diff --git a/flake8/formatting/default.py b/flake8/formatting/default.py
index 95cc129..036d13f 100644
--- a/flake8/formatting/default.py
+++ b/flake8/formatting/default.py
@@ -29,3 +29,17 @@ class Default(base.BaseFormatter):
             "row": error.line_number,
             "col": error.column_number,
         }
+
+
+class Pylint(Default):
+    """Pylint formatter for Flake8."""
+
+    error_format = '%(path)s:%(row)d: [%(code)s] %(text)s'
+
+    def after_init(self):
+        """Do not check the value of --format.
+
+        In the default formatter, this makes sense for backwards
+        compatibility, but it does not make sense here.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2ab68dd..f8c3ff2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
         ],
         'flake8.report': [
             'default = flake8.formatting.default:Default',
+            'pylint = flake8.formatting.default:Pylint',
         ],
     },
     classifiers=[