diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index d5e6aae24b9..e5dd6766ffc 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const ModuleScopePlugin = require('react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin');
 const ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require('fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin');
 const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 const paths = require('./paths');
+const TsconfigPathsPlugin = require('tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin');
 
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
 // In development, we always serve from the root. This makes config easier.
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ module.exports = {
       // please link the files into your node_modules/ and let module-resolution kick in.
       // Make sure your source files are compiled, as they will not be processed in any way.
       new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
+      new TsconfigPathsPlugin({configFile: paths.appTsConfig})
     ],
   },
   module: {
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index d407f480f4e..72c73d43335 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const ModuleScopePlugin = require('react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin');
 const ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require('fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin');
 const paths = require('./paths');
 const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
+const TsconfigPathsPlugin = require('tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin');
 
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
 // It requires a trailing slash, or the file assets will get an incorrect path.
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ module.exports = {
       // please link the files into your node_modules/ and let module-resolution kick in.
       // Make sure your source files are compiled, as they will not be processed in any way.
       new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
+      new TsconfigPathsPlugin({configFile: paths.appTsConfig})
     ],
   },
   module: {
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index a18a7008f02..1b410744a21 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "sw-precache-webpack-plugin": "0.11.4",
     "ts-jest": "^20.0.7",
     "ts-loader": "^2.3.7",
+    "tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin": "^2.0.0",
     "tslint": "^5.7.0",
     "tslint-loader": "^3.5.3",
     "tslint-react": "^3.2.0",