diff --git a/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.test.ts b/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.test.ts
index 0e4fd0226..55fcc81d6 100644
--- a/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.test.ts
@@ -262,5 +262,36 @@ describe("transformer tests", () => {
         "
       `);
     });
+
+    it("should convert to imports in relay mode", () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
+      const transformer = new Transformer()
+        .addTransformer((program: ts.Program) =>
+          getTransformer({
+            graphqlTagModule: "graphql-tag",
+            graphqlTagModuleExport: "gql",
+            relayMode: true,
+          }),
+        )
+        .addMock({
+          name: "graphql-tag",
+          content: `export const gql:any = () => {}`,
+        })
+        .setFilePath("/index.tsx");
+
+      const actual = transformer.transform(`
+      import { gql } from "graphql-tag"
+
+      export const query = gql\`
+        query Foo {
+          foo
+        }
+      \`
+      `);
+      expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "export const query = require("./__generated__/Foo.graphql.ts").default;
+        "
+      `);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.ts b/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.ts
index ae744ea47..e2c2429c6 100644
--- a/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ts-transform-graphql-js-tag/src/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   OperationDefinitionNode,
   parse,
   Kind,
+  DefinitionNode,
 } from "graphql";
 
 interface GraphQLTagTransformContext {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ interface GraphQLTagTransformContext {
   transformer?: (
     node: FragmentDefinitionNode | OperationDefinitionNode,
   ) => unknown;
+  relayMode: boolean;
 }
 export interface GraphQLTagTransformOptions {
   graphqlTagModule?: string;
@@ -19,11 +21,13 @@ export interface GraphQLTagTransformOptions {
   transformer?: (
     node: FragmentDefinitionNode | OperationDefinitionNode,
   ) => unknown;
+  relayMode?: boolean;
 }
 
 const DefaultContext: GraphQLTagTransformContext = {
   graphqlTagModuleRegexp: new RegExp(/^['"]@graphitation\/graphql-js-tag['"]$/),
   graphqlTagModuleExport: "graphql",
+  relayMode: false,
 };
 
 export function getTransformer(
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ export function createTransformerContext(
 
   context.transformer = options.transformer;
 
+  if (options.relayMode) {
+    context.relayMode = options.relayMode;
+  }
+
   return context;
 }
 
@@ -169,12 +177,16 @@ function getVisitor(
           source = source.replace(/\$\{(.*)\}/g, "");
         }
 
-        let definitions = getDefinitions(
-          source,
-          transformerContext.transformer,
-        );
-
-        return createDocument(definitions, interpolations);
+        if (transformerContext.relayMode) {
+          let definitions = getDefinitions(source, undefined);
+          return createRelayImport(definitions as DefinitionNode[]);
+        } else {
+          let definitions = getDefinitions(
+            source,
+            transformerContext.transformer,
+          );
+          return createDocument(definitions, interpolations);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -278,6 +290,37 @@ function createDocument(
   ]);
 }
 
+function createRelayImport(definitions: Array<DefinitionNode>) {
+  if (definitions.length > 1) {
+    throw new Error("In relay mode you can only have one definition.");
+  }
+  const definition = definitions[0];
+  if (definition) {
+    if (
+      (definition.kind === "OperationDefinition" ||
+        definition.kind === "FragmentDefinition") &&
+      definition.name
+    ) {
+      return ts.factory.createPropertyAccessExpression(
+        ts.factory.createCallExpression(
+          ts.factory.createIdentifier("require"),
+          undefined,
+          [
+            ts.factory.createStringLiteral(
+              `./__generated__/${definition.name.value}.graphql.ts`,
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+        ts.factory.createIdentifier("default"),
+      );
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(
+        "In relay mode for each graphql tag, you can only have one definition, it must be named and be either operation of fragment.",
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function toAst(literal: any): ts.Expression {
   if (literal === null) {
     return ts.factory.createNull();