diff --git a/desktop/.eslintrc.js b/desktop/.eslintrc.js
index 070d2a313..81e61e099 100644
--- a/desktop/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/desktop/.eslintrc.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'flipper/no-console-error-without-context': [2],
     'flipper/no-ts-file-extension': 2,
     'flipper/no-i-prefix-interfaces': 2,
+    'flipper/no-interface-props-or-state': 2,
     'communist-spelling/communist-spelling': [1, {allow: ['cancelled']}],
 
     // promise rules, see https://github.com/xjamundx/eslint-plugin-promise for details on each of them
diff --git a/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/index.tsx b/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/index.tsx
index e81c444b3..148f967ad 100644
--- a/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/index.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import noTsFileExtension, {
 import noIPrefixInterfaces, {
   RULE_NAME as noIPrefixInterfacesRuleName,
 } from './rules/noIPrefixInterfaces';
+import noInterfaceProps, {
+  RULE_NAME as noInterfacePropsRuleName,
+} from './rules/noInterfacePropsOrState';
 
 module.exports = {
   rules: {
@@ -30,5 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
     [noConsoleErrorWithoutContextRuleName]: noConsoleErrorWithoutContext,
     [noTsFileExtensionRuleName]: noTsFileExtension,
     [noIPrefixInterfacesRuleName]: noIPrefixInterfaces,
+    [noInterfacePropsRuleName]: noInterfaceProps,
   },
 };
diff --git a/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/rules/noInterfacePropsOrState.tsx b/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/rules/noInterfacePropsOrState.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a8cd7aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/eslint-plugin-flipper/src/rules/noInterfacePropsOrState.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {createESLintRule} from '../utils/createEslintRule';
+
+type Options = [];
+
+export type MessageIds = 'noInterfacePropsOrState';
+export const RULE_NAME = 'no-interface-props-or-state';
+
+export default createESLintRule<Options, MessageIds>({
+  name: RULE_NAME,
+  meta: {
+    type: 'problem',
+    docs: {
+      description: 'Use type aliases for component props instead of interfaces',
+      recommended: 'error',
+    },
+    schema: [],
+    messages: {
+      noInterfacePropsOrState:
+        'Use type aliases for component props and state instead of interfaces',
+    },
+  },
+  defaultOptions: [],
+  create(context) {
+    return {
+      TSInterfaceDeclaration(node) {
+        if (
+          !(node.id.name.endsWith('Props') || node.id.name.endsWith('State'))
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        context.report({
+          node: node.id,
+          messageId: 'noInterfacePropsOrState',
+        });
+      },
+    };
+  },
+});
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/DataList.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/DataList.tsx
index 3f30d9669..33f4998e9 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/DataList.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/DataList.tsx
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ export const DataList: (<T extends object>(
   enableArrow: true,
 };
 
-interface DataListItemProps {
+type DataListItemProps = {
   // TODO: add icon support
   title?: string | React.ReactElement;
   description?: string | React.ReactElement;
   enableArrow?: boolean;
-}
+};
 
 const ArrowWrapper = styled.div({
   flex: 0,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
index 6bdbe9ee4..89cb8fa12 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-plugin/src/ui/data-table/DataTable.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import {debounce} from 'lodash';
 import {useInUnitTest} from '../../utils/useInUnitTest';
 import {createDataSource} from '../../state/createDataSource';
 
-interface DataTableBaseProps<T = any> {
+type DataTableBaseProps<T = any> = {
   columns: DataTableColumn<T>[];
   enableSearchbar?: boolean;
   enableAutoScroll?: boolean;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ interface DataTableBaseProps<T = any> {
   onRenderEmpty?:
     | null
     | ((dataSource?: DataSource<T, T[keyof T]>) => React.ReactElement);
-}
+};
 
 export type ItemRenderer<T> = (
   item: T,
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/PluginContainer.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/PluginContainer.node.tsx
index c56cdaf79..3c733e614 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/PluginContainer.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/PluginContainer.node.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import {updateSettings} from '../reducers/settings';
 import {switchPlugin} from '../reducers/pluginManager';
 import {awaitPluginCommandQueueEmpty} from '../dispatcher/pluginManager';
 
-interface PersistedState {
+type PersistedState = {
   count: 1;
-}
+};
 
 class TestPlugin extends FlipperPlugin<any, any, any> {
   static id = 'TestPlugin';
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/createMockFlipperWithPlugin.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/createMockFlipperWithPlugin.node.tsx
index 5398da4b2..9818bc1d5 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/createMockFlipperWithPlugin.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-ui-core/src/__tests__/createMockFlipperWithPlugin.node.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import {FlipperPlugin} from '../plugin';
 import {TestIdler} from '../utils/Idler';
 import {getAllClients} from '../reducers/connections';
 
-interface PersistedState {
+type PersistedState = {
   count: 1;
-}
+};
 
 class TestPlugin extends FlipperPlugin<any, any, any> {
   static id = 'TestPlugin';
diff --git a/docs/extending/dev-setup.mdx b/docs/extending/dev-setup.mdx
index 7f3a27ed6..15d554404 100644
--- a/docs/extending/dev-setup.mdx
+++ b/docs/extending/dev-setup.mdx
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ To start Flipper against a specific OnDemand instance, set FB_ONDEMAND flag, e.g
 </FbInternalOnly>
 
 ## Guidelines for writing TypeScript
-* Prefer `type` for React props and state over interfaces
 * Install 3rd party type definitions as dev dependency (e.g. `yarn add @types/lodash --dev`)
 
 ## Submitting a diff / PR