diff --git a/docs/rules/globals.md b/docs/rules/globals.md
index 1efefba5ff..11c849b0b6 100644
--- a/docs/rules/globals.md
+++ b/docs/rules/globals.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This rule defines global variables based on the environment the file is executed in.
 This rule never emits warnings on its own. It is meant to be used with ESLint's `no-undef`.
 
-Do not use the Meteor environment.
+This rule also marks collections defined through settings as globals.
 
 ## Rule Details
 
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ Do not use the Meteor environment (`env: meteor` in `.eslintrc` or `$ eslint ./
 }
 ```
 
+Collections defined in `.eslintrc`'s settings will be marked as globals as well.
+
+```js
+
+settings: {
+  meteor: {
+    collections: ['Posts', 'Items'] // all universal collections
+  }
+}
+
+```
+
 ## Further Reading
 
 - http://eslint.org/docs/1.0.0/rules/no-undef
diff --git a/lib/rules/globals.js b/lib/rules/globals.js
index 2c91442a4e..b83a89cae8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/globals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/globals.js
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ module.exports = getMeta => context => {
           variables.push(generateGlobalVariable(globalVar, globalScope))
         }
       })
+
+      // add Collections to globals
+      const {collections = []} = context.settings.meteor
+      collections.map(collection => {
+        variables.push(generateGlobalVariable(collection, globalScope))
+      })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/globals.js b/tests/lib/rules/globals.js
index 3c337fda06..4b5cd1d76d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/globals.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/globals.js
@@ -20,14 +20,11 @@ import {SERVER, PACKAGE, NON_METEOR} from '../../../dist/util/environment'
 
 const ruleTester = new RuleTester()
 ruleTester.run('globals', rule(() => ({env: SERVER})), {
-
   valid: ['Session.set("hi", true)'],
   invalid: []
-
 })
 
 ruleTester.run('globals', rule(() => ({env: PACKAGE})), {
-
   valid: [
     `
       /* eslint-meteor-env client, server */
@@ -40,10 +37,18 @@ ruleTester.run('globals', rule(() => ({env: PACKAGE})), {
     `
       /* eslint-meteor-env server */
       Session.set("hi", true)
-    `
+    `,
+    {
+      code: 'Users.find()',
+      settings: {meteor: {collections: ['Users']}}
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'Users.find()',
+      settings: {meteor: {}}
+    }
   ],
-  invalid: []
 
+  invalid: []
 })
 
 ruleTester.run('globals', rule(() => ({env: NON_METEOR})), {