diff --git a/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md b/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
index 41e5fd84..0783317f 100644
--- a/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
+++ b/docs/rules/require-meta-schema.md
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ module.exports = {
   meta: { schema: null },
   create (context) {/* ... */},
 };
+
+module.exports = {
+  meta: { schema: [] },
+  create (context) {
+    const options = context.options; /* using options when schema is empty */
+  },
+};
 ```
 
 Examples of **correct** code for this rule:
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js b/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
index 143563c8..0b54909c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ],
     messages: {
+      foundOptionsUsage: 'Found usage of rule options but no options are defined in `meta.schema`.',
       missing: '`meta.schema` is required (use [] if rule has no schema).',
       wrongType: '`meta.schema` should be an array or object (use [] if rule has no schema).',
     },
@@ -37,15 +38,20 @@ module.exports = {
     const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
     const { scopeManager } = sourceCode;
     const info = utils.getRuleInfo(sourceCode);
+    if (info === null || info.meta === null) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    let contextIdentifiers;
+    let hasEmptySchema = false;
+    let schemaNode;
 
     return {
-      Program () {
-        if (info === null || info.meta === null) {
-          return;
-        }
+      Program (ast) {
+        contextIdentifiers = utils.getContextIdentifiers(context, ast);
 
         const metaNode = info.meta;
-        const schemaNode =
+        schemaNode =
           metaNode &&
           metaNode.properties &&
           metaNode.properties.find(p => p.type === 'Property' && utils.getKeyName(p) === 'schema');
@@ -83,10 +89,31 @@ module.exports = {
           value = variable.defs[0].node.init;
         }
 
+        if (
+          (value.type === 'ArrayExpression' && value.elements.length === 0) ||
+          (value.type === 'ObjectExpression' && value.properties.length === 0)
+        ) {
+          // Schema is explicitly defined as having no options.
+          hasEmptySchema = true;
+        }
+
         if (!['ArrayExpression', 'ObjectExpression'].includes(value.type)) {
           context.report({ node: value, messageId: 'wrongType' });
         }
       },
+
+      MemberExpression (node) {
+        // Check if `context.options` was used when no options were defined in `meta.schema`.
+        if (
+          hasEmptySchema &&
+          node.object.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          contextIdentifiers.has(node.object) &&
+          node.property.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          node.property.name === 'options'
+        ) {
+          context.report({ node: schemaNode, messageId: 'foundOptionsUsage' });
+        }
+      },
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
index 25621162..0a32c60f 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/require-meta-schema.js
@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ ruleTester.run('require-meta-schema', rule, {
         create(context) {}
       };
     `,
+    // Schema with options and using `context.options`.
+    `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { schema: { "enum": ["always", "never"] } },
+        create(context) { const options = context.options; }
+      };
+    `,
+    // Empty schema, using arbitrary property of `context`.
+    `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { schema: [] },
+        create(context) { const foo = context.foo; }
+      };
+    `,
+    // Empty schema, using arbitrary `options` property.
+    `
+      module.exports = {
+        meta: { schema: [] },
+        create(context) { const options = foo.options; }
+      };
+    `,
     `
       const schema = [];
       module.exports = {
@@ -119,5 +140,27 @@ schema: [] },
       output: null,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'wrongType', type: 'Literal' }],
     },
+    {
+      // Empty schema (array), but using rule options.
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: { schema: [] },
+          create(context) { const options = context.options; }
+        };
+      `,
+      output: null,
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'foundOptionsUsage', type: 'Property' }],
+    },
+    {
+      // Empty schema (object), but using rule options.
+      code: `
+        module.exports = {
+          meta: { schema: {} },
+          create(context) { const options = context.options; }
+        };
+      `,
+      output: null,
+      errors: [{ messageId: 'foundOptionsUsage', type: 'Property' }],
+    },
   ],
 });