diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 83b71888..ca02b927 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -429,6 +429,30 @@ module.exports = {
         return this;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Call this if you wish to disable the default
+     * images loader.
+     *
+     * @returns {exports}
+     */
+    disableImagesLoader() {
+        webpackConfig.disableImagesLoader();
+
+        return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Call this if you wish to disable the default
+     * fonts loader.
+     *
+     * @returns {exports}
+     */
+    disableFontsLoader() {
+        webpackConfig.disableFontsLoader();
+
+        return this;
+    },
+
     /**
      * If enabled, the output directory is emptied between
      * each build (to remove old files).
diff --git a/lib/WebpackConfig.js b/lib/WebpackConfig.js
index 8d1a6edf..81dbf669 100644
--- a/lib/WebpackConfig.js
+++ b/lib/WebpackConfig.js
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class WebpackConfig {
         this.tsConfigurationCallback = function() {};
         this.useForkedTypeScriptTypeChecking = false;
         this.forkedTypeScriptTypesCheckOptionsCallback = () => {};
+        this.useImagesLoader = true;
+        this.useFontsLoader = true;
     }
 
     getContext() {
@@ -268,6 +270,14 @@ class WebpackConfig {
         this.vueLoaderOptionsCallback = vueLoaderOptionsCallback;
     }
 
+    disableImagesLoader() {
+        this.useImagesLoader = false;
+    }
+
+    disableFontsLoader() {
+        this.useFontsLoader = false;
+    }
+
     cleanupOutputBeforeBuild() {
         this.cleanupOutput = true;
     }
diff --git a/lib/config-generator.js b/lib/config-generator.js
index 11e8ab2f..40e3dc36 100644
--- a/lib/config-generator.js
+++ b/lib/config-generator.js
@@ -122,24 +122,30 @@ class ConfigGenerator {
             {
                 test: /\.css$/,
                 use: extractText.extract(this.webpackConfig, cssLoaderUtil.getLoaders(this.webpackConfig, false))
-            },
-            {
+            }
+        ];
+
+        if (this.webpackConfig.useImagesLoader) {
+            rules.push({
                 test: /\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$/,
                 loader: 'file-loader',
                 options: {
                     name: 'images/[name].[hash:8].[ext]',
                     publicPath: this.webpackConfig.getRealPublicPath()
                 }
-            },
-            {
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (this.webpackConfig.useFontsLoader) {
+            rules.push({
                 test: /\.(woff|woff2|ttf|eot|otf)$/,
                 loader: 'file-loader',
                 options: {
                     name: 'fonts/[name].[hash:8].[ext]',
                     publicPath: this.webpackConfig.getRealPublicPath()
                 }
-            },
-        ];
+            });
+        }
 
         if (this.webpackConfig.useSassLoader) {
             rules.push({
diff --git a/test/WebpackConfig.js b/test/WebpackConfig.js
index aac8d59c..7b1abd42 100644
--- a/test/WebpackConfig.js
+++ b/test/WebpackConfig.js
@@ -430,4 +430,22 @@ describe('WebpackConfig object', () => {
             expect(config.loaders).to.deep.equals([{ 'test': /\.custom$/, 'loader': 'custom-loader' }]);
         });
     });
+
+    describe('disableImagesLoader', () => {
+        it('Disable default images loader', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.disableImagesLoader();
+
+            expect(config.useImagesLoader).to.be.false;
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('disableFontsLoader', () => {
+        it('Disable default fonts loader', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.disableFontsLoader();
+
+            expect(config.useFontsLoader).to.be.false;
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/test/config-generator.js b/test/config-generator.js
index 9d5b739e..9b4dd2bd 100644
--- a/test/config-generator.js
+++ b/test/config-generator.js
@@ -416,4 +416,64 @@ describe('The config-generator function', () => {
             expect(ignorePlugin).to.not.be.undefined;
         });
     });
+
+    describe('disableImagesLoader() removes the default images loader', () => {
+        it('without disableImagesLoader()', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.outputPath = '/tmp/output/public-path';
+            config.publicPath = '/public-path';
+            config.addEntry('main', './main');
+            // do not call disableImagesLoader
+
+            const actualConfig = configGenerator(config);
+
+            expect(function() {
+                findRule(/\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$/, actualConfig.module.rules);
+            }).to.not.throw();
+        });
+
+        it('with disableImagesLoader()', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.outputPath = '/tmp/output/public-path';
+            config.publicPath = '/public-path';
+            config.addEntry('main', './main');
+            config.disableImagesLoader();
+
+            const actualConfig = configGenerator(config);
+
+            expect(function() {
+                findRule(/\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$/, actualConfig.module.rules);
+            }).to.throw();
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('disableFontsLoader() removes the default fonts loader', () => {
+        it('without disableFontsLoader()', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.outputPath = '/tmp/output/public-path';
+            config.publicPath = '/public-path';
+            config.addEntry('main', './main');
+            // do not call disableFontsLoader
+
+            const actualConfig = configGenerator(config);
+
+            expect(function() {
+                findRule(/\.(woff|woff2|ttf|eot|otf)$/, actualConfig.module.rules);
+            }).to.not.throw();
+        });
+
+        it('with disableFontsLoader()', () => {
+            const config = createConfig();
+            config.outputPath = '/tmp/output/public-path';
+            config.publicPath = '/public-path';
+            config.addEntry('main', './main');
+            config.disableFontsLoader();
+
+            const actualConfig = configGenerator(config);
+
+            expect(function() {
+                findRule(/\.(woff|woff2|ttf|eot|otf)$/, actualConfig.module.rules);
+            }).to.throw();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 5c4c8687..6ab715d9 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ describe('Public API', () => {
 
     });
 
+    describe('disableImagesLoader', () => {
+
+        it('must return the API object', () => {
+            const returnedValue = api.disableImagesLoader();
+            expect(returnedValue).to.equal(api);
+        });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('disableFontsLoader', () => {
+
+        it('must return the API object', () => {
+            const returnedValue = api.disableFontsLoader();
+            expect(returnedValue).to.equal(api);
+        });
+
+    });
+
     describe('cleanupOutputBeforeBuild', () => {
 
         it('must return the API object', () => {