diff --git a/packages/components/.storybook/preview.js b/packages/components/.storybook/preview.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..423b033ce717c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/.storybook/preview.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './style.scss';
diff --git a/packages/components/.storybook/style.scss b/packages/components/.storybook/style.scss
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index 0000000000000..2a0419c1cc5ea
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@import '@wordpress/components/build-style/style';
+@import '@automattic/calypso-color-schemes';
diff --git a/packages/components/README.md b/packages/components/README.md
index fc884ef6cdeb2..0910fba1678d3 100644
--- a/packages/components/README.md
+++ b/packages/components/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ const CallToAction = () => (
 );
 ```
 
+Some components require CSS styles from `@wordpress/components`, which you will need to load in order for them to appear correctly. Within WordPress, add the `wp-components` stylesheet as a dependency of your plugin's stylesheet. See [wp_enqueue_style documentation](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_enqueue_style/#parameters) for how to specify dependencies.
+
+In non-WordPress projects, import the `build-style/style.css` file directly, located at `node_modules/@wordpress/components/build-style/style.css`.
+
 ## Development Workflow
 
 This package is developed as part of the Calypso monorepo. Run `yarn`