diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bf30c0f..a41650c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -75,28 +75,24 @@ impl ResourcesGenerator {
         let mut handlebars = String::new();
         for resource in &self.resources {
             let canonical_source = canonicalize(&resource.source).expect(&format!("failed to get canonical path for {:?}", resource.source));
-            let data_type = if resource.raw {
-                "[u8]"
-            } else {
-                "str"
-            };
+            let include = self.create_include(&resource, &canonical_source);
 
-            let include = format!("include_{}!(\"{}\")", if resource.raw { "bytes" } else { "str" }, canonical_source.display());
-            if let Some(constant) = resource.constant {
-                consts.push_str(&format!(
-                    "const {}: &'static {} = {};\n", constant, data_type, include
-                ));
+            if resource.constant.is_some() {
+                consts.push_str(&self.create_const(&resource, include.as_ref().expect("Expected include for constant")));
             }
 
             if resource.mount_at.is_some() {
-                let (function_name, route_function) = self.create_rocket_route(resource, &include);
+                let (function_name, route_function) = match include {
+                    Some(ref include) => self.create_rocket_route(resource, &include),
+                    None => self.create_rocket_route_link(resource, &canonical_source)
+                };
                 routes.push_str(&route_function);
                 routes_fn.push_str(&function_name);
                 routes_fn.push(',');
             }
 
             if resource.template_name.is_some() {
-                handlebars.push_str(&self.create_handlebars_template(resource, &include));
+                handlebars.push_str(&self.create_handlebars_template(resource, include.as_ref().expect("Expected include for handlebars template")));
             }
         }
 
@@ -112,6 +108,27 @@ impl ResourcesGenerator {
         outfile.write(b"\n");
     }
 
+    fn create_include(&self, resource: &Resource, source: &PathBuf) -> Option<String> {
+        if resource.link {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(format!(
+                "include_{}!(\"{}\")",
+                if resource.raw { "bytes" } else { "str" },
+                source.display()
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn create_const(&self, resource: &Resource, include: &str) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "const {}: &'static {} = {};\n",
+            resource.constant.unwrap(),
+            if resource.raw { "[u8]" } else { "str" },
+            include
+        )
+    }
+
     fn create_rocket_route(&self, resource: &Resource, include: &str) -> (String, String) {
         let mount_at = resource.mount_at.as_ref().unwrap();
         let mut function_name = String::from("route");
@@ -134,9 +151,21 @@ impl ResourcesGenerator {
         ))
     }
 
+    fn create_rocket_route_link(&self, resource: &Resource, source: &PathBuf) -> (String, String) {
+        let mount_at = resource.mount_at.as_ref().unwrap();
+        let mut function_name = String::from("route");
+        function_name.push_str(&mount_at.endpoint.replace("/", "_").replace(".", "_").replace("-", "_"));
+        (function_name.clone(), format!(
+            "#[get(\"{}\")]\nfn {}() -> io::Result<NamedFile> {{\n\tNamedFile::open(\"{}\")\n}}\n\n",
+            mount_at.endpoint,
+            function_name,
+            source.display()
+        ))
+    }
+
     fn write_rocket_routes(&self, outfile: &mut File, routes: &str, routes_fn: &str) {
-        outfile.write(b"use rocket::{Route, Response, Request};\nuse rocket::response::{Content, Responder};\nuse rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};\n\n");
-        outfile.write(b"use std::io::Cursor;\n\n");
+        outfile.write(b"use rocket::{Route, Response, Request};\nuse rocket::response::{Content, Responder, NamedFile};\nuse rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};\n\n");
+        outfile.write(b"use std::io;\nuse std::io::Cursor;\n\n");
         outfile.write(b"struct RawByteResource(&'static [u8]);\n");
         outfile.write(b"impl<'r> Responder<'r> for RawByteResource {
             fn respond_to(self, _: &Request) -> Result<Response<'r>, Status> {
@@ -176,7 +205,8 @@ pub struct Resource {
     pub mount_at: Option<ResourceMount>,
     pub constant: Option<&'static str>,
     pub template_name: Option<&'static str>,
-    pub raw: bool
+    pub raw: bool,
+    pub link: bool
 }
 
 pub struct ResourceMount {