diff --git a/src/dev/jest/config.js b/src/dev/jest/config.js
index 60e83f0b22e14..4b7a363b64e5a 100644
--- a/src/dev/jest/config.js
+++ b/src/dev/jest/config.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export default {
       '<rootDir>/src/dev/jest/mocks/file_mock.js',
     '\\.(css|less|scss)$': '<rootDir>/src/dev/jest/mocks/style_mock.js',
     '\\.ace\\.worker.js$': '<rootDir>/src/dev/jest/mocks/ace_worker_module_mock.js',
+    '^(!!)?file-loader!': '<rootDir>/src/dev/jest/mocks/file_mock.js',
   },
   setupFiles: [
     '<rootDir>/src/dev/jest/setup/babel_polyfill.js',
diff --git a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
index 4101a06b9299e..a653c6d527632 100644
--- a/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
+++ b/x-pack/dev-tools/jest/create_jest_config.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function createJestConfig({ kibanaDirectory, xPackKibanaDirectory }) {
       '^test_utils/enzyme_helpers': `${xPackKibanaDirectory}/test_utils/enzyme_helpers.tsx`,
       '^test_utils/find_test_subject': `${xPackKibanaDirectory}/test_utils/find_test_subject.ts`,
       '^test_utils/stub_web_worker': `${xPackKibanaDirectory}/test_utils/stub_web_worker.ts`,
+      '^(!!)?file-loader!': fileMockPath,
     },
     coverageDirectory: '<rootDir>/../target/kibana-coverage/jest',
     coverageReporters: ['html'],