diff --git a/prepublish/common/exports.js b/prepublish/common/exports.js
index db268300..5d225e30 100644
--- a/prepublish/common/exports.js
+++ b/prepublish/common/exports.js
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
             modules: [
                 "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
                 "node_modules",
-            ]
+            ],
+
+            alias: {
+                '~': resolve("./app")
+            },
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.angular.js b/templates/webpack.angular.js
index 9ee25264..165cfb88 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.angular.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.angular.js
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
             modules: [
                 "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
                 "node_modules",
-            ]
+            ],
+
+            alias: {
+                '~': resolve("./app")
+            },
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.javascript.js b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
index 2d1b1e8b..2d934356 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.javascript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.javascript.js
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
             modules: [
                 "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
                 "node_modules",
-            ]
+            ],
+
+            alias: {
+                '~': resolve("./app")
+            },
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript
diff --git a/templates/webpack.typescript.js b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
index 9288e8fd..9d182107 100644
--- a/templates/webpack.typescript.js
+++ b/templates/webpack.typescript.js
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ module.exports = env => {
             modules: [
                 "node_modules/tns-core-modules",
                 "node_modules",
-            ]
+            ],
+
+            alias: {
+                '~': resolve("./app")
+            },
         },
         node: {
             // Disable node shims that conflict with NativeScript