diff --git a/electron-webpack.json b/electron-webpack.json
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+{
+  "renderer": {
+    "webpackConfig": "webpack.renderer.additions.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webpack.renderer.additions.js b/webpack.renderer.additions.js
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+const path = require('path');
+
+const ELECTRON_RENDERER_PROCESS_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/renderer/');
+
+module.exports = {
+  // This rule is temporarily necessary until https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-webpack/issues/60 is fixed.
+  module: {
+    rules: [
+      {
+        test: /\.jsx?$/,
+        loader: 'babel-loader',
+        options: {
+          presets: ['env', 'react', 'stage-2']
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  // This allows imports to be made from the renderer process root (https://moduscreate.com/blog/es6-es2015-import-no-relative-path-webpack/).
+  resolve: {
+    modules: [ELECTRON_RENDERER_PROCESS_ROOT, 'node_modules', __dirname],
+    extensions: ['.js', '.jsx', '.scss']
+  }
+};