diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/.babelrc b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
index c758d56a13..0238ceaa71 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
     "flow-bin": "^0.109.0",
     "flow-typed": "^2.6.1"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../../scm-ui/scripts/babelPluginTransformer.js"
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
index 9a14977dca..5065e4a5c5 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack --mode=production"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../../scm-ui/scripts/babelPluginTransformer.js"
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
index c1587f65f5..6c18fb3083 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack --mode=production"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../../scm-ui/scripts/babelPluginTransformer.js"
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/.babelrc b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
index 756a0d001a..e90d9cfe75 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "webpack --mode=production"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../../scm-ui/scripts/babelPluginTransformer.js"
diff --git a/scm-ui/babel-preset/index.js b/scm-ui/babel-preset/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3c750e59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/babel-preset/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = () => ({
+  presets: [
+    require("@babel/preset-env"),
+    require("@babel/preset-flow"),
+    require("@babel/preset-react")
+  ],
+  plugins: [
+    require("@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"),
+    require("@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining")
+  ]
+});
diff --git a/scm-ui/babel-preset/package.json b/scm-ui/babel-preset/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ace8afb0ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/babel-preset/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "@scm-manager/babel-preset",
+  "version": "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "description": "Babel configuration for scm-manager and its plugins",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "author": "Sebastian Sdorra <s.sdorra@cloudogu.com>",
+  "private": false,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "^7.6.3",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.5.5",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining": "^7.6.0",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.6.3",
+    "@babel/preset-flow": "^7.0.0",
+    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.6.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/plugin-scripts/package.json b/scm-ui/plugin-scripts/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9340c0c830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/plugin-scripts/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "@scm-manager/plugin-scripts",
+  "version": "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
+  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "description": "Plugin scripts",
+  "author": "Sebastian Sdorra <sebastian.sdorra@cloudogu.com>",
+  "private": false,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@scm-manager/babel-preset": "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT",
+    "@scm-manager/eslint-config": "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-ui/scripts/webpack.config.js b/scm-ui/scripts/webpack.config.js
index a4164874f0..6e473f40a6 100644
--- a/scm-ui/scripts/webpack.config.js
+++ b/scm-ui/scripts/webpack.config.js
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ module.exports = {
             options: {
               cacheDirectory: true,
               presets: [
-                "@babel/preset-env",
-                "@babel/preset-react",
-                "@babel/preset-flow"
-              ],
-              plugins: ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"]
+                "@scm-manager/babel-preset"
+              ]
             }
           }
         ]
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/.babelrc b/scm-ui/ui-components/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/package.json b/scm-ui/ui-components/package.json
index bb4e471e01..b33c06fd83 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     "react-select": "^2.1.2",
     "react-syntax-highlighter": "^11.0.2"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../scripts/babelMonoRepoTransformer.js"
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/storyshots.test.js b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/storyshots.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb126dc23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/storyshots.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import initStoryshots from "@storybook/addon-storyshots";
+
+initStoryshots({
+  /* configuration options */
+});
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-types/.babelrc b/scm-ui/ui-types/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/scm-ui/ui-types/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-types/package.json b/scm-ui/ui-types/package.json
index 793aefc62f..a8d85a6594 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-types/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-types/package.json
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "flow-bin": "^0.109.0"
+  },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/.babelrc b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index a248d20409..0000000000
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-env", "@babel/preset-react", "@babel/preset-flow"],
-  "plugins": [
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/package.json b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/package.json
index d065701f05..7359a60023 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
     "redux-mock-store": "^1.5.3",
     "systemjs": "0.21.6"
   },
+  "babel": {
+    "presets": ["@scm-manager/babel-preset"]
+  },
   "jest": {
     "transform": {
       "^.+\\.js$": "../scripts/babelMonoRepoTransformer.js"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 543257a993..8ffcbad267 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     semver "^5.4.1"
     source-map "^0.5.0"
 
-"@babel/core@^7.0.0", "@babel/core@^7.1.0", "@babel/core@^7.4.5", "@babel/core@^7.6.2":
+"@babel/core@^7.0.0", "@babel/core@^7.1.0", "@babel/core@^7.4.5", "@babel/core@^7.6.2", "@babel/core@^7.6.3":
   version "7.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/core/-/core-7.6.3.tgz#44de824e89eaa089bb12da7337bc9bdff2ab68f9"
   integrity sha512-QfQ5jTBgXLzJuo7Mo8bZK/ePywmgNRgk/UQykiKwEtZPiFIn8ZqE6jB+AnD1hbB1S2xQyL4//it5vuAUOVAMTw==
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding" "^7.2.0"
 
+"@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining@^7.6.0":
+  version "7.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining/-/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining-7.6.0.tgz#e9bf1f9b9ba10c77c033082da75f068389041af8"
+  integrity sha512-kj4gkZ6qUggkprRq3Uh5KP8XnE1MdIO0J7MhdDX8+rAbB6dJ2UrensGIS+0NPZAaaJ1Vr0PN6oLUgXMU1uMcSg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-chaining" "^7.2.0"
+
 "@babel/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex@^7.4.4", "@babel/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex@^7.6.2":
   version "7.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex/-/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex-7.6.2.tgz#05413762894f41bfe42b9a5e80919bd575dcc802"
@@ -388,6 +396,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
 
+"@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-chaining@^7.2.0":
+  version "7.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-chaining/-/plugin-syntax-optional-chaining-7.2.0.tgz#a59d6ae8c167e7608eaa443fda9fa8fa6bf21dff"
+  integrity sha512-HtGCtvp5Uq/jH/WNUPkK6b7rufnCPLLlDAFN7cmACoIjaOOiXxUt3SswU5loHqrhtqTsa/WoLQ1OQ1AGuZqaWA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
+
 "@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript@^7.2.0":
   version "7.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript/-/plugin-syntax-typescript-7.3.3.tgz#a7cc3f66119a9f7ebe2de5383cce193473d65991"
@@ -780,7 +795,7 @@
     js-levenshtein "^1.1.3"
     semver "^5.5.0"
 
-"@babel/preset-env@^7.4.5", "@babel/preset-env@^7.6.2":
+"@babel/preset-env@^7.4.5", "@babel/preset-env@^7.6.2", "@babel/preset-env@^7.6.3":
   version "7.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/preset-env/-/preset-env-7.6.3.tgz#9e1bf05a2e2d687036d24c40e4639dc46cef2271"
   integrity sha512-CWQkn7EVnwzlOdR5NOm2+pfgSNEZmvGjOhlCHBDq0J8/EStr+G+FvPEiz9B56dR6MoiUFjXhfE4hjLoAKKJtIQ==
@@ -855,7 +870,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-self" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx-source" "^7.0.0"
 
-"@babel/preset-react@^7.0.0":
+"@babel/preset-react@^7.0.0", "@babel/preset-react@^7.6.3":
   version "7.6.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/preset-react/-/preset-react-7.6.3.tgz#d5242c828322520205ae4eda5d4f4f618964e2f6"
   integrity sha512-07yQhmkZmRAfwREYIQgW0HEwMY9GBJVuPY4Q12UC72AbfaawuupVWa8zQs2tlL+yun45Nv/1KreII/0PLfEsgA==