diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
index 6bb7897ff63..1a74ffcd3ef 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+const resolveNodePath = require('./utils/resolveNodePath');
+
 // Inspired by https://github.com/airbnb/javascript but less opinionated.
 
 // We use eslint-loader so even warnings are very visible.
@@ -48,6 +50,17 @@ module.exports = {
     },
   },
 
+  settings: {
+    'import/ignore': ['node_modules'],
+    'import/extensions': ['.js'],
+    'import/resolver': {
+      node: {
+        extensions: ['.js', '.json'],
+        moduleDirectory: ['node_modules'].concat(resolveNodePath()),
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
   rules: {
     // http://eslint.org/docs/rules/
     'array-callback-return': 'warn',
@@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'import/first': 'error',
     'import/no-amd': 'error',
     'import/no-webpack-loader-syntax': 'error',
+    'import/no-extraneous-dependencies': 'error',
 
     // https://github.com/yannickcr/eslint-plugin-react/tree/master/docs/rules
     'react/jsx-no-comment-textnodes': 'warn',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/package.json
index 6f2b244a1e5..d92d13a2079 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues"
   },
   "files": [
+    "utils",
     "index.js"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-app/utils/resolveNodePath.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/utils/resolveNodePath.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e9795ae97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-app/utils/resolveNodePath.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function resolveNodePath() {
+  const nodePaths = (process.env.NODE_PATH || '')
+    .split(process.platform === 'win32' ? ';' : ':')
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
+  return nodePaths;
+}
+
+module.exports = resolveNodePath;
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/WatchPackageJsonPlugin.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/WatchPackageJsonPlugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..513c5007c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/WatchPackageJsonPlugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// This Webpack plugin ensures that package.json is watched for changes and
+// that appropriate actions are triggered, e.g. an eslint-loader recheck.
+
+class WatchPackageJsonPlugin {
+  constructor(packageJsonPath) {
+    this.packageJsonPath = packageJsonPath;
+    this.erroneousFiles = [];
+  }
+
+  apply(compiler) {
+    compiler.plugin('compilation', compilation => {
+      const timestamp = compilation.fileTimestamps[this.packageJsonPath] || 0;
+
+      if (timestamp > this.previousTimestamp && this.erroneousFiles.length) {
+        this.erroneousFiles.forEach(filename => {
+          compilation.fileTimestamps[filename] = timestamp;
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
+    compiler.plugin('emit', (compilation, callback) => {
+      // Add package.json to the list of watched files. This needs to be done
+      // for every compilation run since the list is rebuilt every time.
+      compilation.fileDependencies.push(this.packageJsonPath);
+
+      this.previousTimestamp = compilation.fileTimestamps[
+        this.packageJsonPath
+      ] || 0;
+
+      // First we extract all files related to any occurred errors. Then
+      // we remove any request params that could have been added by a plugin,
+      // loader or the user.
+      this.erroneousFiles = compilation.errors
+        .reduce(
+          (acc, error) => {
+            acc.push.apply(acc, error.dependencies);
+
+            return acc;
+          },
+          []
+        )
+        .map(entry => entry.request.replace(/\?.*$/));
+
+      callback();
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = WatchPackageJsonPlugin;
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
index da1a4e53329..bc78cb273d7 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "openChrome.applescript",
     "printHostingInstructions.js",
     "WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin.js",
+    "WatchPackageJsonPlugin.js",
     "WebpackDevServerUtils.js",
     "webpackHotDevClient.js"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index c975a58c790..8933c144967 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const CaseSensitivePathsPlugin = require('case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin');
 const InterpolateHtmlPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/InterpolateHtmlPlugin');
 const WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin');
+const WatchPackageJsonPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/WatchPackageJsonPlugin');
 const eslintFormatter = require('react-dev-utils/eslintFormatter');
 const ModuleScopePlugin = require('react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin');
 const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
@@ -284,6 +285,9 @@ module.exports = {
     // makes the discovery automatic so you don't have to restart.
     // See https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/186
     new WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin(paths.appNodeModules),
+    // This Webpack plugin ensures that package.json is watched for changes and
+    // that appropriate actions are triggered, e.g. an eslint-loader recheck.
+    new WatchPackageJsonPlugin(paths.appPackageJson),
     // Moment.js is an extremely popular library that bundles large locale files
     // by default due to how Webpack interprets its code. This is a practical
     // solution that requires the user to opt into importing specific locales.