diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2d64e8d6..8da34db3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ script:
 - npm run test
 - npm run tslint
 - npm run tscheck
+- npm run freezer
+- npm run freezer:validate
diff --git a/common/freezer.ts b/common/freezer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34b74724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/freezer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+const PROJECT_BASE = path.resolve('./');
+const ORACLE_BRANCH = 'develop';
+const GET_PACKAGE_CMD = `git show ${ORACLE_BRANCH}:package.json`;
+const GET_DIFF_CMD = `git diff origin/${ORACLE_BRANCH}`;
+
+const newFileRegEx = /^\+\+\+ b\//;
+const frozenFolderRegEx = /\/\*$/;
+
+const start = async () => {
+  try {
+    const packageStr = await runShCommand(GET_PACKAGE_CMD);
+    const diff = await runShCommand(GET_DIFF_CMD);
+    const { frozen } = JSON.parse(packageStr);
+
+    if (frozen === undefined) {
+      console.log(
+        `Freezer: No config found in package.json on branch ${
+          ORACLE_BRANCH
+        }. Exiting.`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const newFiles = getNewFiles(diff);
+    const frozenFiles = getFrozenFiles(frozen);
+    const frozenFolders = getFrozenFolders(frozen);
+
+    ensureNewFilesAreNotFrozen(newFiles, frozenFiles, frozenFolders);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(err.message);
+    exit();
+  }
+};
+
+const ensureNewFilesAreNotFrozen = (
+  newFiles: string[],
+  frozenFiles: string[],
+  frozenFolders: string[]
+): void => {
+  const errors = newFiles
+    .map(file => {
+      if (frozenFiles.indexOf(file) !== -1) {
+        return `"${file}" is frozen`;
+      }
+      if (isFileInFrozenFolders(file, frozenFolders)) {
+        return `"${file}" is in a frozen folder`;
+      }
+    })
+    .filter(err => err);
+
+  if (errors.length) {
+    throw new Error(`Frozen files have been modified:\n${errors.join('\n')}`);
+  } else {
+    console.log('Freezer: no frozen files modified.');
+  }
+};
+
+const isFileInFrozenFolders = (file: string, folders: string[]): boolean =>
+  folders.reduce((isFrozen, folder) => {
+    if (isFrozen) {
+      return isFrozen;
+    }
+    const folderSplit = folder.replace(frozenFolderRegEx, '').split('/');
+
+    const fileSplit = file.split('/').slice(0, folderSplit.length);
+
+    return JSON.stringify(folderSplit) === JSON.stringify(fileSplit);
+  }, false);
+
+const getFrozenFiles = (frozen: string[]): string[] =>
+  frozen.filter(f => !frozenFolderRegEx.test(f));
+
+const getFrozenFolders = (frozen: string[]): string[] =>
+  frozen.filter(f => frozenFolderRegEx.test(f));
+
+const getNewFiles = (diff: string): string[] =>
+  diff
+    .split('\n')
+    .filter(line => newFileRegEx.test(line))
+    .map(line => line.replace(newFileRegEx, ''));
+
+const runShCommand = (cmd: string): Promise<string> =>
+  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const sh = spawn('sh', ['-c', cmd]);
+    const stdout: string[] = [];
+    const stderr: string[] = [];
+
+    sh.stdout.on('data', data => {
+      stdout.push(data.toString());
+    });
+    sh.stderr.on('data', data => {
+      stderr.push(data.toString());
+    });
+    sh.on('close', code => {
+      if (code !== 0) {
+        console.error(stderr.join(''));
+        reject(`Child process closed with code ${code}`);
+      }
+      resolve(stdout.join(''));
+    });
+  });
+
+const isTravisPushJob = () => {
+  const prb = process.env.TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH;
+  return typeof prb === 'string' && prb.length === 0;
+};
+
+const exit = () => setTimeout(() => process.exit(1), 100);
+
+// check to make sure that all of the freezer config in
+// the "frozen" property of package.json is valid
+const validateConfig = () => {
+  try {
+    const packagePath = path.resolve(PROJECT_BASE, 'package.json');
+    const { frozen } = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packagePath, 'utf8'));
+
+    if (frozen === undefined) {
+      console.log(
+        `Freezer: No config found in package.json on branch ${
+          ORACLE_BRANCH
+        }. Exiting.`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(frozen)) {
+      throw new Error(`Property "frozen" is not an array`);
+    }
+
+    const errors = frozen
+      .map(filePath => {
+        const isFolder = frozenFolderRegEx.test(filePath);
+        const fullPath = isFolder
+          ? path.resolve(PROJECT_BASE, filePath.replace(frozenFolderRegEx, ''))
+          : path.resolve(PROJECT_BASE, filePath);
+
+        if (!fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+          return `"${filePath}" does not exist`;
+        }
+
+        const stats = fs.lstatSync(fullPath);
+
+        if (isFolder) {
+          if (!stats.isDirectory()) {
+            return `"${filePath}" is not a folder`;
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (!stats.isFile()) {
+            return `"${filePath}" is not a file`;
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      .filter(err => err);
+
+    if (errors.length) {
+      throw new Error(errors.join('\n'));
+    } else {
+      console.log('Freezer: Config is valid.');
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`Freezer: Invalid config on package.json:\n${err.message}`);
+    exit();
+  }
+};
+
+if (isTravisPushJob()) {
+  console.log('Freezer: Travis push job detected. Exiting.');
+} else if (process.argv[2] === '--validate') {
+  validateConfig();
+} else {
+  start();
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f64fa4b..db241ccb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
     "webpack-hot-middleware": "2.21.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "freezer": "webpack --config=./webpack_config/webpack.freezer.js && node ./dist/freezer.js",
+    "freezer:validate": "npm run freezer -- --validate",    
     "db": "nodemon ./db",
     "build": "webpack --config webpack_config/webpack.prod.js",
     "prebuild": "check-node-version --package",
diff --git a/webpack_config/webpack.freezer.js b/webpack_config/webpack.freezer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9aba6d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webpack_config/webpack.freezer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Compile freezer using the (mostly) same webpack config
+'use strict';
+const baseConfig = require('./webpack.base');
+
+const freezerConfig = Object.assign({}, baseConfig, {
+  // Remove the cruft we don't need
+  plugins: undefined,
+  target: undefined,
+  performance: undefined,
+  module: {
+    // Typescript loader
+    loaders: [baseConfig.module.loaders[0]]
+  },
+
+  // Point at freezer, make sure it's setup to run in node
+  target: 'node',
+  entry: {
+    'freezer': './common/freezer'
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = freezerConfig;