diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.py b/PRESUBMIT.py
index f78179ad3cc..7beb3f87611 100644
--- a/PRESUBMIT.py
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.py
@@ -236,20 +236,10 @@ def _CheckClangTidy(input_api, output_api):
         return []
 
     args = [
-        './buildtools/linux-x64/clang/bin/clang-tidy',
-        '-checks=readability-implicit-bool-conversion',
+        'tools/sdks/dart-sdk/bin/dart',
+        'runtime/tools/run_clang_tidy.dart',
     ]
     args.extend(files)
-    args.append('--')
-    args.extend([
-        '-I.',
-        '-Iruntime',
-        '-Iruntime/include',
-        '-Ithird_party/tcmalloc/gperftools/src ',
-        '-DTARGET_ARCH_X64',
-        '-DDEBUG',
-        '-DTARGET_OS_LINUX',
-    ])
     stdout = input_api.subprocess.check_output(args).strip()
     if not stdout:
         return []
diff --git a/runtime/tools/run_clang_tidy.dart b/runtime/tools/run_clang_tidy.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1b8229f78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/tools/run_clang_tidy.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:math';
+
+import 'package:pool/pool.dart';
+
+const String clangTidy = './buildtools/linux-x64/clang/bin/clang-tidy';
+
+List<String> compilerFlagsForFile(String filepath) {
+  final flags = <String>[
+    '-I.',
+    '-Iruntime',
+    '-Iruntime/include',
+    '-Ithird_party/tcmalloc/gperftools/src ',
+    '-DTARGET_ARCH_X64',
+    '-DDEBUG',
+    '-DTARGET_OS_LINUX',
+  ];
+  if (filepath.endsWith("_test.cc")) {
+    flags.add('-DTESTING');
+  }
+  return flags;
+}
+
+Future<ProcessResult> runClangTidyOn(String filepath) async {
+  // The `runtime/.clang-tidy` file has the enabled checks in it.
+  final args = <String>['-quiet', filepath, '--']
+    ..addAll(compilerFlagsForFile(filepath));
+  return await Process.run(clangTidy, args);
+}
+
+final pool = new Pool(max(1, Platform.numberOfProcessors ~/ 2));
+
+// TODO(dartbug.com/38196): Ensure all VM sources are clang-tidy clean.
+final Set<String> migratedFiles = Set<String>.from([
+  'runtime/vm/native_api_impl.cc',
+]);
+
+main(List<String> files) async {
+  bool isFirstFailure = true;
+
+  files = files.where((filepath) => migratedFiles.contains(filepath)).toList();
+
+  // Analyze the [files] in parallel.
+  await Future.wait(files.map((String filepath) async {
+    final processResult =
+        await pool.withResource(() => runClangTidyOn(filepath));
+
+    final int exitCode = processResult.exitCode;
+    final String stdout = processResult.stdout.trim();
+    final String stderr = processResult.stderr.trim();
+
+    if (exitCode != 0 || stdout.isNotEmpty) {
+      if (!isFirstFailure) {
+        print('');
+        print('--------------------------------------------------------------');
+        print('');
+      }
+      isFirstFailure = false;
+    }
+
+    if (exitCode != 0) {
+      print('exit-code: $exitCode');
+      print('stdout:');
+      print('${stdout}');
+      print('stderr:');
+      print('${stderr}');
+    } else if (stdout.isNotEmpty) {
+      // The actual lints go to stdout.
+      print(stdout);
+    }
+  }));
+}