diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/README.md b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/README.md
index bda6fe8fdc83a..d3e9265894d2f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/README.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ Then add it to your ESLint configuration:
 }
 ```
 
+You can achieve the configuratin above by simply extending the recommended configuration:
+
+```js
+{
+  "extends": [
+    // ...
+    "plugin:react-hooks/recommended"
+  ]
+}
+```
+
 ## Valid and Invalid Examples
 
 Please refer to the [Rules of Hooks](https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-rules.html) documentation and the [Hooks FAQ](https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-faq.html#what-exactly-do-the-lint-rules-enforce) to learn more about this rule.
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/src/index.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/src/index.js
index 606a6dff4e253..ff2f396923311 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-hooks/src/index.js
@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ export const rules = {
   'rules-of-hooks': RuleOfHooks,
   'exhaustive-deps': ExhaustiveDeps,
 };
+
+export const configs = {
+  recommended: {
+    plugins: [
+      'react-hooks',
+    ],
+    rules: {
+      'react-hooks/rules-of-hooks': 'error',
+      'react-hooks/exhaustive-deps': 'warn',
+    },
+  },
+};