diff --git a/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index b93abcdad20..707e4da693f 100644
--- a/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // containing code from all our entry points, and the Webpack runtime.
     filename: 'static/js/bundle.js',
     // In development, we always serve from the root. This makes config easier.
+    contentBase: "./src",
     publicPath: '/'
   },
   resolve: {
diff --git a/scripts/start.js b/scripts/start.js
index aa68ab40ff3..e07609df005 100644
--- a/scripts/start.js
+++ b/scripts/start.js
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ function runDevServer(port) {
     // It is important to tell WebpackDevServer to use the same "root" path
     // as we specified in the config. In development, we always serve from /.
     publicPath: config.output.publicPath,
+    //Can be used to configure the behaviour of webpack-dev-server 
+    //when the webpack config is passed to webpack-dev-server CLI.
+    contentBase: config.output.contentBase,
     // WebpackDevServer is noisy by default so we emit custom message instead
     // by listening to the compiler events with `compiler.plugin` calls above.
     quiet: true,