diff --git a/lib/cli/src/babal-config.ts b/lib/cli/src/babal-config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84d159f08d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cli/src/babal-config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { logger } from '@storybook/node-logger';
+
+export const generateStorybookBabelConfig = async () => {
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+  logger.info(`Generating the storybook default babel config at ${cwd}`);
+};
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/generate.ts b/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
index 01209a82f6f..a6533bf0189 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/src/generate.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { extract } from './extract';
 import { upgrade } from './upgrade';
 import { repro } from './repro';
 import { link } from './link';
+import { generateStorybookBabelConfig } from './babal-config';
 
 const pkg = sync({ cwd: __dirname }).packageJson;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ program
   .option('-s --skip-postinstall', 'Skip package specific postinstall config modifications')
   .action((addonName, options) => add(addonName, options));
 
+program
+  .command('babelrc')
+  .description('generate the default storybook babel config into your current working directory')
+  .action(() => generateStorybookBabelConfig());
+
 program
   .command('upgrade')
   .description('Upgrade your Storybook packages to the latest')