diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/__snapshots__/loader.test.js.snap b/app/react-native/scripts/__snapshots__/loader.test.js.snap
index 0e4a91d55a..c56477a62b 100644
--- a/app/react-native/scripts/__snapshots__/loader.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/__snapshots__/loader.test.js.snap
@@ -49,6 +49,55 @@ import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-actions/register\\";
   "
 `;
 
+exports[`loader writeRequires when there is a configuration object writes the story imports 1`] = `
+"
+      /* do not change this file, it is auto generated by storybook. */
+
+      import { configure, addDecorator, addParameters, addArgsEnhancer, clearDecorators } from '@storybook/react-native';
+
+      global.STORIES = [{\\"titlePrefix\\":\\"ComponentsPrefix\\",\\"files\\":\\"**/*.stories.tsx\\",\\"directory\\":\\"./scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components\\",\\"importPathMatcher\\":\\"^\\\\\\\\.[\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/](?:scripts\\\\\\\\/mocks\\\\\\\\/configuration-objects\\\\\\\\/components(?:\\\\\\\\/(?!\\\\\\\\.)(?:(?:(?!(?:^|\\\\\\\\/)\\\\\\\\.).)*?)\\\\\\\\/|\\\\\\\\/|$)(?!\\\\\\\\.)(?=.)[^/]*?\\\\\\\\.stories\\\\\\\\.tsx)$\\"}]
+
+      import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-notes/register\\";
+import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-controls/register\\";
+import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgrounds/register\\";
+import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-actions/register\\";
+
+      import { argsEnhancers } from \\"@storybook/addon-actions/dist/modern/preset/addArgs\\"
+
+      
+  import { decorators, parameters } from './preview';
+
+  if (decorators) {
+    if(__DEV__){
+      // stops the warning from showing on every HMR 
+      require('react-native').LogBox.ignoreLogs([
+        '\`clearDecorators\` is deprecated and will be removed in Storybook 7.0',
+      ]);
+    }
+    // workaround for global decorators getting infinitely applied on HMR, see https://github.com/storybookjs/react-native/issues/185
+    clearDecorators();
+    decorators.forEach((decorator) => addDecorator(decorator));
+  }
+
+  if (parameters) {
+    addParameters(parameters);
+  }
+
+
+      
+      try {
+        argsEnhancers.forEach(enhancer => addArgsEnhancer(enhancer));
+      } catch{}
+    
+
+      const getStories=() => {
+        return {\\"./scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\": require(\\"./components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\")};
+      }
+
+      configure(getStories, module, false)
+  "
+`;
+
 exports[`loader writeRequires when there is a story glob and exclude paths globs writes the story imports 1`] = `
 "
       /* do not change this file, it is auto generated by storybook. */
@@ -91,7 +140,7 @@ import \\"@storybook/addon-ondevice-actions/register\\";
     
 
       const getStories=() => {
-        return {\\"./scripts/mocks/exclude-config-files/include-components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\": require(\\"include-components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\")};
+        return {\\"./scripts/mocks/exclude-config-files/include-components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\": require(\\"./include-components/FakeStory.stories.tsx\\")};
       }
 
       configure(getStories, module, false)
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/loader.js b/app/react-native/scripts/loader.js
index 282dcbf508..bc9aa975d5 100644
--- a/app/react-native/scripts/loader.js
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/loader.js
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ function getPreviewExists({ configPath }) {
   return !!getFilePathExtension({ configPath }, 'preview');
 }
 
+function ensureRelativePathHasDot(relativePath) {
+  return relativePath.startsWith('.') ? relativePath : `./${relativePath}`;
+}
+
 function writeRequires({ configPath, absolute = false }) {
   const storybookRequiresLocation = path.resolve(cwd, configPath, 'storybook.requires.js');
 
@@ -81,13 +85,30 @@ function writeRequires({ configPath, absolute = false }) {
   const excludePaths = reactNativeOptions && reactNativeOptions.excludePaths;
   const normalizedExcludePaths = normalizeExcludePaths(excludePaths);
 
-  const storyPaths = main.stories.reduce((acc, storyGlob) => {
-    const paths = glob.sync(storyGlob, {
-      cwd: path.resolve(cwd, configPath),
-      absolute,
-      // default to always ignore (exclude) anything in node_modules
-      ignore: normalizedExcludePaths !== undefined ? normalizedExcludePaths : ['**/node_modules'],
-    });
+  const storiesSpecifiers = normalizeStories(main.stories, {
+    configDir: configPath,
+    workingDir: cwd,
+  });
+
+  const storyRequires = storiesSpecifiers.reduce((acc, specifier) => {
+    const paths = glob
+      .sync(specifier.files, {
+        cwd: path.resolve(cwd, specifier.directory),
+        absolute,
+        // default to always ignore (exclude) anything in node_modules
+        ignore: normalizedExcludePaths !== undefined ? normalizedExcludePaths : ['**/node_modules'],
+      })
+      .map((storyPath) => {
+        const pathWithDirectory = path.join(specifier.directory, storyPath);
+        const requirePath = absolute
+          ? storyPath
+          : ensureRelativePathHasDot(path.relative(configPath, pathWithDirectory));
+
+        const absolutePath = absolute ? requirePath : path.resolve(configPath, requirePath);
+        const pathRelativeToCwd = path.relative(cwd, absolutePath);
+
+        return `"./${pathRelativeToCwd}": require("${requirePath}")`;
+      });
     return [...acc, ...paths];
   }, []);
 
@@ -97,15 +118,7 @@ function writeRequires({ configPath, absolute = false }) {
 
   let previewJs = previewExists ? previewImports : '';
 
-  const storyRequires = storyPaths
-    .map((storyPath) => {
-      const storyPathToAbsolute = path.resolve(configPath, storyPath);
-      const relative = path.relative(cwd, storyPathToAbsolute);
-      return `"./${relative}": require("${storyPath}")`;
-    })
-    .join(',');
-
-  const path_obj_str = `{${storyRequires}}`;
+  const path_obj_str = `{${storyRequires.join(',')}}`;
 
   const registerAddons = main.addons?.map((addon) => `import "${addon}/register";`).join('\n');
   let enhancersImport = '';
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/loader.test.js b/app/react-native/scripts/loader.test.js
index 94e1cec487..905682b057 100644
--- a/app/react-native/scripts/loader.test.js
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/loader.test.js
@@ -171,5 +171,15 @@ describe('loader', () => {
         );
       });
     });
+
+    describe('when there is a configuration object', () => {
+      it('writes the story imports', () => {
+        writeRequires({ configPath: 'scripts/mocks/configuration-objects' });
+        expect(pathMock).toEqual(
+          path.resolve(__dirname, 'mocks/configuration-objects/storybook.requires.js')
+        );
+        expect(fileContentMock).toMatchSnapshot();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeComponent.tsx b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23915b0493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const FakeComponent = () => null;
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeStory.stories.tsx b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeStory.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a40a317021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/components/FakeStory.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { FakeComponent } from './FakeComponent';
+
+export default {
+  component: FakeComponent,
+};
+
+export const Basic = {
+  args: {},
+};
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/main.js b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c0240e977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module.exports = {
+  stories: [
+    {
+      files: '**/*.stories.tsx',
+      directory: './components',
+      titlePrefix: 'ComponentsPrefix',
+    },
+  ],
+  addons: [
+    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-notes',
+    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-controls',
+    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgrounds',
+    '@storybook/addon-ondevice-actions',
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/preview.js b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/preview.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13bad13073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react-native/scripts/mocks/configuration-objects/preview.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
+import { withBackgrounds } from '@storybook/addon-ondevice-backgrounds';
+
+export const decorators = [
+  (StoryFn) => (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <StoryFn />
+    </View>
+  ),
+  withBackgrounds,
+];
+export const parameters = {
+  my_param: 'anything',
+  backgrounds: [
+    { name: 'plain', value: 'white', default: true },
+    { name: 'warm', value: 'hotpink' },
+    { name: 'cool', value: 'deepskyblue' },
+  ],
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: { padding: 8, flex: 1 },
+});