import/consistent-type-specifier-style": "error",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d43e67d42..dd8f1cd4de 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     "vrt:docker": "./bin/run-vrt",
     "rebuild-electron": "./node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild -m ./packages/loot-core",
     "rebuild-node": "yarn workspace loot-core rebuild",
-    "lint": "oxfmt --check . && oxlint",
-    "lint:fix": "oxfmt . && oxlint --fix",
+    "lint": "oxfmt --check . && oxlint --type-aware",
+    "lint:fix": "oxfmt . && oxlint --fix --type-aware",
     "install:server": "yarn workspaces focus @actual-app/sync-server --production",
     "typecheck": "yarn tsc --incremental && tsc-strict",
     "jq": "./node_modules/node-jq/bin/jq",
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "oxfmt": "^0.32.0",
     "oxlint": "^1.47.0",
+    "oxlint-tsgolint": "^0.13.0",
     "p-limit": "^7.2.0",
     "prompts": "^2.4.2",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
       "oxfmt --no-error-on-unmatched-pattern"
     ],
     "*.{js,mjs,jsx,ts,tsx}": [
-      "oxlint --fix"
+      "oxlint --fix --type-aware"
     ]
   },
   "browserslist": [
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/6984.md b/upcoming-release-notes/6984.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ac956c382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/6984.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+lint: introduce type-aware linting
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6df129936a..e2c14ad4a3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5279,6 +5279,48 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-arm64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-arm64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=darwin & cpu=arm64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-x64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-x64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=darwin & cpu=x64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-arm64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-arm64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=linux & cpu=arm64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-x64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-x64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=linux & cpu=x64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-arm64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-arm64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=win32 & cpu=arm64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-x64@npm:0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-x64@npm:0.13.0"
+  conditions: os=win32 & cpu=x64
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@oxlint/binding-android-arm-eabi@npm:1.47.0":
   version: 1.47.0
   resolution: "@oxlint/binding-android-arm-eabi@npm:1.47.0"
@@ -10587,6 +10629,7 @@ __metadata:
     npm-run-all: "npm:^4.1.5"
     oxfmt: "npm:^0.32.0"
     oxlint: "npm:^1.47.0"
+    oxlint-tsgolint: "npm:^0.13.0"
     p-limit: "npm:^7.2.0"
     prompts: "npm:^2.4.2"
     source-map-support: "npm:^0.5.21"
@@ -21701,6 +21744,35 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"oxlint-tsgolint@npm:^0.13.0":
+  version: 0.13.0
+  resolution: "oxlint-tsgolint@npm:0.13.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-arm64": "npm:0.13.0"
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-x64": "npm:0.13.0"
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-arm64": "npm:0.13.0"
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-x64": "npm:0.13.0"
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-arm64": "npm:0.13.0"
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-x64": "npm:0.13.0"
+  dependenciesMeta:
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-arm64":
+      optional: true
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/darwin-x64":
+      optional: true
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-arm64":
+      optional: true
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/linux-x64":
+      optional: true
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-arm64":
+      optional: true
+    "@oxlint-tsgolint/win32-x64":
+      optional: true
+  bin:
+    tsgolint: bin/tsgolint.js
+  checksum: 10/f5187ab239a201c2578c378e194ee074b37c2c9232d48d50b8a6d17a17016cd140aa9e1e35822e70f9ad31f8bf371fcf32513cfdda74bb996ef745d5fdda7048
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "oxlint@npm:^1.47.0":
   version: 1.47.0
   resolution: "oxlint@npm:1.47.0"