diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 974b1ee37..a07e00228 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ DIRECT_TESTS += \
 endif
 ifneq ($(XCODE_SELECT),no)
 DIRECT_TESTS += \
-  objc_frontend objc_errors objc_linters objc_ioslints objcpp_frontend objcpp_linters
+  objc_frontend objc_errors objc_linters objc_ioslints objcpp_frontend objcpp_linters objc_linters-for-test-only
 endif
 
 .PHONY: all
diff --git a/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al b/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
index 763322361..102a58453 100644
--- a/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
+++ b/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER ASSIGN_POINTER_WARNING = {
 // Fires whenever a NSNumber is dangerously coerced to a boolean in a comparison
 DEFINE-CHECKER BAD_POINTER_COMPARISON = {
 
-	LET is_binop = in_node(BinaryOperator);
+	LET is_binop = is_node(BinaryOperator);
 	LET is_binop_eq = is_binop_with_kind(EQ);
 	LET is_binop_ne = is_binop_with_kind(NE);
 	LET is_binop_neq = is_binop_eq OR is_binop_ne;
 	LET is_unop_lnot = is_unop_with_kind(LNot);
-	LET is_implicit_cast_expr = in_node(ImplicitCastExpr);
-	LET is_expr_with_cleanups = in_node(ExprWithCleanups);
+	LET is_implicit_cast_expr = is_node(ImplicitCastExpr);
+	LET is_expr_with_cleanups = is_node(ExprWithCleanups);
 	LET is_nsnumber = isa(NSNumber);
 
   LET eu =(
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER REGISTERED_OBSERVER_BEING_DEALLOCATED = {
  	LET eventually_removeObserver =
 		IN-NODE ObjCImplementationDecl, ObjCProtocolDecl WITH-TRANSITION _
 		 		(remove_observer_in_method  OR
-					remove_observer_in_method INSTANCEOF ObjCImplementationDecl, ObjCProtocolDecl)
+					remove_observer_in_method HOLDS-IN-SOME-SUPERCLASS-OF ObjCImplementationDecl)
   	HOLDS-EVENTUALLY;
 
   SET report_when =
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER GLOBAL_VARIABLE_INITIALIZED_WITH_FUNCTION_OR_METHOD_CALL = {
      is_objc_extension() AND is_global_var() AND (NOT is_const_var());
 
 	LET makes_an_expensive_call =
-	 (in_node(CallExpr) AND NOT call_function_named(CGPointMake))
-		OR in_node(CXXTemporaryObjectExpr)
-    OR in_node(CXXMemberCallExpr)
-    OR in_node(CXXOperatorCallExpr)
-    OR in_node(ObjCMessageExpr);
+	 (is_node(CallExpr) AND NOT call_function_named(CGPointMake))
+		OR is_node(CXXTemporaryObjectExpr)
+    OR is_node(CXXMemberCallExpr)
+    OR is_node(CXXOperatorCallExpr)
+    OR is_node(ObjCMessageExpr);
 
   LET is_initialized_with_expensive_call  =
     IN-NODE VarDecl WITH-TRANSITION InitExpr
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER GLOBAL_VARIABLE_INITIALIZED_WITH_FUNCTION_OR_METHOD_CALL = {
 DEFINE-CHECKER CXX_REFERENCE_CAPTURED_IN_OBJC_BLOCK = {
 	  SET report_when =
 		     WHEN
-				   ((in_node(BlockDecl) AND captures_cxx_references())
+				   ((is_node(BlockDecl) AND captures_cxx_references())
 					 HOLDS-NEXT)
          HOLDS-IN-NODE BlockExpr;
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER CXX_REFERENCE_CAPTURED_IN_OBJC_BLOCK = {
 //				 		 HOLDS-IN-NODE BlockDecl;
 //
 //		SET report_when =
-//		in_node(BlockDecl) AND captures_cxx_references();
+//		is_node(BlockDecl) AND captures_cxx_references();
 
 	  SET message =
 	        "C++ Reference variable(s) %cxx_ref_captured_in_block% captured by Objective-C block";
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
index 9b3710415..62250fa4f 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
@@ -252,5 +252,10 @@ let invoke_set_of_parsed_checkers_an parsed_linters context (an : Ctl_parser_typ
 
 (* We decouple the hardcoded checkers from the parsed ones *)
 let invoke_set_of_checkers_on_node context an =
-  invoke_set_of_parsed_checkers_an !parsed_linters context an;
+  (match an with
+   | Ctl_parser_types.Decl (Clang_ast_t.TranslationUnitDecl _) ->
+       (* Don't run parsed linters on TranslationUnitDecl node.
+          Because depending on the formula it may give an error at line -1 *)
+       ()
+   | _ -> invoke_set_of_parsed_checkers_an !parsed_linters context an);
   invoke_set_of_hard_coded_checkers_an context an
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
index cfc88e36d..01bbb0e85 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ let is_node nodename an =
     | Ctl_parser_types.Decl d -> Clang_ast_proj.get_decl_kind_string d in
   String.equal nodename an_str
 
+(*  node an is of class classname *)
 let isa classname an =
   match an with
   | Ctl_parser_types.Stmt stmt ->
@@ -295,6 +296,34 @@ let isa classname an =
        | _ -> false)
   | _ -> false
 
+let _declaration_has_name comp an name =
+  match an with
+  | Ctl_parser_types.Decl d ->
+      (match Clang_ast_proj.get_named_decl_tuple d with
+       | Some (_, ndi) -> comp ndi.ni_name name
+       | _ -> false)
+  | _ -> false
+
+(* an is a declaration whose name contains a regexp defined by re *)
+let declaration_has_name an re =
+  _declaration_has_name (str_contains) an re
+
+(* an is a declaration called precisely name *)
+let declaration_has_name_strict an name =
+  _declaration_has_name (String.equal) an name
+
+let _is_class comp an re =
+  match an with
+  | Ctl_parser_types.Decl (Clang_ast_t.ObjCInterfaceDecl _)
+  | Ctl_parser_types.Decl (Clang_ast_t.ObjCImplementationDecl _) ->
+      _declaration_has_name comp an re
+  | _ -> false
+
+let is_class an re =
+  _is_class (str_contains) an re
+
+let is_class_strict an name =
+  _is_class (String.equal) an name
 
 let decl_unavailable_in_supported_ios_sdk (cxt : CLintersContext.context) an =
   let allowed_os_versions =
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
index 12dbbd4ee..d4591f30e 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ val isa : string -> Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> bool
 
 val is_node : string -> Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> bool
 
+val declaration_has_name : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> string -> bool
+
+val declaration_has_name_strict : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> string -> bool
+
+val is_class : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> string -> bool
+
+val is_class_strict : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> string -> bool
+
 val pp_predicate : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
 
 val decl_unavailable_in_supported_ios_sdk : CLintersContext.context -> Ctl_parser_types.ast_node
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
index 70a97cbc9..e0772803d 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
@@ -366,12 +366,21 @@ let transition_decl_to_stmt d trs =
   | _ -> None
 
 let transition_decl_to_decl_via_super d =
-  match CAst_utils.get_impl_decl_info d with
-  | Some idi ->
-      (match CAst_utils.get_super_ObjCImplementationDecl idi with
-       | Some d -> Some (Decl d)
-       | _ -> None)
-  | None -> None
+  let decl_opt_to_ast_node_opt d_opt =
+    match d_opt with
+    | Some d' -> Some (Decl d')
+    | None -> None in
+  let do_ObjCImplementationDecl d =
+    match CAst_utils.get_impl_decl_info d with
+    | Some idi ->
+        decl_opt_to_ast_node_opt (CAst_utils.get_super_ObjCImplementationDecl idi)
+    | None -> None in
+  match d with
+  | Clang_ast_t.ObjCImplementationDecl _ ->
+      do_ObjCImplementationDecl d
+  | Clang_ast_t.ObjCInterfaceDecl (_, _, _, _, idi) ->
+      decl_opt_to_ast_node_opt (CAst_utils.get_decl_opt_with_decl_ref idi.otdi_super)
+  | _ -> None
 
 let transition_stmt_to_stmt_via_condition st =
   let open Clang_ast_t in
@@ -442,8 +451,14 @@ let rec eval_Atomic pred_name args an lcxt =
       CPredicates.is_binop_with_kind str_kind an
   | "is_unop_with_kind", [str_kind], an ->
       CPredicates.is_unop_with_kind str_kind an
-  | "in_node", [nodename], an -> CPredicates.is_node nodename an
+  | "is_node", [nodename], an -> CPredicates.is_node nodename an
   | "isa", [classname], an -> CPredicates.isa classname an
+  | "declaration_has_name", [decl_name], an ->
+      CPredicates.declaration_has_name an decl_name
+  | "declaration_has_name_strict", [decl_name], an ->
+      CPredicates.declaration_has_name_strict an decl_name
+  | "is_class", [cname], an -> CPredicates.is_class an cname
+  | "is_class_strict", [cname], an -> CPredicates.is_class_strict an cname
   | "decl_unavailable_in_supported_ios_sdk", [], an ->
       CPredicates.decl_unavailable_in_supported_ios_sdk lcxt an
   | "within_responds_to_selector_block", [], an ->
@@ -527,7 +542,7 @@ and in_node node_type_list phi an lctx =
    such that d,lcxt |= phi *)
 and eval_EH classes phi an lcxt =
   (* Define EH[Classes] phi = ET[Classes](EF[->Super] phi) *)
-  let f = ET (classes, None, EF (Some Super, phi)) in
+  let f = ET (classes, None, EX (Some Super, EF (Some Super, phi))) in
   eval_formula f an lcxt
 
 (* an, lcxt |= ET[T][->l]phi <=>
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll b/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
index b29861e9d..7d66babe4 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ rule token = parse
   | "HOLDS-EVERYWHERE-NEXT" { AX }
   | "ALWAYS-HOLDS" { EG }
   | "ALSWAYS-HOLDS-EVERYWHERE" { AG }
-  | "INSTANCEOF" { EH }
+  | "HOLDS-IN-SOME-SUPERCLASS-OF" { EH }
   | "IN-NODE" { ET }
   | "IN-EXCLUSIVE-NODE" { ETX }
   | "WHEN" { WHEN }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/Makefile b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f043a511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 - present Facebook, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+# of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+
+TESTS_DIR = ../../..
+
+ANALYZER = linters
+CLANG_OPTIONS = -x objective-c -fobjc-arc -c
+INFER_OPTIONS = --linters-def-file linters_example.al --no-filtering --debug-exceptions --project-root $(TESTS_DIR) --no-failures-allowed
+INFERPRINT_OPTIONS = --issues-tests
+
+SOURCES = \
+  $(wildcard *.m) \
+  $(wildcard */*.m) \
+
+include $(TESTS_DIR)/clang.make
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c82d7ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/issues.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, Linters_dummy_method, 26, SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, Linters_dummy_method, 41, SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, Linters_dummy_method, 47, SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE, []
+codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m, Linters_dummy_method, 53, SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE, []
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb8fed34b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+// Check that class A is not subclassed.
+DEFINE-CHECKER SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE = {
+
+   SET report_when =
+      is_class(A) HOLDS-IN-SOME-SUPERCLASS-OF ObjCInterfaceDecl;
+
+    SET message = "This is subclassing A. Class A should not be subclassed.";
+
+};
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8dbf92b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/subclassing.m
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+#import <Foundation/NSObject.h>
+
+@interface A : NSObject
+
+- (int)foo:(int)foo_par;
+
+@end
+
+@implementation A
+
+- (int)foo:(int)foo_par {
+
+  return foo_par;
+}
+
+@end
+
+@interface B : A // Error: A subclass
+
+- (void)bar;
+
+@end
+
+@implementation B
+
+- (void)bar {
+  A* a = [[A alloc] init];
+  [a foo:5];
+}
+
+@end
+
+@interface C : B // Error: C subclass of B subclass of A
+@end
+
+@implementation C
+@end
+
+@interface D : C // Error: D subclass of C ... subclass of A
+@end
+
+@implementation D
+@end
+
+@interface E : D // Error: E subclass of D ... subclass of A
+@end
+
+@implementation E
+@end
+
+@interface F : NSObject
+@end
+
+@implementation F
+@end