diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 494f381bf0be5..ffe592bf04639 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -672,6 +672,14 @@ npm ci
 npm run lint
 ```
 
+If using the eslint extension with vscode, put the following in your workspace `settings.json` file:
+
+```json
+"eslint.workingDirectories": [
+  "superset-frontend"
+]
+```
+
 ## Conventions
 
 ### Python