diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 05ee131bc9..b6ceeb42f2 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc --outDir dist/cjs --noEmit false --module CommonJS",
     "lint": "backstage-cli lint",
-    "test": "backstage-cli test",
-    "storybook": "start-storybook -p 6006",
-    "build-storybook": "build-storybook"
+    "test": "backstage-cli test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.9.1",
@@ -28,17 +26,10 @@
     "recompose": "0.30.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.9.0",
     "@spotify-backstage/cli": "^0.1.0",
-    "@storybook/addon-actions": "^5.3.17",
-    "@storybook/addon-links": "^5.3.17",
-    "@storybook/addons": "^5.3.17",
-    "@storybook/react": "^5.3.17",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^4.2.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^9.3.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^7.1.2",
-    "babel-loader": "^8.1.0",
-    "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
-    "ts-loader": "^6.2.1"
+    "prop-types": "^15.7.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/storybook/.storybook/main.js b/packages/storybook/.storybook/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a51d41e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storybook/.storybook/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module.exports = {
+  stories: [
+    '../../core/src/layout/**/*.stories.tsx',
+    '../../core/src/components/**/*.stories.tsx',
+  ],
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-actions', '@storybook/addon-links'],
+  webpackFinal: async config => {
+    config.module.rules.push({
+      test: /\.(ts|tsx)$/,
+      use: [
+        {
+          loader: require.resolve('ts-loader'),
+          options: {
+            transpileOnly: true,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    config.resolve.extensions.push('.ts', '.tsx');
+    return config;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/storybook/package.json b/packages/storybook/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e3b9d0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/storybook/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "name": "storybook",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Storybook build for core package",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "start-storybook -p 6006",
+    "build-storybook": "build-storybook --output-dir dist"
+  },
+  "workspaces": {
+    "nohoist": [
+      "@storybook/**"
+    ]
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@storybook/addon-actions": "^5.3.17",
+    "@storybook/addon-links": "^5.3.17",
+    "@storybook/addons": "^5.3.17",
+    "@storybook/react": "^5.3.17"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index eaacf83d37..78f006747e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     invariant "^2.2.4"
     semver "^5.5.0"
 
-"@babel/core@7.9.0", "@babel/core@^7.1.0", "@babel/core@^7.4.5", "@babel/core@^7.7.5", "@babel/core@^7.9.0":
+"@babel/core@7.9.0", "@babel/core@^7.1.0", "@babel/core@^7.4.5", "@babel/core@^7.7.5":
   version "7.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/core/-/core-7.9.0.tgz#ac977b538b77e132ff706f3b8a4dbad09c03c56e"
   integrity sha512-kWc7L0fw1xwvI0zi8OKVBuxRVefwGOrKSQMvrQ3dW+bIIavBY3/NpXmpjMy7bQnLgwgzWQZ8TlM57YHpHNHz4w==
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ babel-jest@^25.1.0:
     chalk "^3.0.0"
     slash "^3.0.0"
 
-babel-loader@8.1.0, babel-loader@^8.1.0:
+babel-loader@8.1.0:
   version "8.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-loader/-/babel-loader-8.1.0.tgz#c611d5112bd5209abe8b9fa84c3e4da25275f1c3"
   integrity sha512-7q7nC1tYOrqvUrN3LQK4GwSk/TQorZSOlO9C+RZDZpODgyN4ZlCqE5q9cDsyWOliN+aU9B4JX01xK9eJXowJLw==
@@ -12713,7 +12713,7 @@ minimist-options@^3.0.1:
     arrify "^1.0.1"
     is-plain-obj "^1.1.0"
 
-minimist@1.2.0, minimist@^1.1.1, minimist@^1.1.3, minimist@^1.2.0:
+minimist@1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.0.tgz#a35008b20f41383eec1fb914f4cd5df79a264284"
   integrity sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=