diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27cd467..65c2c3e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ See more examples below:
   * [`examples/demo_hooks.exs`]
   * [`examples/demo_endpoint.exs`]
   * [`examples/demo_live_pubsub.exs`]
+  * [`examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs`]
+  * [`examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs`]
 
 ## License
 
@@ -87,3 +89,5 @@ limitations under the License.
 [`examples/demo_hooks.exs`]: examples/demo_hooks.exs
 [`examples/demo_endpoint.exs`]: examples/demo_endpoint.exs
 [`examples/demo_live_pubsub.exs`]: examples/demo_live_pubsub.exs
+[`examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs`]: examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs
+[`examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs`]: examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs
diff --git a/examples/demo_static_files/assets/inc.svg b/examples/demo_static_files/assets/inc.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b2af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/demo_static_files/assets/inc.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+  <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"/>
+  <line x1="12" y1="8" x2="12" y2="16"/>
+  <line x1="8" y1="12" x2="16" y2="12"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/examples/demo_static_files/assets/style.css b/examples/demo_static_files/assets/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9053a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/demo_static_files/assets/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* app.css */
+body {
+  font-family: "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif;
+  background-color: #f9fafb;
+  color: #333;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  height: 100vh;
+  margin: 1em;
+  padding: 1em;
+}
+
+span {
+  font-size: 2.5rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  color: #1e293b;
+}
+
+button {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 64px;
+  height: 64px;
+  margin-left: 20px;
+  border-radius: 30%;
+  background-color: #2563eb;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.1s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+button img {
+  width: 32px;
+  height: 32px;
+  filter: invert(100%) brightness(200%);
+}
+
+button:hover {
+  background-color: #1d4ed8;
+  transform: scale(1.05);
+}
+
+button:active {
+  background-color: #1e40af;
+  transform: scale(0.98);
+}
diff --git a/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs b/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3aa2ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+Mix.install([
+  # TODO: Update when stable/released?
+  # {:phoenix_playground, "~> 0.1.9"}
+  {:phoenix_playground, path: Path.expand("../..", __DIR__)}
+])
+
+defmodule DemoStatic do
+  use Phoenix.LiveView
+
+  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
+    {:ok, assign(socket, count: 0)}
+  end
+
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <span>{@count}</span>
+    <button phx-click="inc">
+      <img src="/assets/inc.svg" alt="increment"/>
+    </button>
+
+    <style type="text/css">
+      @import url("/assets/style.css");
+    </style>
+    """
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("inc", _params, socket) do
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, count: socket.assigns.count + 1)}
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule DemoPlug do
+  use Plug.Builder
+
+  plug Plug.Static, at: "/assets", from: Path.expand("assets", __DIR__)
+end
+
+PhoenixPlayground.start(
+  live: DemoStatic,
+  plug: DemoPlug
+)
diff --git a/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs b/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9e7bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+Mix.install([
+  # TODO: Update when stable/released?
+  # {:phoenix_playground, "~> 0.1.9"}
+  {:phoenix_playground, path: Path.expand("../..", __DIR__)}
+])
+
+defmodule DemoStatic do
+  use Phoenix.LiveView
+
+  def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
+    {:ok, assign(socket, count: 0)}
+  end
+
+  def render(assigns) do
+    ~H"""
+    <span>{@count}</span>
+    <button phx-click="inc">
+      <img src="/assets/inc.svg" alt="increment"/>
+    </button>
+
+    <style type="text/css">
+      @import url("/assets/style.css");
+    </style>
+    """
+  end
+
+  def handle_event("inc", _params, socket) do
+    {:noreply, assign(socket, count: socket.assigns.count + 1)}
+  end
+end
+
+defmodule DemoPlug do
+  use Plug.Builder
+
+  plug Plug.Static, at: "/assets", from: Path.expand("assets", __DIR__)
+end
+
+Logger.configure(level: :warning)
+ExUnit.start()
+
+defmodule DemoStaticTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  use PhoenixPlayground.Test, live: DemoStatic, plug: DemoPlug
+
+  test "static assets are served" do
+    conn = get(build_conn(), "/assets/inc.svg")
+    assert response(conn, 200) =~ "<svg"
+
+    conn = get(build_conn(), "/assets/style.css")
+    assert response(conn, 200) =~ "background-color"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/phoenix_playground/router.ex b/lib/phoenix_playground/router.ex
index d0cd770..261464e 100644
--- a/lib/phoenix_playground/router.ex
+++ b/lib/phoenix_playground/router.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ defmodule PhoenixPlayground.Router do
 
     options = endpoint.config(:phoenix_playground)
 
+    conn =
+      if plug = options[:plug] do
+        call_custom_plug(conn, plug)
+      else
+        conn
+      end
+
+    if conn.halted or conn.state == :sent do
+      conn
+    else
+      call_router(conn, options)
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp call_router(conn, options) do
     cond do
       options[:live] ->
         PhoenixPlayground.Router.LiveRouter.call(conn, [])
@@ -23,25 +38,29 @@ defmodule PhoenixPlayground.Router do
         PhoenixPlayground.Router.ControllerRouter.call(conn, [])
 
       options[:plug] ->
-        # always fetch plug from app env to allow code reloading anonymous functions
-        plug = Application.fetch_env!(:phoenix_playground, :plug)
+        conn  # already handled
 
-        case plug do
-          module when is_atom(module) ->
-            module.call(conn, module.init([]))
+      true ->
+        raise ArgumentError, "expected :live, :controller, or :plug, got: #{inspect(options)}"
+    end
+  end
 
-          {module, options} when is_atom(module) ->
-            module.call(conn, module.init(options))
+  defp call_custom_plug(conn, _plug) do
+    # always fetch plug from app env to allow code reloading anonymous functions
+    plug = Application.fetch_env!(:phoenix_playground, :plug)
 
-          fun when is_function(fun, 1) ->
-            fun.(conn)
+    case plug do
+      module when is_atom(module) ->
+        module.call(conn, module.init([]))
 
-          fun when is_function(fun, 2) ->
-            fun.(conn, [])
-        end
+      {module, options} when is_atom(module) ->
+        module.call(conn, module.init(options))
 
-      true ->
-        raise ArgumentError, "expected :live, :controller, or :plug, got: #{inspect(options)}"
+      fun when is_function(fun, 1) ->
+        fun.(conn)
+
+      fun when is_function(fun, 2) ->
+        fun.(conn, [])
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/phoenix_playground/test.ex b/lib/phoenix_playground/test.ex
index 481d8ff..92e8349 100644
--- a/lib/phoenix_playground/test.ex
+++ b/lib/phoenix_playground/test.ex
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ defmodule PhoenixPlayground.Test do
       Keyword.validate!(options, [
         :live,
         :controller,
+        :plug,
         endpoint: PhoenixPlayground.Endpoint
       ])
 
@@ -70,9 +71,11 @@ defmodule PhoenixPlayground.Test do
       setup do
         options = unquote(options)
 
-        if live = options[:live] do
-          Application.put_env(:phoenix_playground, :live, live)
-        end
+        Enum.each([:live, :plug], fn key ->
+          if config = options[key] do
+            Application.put_env(:phoenix_playground, key, config)
+          end
+        end)
 
         start_supervised!(
           {@endpoint,
diff --git a/test/examples_test.exs b/test/examples_test.exs
index f76d579..c2a4882 100644
--- a/test/examples_test.exs
+++ b/test/examples_test.exs
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ end
 
 Examples.run("#{__DIR__}/../examples/demo_controller_test.exs")
 Examples.run("#{__DIR__}/../examples/demo_live_test.exs")
+Examples.run("#{__DIR__}/../examples/demo_static_files/demo_static_files_test.exs")