diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/README.md
index 4235416b167..415d706271d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-react-app/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-react-app/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,12 @@ TypeScript is enabled by default. Make sure you have a `tsconfig.json` file at t
   "presets": [["react-app", { "flow": false, "typescript": true }]]
 }
 ```
+
+## Absolute Runtime Paths
+Absolute paths are enabled by default for imports. To use relative paths instead, set the `absoluteRuntime` option in `.babelrc` to `false`:
+
+```
+{
+  "presets": [["react-app", { "absoluteRuntime": false }]]
+}
+```