diff --git a/examples/assets/BUILD.bazel b/examples/assets/BUILD.bazel
index 3bc54c70..c1996867 100644
--- a/examples/assets/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/assets/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_to_directory.bzl", "copy_to_directory")
 load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:testing.bzl", "assert_outputs")
+load("@aspect_rules_js//js:defs.bzl", "js_test")
 load("@aspect_rules_ts//ts:defs.bzl", "ts_config", "ts_project")
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:build_test.bzl", "build_test")
 
@@ -44,6 +45,34 @@ ts_project(
     tsconfig = {"compilerOptions": {"outDir": "out"}},
 )
 
+ts_project(
+    name = "ts-runtime-assets",
+    srcs = ["src/index-runtime.ts"],
+    assets = ["src/generated.json"],
+    tsconfig = ":config",
+)
+
+js_test(
+    name = "ts-runtime-assets_test",
+    data = [":ts-runtime-assets"],
+    entry_point = "src/index-runtime.js",
+)
+
+ts_project(
+    name = "ts-runtime-outdir-assets",
+    srcs = ["src/index-runtime.ts"],
+    assets = ["src/generated.json"],
+    extends = ":config",
+    out_dir = "out",
+    tsconfig = {"compilerOptions": {"outDir": "out"}},
+)
+
+js_test(
+    name = "ts-runtime-outdir-assets_test",
+    data = [":ts-runtime-outdir-assets"],
+    entry_point = "out/src/index-runtime.js",
+)
+
 filegroup(
     name = "assets-filegroup",
     srcs = [
diff --git a/examples/assets/src/index-runtime.ts b/examples/assets/src/index-runtime.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60d7069b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/assets/src/index-runtime.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * This testcase exists to verify assets get propagated correctly. It
+ * intentionally does not use `import` or `require` for the generated asset to
+ * more closely mimic what a downstream rule (eg. a bundler) would do.
+ */
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as path from 'path'
+
+const data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'generated.json'))
+
+console.log(__dirname, data)
diff --git a/ts/private/ts_project.bzl b/ts/private/ts_project.bzl
index 367bba07..8b632798 100644
--- a/ts/private/ts_project.bzl
+++ b/ts/private/ts_project.bzl
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ See https://github.com/aspect-build/rules_ts/issues/361 for more details.
             asset = ctx.actions.declare_file(a_out)
             copy_file_action(ctx, a, asset)
             assets_outs.append(asset)
+        else:
+            assets_outs.append(a)
 
     outputs = js_outs + map_outs + typings_outs + typing_maps_outs
     if ctx.outputs.buildinfo_out: