diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index 6398436c..f87cc46b 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const { existsSync } = require("fs");
 const readline = require("readline");
 
 const { messages } = require("../plugins/WatchStateLoggerPlugin");
+const { getWebpackConfigPath, setWebpackConfigPath } = require("../projectHelpers");
 const { buildEnvData, debuggingEnabled, getUpdatedEmittedFiles } = require("./utils");
 
 let hasBeenInvoked = false;
@@ -51,10 +52,14 @@ exports.runWebpackCompiler = function runWebpackCompiler(config, $projectData, $
             const envData = buildEnvData($projectData, platform, env);
             const envParams = buildEnvCommandLineParams(config, envData, $logger);
 
+            if ($projectData.nsConfig && $projectData.nsConfig.webpackConfig) {
+              setWebpackConfigPath($projectData.nsConfig.webpackConfig);
+            }
+
             const args = [
                 "--preserve-symlinks",
                 pathResolve(projectDir, "node_modules", "webpack", "bin", "webpack.js"),
-                `--config=${pathResolve(projectDir, "webpack.config.js")}`,
+                `--config=${pathResolve(projectDir, getWebpackConfigPath())}`,
                 ...(config.watch ? ["--watch"] : []),
                 ...envParams,
             ].filter(a => !!a);
diff --git a/projectFilesManager.js b/projectFilesManager.js
index 1a3855d4..d9712b2a 100644
--- a/projectFilesManager.js
+++ b/projectFilesManager.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 const path = require("path");
 const fs = require("fs");
 
-const { isTypeScript, isAngular, isVue } = require("./projectHelpers");
+const { getNsConfigPath, getWebpackConfigPath, isTypeScript, isAngular, isVue, setWebpackConfigPath } = require("./projectHelpers");
 
 function addProjectFiles(projectDir) {
+    const nsConfig = getNsConfigPath() ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(getNsConfigPath())) : undefined;
+    setWebpackConfigPath(nsConfig && nsConfig.webpackConfig ? nsConfig.webpackConfig : undefined);
     const projectTemplates = getProjectTemplates(projectDir);
     Object.keys(projectTemplates).forEach(function(templateName) {
         const templateDestination = projectTemplates[templateName];
@@ -52,12 +54,17 @@ function copyTemplate(templateName, destinationPath) {
     if (!fs.existsSync(destinationPath)) {
         console.info(`Creating file: ${destinationPath}`);
         const content = fs.readFileSync(templateName, "utf8");
+        const destinationDir = path.dirname(destinationPath);
+        if (!fs.existsSync(destinationDir)) {
+          fs.mkdirSync(destinationDir, { recursive: true })
+        }
+
         fs.writeFileSync(destinationPath, content);
     }
 }
 
 function getProjectTemplates(projectDir) {
-    const WEBPACK_CONFIG_NAME = "webpack.config.js";
+    const WEBPACK_CONFIG_NAME = getWebpackConfigPath();
     const TSCONFIG_TNS_NAME = "tsconfig.tns.json";
 
     let templates;
diff --git a/projectHelpers.js b/projectHelpers.js
index ed1ffbf4..920b38e6 100644
--- a/projectHelpers.js
+++ b/projectHelpers.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const PROJECT_DATA_GETTERS = {
     appResourcesPath: "getAppResourcesRelativeDirectoryPath",
 };
 
+let webpackConfigPath = 'webpack.config.js';
+
 const isTypeScript = ({ projectDir, packageJson } = {}) => {
     packageJson = packageJson || getPackageJson(projectDir);
 
@@ -96,13 +98,32 @@ function convertSlashesInPath(modulePath) {
     return modulePath;
 }
 
+function setWebpackConfigPath(path) {
+  if (path) {
+    webpackConfigPath = path;
+  }
+}
+
+function getNsConfigPath() {
+  const nsConfigPath = resolve(getProjectDir(__dirname), "nsconfig.json");
+  if (fs.existsSync(nsConfigPath)) {
+    return nsConfigPath;
+  }
+}
+
+function getWebpackConfigPath() {
+    return webpackConfigPath;
+}
+
 const isWindows = process.platform.startsWith("win32");
 
 module.exports = {
     getAppPathFromProjectData,
     getAppResourcesPathFromProjectData,
+    getNsConfigPath,
     getPackageJson,
     getProjectDir,
+    getWebpackConfigPath,
     isAndroid,
     isIos,
     isAngular,
@@ -112,4 +133,5 @@ module.exports = {
     convertSlashesInPath,
     getIndentationCharacter,
     safeGet,
+    setWebpackConfigPath,
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index aa1b9ee3..16932da5 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const { nsReplaceBootstrap } = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/transformers/ns
 const { nsReplaceLazyLoader } = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/transformers/ns-replace-lazy-loader");
 const { nsSupportHmrNg } = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/transformers/ns-support-hmr-ng");
 const { getMainModulePath } = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/utils/ast-utils");
+const hook = require("nativescript-hook")(__dirname);
 const CleanWebpackPlugin = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require("webpack-bundle-analyzer");
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = env => {
     }
 
     const AngularCompilerPlugin = getAngularCompilerPlugin(platform);
-    const projectRoot = __dirname;
+    const projectRoot = hook.findProjectDir(__dirname) || __dirname;
 
     // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
     const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform, projectRoot));
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ module.exports = env => {
     const externals = nsWebpack.getConvertedExternals(env.externals);
     const appFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appPath);
     const appResourcesFullPath = resolve(projectRoot, appResourcesPath);
-    const tsConfigName = "tsconfig.tns.json";
+    const tsConfigName = relative(__dirname, join(projectRoot, 'tsconfig.tns.json'));
     const entryModule = `${nsWebpack.getEntryModule(appFullPath, platform)}.ts`;
     const entryPath = `.${sep}${entryModule}`;
     const entries = { bundle: entryPath };
diff --git a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
index 155e7859..2b7285e4 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
+++ b/templates/webpack.config.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const webpackConfigAngular = proxyquire('./webpack.angular', {
     'nativescript-dev-webpack/transformers/ns-support-hmr-ng': { nsSupportHmrNg: () => { return FakeHmrTransformerFlag } },
     'nativescript-dev-webpack/utils/ast-utils': { getMainModulePath: () => { return "fakePath"; } },
     'nativescript-dev-webpack/plugins/NativeScriptAngularCompilerPlugin': { getAngularCompilerPlugin: () => { return AngularCompilerStub; } },
+    'nativescript-hook': (dir) => { return { findProjectDir: (dir) => dir } },
     '@ngtools/webpack': {
         AngularCompilerPlugin: AngularCompilerStub
     },
diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index baf83484..7a66df5f 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { join, relative, resolve, sep } = require("path");
 const webpack = require("webpack");
 const nsWebpack = require("nativescript-dev-webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/nativescript-target");
+const hook = require("nativescript-hook")(__dirname);
 const CleanWebpackPlugin = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require("webpack-bundle-analyzer");
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = env => {
     }
 
     const platforms = ["ios", "android"];
-    const projectRoot = __dirname;
+    const projectRoot = hook.findProjectDir(__dirname) || __dirname;
 
     // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
     const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform, projectRoot));
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index 4a3bc35a..e0e1c9a9 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { join, relative, resolve, sep } = require("path");
 const webpack = require("webpack");
 const nsWebpack = require("nativescript-dev-webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/nativescript-target");
+const hook = require("nativescript-hook")(__dirname);
 const CleanWebpackPlugin = require("clean-webpack-plugin");
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require("copy-webpack-plugin");
 const ForkTsCheckerWebpackPlugin = require('fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin');
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = env => {
     }
 
     const platforms = ["ios", "android"];
-    const projectRoot = __dirname;
+    const projectRoot = hook.findProjectDir(__dirname) || __dirname;
 
     // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
     const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform, projectRoot));
diff --git a/templates/webpack.vue.js b/templates/webpack.vue.js
index 66f13fa3..464ab7fa 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.vue.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.vue.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const NsVueTemplateCompiler = require("nativescript-vue-template-compiler");
 
 const nsWebpack = require("nativescript-dev-webpack");
 const nativescriptTarget = require("nativescript-dev-webpack/nativescript-target");
+const hook = require("nativescript-hook")(__dirname);
 const { NativeScriptWorkerPlugin } = require("nativescript-worker-loader/NativeScriptWorkerPlugin");
 const hashSalt = Date.now().toString();
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = env => {
     }
 
     const platforms = ["ios", "android"];
-    const projectRoot = __dirname;
+    const projectRoot = hook.findProjectDir(__dirname) || __dirname;
 
     // Default destination inside platforms/<platform>/...
     const dist = resolve(projectRoot, nsWebpack.getAppPath(platform, projectRoot));