diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index e26a5a25d81..a0a5d8fe919 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ module.exports = {
           /\.(js|jsx)$/,
           /\.css$/,
           /\.json$/,
-          /\.svg$/
+          /\.svg$/,
+          /\.md$/
         ],
         loader: 'url-loader',
         options: {
@@ -201,6 +202,12 @@ module.exports = {
         options: {
           name: 'static/media/[name].[hash:8].[ext]'
         }
+      },
+      // Load Markdown files by converting them to JSON. It's then up to
+      // the consumer to render the result
+      {
+        test: /\.md$/,
+        loader: 'markdown-with-front-matter-loader'
       }
       // ** STOP ** Are you adding a new loader?
       // Remember to add the new extension(s) to the "url" loader exclusion list.
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 86d87d39211..ae5cee95d3b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ module.exports = {
           /\.(js|jsx)$/,
           /\.css$/,
           /\.json$/,
-          /\.svg$/
+          /\.svg$/,
+          /\.md$/
         ],
         loader: 'url-loader',
         options: {
@@ -215,6 +216,12 @@ module.exports = {
         options: {
           name: 'static/media/[name].[hash:8].[ext]'
         }
+      },
+      // Load Markdown files by converting them to JSON. It's then up to
+      // the consumer to render the result
+      {
+        test: /\.md$/,
+        loader: 'markdown-with-front-matter-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 371b952c8c5..7eb09e852af 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "html-webpack-plugin": "2.28.0",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "0.17.3",
     "jest": "18.1.0",
+    "markdown-with-front-matter-loader": "^0.1.0",
     "object-assign": "4.1.1",
     "postcss-loader": "1.2.2",
     "promise": "7.1.1",