diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9566e0c..8538a69 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ Recipe types should follow the following rules:
  - The `require` must have `silverstripe/recipe-plugin` as a dependency.
  - `extra.project-files` must be declared as a list of wildcard patterns, matching the files in the recipe root
    as they should be copied to the root project. The relative paths of these resources are equivalent.
+ - `extra.public-files` must be declared for any files which should be copied to the `public` web folder. If the project
+   in question doesn't have any public folder, these will be copied to root instead. Note that all public files
+   must be committed to the recipe `public` folder.
 
 An example recipe:
 
@@ -151,9 +154,31 @@ An example recipe:
         "project-files": [
             "mysite/_config/*.yml",
             "mysite/code/MyBlogPage.php"
+            "client/src/*"
+        ],
+        "public-files": [
+            "client/dist/*"
         ]
     },
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "minimum-stability": "dev"
 }
 ```
+
+The files within this recipe would be organised in the structure:
+
+```
+client/
+  src/
+    blog.scss
+mysite/
+ _config/
+    settings.yml
+  code/
+    MyBlogPage.php
+public/
+  client/
+    dist/
+      blog.css
+composer.json
+```
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e969e8e..358607e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
         }
     },
     "extra": {
-        "class": "SilverStripe\\RecipePlugin\\RecipePlugin"
+        "class": "SilverStripe\\RecipePlugin\\RecipePlugin",
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "1.x-dev"
+        }
     },
     "require": {
         "composer-plugin-api": "^1.1"
diff --git a/src/RecipeInstaller.php b/src/RecipeInstaller.php
index e991767..d14b999 100644
--- a/src/RecipeInstaller.php
+++ b/src/RecipeInstaller.php
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ class RecipeInstaller extends LibraryInstaller {
      * @param string $sourceRoot Base of source files (no trailing slash)
      * @param string $destinationRoot Base of destination directory (no trailing slash)
      * @param array $filePatterns List of file patterns in wildcard format (e.g. `code/My*.php`)
+     * @param string $registrationKey Registration key for installed files
+     * @param string $name Name of project file type being installed
      */
-    protected function installProjectFiles($recipe, $sourceRoot, $destinationRoot, $filePatterns)
+    protected function installProjectFiles($recipe, $sourceRoot, $destinationRoot, $filePatterns, $registrationKey, $name = 'project')
     {
         // load composer json data
         $composerFile = new JsonFile(Factory::getComposerFile(), null, $this->io);
         $composerData = $composerFile->read();
-        $installedFiles = isset($composerData['extra'][RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES_INSTALLED])
-            ? $composerData['extra'][RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES_INSTALLED]
+        $installedFiles = isset($composerData['extra'][$registrationKey])
+            ? $composerData['extra'][$registrationKey]
             : [];
 
         // Load all project files
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ class RecipeInstaller extends LibraryInstaller {
 
             // Write header
             if (!$any) {
-                $this->io->write("Installing project files for recipe <info>{$recipe}</info>:");
+                $this->io->write("Installing {$name} files for recipe <info>{$recipe}</info>:");
                 $any = true;
             }
 
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ class RecipeInstaller extends LibraryInstaller {
             if (!isset($composerData['extra'])) {
                 $composerData['extra'] = [];
             }
-            $composerData['extra'][RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES_INSTALLED] = $installedFiles;
+            $composerData['extra'][$registrationKey] = $installedFiles;
             $composerFile->write($composerData);
         }
     }
@@ -143,18 +145,41 @@ class RecipeInstaller extends LibraryInstaller {
             return;
         }
 
+        // Find recipe base dir
+        $recipePath = $this->getInstallPath($package);
+
         // Find project path
-        $destinationPath = dirname(realpath(Factory::getComposerFile()));
+        $projectPath = dirname(realpath(Factory::getComposerFile()));
+
+        // Find public path
+        $candidatePublicPath = $projectPath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . RecipePlugin::PUBLIC_PATH;
+        $publicPath = is_dir($candidatePublicPath) ? $candidatePublicPath : $projectPath;
 
         // Copy project files to root
         $name = $package->getName();
         $extra = $package->getExtra();
+
+        // Install project-files
         if (isset($extra[RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES])) {
             $this->installProjectFiles(
                 $name,
-                $this->getInstallPath($package),
-                $destinationPath,
-                $extra[RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES]
+                $recipePath,
+                $projectPath,
+                $extra[RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES],
+                RecipePlugin::PROJECT_FILES_INSTALLED,
+                'project'
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Install public-files
+        if (isset($extra[RecipePlugin::PUBLIC_FILES])) {
+            $this->installProjectFiles(
+                $name,
+                $recipePath . '/' . RecipePlugin::PUBLIC_PATH,
+                $publicPath,
+                $extra[RecipePlugin::PUBLIC_FILES],
+                RecipePlugin::PUBLIC_FILES_INSTALLED,
+                'public'
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/RecipePlugin.php b/src/RecipePlugin.php
index 262b1c6..2e9e716 100644
--- a/src/RecipePlugin.php
+++ b/src/RecipePlugin.php
@@ -34,11 +34,26 @@ class RecipePlugin implements PluginInterface, EventSubscriberInterface, Capable
      */
     const PROJECT_FILES = 'project-files';
 
+    /**
+     * 'extra' key for public files
+     */
+    const PUBLIC_FILES = 'public-files';
+
+    /**
+     * Hard-coded 'public' web-root folder
+     */
+    const PUBLIC_PATH = 'public';
+
     /**
      * 'extra' key for list of project files installed
      */
     const PROJECT_FILES_INSTALLED = 'project-files-installed';
 
+    /**
+     * 'extra' key for list of public files installed
+     */
+    const PUBLIC_FILES_INSTALLED = 'public-files-installed';
+
     /**
      * 'extra' key for project dependencies installed
      */
@@ -81,8 +96,11 @@ class RecipePlugin implements PluginInterface, EventSubscriberInterface, Capable
         $file = new JsonFile(Factory::getComposerFile());
         $data = $file->read();
 
-        // Remove project-files from project, and any empty extra
-        unset($data['extra']['project-files']);
+        // Remove project and public files from project
+        unset($data['extra'][self::PROJECT_FILES]);
+        unset($data['extra'][self::PUBLIC_FILES]);
+
+        // Remove redundant empty extra
         if (empty($data['extra'])) {
             unset($data['extra']);
         }