diff --git a/packages/configs/default/index.json b/packages/configs/default/index.json
index 974ad645f0f..f21d4082c4b 100644
--- a/packages/configs/default/index.json
+++ b/packages/configs/default/index.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       "@parcel/transformer-image"
     ],
     "*.svg": ["@parcel/transformer-svg"],
+    "*.txt": ["@parcel/transformer-raw"],
     "*.{xml,rss,atom}": ["@parcel/transformer-xml"],
     "url:*": ["...", "@parcel/transformer-raw"]
   },