diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 98e57ea9e5b..f90ca6bd09e 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -252,6 +252,12 @@ 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),
+    // 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.
+    // https://github.com/jmblog/how-to-optimize-momentjs-with-webpack
+    // You can remove this if you don't use Moment.js:
+    new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^\.\/locale$/, /moment$/),
   ],
   // Some libraries import Node modules but don't use them in the browser.
   // Tell Webpack to provide empty mocks for them so importing them works.
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 7615894a755..182105c756a 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ module.exports = {
     new ManifestPlugin({
       fileName: 'asset-manifest.json',
     }),
+    // 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.
+    // https://github.com/jmblog/how-to-optimize-momentjs-with-webpack
+    // You can remove this if you don't use Moment.js:
+    new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^\.\/locale$/, /moment$/),
   ],
   // Some libraries import Node modules but don't use them in the browser.
   // Tell Webpack to provide empty mocks for them so importing them works.
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
index c178e573816..b25f723c97b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ You can find the most recent version of this guide [here](https://github.com/fac
   - [`npm test` hangs on macOS Sierra](#npm-test-hangs-on-macos-sierra)
   - [`npm run build` silently fails](#npm-run-build-silently-fails)
   - [`npm run build` fails on Heroku](#npm-run-build-fails-on-heroku)
+  - [Moment.js locales are missing](#momentjs-locales-are-missing)
 - [Something Missing?](#something-missing)
 
 ## Updating to New Releases
@@ -1616,6 +1617,32 @@ It is reported that `npm run build` can fail on machines with no swap space, whi
 This may be a problem with case sensitive filenames.
 Please refer to [this section](#resolving-heroku-deployment-errors).
 
+### Moment.js locales are missing
+
+If you use a [Moment.js](https://momentjs.com/), you might notice that only the English locale is available by default. This is because the locale files are large, and you probably only need a subset of [all the locales provided by Moment.js](https://momentjs.com/#multiple-locale-support).
+
+To add a specific Moment.js locale to your bundle, you need to import it explicitly.<br>
+For example:
+
+```js
+import moment from 'moment';
+import 'moment/locale/fr';
+```
+
+If import multiple locales this way, you can later switch between them by calling `moment.locale()` with the locale name:
+
+```js
+import moment from 'moment';
+import 'moment/locale/fr';
+import 'moment/locale/es';
+
+// ...
+
+moment.locale('fr');
+```
+
+This will only work for locales that have been explicitly imported before.
+
 ## Something Missing?
 
 If you have ideas for more “How To” recipes that should be on this page, [let us know](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues) or [contribute some!](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/edit/master/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md)