diff --git a/mesonpy/__init__.py b/mesonpy/__init__.py
index 3a90eb8f6..6a271d781 100644
--- a/mesonpy/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonpy/__init__.py
@@ -934,6 +934,19 @@ def sdist(self, directory: Path) -> pathlib.Path:
                     continue
                 path = self._source_dir.joinpath(*member_parts[1:])
 
+                if not path.exists() and member.isfile():
+                    # File doesn't exists on the source directory but exists on
+                    # the Meson dist, so it is generated file, which we need to
+                    # include.
+                    # See https://mesonbuild.com/Reference-manual_builtin_meson.html#mesonadd_dist_script
+
+                    # MESON_DIST_ROOT could have a different base name
+                    # than the actual sdist basename, so we need to rename here
+                    file = meson_dist.extractfile(member.name)
+                    member.name = str(pathlib.Path(dist_name, *member_parts[1:]).as_posix())
+                    tar.addfile(member, file)
+                    continue
+
                 if not path.is_file():
                     continue
 
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/example-script.py b/tests/packages/generated-files/example-script.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6bcffbc40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/example-script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!python
+
+print('hello!')
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/example.c b/tests/packages/generated-files/example.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc24b30f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main() {
+	printf("hello!");
+}
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/executable_module.py b/tests/packages/generated-files/executable_module.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..894fc7e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/executable_module.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def foo():
+    return 'bar'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print('foo?', foo())
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/generate_version.py b/tests/packages/generated-files/generate_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc056840c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/generate_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+
+
+def write_version_info(path):
+    # A real project would call something to generate this
+    dummy_version = '1.0.0'
+    dummy_hash = '013j2fiejqea'
+    if os.environ.get('MESON_DIST_ROOT'):
+        path = os.path.join(os.environ.get('MESON_DIST_ROOT'), path)
+    with open(path, 'w') as file:
+        file.write(f'__version__="{dummy_version}"\n')
+        file.write(
+            f'__git_version__="{dummy_hash}"\n'
+        )
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-o', '--outfile', type=str, help='Path to write version info to'
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.outfile.endswith('.py'):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'Output file must be a Python file. '
+            f'Got: {args.outfile} as filename instead'
+        )
+
+    write_version_info(args.outfile)
+
+
+main()
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/meson.build b/tests/packages/generated-files/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3c12777d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+project(
+    'executable-bit', 'c',
+    version: '1.0.0',
+)
+
+py_mod = import('python')
+fs = import('fs')
+py = py_mod.find_installation()
+
+executable(
+    'example', 'example.c',
+    install: true,
+)
+
+install_data(
+    'example-script.py',
+    rename: 'example-script',
+    install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
+)
+
+py.install_sources('executable_module.py')
+
+version_gen = files('generate_version.py')
+
+if fs.exists('_version_meson.py')
+    py.install_sources('_version_meson.py')
+else
+    custom_target('write_version_file',
+        output: '_version_meson.py',
+        command: [
+            py, version_gen, '-o', '@OUTPUT@'
+        ],
+        build_by_default: true,
+        build_always_stale: true,
+        install: true,
+        install_dir: py.get_install_dir(pure: false)
+    )
+    meson.add_dist_script(py, version_gen, '-o', '_version_meson.py')
+endif
diff --git a/tests/packages/generated-files/pyproject.toml b/tests/packages/generated-files/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6f3b6861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packages/generated-files/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[build-system]
+build-backend = 'mesonpy'
+requires = ['meson-python']
diff --git a/tests/test_sdist.py b/tests/test_sdist.py
index 19dc82246..aea6e2ab7 100644
--- a/tests/test_sdist.py
+++ b/tests/test_sdist.py
@@ -103,3 +103,18 @@ def has_execbit(mode):
             # this ourselves)
             continue
         assert has_execbit(mode) == expected[name], f'Wrong mode for {name}: {mode}'
+
+
+def test_generated_files(sdist_generated_files):
+    sdist = tarfile.open(sdist_generated_files, 'r:gz')
+    expected = {
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/PKG-INFO',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/example-script.py',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/example.c',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/executable_module.py',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/meson.build',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/pyproject.toml',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/_version_meson.py',
+        'executable_bit-1.0.0/generate_version.py',
+    }
+    assert set(tar.name for tar in sdist.getmembers()) == expected