diff --git a/src/persistence/README.md b/src/persistence/README.md
index fa9ea72..652a756 100644
--- a/src/persistence/README.md
+++ b/src/persistence/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Store data you with to persist between cntainer rebuilds.
 
 | Options Id | Description | Type | Default Value |
 |-----|-----|-----|-----|
-| paths | Colon separated list of directory paths to persist. | string | - |
+| directories | Colon separated list of directory paths to persist. | string | - |
+| files | Colon separated list of file paths to persist. | string | - |
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/persistence/devcontainer-feature.json b/src/persistence/devcontainer-feature.json
index 0216a98..fd7bfba 100755
--- a/src/persistence/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/src/persistence/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 {
   "id": "persistence",
-  "version": "1.0.15",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "name": "Persistance",
   "documentationURL": "http://github.com/lugoues/devcontainers-features/tree/main/src/persistence",
   "description": "Store data you with to persist between cntainer rebuilds.",
   "options": {
-    "paths": {
+    "directories": {
       "default": "",
       "description": "Colon separated list of directory paths to persist.",
       "type": "string"
+    },
+    "files": {
+      "default": "",
+      "description": "Colon separated list of file paths to persist.",
+      "type": "string"
     }
   },
   "mounts": [
diff --git a/src/persistence/install.sh b/src/persistence/install.sh
index 9da60a5..382abd9 100644
--- a/src/persistence/install.sh
+++ b/src/persistence/install.sh
@@ -6,44 +6,81 @@ PERSIST_DIR="/mnt/persistence-data"
 PERSIST_POST_CREATE="/usr/local/share/persistence_post_create"
 
 cat > "$PERSIST_POST_CREATE" << EOF
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
+set -ex
 
 SUDO_CMD=""
 [ "\${USER}" != "root" ] && SUDO_CMD="sudo"
 
 EOF
-chmod +x "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
 
-IFS=':' read -ra PATH_ARRAY <<< "${PATHS}"
-for path in "${PATH_ARRAY[@]}"; do
-    [[ -z "${path}" ]] && continue
+chmod +x "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
 
+expand_path() {
+    local path="$1"
     path="${path/#\~/${_REMOTE_USER_HOME}}"
     path="${path/#\$HOME/${_REMOTE_USER_HOME}}"
+    echo "$(realpath -m "${path}")"
+}
 
-    original_path=$(realpath -m "${path}")
-    safe_name="${original_path//\//_}"
-    persist_path="${PERSIST_DIR}/${safe_name#_}"
+append_post_create() {
+    echo "$1" >> "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
+}
 
-    # Add directory creation to post-create
-    echo "echo \"Setting up ${path}\"" >> "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
-    echo "\${SUDO_CMD} mkdir -p \"${persist_path}\"" >> "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
+create_symlink() {
+    local original_path="$1"
+    local persist_path="$2"
+    local parent_dir="$(dirname "${original_path}")"
 
-    parent_dir="$(dirname "${original_path}")"
     mkdir -p "${parent_dir}"
 
-    if [[ -d "${original_path}" ]]; then
+    if [[ -e "${original_path}" ]]; then
         mv "${original_path}" "${original_path}.backup"
     fi
 
     ln -s "${persist_path}" "${original_path}"
 
-    echo "\${SUDO_CMD} chown -R \$USER \"${parent_dir}\"" >> "${PERSIST_POST_CREATE}"
-done
+    append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} chown -R \$USER \"${parent_dir}\""
+}
+
+# Process directories
+if [[ -n "${DIRECTORIES:-}" ]]; then
+    IFS=':' read -ra DIR_ARRAY <<< "${DIRECTORIES}"
+    for path in "${DIR_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+        [[ -z "${path}" ]] && continue
+
+        original_path=$(expand_path "${path}")
+        safe_name="${original_path//\//_}"
+        persist_path="${PERSIST_DIR}/${safe_name#_}"
+
+        append_post_create "echo \"Setting up persistent directory: ${path}\""
+        append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} mkdir -p \"${persist_path}\""
+        append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} chown -R \$USER \"${persist_path}\""
+
+        create_symlink "${original_path}" "${persist_path}"
+    done
+fi
+
+# Process files
+if [[ -n "${FILES:-}" ]]; then
+    IFS=':' read -ra FILE_ARRAY <<< "${FILES}"
+    for path in "${FILE_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+        [[ -z "${path}" ]] && continue
+
+        original_path=$(expand_path "${path}")
+        safe_name="${original_path//\//_}"
+        persist_path="${PERSIST_DIR}/${safe_name#_}"
+
+        persist_parent="$(dirname "${persist_path}")"
 
-cat >> "$PERSIST_POST_CREATE" << EOF
+        append_post_create "echo \"Setting up persistent file: ${path}\""
+        append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} mkdir -p \"${persist_parent}\""
+        append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} touch \"${persist_path}\""
+        append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} chown \$USER \"${persist_path}\""
 
-echo "Setting owner for ${PERSIST_DIR} to \${USER}"
-\${SUDO_CMD} chown -R \$USER "${PERSIST_DIR}"
+        create_symlink "${original_path}" "${persist_path}"
+    done
+fi
 
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+append_post_create "echo "Setting owner for ${PERSIST_DIR} to \${USER}""
+append_post_create "\${SUDO_CMD} chown -R \$USER "${PERSIST_DIR}""
diff --git a/test/persistence/persitence_single_link.sh b/test/persistence/persitence_single_dir.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from test/persistence/persitence_single_link.sh
rename to test/persistence/persitence_single_dir.sh
diff --git a/test/persistence/persitence_single_file.sh b/test/persistence/persitence_single_file.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b903c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/persistence/persitence_single_file.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -ex
+
+source dev-container-features-test-lib
+
+# from scenario
+source="/mnt/persistence-data"
+home="/home/vscode"
+string="testing"
+
+check "source exists" test -d "${source}"
+check "target symlink" test -L "${home}/.zshrc"
+check "write test file to new linked dir" bash -xc "echo ${string} >| ${home}/.zshrc"
+check "ensure it exists in target" bash -xc "[[ \$(cat ${source}/home_vscode_.zshrc) == ${string} ]]"
+check "ensure user owns target" bash -xc "[[ \$(stat -c '%U' ${source}/home_vscode_.zshrc) == vscode ]]"
+
+reportResults
diff --git a/test/persistence/scenarios.json b/test/persistence/scenarios.json
index fec8b65..fb5d6f1 100644
--- a/test/persistence/scenarios.json
+++ b/test/persistence/scenarios.json
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 {
-  "persitence_single_link": {
+  "persitence_single_dir": {
     "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
     "features": {
       "persistence": {
-        "paths": "~/.config/tests/nested/deep"
+        "directories": "~/.config/tests/nested/deep"
+      }
+    },
+    "containerUser": "vscode",
+    "onCreateCommand": "mkdir -p /mnt/persistence-data"
+  },
+  "persitence_single_file": {
+    "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/base:ubuntu",
+    "features": {
+      "persistence": {
+        "files": "~/.zshrc"
       }
     },
     "containerUser": "vscode",