diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 7244ff79671..3d9a391d6d4 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ module.exports = {
           /\.gif$/,
           /\.jpe?g$/,
           /\.png$/,
+          /\.txt$/,
         ],
         loader: 'file-loader',
         options: {
@@ -212,6 +213,10 @@ module.exports = {
           },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        test: /\.txt$/,
+        use: 'raw-loader',
+      },
       // ** STOP ** Are you adding a new loader?
       // Remember to add the new extension(s) to the "url" loader exclusion list.
     ],
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 01e9d6fe796..c4825b22512 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ module.exports = {
           /\.gif$/,
           /\.jpe?g$/,
           /\.png$/,
+          /\.txt$/,
         ],
         loader: 'file-loader',
         options: {
@@ -222,6 +223,10 @@ module.exports = {
         ),
         // Note: this won't work without `new ExtractTextPlugin()` in `plugins`.
       },
+      {
+        test: /\.txt$/,
+        use: 'raw-loader',
+      },
       // ** STOP ** Are you adding a new loader?
       // Remember to add the new extension(s) to the "url" loader exclusion list.
     ],
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 3e951ab9ad3..093053c523b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     "object-assign": "4.1.1",
     "postcss-loader": "1.3.3",
     "promise": "7.1.1",
+    "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",
     "react-dev-utils": "^0.5.2",
     "style-loader": "0.16.0",
     "url-loader": "0.5.8",