diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/DirectorySearchBox.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/DirectorySearchBox.css
index 5686ecd0aa..c81974ebb4 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/DirectorySearchBox.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/DirectorySearchBox.css
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ input[type=text].mx_DirectorySearchBox_input:focus {
     padding-right: 10px;
     background-color: #efefef;
     border-radius: 3px;
-    background-image: url('../img/icon-return.svg');
+    background-image: url('../../img/icon-return.svg');
     background-position: 8px 70%;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     text-indent: 18px;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ input[type=text].mx_DirectorySearchBox_input:focus {
 .mx_DirectorySearchBox_clear {
     display: inline-block;
     vertical-align: middle;
-    background: url('../img/icon_context_delete.svg');
+    background: url('../../img/icon_context_delete.svg');
     background-position: 0 50%;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     width: 15px;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
index 2411d61336..b752d105d5 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/RoomTile.css
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     position: absolute;
     content: "";
     border-radius: 40px;
-    background-image: url("../img/icons_ellipsis.svg");
+    background-image: url("../../img/icons_ellipsis.svg");
     background-size: 25px;
     width: 24px;
     height: 24px;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/fonts.css b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/fonts.css
index a57d9952bf..52ac95b569 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/fonts.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/fonts.css
@@ -7,42 +7,42 @@
  */
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: normal;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Italic.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Italic.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Semibold.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Semibold.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 600;
     font-style: normal;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-SemiboldItalic.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-SemiboldItalic.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 600;
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 700;
     font-style: normal;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Open Sans';
-    src: url('../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-BoldItalic.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Open_Sans/OpenSans-BoldItalic.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 700;
     font-style: italic;
 }
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Fira Mono';
-    src: url('../fonts/Fira_Mono/FiraMono-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Fira_Mono/FiraMono-Regular.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 400;
     font-style: normal;
 }
 
 @font-face {
     font-family: 'Fira Mono';
-    src: url('../fonts/Fira_Mono/FiraMono-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
+    src: url('../../fonts/Fira_Mono/FiraMono-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
     font-weight: 700;
     font-style: normal;
 }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/views/elements/ImageView.css b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/views/elements/ImageView.css
index 0942b59368..73aaaa86b2 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/views/elements/ImageView.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/vector-web/views/elements/ImageView.css
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     max-height: 100%;
     /* object-fit hack needed for Chrome due to Chrome not re-laying-out until you refresh */
     object-fit: contain;
-    /* background-image: url('../img/trans.png'); */
+    /* background-image: url('../../img/trans.png'); */
     pointer-events: all;
 }
 
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 9c0c6bbb9b..2a38d1392d 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -40,8 +40,17 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     output: {
         path: path.join(__dirname, "webapp"),
-        filename: "[hash]/[name].js",
-        chunkFilename: "[hash]/[name].js",
+
+        // the generated js (and CSS, from the ExtractTextPlugin) are put in a
+        // unique subdirectory for the build. There will only be one such
+        // 'bundle' directory in the generated tarball; however, hosting
+        // servers can collect 'bundles' from multiple versions into one
+        // directory and symlink it into place - this allows users who loaded
+        // an older version of the application to continue to access webpack
+        // chunks even after the app is redeployed.
+        //
+        filename: "bundles/[hash]/[name].js",
+        chunkFilename: "bundles/[hash]/[name].js",
         devtoolModuleFilenameTemplate: function(info) {
             // Reading input source maps gives only relative paths here for
             // everything. Until I figure out how to fix this, this is a
@@ -80,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
         }),
 
         new ExtractTextPlugin(
-            "[hash]/[name].css",
+            "bundles/[hash]/[name].css",
             {
                 allChunks: true
             }