diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f49a5c89c2..f4087f6240f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
     "html-webpack-plugin": "2.22.0",
     "jest": "14.1.0",
     "json-loader": "0.5.4",
+    "memory-fs": "^0.3.0",
+    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "opn": "4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "0.9.1",
     "promise": "7.1.1",
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index e57e040bd6e..fdec283132b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -14,17 +14,51 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var filesize = require('filesize');
 var gzipSize = require('gzip-size').sync;
+var MemoryFS = require('memory-fs');
+var mkdirpSync = require('mkdirp').sync;
 var rimrafSync = require('rimraf').sync;
 var webpack = require('webpack');
 var config = require('../config/webpack.config.prod');
 var paths = require('../config/paths');
 
-// Remove all content but keep the directory so that
-// if you're in it, you don't end up in Trash
-rimrafSync(paths.appBuild + '/*');
-
 console.log('Creating an optimized production build...');
-webpack(config).run(function(err, stats) {
+
+var memFs = new MemoryFS();
+var compiler = webpack(config);
+compiler.outputFileSystem = memFs;
+
+compiler.run(function(err, stats) {
+  var statsAssets = stats.toJson().assets;
+
+  // Read old assets from the file system
+  var oldAssets = statsAssets
+    .filter(asset => /\.(js|css)$/.test(asset.name))
+    .map(asset => {
+      try {
+        var fileContents = fs.readFileSync(paths.appBuild + '/' + asset.name);
+        var size = gzipSize(fileContents);
+        return {
+          fullName: asset.name,
+          size: size
+        };
+      } catch (e) {
+        return {};
+      }
+    });
+
+  // Remove all content but keep the directory so that
+  // if you're in it, you don't end up in Trash
+  rimrafSync(paths.appBuild + '/*');
+
+  // Write new assets to the file system
+  statsAssets
+    .map(asset => {
+      var fileFullPath = paths.appBuild + '/' + asset.name;
+      var fileContents = memFs.readFileSync(fileFullPath);
+      mkdirpSync(path.dirname(fileFullPath));
+      fs.writeFileSync(fileFullPath, fileContents);
+    });
+
   if (err) {
     console.error('Failed to create a production build. Reason:');
     console.error(err.message || err);
@@ -36,16 +70,32 @@ webpack(config).run(function(err, stats) {
 
   console.log('File sizes after gzip:');
   console.log();
-  var assets = stats.toJson().assets
+  var assets = statsAssets
     .filter(asset => /\.(js|css)$/.test(asset.name))
     .map(asset => {
       var fileContents = fs.readFileSync(paths.appBuild + '/' + asset.name);
       var size = gzipSize(fileContents);
+      var sizeDiffLabel = '';
+
+      for (var i = oldAssets.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+        var oldAsset = oldAssets[i];
+        if (oldAsset.fullName === asset.name) {
+          var sizeDiff = size - oldAsset.size;
+          if (sizeDiff !== 0) {
+            sizeDiffLabel = ' (' +
+              (sizeDiff < 0 ? '-' : '+') +
+              filesize(Math.abs(sizeDiff)) +
+              ')';
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
       return {
         folder: path.join('build', path.dirname(asset.name)),
         name: path.basename(asset.name),
         size: size,
-        sizeLabel: filesize(size)
+        sizeLabel: filesize(size) + sizeDiffLabel
       };
     });
   assets.sort((a, b) => b.size - a.size);