diff --git a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
index 96e23f0c..d5fbe71c 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/base-render.ss
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
                 [root-path #f]
                 [prefix-file #f]
                 [style-file #f]
-                [style-extra-files null])
+                [style-extra-files null]
+                [extra-files null])
 
     (define/public (get-dest-directory [create? #f])
       (when (and dest-dir create? (not (directory-exists? dest-dir)))
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@
                 (substring s 0 (sub1 (string-length s))))
               sep)))
 
-    (field [report-output? #f])
-    (define/public (report-output!)
-      (set! report-output? #t))
+    (field [report-output?? #f])
+    (define/public (report-output?) report-output??)
+    (define/public (report-output!) (set! report-output?? #t))
 
     ;; ----------------------------------------
 
@@ -348,10 +349,16 @@
     ;; ----------------------------------------
     ;; render methods
 
+    (define/public (install-extra-files)
+      (for ([fn extra-files]) (install-file fn)))
+
     (define/public (render ds fns ri)
+      ;; maybe this should happen even if fns is empty or all #f?
+      ;; or maybe it should happen for each file rendered (when d is not #f)?
+      (unless (andmap not ds) (install-extra-files))
       (map (lambda (d fn)
              (define (one) (render-one d ri fn))
-             (when report-output? (printf " [Output to ~a]\n" fn))
+             (when (report-output?) (printf " [Output to ~a]\n" fn))
              (if fn
                (with-output-to-file fn #:exists 'truncate/replace one)
                ;; a #f filename means return the contents as a string
diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index 062e0236..958c7379 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -1184,9 +1184,9 @@
              render-one-part
              render-content
              part-whole-page?
-             format-number)
-
-    (inherit-field report-output?)
+             format-number
+             install-extra-files
+             report-output?)
 
     (define/override (get-suffix) #"")
 
@@ -1237,11 +1237,13 @@
 
     (define/override (render ds fns ri)
       (map (lambda (d fn)
-             (when report-output?
+             (when (report-output?)
                (printf " [Output to ~a/index.html]\n" fn))
              (unless (directory-exists? fn)
                (make-directory fn))
              (parameterize ([current-subdirectory (file-name-from-path fn)])
+               ;; install files for each directory
+               (install-extra-files)
                (let ([fn (build-path fn "index.html")])
                  (with-output-to-file fn #:exists 'truncate/replace
                    (lambda () (render-one d ri fn))))))
diff --git a/collects/scribble/private/indirect-renderer.ss b/collects/scribble/private/indirect-renderer.ss
index 5a1de536..d1fe335d 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/private/indirect-renderer.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/private/indirect-renderer.ss
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@
           base-renderer base-suffix target-suffix convert)
          %renderer)
   (class (base-renderer %renderer)
+    ;; set to a temp directory when doing the sub-rendering
     (define tmp-dest-dir #f)
     (define/override (get-dest-directory create?)
       (or tmp-dest-dir (super get-dest-directory create?)))
+    (define/override (report-output?)
+      (and (not tmp-dest-dir) (super report-output?)))
     (define/override (get-suffix) target-suffix)
     (define/override (render srcs dests ri)
       (define tmp-dir
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@
         (for ([tmp tmp-dests] [dst dests])
           (parameterize ([current-directory tmp-dir])
             (convert (file-name-from-path tmp)))
-          (copy-file (build-path tmp-dir(file-name-from-path dst)) dst))
+          (when (super report-output?) ; use the original
+            (printf " [Output to ~a]\n" dst))
+          (copy-file (build-path tmp-dir (file-name-from-path dst)) dst))
         (cleanup)))
     (super-new)))
diff --git a/collects/scribble/run.ss b/collects/scribble/run.ss
index b32c9fc7..ef5266b5 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/run.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/run.ss
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 (define current-prefix-file        (make-parameter #f))
 (define current-style-file         (make-parameter #f))
 (define current-style-extra-files  (make-parameter null))
+(define current-extra-files        (make-parameter null))
 (define current-redirect           (make-parameter #f))
 (define current-redirect-main      (make-parameter #f))
 
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
    [("--info-out") file "write format-specific link information to <file>"
     (current-info-output-file file)]
    #:multi
+   [("++extra") file "add given file"
+    (current-extra-files (cons file (current-extra-files)))]
+   [("++style") file "add given .css/.tex file"
+    (current-style-extra-files (cons file (current-style-extra-files)))]
    [("++info-in") file "load format-specific link information from <file>"
     (current-info-input-files
      (cons file (current-info-input-files)))]
@@ -76,8 +81,6 @@
          'scribble "bad procedure identifier for ++ref-in: ~s" proc-id))
       (current-xref-input-modules
        (cons (cons mod id) (current-xref-input-modules))))]
-   [("++style") file "add given .css/.tex file"
-    (current-style-extra-files (cons file (current-style-extra-files)))]
    #:args (file . another-file)
    (let ([files (cons file another-file)])
      (build-docs (map (lambda (file) (dynamic-require `(file ,file) 'doc))
@@ -91,7 +94,8 @@
                     [dest-dir dir]
                     [prefix-file (current-prefix-file)]
                     [style-file (current-style-file)]
-                    [style-extra-files (reverse (current-style-extra-files))])])
+                    [style-extra-files (reverse (current-style-extra-files))]
+                    [extra-files (reverse (current-extra-files))])])
     (when (current-redirect)
       (send renderer set-external-tag-path (current-redirect)))
     (when (current-redirect-main)