diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7effb6c3..f17dc47a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ const {
 Object.assign(exports, require("./plugins"));
 Object.assign(exports, require("./host/resolver"));
 
+exports.hasRootLevelScopedModules = function ({ projectDir }) {
+    let hasRootLevelScopedModules;
+    try {
+        const scopedModulesPackageName = '@nativescript/core';
+        require.resolve(scopedModulesPackageName, { paths: [projectDir] });
+        hasRootLevelScopedModules = true;
+    } catch (e) {
+        hasRootLevelScopedModules = false;
+    }
+
+    return hasRootLevelScopedModules;
+}
+
 exports.getAotEntryModule = function (appDirectory) {
     verifyEntryModuleDirectory(appDirectory);
 
diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index 330dd2cb..b705a262 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const isAnySourceMapEnabled = !!sourceMap || !!hiddenSourceMap;
     const externals = nsWebpack.getConvertedExternals(env.externals);
     const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
+    const hasRootLevelScopedModules = nsWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules({ projectDir: projectRoot });
+    let coreModulesPackageName = "tns-core-modules";
+    const alias = {
+        '~': appFullPath
+    };
+
+    if (hasRootLevelScopedModules) {
+        coreModulesPackageName = "@nativescript/core";
+        alias["tns-core-modules"] = coreModulesPackageName;
+        alias["nativescript-angular"] = "@nativescript/angular";
+    }
     const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
     const tsConfigName = "tsconfig.tns.json";
     const entryModule = `${nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform)}.ts`;
@@ -141,14 +152,12 @@ module.exports = env => {
             extensions: [".ts", ".js", ".scss", ".css"],
             // Resolve {N} system modules from tns-core-modules
             modules: [
-                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/tns-core-modules"),
+                resolve(__dirname, `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`),
                 resolve(__dirname, "node_modules"),
-                "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
+                `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`,
                 "node_modules",
             ],
-            alias: {
-                '~': appFullPath
-            },
+            alias,
             symlinks: true
         },
         resolveLoader: {
diff --git a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
index 94e66ac0..392e3524 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
+++ b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as proxyquire from 'proxyquire';
 import * as nsWebpackIndex from '../index';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { skipPartiallyEmittedExpressions } from 'typescript';
 // With noCallThru enabled, `proxyquire` will not fall back to requiring the real module to populate properties that are not mocked.
 // This allows us to mock packages that are not available in node_modules.
 // In case you want to enable fallback for a specific object, just add `'@noCallThru': false`.
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ const nativeScriptDevWebpack = {
     PlatformFSPlugin: EmptyClass,
     getAppPath: () => 'app',
     getEntryModule: () => 'EntryModule',
+    hasRootLevelScopedModules: () => false,
     getResolver: () => null,
     getConvertedExternals: nsWebpackIndex.getConvertedExternals,
     getSourceMapFilename: nsWebpackIndex.getSourceMapFilename,
@@ -358,6 +358,27 @@ describe('webpack.config.js', () => {
                     expect(config.output.sourceMapFilename).toEqual(join("..", newSourceMapFolder, "[file].map"));
                 });
             });
+
+            describe(`alias for webpack.${type}.js (${platform})`, () => {
+                it('should add alias when @nativescript/core is at the root of node_modules', () => {
+                    nativeScriptDevWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules = () => true;
+                    const input = getInput({ platform });
+                    const config = webpackConfig(input);
+                    expect(config.resolve.alias['tns-core-modules']).toBe('@nativescript/core');
+                    if (type === 'angular') {
+                        expect(config.resolve.alias['nativescript-angular']).toBe('@nativescript/angular');
+                    }
+                });
+                it('shouldn\'t add alias when @nativescript/core is not at the root of node_modules', () => {
+                    nativeScriptDevWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules = () => false;
+                    const input = getInput({ platform });
+                    const config = webpackConfig(input);
+                    expect(config.resolve.alias['tns-core-modules']).toBeUndefined();
+                    if (type === 'angular') {
+                        expect(config.resolve.alias['nativescript-angular']).toBeUndefined();
+                    }
+                });
+            });
         });
     });
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index 7ab17682..8ed52c38 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const isAnySourceMapEnabled = !!sourceMap || !!hiddenSourceMap;
     const externals = nsWebpack.getConvertedExternals(env.externals);
     const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
+    const hasRootLevelScopedModules = nsWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules({ projectDir: projectRoot });
+    let coreModulesPackageName = "tns-core-modules";
+    const alias = {
+        '~': appFullPath
+    };
+
+    if (hasRootLevelScopedModules) {
+        coreModulesPackageName = "@nativescript/core";
+        alias["tns-core-modules"] = coreModulesPackageName;
+    }
     const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
 
     const entryModule = nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform);
@@ -99,14 +109,12 @@ module.exports = env => {
             extensions: [".js", ".scss", ".css"],
             // Resolve {N} system modules from tns-core-modules
             modules: [
-                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/tns-core-modules"),
+                resolve(__dirname, `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`),
                 resolve(__dirname, "node_modules"),
-                "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
+                `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`,
                 "node_modules",
             ],
-            alias: {
-                '~': appFullPath
-            },
+            alias,
             // resolve symlinks to symlinked modules
             symlinks: true
         },
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index e11e1117..26284437 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const externals = nsWebpack.getConvertedExternals(env.externals);
 
     const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
+    const hasRootLevelScopedModules = nsWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules({ projectDir: projectRoot });
+    let coreModulesPackageName = "tns-core-modules";
+    const alias = {
+        '~': appFullPath
+    };
+
+    if (hasRootLevelScopedModules) {
+        coreModulesPackageName = "@nativescript/core";
+        alias["tns-core-modules"] = coreModulesPackageName;
+    }
     const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
 
     const entryModule = nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform);
@@ -106,14 +116,12 @@ module.exports = env => {
             extensions: [".ts", ".js", ".scss", ".css"],
             // Resolve {N} system modules from tns-core-modules
             modules: [
-                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/tns-core-modules"),
+                resolve(__dirname, `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`),
                 resolve(__dirname, "node_modules"),
-                "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
+                `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`,
                 "node_modules",
             ],
-            alias: {
-                '~': appFullPath
-            },
+            alias,
             // resolve symlinks to symlinked modules
             symlinks: true
         },
diff --git a/templates/webpack.vue.js b/templates/webpack.vue.js
index e3dfd4c7..373fa7f1 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.vue.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.vue.js
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const mode = production ? "production" : "development"
 
     const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
+    const hasRootLevelScopedModules = nsWebpack.hasRootLevelScopedModules({ projectDir: projectRoot });
+    let coreModulesPackageName = "tns-core-modules";
+    const alias = {
+        '~': appFullPath,
+        '@': appFullPath,
+        'vue': 'nativescript-vue'
+    };
+
+    if (hasRootLevelScopedModules) {
+        coreModulesPackageName = "@nativescript/core";
+        alias["tns-core-modules"] = coreModulesPackageName;
+    }
+
     const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
 
     const entryModule = nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform);
@@ -106,16 +119,12 @@ module.exports = env => {
             extensions: [".vue", ".ts", ".js", ".scss", ".css"],
             // Resolve {N} system modules from tns-core-modules
             modules: [
-                resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/tns-core-modules"),
+                resolve(__dirname, `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`),
                 resolve(__dirname, "node_modules"),
-                "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
+                `node_modules/${coreModulesPackageName}`,
                 "node_modules",
             ],
-            alias: {
-                '~': appFullPath,
-                '@': appFullPath,
-                'vue': 'nativescript-vue'
-            },
+            alias,
             // resolve symlinks to symlinked modules
             symlinks: true,
         },