diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
index 637c9cba..3c9dd6b4 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/JarUtils.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JarUtils {
                     val includedFile = IncludedFile(From(source.path), To(""), listOf(IFileSpec.GlobSpec("**")))
                     addSingleFile(".", includedFile, outputStream, expandJarFiles)
                 } else {
-                    if (expandJarFiles and source.name.endsWith(".jar")) {
+                    if (expandJarFiles && source.name.endsWith(".jar") && ! source.path.contains("resources")) {
                         log(2, "Writing contents of jar file $source")
                         val stream = JarInputStream(FileInputStream(source))
                         var entry = stream.nextEntry
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/JarGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/JarGenerator.kt
index 0af5bc47..51d44271 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/JarGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/packaging/JarGenerator.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ class JarGenerator @Inject constructor(val dependencyManager: DependencyManager)
                 fileSpecs.add(IFileSpec.FileSpec(it.path.toString().substring(prefixPath.toString().length + 1)))
             }
             result.add(IncludedFile(From(prefixPath.toString() + "/"), To(""), fileSpecs))
+
+            // Resources, if applicable
+            project.sourceDirectories.filter { it.contains("resources") }.forEach {
+                result.add(IncludedFile(From(it), To(""), listOf(IFileSpec.GlobSpec("**"))))
+            }
         } else {
             //
             // The user specified an include, just use it verbatim