diff --git a/template/src/index.js b/template/src/index.js
index 54c5ef1a427..cfcebe3196e 100644
--- a/template/src/index.js
+++ b/template/src/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,19 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import App from './App';
 import './index.css';
 
+const rootEl = document.getElementById('root');
+
 ReactDOM.render(
   <App />,
-  document.getElementById('root')
+  rootEl
 );
+
+if (module.hot) {
+  module.hot.accept('./App', () => {
+    const NextApp = require('./App').default;
+    ReactDOM.render(
+      <NextApp />,
+      rootEl
+    );
+  });
+}