diff --git a/lib/WebpackConfig.js b/lib/WebpackConfig.js
index f51b27dc..82c003e0 100644
--- a/lib/WebpackConfig.js
+++ b/lib/WebpackConfig.js
@@ -102,18 +102,15 @@ class WebpackConfig {
         this.handlebarsConfigurationCallback = () => {};
         this.loaderConfigurationCallbacks = {
             javascript: () => {},
-            js: () => {},
             css: () => {},
             images: () => {},
             fonts: () => {},
             sass: () => {},
-            scss: () => {},
             less: () => {},
             stylus: () => {},
             vue: () => {},
             eslint: () => {},
             typescript: () => {},
-            ts: () => {},
             handlebars: () => {},
         };
 
@@ -735,8 +732,19 @@ class WebpackConfig {
     configureLoaderRule(name, callback) {
         logger.warning('Be careful when using Encore.configureLoaderRule(), this is a low-level method that can potentially breaks Encore and Webpack when not used carefully.');
 
+        // Key: alias, Value: existing loader in `this.loaderConfigurationCallbacks`
+        const aliases = {
+            js: 'javascript',
+            ts: 'typescript',
+            scss: 'sass',
+        };
+
+        if (name in aliases) {
+            name = aliases[name];
+        }
+
         if (!(name in this.loaderConfigurationCallbacks)) {
-            throw new Error(`Loader "${name}" is not configurable. Valid loaders are "${Object.keys(this.loaderConfigurationCallbacks).join('", "')}".`);
+            throw new Error(`Loader "${name}" is not configurable. Valid loaders are "${Object.keys(this.loaderConfigurationCallbacks).join('", "')}" and the aliases "${Object.keys(aliases).join('", "')}".`);
         }
 
         if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
diff --git a/lib/config-generator.js b/lib/config-generator.js
index 00ab6688..29555454 100644
--- a/lib/config-generator.js
+++ b/lib/config-generator.js
@@ -222,25 +222,11 @@ class ConfigGenerator {
 
     buildRulesConfig() {
         const applyRuleConfigurationCallback = (name, defaultRules) => {
-            if (!(name in this.webpackConfig.loaderConfigurationCallbacks)) {
-                throw new Error(`Loader "${name}" is not configurable. Valid loaders are "${Object.keys(this.webpackConfig.loaderConfigurationCallbacks).join('", "')}".`);
-            }
-
             return applyOptionsCallback(this.webpackConfig.loaderConfigurationCallbacks[name], defaultRules);
         };
 
-        const applyRuleConfigurationCallbacks = (names, defaultRules) => {
-            let rules = defaultRules;
-
-            names.forEach(name => {
-                rules = applyRuleConfigurationCallback(name, rules);
-            });
-
-            return rules;
-        };
-
         let rules = [
-            applyRuleConfigurationCallbacks(['javascript', 'js'], {
+            applyRuleConfigurationCallback('javascript', {
                 // match .js and .jsx
                 test: /\.jsx?$/,
                 exclude: this.webpackConfig.babelOptions.exclude,
@@ -323,7 +309,7 @@ class ConfigGenerator {
         }
 
         if (this.webpackConfig.useSassLoader) {
-            rules.push(applyRuleConfigurationCallbacks(['sass', 'scss'], {
+            rules.push(applyRuleConfigurationCallback('sass', {
                 test: /\.s[ac]ss$/,
                 oneOf: [
                     {
@@ -385,7 +371,7 @@ class ConfigGenerator {
         }
 
         if (this.webpackConfig.useTypeScriptLoader) {
-            rules.push(applyRuleConfigurationCallbacks(['typescript', 'ts'], {
+            rules.push(applyRuleConfigurationCallback('typescript', {
                 test: /\.tsx?$/,
                 exclude: /node_modules/,
                 use: tsLoaderUtil.getLoaders(this.webpackConfig)
diff --git a/test/WebpackConfig.js b/test/WebpackConfig.js
index 3cfa9d4c..17eb8f89 100644
--- a/test/WebpackConfig.js
+++ b/test/WebpackConfig.js
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ describe('WebpackConfig object', () => {
 
             expect(() => {
                 config.configureLoaderRule('reason');
-            }).to.throw('Loader "reason" is not configurable. Valid loaders are "javascript", "js", "css", "images", "fonts", "sass", "scss", "less", "stylus", "vue", "eslint", "typescript", "ts", "handlebars".');
+            }).to.throw('Loader "reason" is not configurable. Valid loaders are "javascript", "css", "images", "fonts", "sass", "less", "stylus", "vue", "eslint", "typescript", "handlebars" and the aliases "js", "ts", "scss".');
         });
 
         it('Call method with not a valid callback', () => {
diff --git a/test/config-generator.js b/test/config-generator.js
index 73a3cb50..64bc7e4e 100644
--- a/test/config-generator.js
+++ b/test/config-generator.js
@@ -1025,11 +1025,23 @@ describe('The config-generator function', () => {
             config.enableSingleRuntimeChunk();
         });
 
-        it('configure rule for "javascript and "js"', () => {
+        it('configure rule for "javascript"', () => {
             config.configureLoaderRule('javascript', (loaderRule) => {
                 loaderRule.test = /\.m?js$/;
+                loaderRule.use[0].options.fooBar = 'fooBar';
             });
+
+            const webpackConfig = configGenerator(config);
+            const rule = findRule(/\.m?js$/, webpackConfig.module.rules);
+
+            expect('file.js').to.match(rule.test);
+            expect('file.mjs').to.match(rule.test);
+            expect(rule.use[0].options.fooBar).to.equal('fooBar');
+        });
+
+        it('configure rule for the alias "js"', () => {
             config.configureLoaderRule('js', (loaderRule) => {
+                loaderRule.test = /\.m?js$/;
                 loaderRule.use[0].options.fooBar = 'fooBar';
             });
 
@@ -1074,20 +1086,28 @@ describe('The config-generator function', () => {
             expect(rule.options.name).to.equal('dirname-fonts/[hash:42].[ext]');
         });
 
-        it('configure rule for "sass" and "scss"', () => {
+        it('configure rule for "sass"', () => {
             config.enableSassLoader();
             config.configureLoaderRule('sass', (loaderRule) => {
-                loaderRule.use.push('Option pushed when configuring Sass.');
+                loaderRule.use[2].options.fooBar = 'fooBar';
             });
+
+            const webpackConfig = configGenerator(config);
+            const rule = findRule(/\.s[ac]ss$/, webpackConfig.module.rules);
+
+            expect(rule.use[2].options.fooBar).to.equal('fooBar');
+        });
+
+        it('configure rule for the alias "scss"', () => {
+            config.enableSassLoader();
             config.configureLoaderRule('scss', (loaderRule) => {
-                loaderRule.use.push('Option pushed when configuring SCSS.');
+                loaderRule.use[2].options.fooBar = 'fooBar';
             });
 
             const webpackConfig = configGenerator(config);
             const rule = findRule(/\.s[ac]ss$/, webpackConfig.module.rules);
 
-            expect(rule.use.pop()).to.equal('Option pushed when configuring SCSS.');
-            expect(rule.use.pop()).to.equal('Option pushed when configuring Sass.');
+            expect(rule.use[2].options.fooBar).to.equal('fooBar');
         });
 
         it('configure rule for "less"', () => {
@@ -1159,8 +1179,20 @@ describe('The config-generator function', () => {
             config.configureLoaderRule('typescript', (loaderRule) => {
                 loaderRule.use[1].options.happyPackMode = true;
             });
+
+            const webpackConfig = configGenerator(config);
+            const rule = findRule(/\.tsx?$/, webpackConfig.module.rules);
+
+            expect(rule.use[1].options.silent).to.be.true;
+            expect(rule.use[1].options.happyPackMode).to.be.true;
+        });
+
+        it('configure rule for the alias "ts"', () => {
+            config.enableTypeScriptLoader((options) => {
+                options.silent = true;
+            });
             config.configureLoaderRule('ts', (loaderRule) => {
-                loaderRule.use[1].options.logInfoToStdOut = true;
+                loaderRule.use[1].options.happyPackMode = true;
             });
 
             const webpackConfig = configGenerator(config);
@@ -1168,7 +1200,6 @@ describe('The config-generator function', () => {
 
             expect(rule.use[1].options.silent).to.be.true;
             expect(rule.use[1].options.happyPackMode).to.be.true;
-            expect(rule.use[1].options.logInfoToStdOut).to.be.true;
         });
 
         it('configure rule for "handlebars"', () => {