diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
index 864005ecac2..1e14729dfbc 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ module.exports = function(appPath, appName, verbose, originalDirectory, template
     'test': 'react-scripts test --env=jsdom',
     'eject': 'react-scripts eject'
   };
+  
+  // Setup the eslint config
+  appPackage.eslintConfig = {
+    'extends': 'react-app'
+  };
 
   fs.writeFileSync(
     path.join(appPath, 'package.json'),