diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ddc95dedc9..34a2705110 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ if (POLICY CMP0054)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
 endif()
 
+# Define global caktin_lint suppressions
+#catkin_lint: ignore uninstalled_script missing_install_target
+
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
   filesystem
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ find_package(PythonLibs "${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}" REQUIR
 
 find_package(Eigen3 QUIET)
 if(NOT EIGEN3_FOUND)
+  #catkin_lint: ignore_once deprecated_cmake_module
   find_package(Eigen REQUIRED)
   set(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIRS ${EIGEN_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   set(EIGEN3_LIBRARIES ${EIGEN_LIBRARIES})  # Not strictly necessary as Eigen is head only
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/shiboken/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python_bindings/shiboken/CMakeLists.txt
index f787fb6305..24ea0964db 100644
--- a/src/python_bindings/shiboken/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python_bindings/shiboken/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set(rviz_shiboken_QT_COMPONENTS
   QtGui
 )
 
+#catkin_lint: ignore_once duplicate_find
 find_package(python_qt_binding REQUIRED)
 include(${python_qt_binding_EXTRAS_DIR}/shiboken_helper.cmake)
 
diff --git a/src/python_bindings/sip/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python_bindings/sip/CMakeLists.txt
index c91a6be254..64096a17ef 100644
--- a/src/python_bindings/sip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python_bindings/sip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ set(rviz_sip_DEPENDENT_FILES
   ${rviz_HDRS_DIR}/yaml_config_writer.h
 )
 
+#catkin_lint: ignore_once duplicate_find
 find_package(python_qt_binding REQUIRED)
+#catkin_lint: ignore_once external_file
 include(${python_qt_binding_EXTRAS_DIR}/sip_helper.cmake)
 
 # maintain context for different named target
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ if(sip_helper_FOUND)
   else()
     set(rviz_sip_LIBRARY_FILE librviz_sip${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
   endif()
+  #catkin_lint: ignore_once missing_file external_file
   install(FILES ${CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX}/${PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR}/rviz/${rviz_sip_LIBRARY_FILE}
     DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DESTINATION})
 endif()
diff --git a/src/rviz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rviz/CMakeLists.txt
index 27851768da..24d2c8f35f 100644
--- a/src/rviz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rviz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ include_directories(.)
 set(ENV_CONFIG_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/env_config.cpp)
 set(RVIZ_VERSION ${rviz_VERSION})
 message("making version ${RVIZ_VERSION}.")
+#catkin_lint: ignore_once env_var
 set(ROS_DISTRO $ENV{ROS_DISTRO})
 
 configure_file(env_config.cpp.in ${ENV_CONFIG_FILE} @ONLY)
diff --git a/src/rviz/default_plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rviz/default_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index e290829572..2d2761df82 100644
--- a/src/rviz/default_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rviz/default_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ file(GENERATE
   OUTPUT "${CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX}/${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}/cmake/default_plugin_location.cmake"
   CONTENT "set(rviz_DEFAULT_PLUGIN_FILE_NAME $<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${rviz_DEFAULT_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}>)"
 )
+#catkin_lint: ignore_once missing_file external_file
 # Install from the devel space to the install space.
 install(FILES "${CATKIN_DEVEL_PREFIX}/${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}/cmake/default_plugin_location.cmake"
   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}/cmake