diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f49503a..329b456a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     "eventsource-polyfill": "0.9.6",
     "extract-text-webpack-plugin": "3.0.0",
     "file-loader": "0.11.2",
+    "html-loader": "^0.5.1",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "2.30.1",
     "npm-install-webpack2-plugin": "5.0.1",
     "postcss-loader": "2.0.6",
diff --git a/src/createWebpackConfig.js b/src/createWebpackConfig.js
index c9dadd69..d3663d8d 100644
--- a/src/createWebpackConfig.js
+++ b/src/createWebpackConfig.js
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@ export function createRules(
       loader: require.resolve('url-loader'),
       options: {...urlLoaderOptions},
     }),
+    createRule('html', {
+      test: /\.html$/,
+      loader: require.resolve('html-loader'),
+      options: {...urlLoaderOptions},
+    }),
     // Extra rules from build config, still configurable via user config when
     // the rules specify an id.
     ...createExtraRules(buildConfig.extra, userWebpackConfig.rules),