diff --git a/MIGRATION.md b/MIGRATION.md
index a251e691..cbb86eb5 100644
--- a/MIGRATION.md
+++ b/MIGRATION.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   - Use the lib `dom` and `dom.iterable` types instead of `deno-dom`.
 - Removed `lume/core/utils.ts` and moved all utilities to different files under
   `/lume/core/utils/` folder.
+- Allow to copy files/directories inside ignored directories #520
 
 ## `search` Plugin
 
diff --git a/core/source.ts b/core/source.ts
index e32deddf..0d648190 100644
--- a/core/source.ts
+++ b/core/source.ts
@@ -245,32 +245,26 @@ export default class Source {
       if (this.staticPaths.has(entry.path)) {
         const { dest, dirOnly } = this.staticPaths.get(entry.path)!;
 
-        if (entry.type === "file") {
-          if (dirOnly) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          staticFiles.push({
-            entry,
-            outputPath: getOutputPath(entry, path, dest),
-          });
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        staticFiles.push(...this.#getStaticFiles(
-          entry,
-          typeof dest === "string" ? dest : posix.join(path, entry.name),
-          typeof dest === "function" ? dest : undefined,
-        ));
+        staticFiles.push(...this.#getStaticFiles(path, entry, dest, dirOnly));
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Ignore .filename and _filename
-      if (entry.name.startsWith(".") || entry.name.startsWith("_")) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // Check if the file should be ignored
-      if (this.ignored.has(entry.path)) {
+      // Check if the entry should be ignored
+      if (
+        entry.name.startsWith(".") || entry.name.startsWith("_") ||
+        this.ignored.has(entry.path)
+      ) {
+        for (const [staticSrc, { dest, dirOnly }] of this.staticPaths) {
+          if (staticSrc.startsWith(entry.path)) {
+            const staticEntry = this.fs.entries.get(staticSrc)!;
+            const staticPath = posix.dirname(
+              posix.join(path, staticEntry.path.slice(entry.path.length)),
+            );
+            staticFiles.push(
+              ...this.#getStaticFiles(staticPath, staticEntry, dest, dirOnly),
+            );
+          }
+        }
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -288,14 +282,13 @@ export default class Source {
             const dest = this.copyRemainingFiles(entry.path);
 
             if (dest) {
-              staticFiles.push({
-                entry,
-                outputPath: getOutputPath(
-                  entry,
+              staticFiles.push(
+                ...this.#getStaticFiles(
                   path,
+                  entry,
                   typeof dest === "string" ? dest : undefined,
                 ),
-              });
+              );
             }
           }
           continue;
@@ -303,14 +296,13 @@ export default class Source {
 
         // The file is a static file
         if (format.copy) {
-          staticFiles.push({
-            entry,
-            outputPath: getOutputPath(
-              entry,
+          staticFiles.push(
+            ...this.#getStaticFiles(
               path,
+              entry,
               typeof format.copy === "function" ? format.copy : undefined,
             ),
-          });
+          );
           continue;
         }
 
@@ -404,7 +396,7 @@ export default class Source {
   }
 
   /** Scan the static files in a directory */
-  *#getStaticFiles(
+  *#scanStaticFiles(
     dirEntry: Entry,
     destPath: string,
     destFn?: (file: string) => string,
@@ -429,7 +421,7 @@ export default class Source {
       }
 
       if (entry.type === "directory") {
-        yield* this.#getStaticFiles(
+        yield* this.#scanStaticFiles(
           entry,
           posix.join(destPath, entry.name),
           destFn,
@@ -437,6 +429,29 @@ export default class Source {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  #getStaticFiles(
+    path: string,
+    entry: Entry,
+    dest: string | ((path: string) => string) | undefined,
+    dirOnly = false,
+  ): StaticFile[] {
+    if (entry.type === "file") {
+      if (!dirOnly) {
+        return [{
+          entry,
+          outputPath: getOutputPath(entry, path, dest),
+        }];
+      }
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(this.#scanStaticFiles(
+      entry,
+      typeof dest === "string" ? dest : posix.join(path, entry.name),
+      typeof dest === "function" ? dest : undefined,
+    ));
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/static_files.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/static_files.test.ts.snap
index 3529599c..8c6a7f19 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/static_files.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/static_files.test.ts.snap
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ snapshot[`Copy static files 1`] = `
   src: [
     "/",
     "/_headers",
+    "/_static",
+    "/_static/inner",
+    "/_static/inner/yes.txt",
     "/four.no",
     "/one.yes",
     "/other",
@@ -170,6 +173,11 @@ snapshot[`Copy static files 2`] = `
     flags: [],
     outputPath: "/_headers",
   },
+  {
+    entry: "/_static/inner/yes.txt",
+    flags: [],
+    outputPath: "/inner/yes.txt",
+  },
   {
     entry: "/other/one",
     flags: [],
diff --git a/tests/assets/static_files/_static/inner/yes.txt b/tests/assets/static_files/_static/inner/yes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..396a0ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/static_files/_static/inner/yes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+yes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/static_files.test.ts b/tests/static_files.test.ts
index cebec113..23aa2770 100644
--- a/tests/static_files.test.ts
+++ b/tests/static_files.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Deno.test("Copy static files", async (t) => {
   // not copied because of the trailing slash
   site.copy("three.no/");
 
+  // Copy a directory inside a ignored directory
+  site.copy("_static/inner", "inner");
+
   await build(site);
   await assertSiteSnapshot(t, site);
 });