diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/lib/webpack/webpack-client-config.js b/packages/cli/lib/lib/webpack/webpack-client-config.js
index fdceaa8d9..bdc9641cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/lib/webpack/webpack-client-config.js
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/lib/webpack/webpack-client-config.js
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ async function clientConfig(env) {
 						from: resolve(__dirname, '../../resources/sw-debug.js'),
 						to: 'sw-debug.js',
 					},
+					// copy files from static to build directory
+					existsSync(source('static')) && {
+						from: resolve(source('static')),
+						to: '.',
+					},
 				].filter(Boolean)
 			),
 		],
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/build.test.js b/packages/cli/tests/build.test.js
index cd8f4ab31..df0d25ff3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/build.test.js
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/build.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { readFile } = require('../lib/fs');
 const looksLike = require('html-looks-like');
 const { create, build } = require('./lib/cli');
 const { snapshot, isMatch } = require('./lib/utils');
+const { existsSync } = require('fs');
 const { subject } = require('./lib/output');
 const images = require('./images/build');
 
@@ -136,4 +137,11 @@ describe('preact build', () => {
 		let dir = await subject('location-patch');
 		expect(() => build(dir)).not.toThrow();
 	});
+
+	it('should copy resources from static to build directory', async () => {
+		let dir = await subject('static-root');
+		await build(dir);
+		let file = join(dir, 'build', '.htaccess');
+		expect(existsSync(file)).toBe(true);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/index.js b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbed9ced6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { h } from 'preact';
+
+export default () => {
+	return <h1>Static test</h1>;
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/package.json b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dd21c62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "private": true,
+    "name": "preact-prerender"
+  }
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/static/.htaccess b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/static/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a237b99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/subjects/static-root/static/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# dummy to check
\ No newline at end of file