diff --git a/local-cli/server/findSymlinksPaths.js b/local-cli/server/findSymlinksPaths.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..804e1d488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/server/findSymlinksPaths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+module.exports = function findSymlinksPaths(lookupFolder) {
+  const timeStart = Date.now();
+  const folders = fs.readdirSync(lookupFolder);
+  const resolvedSymlinks = folders.map(folder => path.resolve(lookupFolder, folder))
+    .filter(folderPath => fs.lstatSync(folderPath).isSymbolicLink())
+    .map(symlink => path.resolve(process.cwd(), fs.readlinkSync(symlink)));
+  const timeEnd = Date.now();
+
+  console.log(`Scanning ${folders.length} folders for symlinks in ${lookupFolder} (${timeEnd - timeStart}ms)`);
+
+  return resolvedSymlinks;
+};
diff --git a/local-cli/server/server.js b/local-cli/server/server.js
index 945accf85..ef1cc65ec 100644
--- a/local-cli/server/server.js
+++ b/local-cli/server/server.js
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
 const formatBanner = require('./formatBanner');
 const path = require('path');
 const runServer = require('./runServer');
+const findSymlinksPaths = require('./findSymlinksPaths');
 
 /**
  * Starts the React Native Packager Server.
  */
 function server(argv, config, args) {
-  args.projectRoots = args.projectRoots.concat(args.root);
+  args.projectRoots = args.projectRoots.concat(
+    args.root,
+    findSymlinkPaths(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'node_modules'))
+  );
 
   console.log(formatBanner(
     'Running packager on port ' + args.port + '.\n\n' +