diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin.js
index f630a0279f5..3a10904d36b 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin.js
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
 const path = require('path');
 
 class ModuleScopePlugin {
-  constructor(appSrc) {
+  constructor(appSrc, allowedFiles = []) {
     this.appSrc = appSrc;
+    this.allowedFiles = new Set(allowedFiles);
   }
 
   apply(resolver) {
@@ -40,15 +41,16 @@ class ModuleScopePlugin {
       if (relative.startsWith('../') || relative.startsWith('..\\')) {
         return callback();
       }
-      // Find path from src to the requested file
-      const requestRelative = path.relative(
-        appSrc,
-        path.resolve(
-          path.dirname(request.context.issuer),
-          request.__innerRequest_request
-        )
+      const requestFullPath = path.resolve(
+        path.dirname(request.context.issuer),
+        request.__innerRequest_request
       );
+      if (this.allowedFiles.has(requestFullPath)) {
+        return callback();
+      }
+      // Find path from src to the requested file
       // Error if in a parent directory of src/
+      const requestRelative = path.relative(appSrc, requestFullPath);
       if (
         requestRelative.startsWith('../') ||
         requestRelative.startsWith('..\\')
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/README.md b/packages/react-dev-utils/README.md
index 9206f3e8c9f..e23f0a294aa 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
 ```
 
 
-#### `new ModuleScopePlugin(appSrc: string)`
+#### `new ModuleScopePlugin(appSrc: string, allowedFiles?: string[])`
 
 This Webpack plugin ensures that relative imports from app's source directory don't reach outside of it.
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ module.exports = {
   resolve: {
     // ...
     plugins: [
-      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc),
+      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
       // ...
     ],
     // ...
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 253bc34f062..e9f985909da 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = {
       // To fix this, we prevent you from importing files out of src/ -- if you'd like to,
       // 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),
+      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
     ],
   },
   module: {
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 0077c34a3f6..4c541e804b6 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = {
       // To fix this, we prevent you from importing files out of src/ -- if you'd like to,
       // 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),
+      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
     ],
   },
   module: {