diff --git a/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js b/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
index a2d9fdbd86b..0b60510cba6 100755
--- a/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
+++ b/packages/create-react-app/createReactApp.js
@@ -481,7 +481,10 @@ function getPackageName(installPackage) {
     );
   } else if (installPackage.match(/^file:/)) {
     const installPackagePath = installPackage.match(/^file:(.*)?$/)[1];
-    const installPackageJson = require(path.join(installPackagePath, 'package.json'));
+    const installPackageJson = require(path.join(
+      installPackagePath,
+      'package.json'
+    ));
     return Promise.resolve(installPackageJson.name);
   }
   return Promise.resolve(installPackage);
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/FileSizeReporter.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/FileSizeReporter.js
index 68aae411f12..968e57c3932 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/FileSizeReporter.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/FileSizeReporter.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function printFileSizesAfterBuild(
             name: path.basename(asset.name),
             size: size,
             sizeLabel:
-              filesize(size) + (difference ? ' (' + difference + ')' : '')
+              filesize(size) + (difference ? ' (' + difference + ')' : ''),
           };
         })
     )
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/WebpackDevServerUtils.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/WebpackDevServerUtils.js
index 4add9f9c1bc..260f73ceea0 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/WebpackDevServerUtils.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/WebpackDevServerUtils.js
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ if (isSmokeTest) {
   };
 }
 
-function prepareUrls(protocol, host, port) {
+function prepareUrls(protocol, host, port, pathname) {
   const formatUrl = hostname =>
     url.format({
       protocol,
       hostname,
       port,
-      pathname: '/',
+      pathname,
     });
   const prettyPrintUrl = hostname =>
     url.format({
       protocol,
       hostname,
       port: chalk.bold(port),
-      pathname: '/',
+      pathname,
     });
 
   const isUnspecifiedHost = host === '0.0.0.0' || host === '::';
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ function prepareProxy(proxy, appPublicFolder) {
         // However we also want to respect `proxy` for API calls.
         // So if `proxy` is specified as a string, we need to decide which fallback to use.
         // We use a heuristic: We want to proxy all the requests that are not meant
-        // for static assets and as all the requests for static assets will be using 
+        // for static assets and as all the requests for static assets will be using
         // `GET` method, we can proxy all non-`GET` requests.
         // For `GET` requests, if request `accept`s text/html, we pick /index.html.
         // Modern browsers include text/html into `accept` header when navigating.
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/clearConsole.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/clearConsole.js
index cb02af89237..2099a57ec35 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/clearConsole.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/clearConsole.js
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 function clearConsole() {
-  process.stdout.write(process.platform === 'win32' ? '\x1B[2J\x1B[0f' : '\x1B[2J\x1B[3J\x1B[H');
+  process.stdout.write(
+    process.platform === 'win32' ? '\x1B[2J\x1B[0f' : '\x1B[2J\x1B[3J\x1B[H'
+  );
 }
 
 module.exports = clearConsole;
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/errorOverlayMiddleware.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/errorOverlayMiddleware.js
index 873b1994732..57a6003e45d 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/errorOverlayMiddleware.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/errorOverlayMiddleware.js
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 const launchEditor = require('./launchEditor');
 const launchEditorEndpoint = require('./launchEditorEndpoint');
 
-module.exports = function createLaunchEditorMiddleware() {
+module.exports = function createLaunchEditorMiddleware(servedPathPathname) {
   return function launchEditorMiddleware(req, res, next) {
-    if (req.url.startsWith(launchEditorEndpoint)) {
+    if (req.url.startsWith(`${servedPathPathname}${launchEditorEndpoint}`)) {
       const lineNumber = parseInt(req.query.lineNumber, 10) || 1;
       const colNumber = parseInt(req.query.colNumber, 10) || 1;
       launchEditor(req.query.fileName, lineNumber, colNumber);
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/getProcessForPort.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/getProcessForPort.js
index f9eda7752b4..8df45464977 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/getProcessForPort.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/getProcessForPort.js
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ function getProcessCommand(processId, processDirectory) {
 
 function getDirectoryOfProcessById(processId) {
   return execSync(
-    'lsof -p ' + processId + ' | awk \'$4=="cwd" {for (i=9; i<=NF; i++) printf "%s ", $i}\'',
+    'lsof -p ' +
+      processId +
+      ' | awk \'$4=="cwd" {for (i=9; i<=NF; i++) printf "%s ", $i}\'',
     execOptions
   ).trim();
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/launchEditor.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/launchEditor.js
index cf190b08619..ddddb7930a7 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/launchEditor.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/launchEditor.js
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ const COMMON_EDITORS_OSX = {
     '/Applications/RubyMine.app/Contents/MacOS/rubymine',
   '/Applications/WebStorm.app/Contents/MacOS/webstorm':
     '/Applications/WebStorm.app/Contents/MacOS/webstorm',
-  '/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/MacVim':
-    'mvim',
+  '/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/MacVim': 'mvim',
 };
 
 const COMMON_EDITORS_LINUX = {
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/noopServiceWorkerMiddleware.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/noopServiceWorkerMiddleware.js
index 41566dd7fa8..60957e14b81 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/noopServiceWorkerMiddleware.js
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/noopServiceWorkerMiddleware.js
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-module.exports = function createNoopServiceWorkerMiddleware() {
+module.exports = function createNoopServiceWorkerMiddleware(
+  servedPathPathname
+) {
   return function noopServiceWorkerMiddleware(req, res, next) {
-    if (req.url === '/service-worker.js') {
+    if (req.url === `${servedPathPathname}/service-worker.js`) {
       res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/javascript');
       res.send(
         `// This service worker file is effectively a 'no-op' that will reset any
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
index 18f37c971e4..88b4957a43f 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "crossSpawn.js",
     "eslintFormatter.js",
     "errorOverlayMiddleware.js",
+    "serveAppMiddleware.js",
     "FileSizeReporter.js",
     "printBuildError.js",
     "formatWebpackMessages.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/serveAppMiddleware.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/serveAppMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..620847c333c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/serveAppMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function createServeAppMiddleware(servedPathPathname) {
+  return function serveAppMiddleware(req, res, next) {
+    if (servedPathPathname.length > 1 && servedPathPathname !== './') {
+      if (req.url.indexOf(servedPathPathname) === -1) {
+        res.redirect(servedPathPathname);
+      } else {
+        next();
+      }
+    } else {
+      next();
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 9f3131b0660..aec8aa067d3 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 const autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer');
 const path = require('path');
+const url = require('url');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const CaseSensitivePathsPlugin = require('case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin');
@@ -21,15 +22,18 @@ const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 const paths = require('./paths');
 
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
-// In development, we always serve from the root. This makes config easier.
-const publicPath = '/';
+// In development, we serve from the root by default. Webpack will serve from
+// the relative path of the homepage field if specified.
+let publicPath = url.parse(paths.servedPath).pathname || '';
+if (publicPath === './') {
+  publicPath = publicPath.slice(1);
+}
 // `publicUrl` is just like `publicPath`, but we will provide it to our app
 // as %PUBLIC_URL% in `index.html` and `process.env.PUBLIC_URL` in JavaScript.
 // Omit trailing slash as %PUBLIC_PATH%/xyz looks better than %PUBLIC_PATH%xyz.
-const publicUrl = '';
+const publicUrl = paths.servedPath.slice(0, -1) + '/static';
 // Get environment variables to inject into our app.
-const env = getClientEnvironment(publicUrl);
-
+const env = getClientEnvironment(publicUrl === '.' ? '' : publicUrl);
 // This is the development configuration.
 // It is focused on developer experience and fast rebuilds.
 // The production configuration is different and lives in a separate file.
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // There are also additional JS chunk files if you use code splitting.
     chunkFilename: 'static/js/[name].chunk.js',
     // This is the URL that app is served from. We use "/" in development.
+    // If there is a homepage path defined, it will be served from that instead.
     publicPath: publicPath,
     // Point sourcemap entries to original disk location (format as URL on Windows)
     devtoolModuleFilenameTemplate: info =>
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpackDevServer.config.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpackDevServer.config.js
index 3c9c6cf0ce7..bcd81bea04a 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpackDevServer.config.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpackDevServer.config.js
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@
 
 const errorOverlayMiddleware = require('react-dev-utils/errorOverlayMiddleware');
 const noopServiceWorkerMiddleware = require('react-dev-utils/noopServiceWorkerMiddleware');
+const serveAppMiddleware = require('react-dev-utils/serveAppMiddleware');
 const ignoredFiles = require('react-dev-utils/ignoredFiles');
+const url = require('url');
 const config = require('./webpack.config.dev');
 const paths = require('./paths');
+const express = require('express');
 
 const protocol = process.env.HTTPS === 'true' ? 'https' : 'http';
 const host = process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0';
 
+const servedPathPathname = url.parse(paths.servedPath).pathname || '';
+
 module.exports = function(proxy, allowedHost) {
   return {
     // WebpackDevServer 2.4.3 introduced a security fix that prevents remote
@@ -86,18 +91,24 @@ module.exports = function(proxy, allowedHost) {
       // Paths with dots should still use the history fallback.
       // See https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/387.
       disableDotRule: true,
+      index: servedPathPathname,
     },
     public: allowedHost,
     proxy,
     before(app) {
       // This lets us open files from the runtime error overlay.
-      app.use(errorOverlayMiddleware());
+      app.use(errorOverlayMiddleware(servedPathPathname));
       // This service worker file is effectively a 'no-op' that will reset any
       // previous service worker registered for the same host:port combination.
       // We do this in development to avoid hitting the production cache if
       // it used the same host and port.
       // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/2272#issuecomment-302832432
-      app.use(noopServiceWorkerMiddleware());
+      app.use(noopServiceWorkerMiddleware(servedPathPathname));
+      app.use(serveAppMiddleware(servedPathPathname));
+      app.use(
+        `${config.output.publicPath.slice(0, -1)}/static`,
+        express.static(paths.appPublic)
+      );
     },
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
index 3ff1b91f435..d8a831d0c0b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', err => {
 require('../config/env');
 
 const fs = require('fs');
+const url = require('url');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const WebpackDevServer = require('webpack-dev-server');
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ if (!checkRequiredFiles([paths.appHtml, paths.appIndexJs])) {
 const DEFAULT_PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10) || 3000;
 const HOST = process.env.HOST || '0.0.0.0';
 
+const servedPathPathname = url.parse(paths.servedPath).pathname || '';
+
 if (process.env.HOST) {
   console.log(
     chalk.cyan(
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ choosePort(HOST, DEFAULT_PORT)
     }
     const protocol = process.env.HTTPS === 'true' ? 'https' : 'http';
     const appName = require(paths.appPackageJson).name;
-    const urls = prepareUrls(protocol, HOST, port);
+    const urls = prepareUrls(protocol, HOST, port, servedPathPathname);
     // Create a webpack compiler that is configured with custom messages.
     const compiler = createCompiler(webpack, config, appName, urls, useYarn);
     // Load proxy config
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
index d40c87ebc81..e95182a8087 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ In the WebStorm menu `Run` select `Edit Configurations...`. Then click `+` and s
 
 Start your app by running `npm start`, then press `^D` on macOS or `F9` on Windows and Linux or click the green debug icon to start debugging in WebStorm.
 
-The same way you can debug your application in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PhpStorm, PyCharm Pro, and RubyMine. 
+The same way you can debug your application in IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PhpStorm, PyCharm Pro, and RubyMine.
 
 ## Formatting Code Automatically
 
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ If you’re using [Apache HTTP Server](https://httpd.apache.org/), you need to c
     RewriteRule ^ index.html [QSA,L]
 ```
 
-It will get copied to the `build` folder when you run `npm run build`. 
+It will get copied to the `build` folder when you run `npm run build`.
 
 If you’re using [Apache Tomcat](http://tomcat.apache.org/), you need to follow [this Stack Overflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/41249464/4878474).
 
@@ -2021,6 +2021,13 @@ To override this, specify the `homepage` in your `package.json`, for example:
 
 This will let Create React App correctly infer the root path to use in the generated HTML file.
 
+If `homepage` is specified, Create React App will open your browser at the path specified. From the example above, `npm start` would result in:
+
+```js
+http://localhost:3000/relativepath
+```
+This also means that in development the paths to the static files will be served out of the `relativepath` directory.
+
 **Note**: If you are using `react-router@^4`, you can root `<Link>`s using the `basename` prop on any `<Router>`.<br>
 More information [here](https://reacttraining.com/react-router/web/api/BrowserRouter/basename-string).<br>
 <br>