diff --git a/config/babel.config.js b/config/babel.config.js
index 97ec7301..6c6d5953 100644
--- a/config/babel.config.js
+++ b/config/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
 /*
  *  babel.config.js
  *
@@ -11,6 +14,15 @@ module.exports = function(api) {
 
 	api.cache(() => env + es5Standalone);
 
+	// Load an array of plugins from enact property in package.json
+	const packageFile = path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
+	const packageContent = fs.existsSync(packageFile) ? JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageFile)) : null;
+
+	const babelrcPlugins =
+		packageContent && packageContent.enact && packageContent.enact.babel_plugins
+			? packageContent.enact.babel_plugins
+			: [];
+
 	return {
 		presets: [
 			[
@@ -50,6 +62,9 @@ module.exports = function(api) {
 			['@babel/preset-typescript']
 		],
 		plugins: [
+			// Add external plugins using spread operator
+			...babelrcPlugins,
+
 			// Stage 0
 			// '@babel/plugin-proposal-function-bind',