diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index ec3c19c36c1..2f45d47cf7c 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const shouldUseSourceMap = process.env.GENERATE_SOURCEMAP !== 'false';
 // Some apps do not need the benefits of saving a web request, so not inlining the chunk
 // makes for a smoother build process.
 const shouldInlineRuntimeChunk = process.env.INLINE_RUNTIME_CHUNK !== 'false';
+// Some app prefer to host everything themselves and not rely on the Google 
+// Cloud Storage CDN to host workbox.
+const shouldUseWorkboxFromLocal = process.env.LOCAL_WORKBOX === 'true';
 // `publicUrl` is just like `publicPath`, but we will provide it to our app
 // as %PUBLIC_URL% in `index.html` and `process.env.PUBLIC_URL` in JavaScript.
 // Omit trailing slash as %PUBLIC_URL%/xyz looks better than %PUBLIC_URL%xyz.
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ module.exports = {
     new WorkboxWebpackPlugin.GenerateSW({
       clientsClaim: true,
       exclude: [/\.map$/, /asset-manifest\.json$/],
-      importWorkboxFrom: 'cdn',
+      importWorkboxFrom: shouldUseWorkboxFromLocal ? 'local' : 'cdn',
       navigateFallback: publicUrl + '/index.html',
       navigateFallbackBlacklist: [
         // Exclude URLs starting with /_, as they're likely an API call
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
index c591bbf0d00..8782f72fb36 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/template/README.md
@@ -2460,6 +2460,7 @@ You can adjust various development and production settings by setting environmen
 | GENERATE_SOURCEMAP   |          :x:           | :white_check_mark: | When set to `false`, source maps are not generated for a production build. This solves OOM issues on some smaller machines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | NODE_PATH            |   :white_check_mark:   | :white_check_mark: | Same as [`NODE_PATH` in Node.js](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_loading_from_the_global_folders), but only relative folders are allowed. Can be handy for emulating a monorepo setup by setting `NODE_PATH=src`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | INLINE_RUNTIME_CHUNK |          :x:           | :white_check_mark: | By default, Create React App will embed the runtime script into `index.html` during the production build. When set to `false`, the script will not be embedded and will be imported as usual. This is normally required when dealing with CSP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| LOCAL_WORKBOX        |          :x:           | :white_check_mark: | By default, the service worker created by Create React App will load the Workbox runtime libraries from Google Cloud Storage. When set to `true`, the script will use a local copy alongside the service worker. This is normally required when dealing with CSP or when it is prefered to host everything locally. |
 
 ## Troubleshooting