diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-bugs-cross.md b/.changeset/cyan-bugs-cross.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cf1cae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-bugs-cross.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/stylelint-config": patch
+---
+
+New rule: safegaurd alpha `display` color tokens
diff --git a/__tests__/__fixtures__/color-vars.scss b/__tests__/__fixtures__/color-vars.scss
index 9407b38c..06140b90 100644
--- a/__tests__/__fixtures__/color-vars.scss
+++ b/__tests__/__fixtures__/color-vars.scss
@@ -277,5 +277,8 @@
     --color-calendar-graph-day-L3-border: rgba(27, 31, 35, 0.06);
     --color-calendar-graph-day-L2-border: rgba(27, 31, 35, 0.06);
     --color-calendar-graph-day-L1-border: rgba(27, 31, 35, 0.06);
+    --display-blue-fgColor: blue;
+    --display-blue-bgColor-muted: blue;
+    --display-yellow-bgColor-emphasis: yellow;
   }
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/no-display-colors.js b/__tests__/no-display-colors.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef2d9fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/no-display-colors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const path = require('path')
+const {messages, ruleName} = require('../plugins/no-display-colors')
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+testRule({
+  plugins: ['./plugins/no-display-colors.js'],
+  ruleName,
+  config: [
+    true,
+    {
+      files: [path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__/color-vars.scss')],
+    },
+  ],
+
+  accept: [
+    {code: '.x { color: var(--fgColor-accent); }'},
+    {code: '.x { line-height: var(--text-display-lineHeight); }'},
+  ],
+
+  reject: [
+    {
+      code: '.x { color: var(--display-blue-fgColor); }',
+      message: messages.rejected('--display-blue-fgColor'),
+      line: 1,
+      column: 6,
+    },
+    {
+      code: '.x { color: var(--display-yellow-bgColor-emphasis); }',
+      message: messages.rejected('--display-yellow-bgColor-emphasis'),
+      line: 1,
+      column: 6,
+    },
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c97d73e9..a7845ba5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
     './plugins/typography',
     './plugins/utilities',
     './plugins/new-color-vars-have-fallback',
+    './plugins/no-display-colors',
   ],
   rules: {
     'alpha-value-notation': 'number',
diff --git a/plugins/no-display-colors.js b/plugins/no-display-colors.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51001d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/no-display-colors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const stylelint = require('stylelint')
+const matchAll = require('string.prototype.matchall')
+
+const ruleName = 'primer/no-display-colors'
+const messages = stylelint.utils.ruleMessages(ruleName, {
+  rejected: varName => `${varName} is in alpha and should be used with caution with approval from the Primer team`,
+})
+
+// Match CSS variable references (e.g var(--display-blue-fgColor))
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-escape
+const variableReferenceRegex = /var\(([^\),]+)(,.*)?\)/g
+
+module.exports = stylelint.createPlugin(ruleName, (enabled, options = {}) => {
+  if (!enabled) {
+    return noop
+  }
+
+  const {verbose = false} = options
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+  const log = verbose ? (...args) => console.warn(...args) : noop
+
+  // Keep track of declarations we've already seen
+  const seen = new WeakMap()
+
+  return (root, result) => {
+    root.walkRules(rule => {
+      rule.walkDecls(decl => {
+        if (seen.has(decl)) {
+          return
+        } else {
+          seen.set(decl, true)
+        }
+
+        for (const [, variableName] of matchAll(decl.value, variableReferenceRegex)) {
+          log(`Found variable reference ${variableName}`)
+          if (variableName.match(/^--display-.*/)) {
+            stylelint.utils.report({
+              message: messages.rejected(variableName),
+              node: decl,
+              result,
+              ruleName,
+            })
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+})
+
+function noop() {}
+
+module.exports.ruleName = ruleName
+module.exports.messages = messages