diff --git a/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr.go b/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94f73f093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package cabf_smime_br
+
+/*
+ * ZLint Copyright 2024 Regents of the University of Michigan
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy
+ * of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+ * implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import (
+	"github.com/zmap/zcrypto/x509"
+	"github.com/zmap/zlint/v3/lint"
+	"github.com/zmap/zlint/v3/util"
+)
+
+type subDirAttr struct{}
+
+func init() {
+	lint.RegisterCertificateLint(&lint.CertificateLint{
+		LintMetadata: lint.LintMetadata{
+			Name:          "e_strict_multipurpose_smime_ext_subject_directory_attr",
+			Description:   "SMIME Strict and Multipurpose certificates cannot have Subject Directory Attribute",
+			Citation:      "BRs: 7.1.2.3j",
+			Source:        lint.CABFSMIMEBaselineRequirements,
+			EffectiveDate: util.CABF_SMIME_BRs_1_0_0_Date,
+		},
+		Lint: NewSubDirAttr,
+	})
+}
+
+func NewSubDirAttr() lint.LintInterface {
+	return &subDirAttr{}
+}
+
+func (l *subDirAttr) CheckApplies(c *x509.Certificate) bool {
+	return util.IsSubscriberCert(c) && (util.IsStrictSMIMECertificate(c) || util.IsMultipurposeSMIMECertificate(c))
+}
+
+func (l *subDirAttr) Execute(c *x509.Certificate) *lint.LintResult {
+	if util.IsExtInCert(c, util.SubjectDirAttrOID) {
+		return &lint.LintResult{Status: lint.Error}
+	} else {
+		return &lint.LintResult{Status: lint.Pass}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr_test.go b/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bca5ab33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/lints/cabf_smime_br/lint_subject_dir_attr_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package cabf_smime_br
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/zmap/zlint/v3/lint"
+	"github.com/zmap/zlint/v3/test"
+)
+
+func TestSMIMESubjectDirAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Name           string
+		InputFilename  string
+		ExpectedResult lint.LintStatus
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:           "pass - no subject dir attributes extension",
+			InputFilename:  "smime/mailboxValidatedStrictWithCommonName.pem",
+			ExpectedResult: lint.Pass,
+		},
+		// A negative test case is hard to construct because neither the x509 package
+		// nor OpenSSL support writing the subject directory attributes extension.
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := test.TestLint("e_strict_multipurpose_smime_ext_subject_directory_attr", tc.InputFilename)
+			if result.Status != tc.ExpectedResult {
+				t.Errorf("expected result %v was %v - details: %v", tc.ExpectedResult, result.Status, result.Details)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}