diff --git a/docs/example_md.md b/docs/example_md.md
index d03be05..603076f 100644
--- a/docs/example_md.md
+++ b/docs/example_md.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ py-config:
     autoclose: true
   packages:
   - matplotlib
+  - hallo_world-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 ---
 
 # Example with MyST
diff --git a/docs/example_rst.rst b/docs/example_rst.rst
index 71e6f7c..6a14c38 100644
--- a/docs/example_rst.rst
+++ b/docs/example_rst.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         autoclose: true
     packages:
     - matplotlib
+    - hallo_world-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
 
 Example with RST
 ================
diff --git a/docs/hallo_world-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl b/docs/hallo_world-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b0129
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diff --git a/src/sphinx_pyscript.py b/src/sphinx_pyscript.py
index 0dfa4dc..e69a98a 100644
--- a/src/sphinx_pyscript.py
+++ b/src/sphinx_pyscript.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 __version__ = "0.1.0"
 
 import json
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ def doctree_read(app: Sphinx, doctree: nodes.document):
             )
         else:
             doctree["pyscript"] = True
+            _copy_wheels(app, data)
             data_str = json.dumps(data, indent=2)
             doctree.append(
                 nodes.raw(
@@ -142,3 +144,25 @@ def doctree_read(app: Sphinx, doctree: nodes.document):
                     format="html",
                 )
             )
+
+
+def _copy_wheels(app: Sphinx, data: dict) -> None:
+    """Copy wheels to the output directory."""
+    packages = []
+    for pkg in data.get("packages", []):
+        if pkg.endswith(".whl"):
+            rel_filename, filename = app.env.relfn2path(pkg, app.env.docname)
+            app.env.dependencies[app.env.docname].add(rel_filename)
+            if not os.access(filename, os.R_OK):
+                LOGGER.warning(
+                    f"Could not read pyscript wheel: {filename}",
+                    location=(app.env.docname, 0),
+                )
+                continue
+            packages.append(
+                "_downloads/" + app.env.dlfiles.add_file(app.env.docname, rel_filename)
+            )
+        else:
+            packages.append(pkg)
+    if packages:
+        data["packages"] = packages