diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 766d4af4..45232a77 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const path = require("path");
-const { existsSync } = require("fs");
+const { existsSync, readFileSync } = require("fs");
 const { ANDROID_APP_PATH } = require("./androidProjectHelpers");
 const {
     getPackageJson,
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ exports.getAppPath = (platform, projectDir) => {
     }
 };
 
+exports.getNSConfigPaths = (projectDir, defaultAppPath, defaultAppResourcePath) => {
+    let appPath = defaultAppPath || "app";
+    let appResourcesPath = defaultAppResourcePath || "app/App_Resources";
+    const nsConfigPath = path.join(projectDir, 'nsconfig.json');
+    if (existsSync(nsConfigPath)) {
+        const nsConfig = readFileSync(nsConfigPath).toJSON();
+        if (nsConfig.appPath) {
+            appPath = nsConfig.appPath;
+        }
+        if (nsConfig.appResourcesPath) {
+            appResourcesPath = nsConfig.appResourcesPath;
+        }
+    }
+    return { appPath, appResourcesPath };
+};
+
 /**
  * For backward compatibility. This method is deprecated. Do not use it anymore.
  * This method also has a bug of not escaping valid regex symbols in entry path.
diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index f0b43bbe..cea07439 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ module.exports = env => {
     // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
     const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform, projectRoot));
 
+
     const {
         // The 'appPath' and 'appResourcesPath' values are fetched from
-        // the nsconfig.json configuration file.
-        appPath = "src",
-        appResourcesPath = "App_Resources",
-
+        // the nsconfig.json configuration file
+        appPath,
+        appResourcesPath
+    } = nsWebpack.getNSConfigPaths(projectRoot, "src")
+    const {
         // You can provide the following flags when running 'tns run android|ios'
         aot, // --env.aot
         snapshot, // --env.snapshot,
diff --git a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
index 8d62b062..6f8d8773 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
+++ b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const nativeScriptDevWebpack = {
     WatchStateLoggerPlugin: EmptyClass,
     PlatformFSPlugin: EmptyClass,
     getAppPath: () => 'app',
+    getNSConfigPaths: () => ({ appPath: 'app', appResourcesPath: 'app/App_Resources' }),
     getEntryModule: () => 'EntryModule',
     hasRootLevelScopedModules: () => false,
     hasRootLevelScopedAngular: () => false,
diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index 59360c38..e8352af5 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
 
     const {
         // The 'appPath' and 'appResourcesPath' values are fetched from
-        // the nsconfig.json configuration file.
-        appPath = "app",
-        appResourcesPath = "app/App_Resources",
-
+        // the nsconfig.json configuration file
+        appPath,
+        appResourcesPath
+    } = nsWebpack.getNSConfigPaths(projectRoot)
+    const {
         // You can provide the following flags when running 'tns run android|ios'
         snapshot, // --env.snapshot
         production, // --env.production
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index 35c4fe65..c8d5e4ec 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
 
     const {
         // The 'appPath' and 'appResourcesPath' values are fetched from
-        // the nsconfig.json configuration file.
-        appPath = "app",
-        appResourcesPath = "app/App_Resources",
-
+        // the nsconfig.json configuration file
+        appPath,
+        appResourcesPath
+    } = nsWebpack.getNSConfigPaths(projectRoot)
+    const {
         // You can provide the following flags when running 'tns run android|ios'
         snapshot, // --env.snapshot
         production, // --env.production
diff --git a/templates/webpack.vue.js b/templates/webpack.vue.js
index 16339117..86155907 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.vue.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.vue.js
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
 
     const {
         // The 'appPath' and 'appResourcesPath' values are fetched from
-        // the nsconfig.json configuration file.
-        appPath = "app",
-        appResourcesPath = "app/App_Resources",
-
+        // the nsconfig.json configuration file
+        appPath,
+        appResourcesPath
+    } = nsWebpack.getNSConfigPaths(projectRoot)
+    const {
         // You can provide the following flags when running 'tns run android|ios'
         snapshot, // --env.snapshot
         production, // --env.production