diff --git a/examples/pwa-simple/.vitepress/config.ts b/examples/pwa-simple/.vitepress/config.ts
index f4df30d..1248be8 100644
--- a/examples/pwa-simple/.vitepress/config.ts
+++ b/examples/pwa-simple/.vitepress/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitepress'
 import { withPwa } from '@vite-pwa/vitepress'
 
+const base = '/' // '/vite-plugin-pwa/'
+
 export default withPwa(defineConfig({
   vite: {
     logLevel: 'info',
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ export default withPwa(defineConfig({
       __DATE__: `'${new Date().toISOString()}'`,
     },
   },
+  base,
   lang: 'en-US',
   title: 'VitePress PWA',
   description: 'Vite Plugin PWA Integration example for VitePress',
@@ -33,8 +36,6 @@ export default withPwa(defineConfig({
   },
   pwa: {
     mode: 'development',
-    base: '/',
-    scope: '/',
     registerType: 'autoUpdate',
     // injectRegister: 'inline',
     includeAssets: ['favicon.svg'],
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ export default withPwa(defineConfig({
     workbox: {
       globPatterns: ['**/*.{css,js,html,svg,png,ico,txt,woff2}'],
     },
+    experimental: {
+      includeAllowlist: true,
+    },
     devOptions: {
       enabled: true,
       suppressWarnings: true,
diff --git a/src/integration.ts b/src/integration.ts
index 0f65f05..e5d68f8 100644
--- a/src/integration.ts
+++ b/src/integration.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,45 @@ export function withUserConfig<T = DefaultTheme.Config>(config: UserConfig<T>) {
     return head
   }
 
+  let allowlist: RegExp[] | undefined
+
+  if (pwa.strategies !== 'injectManifest' && pwa.experimental?.includeAllowlist === true) {
+    pwa.workbox = pwa.workbox ?? {}
+    // luckily, navigateFallbackAllowlist is a reference, so we can update it before generating SW
+    allowlist = pwa.workbox.navigateFallbackAllowlist = pwa.workbox.navigateFallbackAllowlist ?? []
+    pwa.workbox.runtimeCaching = pwa.workbox.runtimeCaching ?? []
+    // add offline support: without this, missing page will not work offline
+    pwa.workbox.runtimeCaching.push({
+      urlPattern: ({ request, sameOrigin }) => {
+        return sameOrigin && request.mode === 'navigate'
+      },
+      handler: 'NetworkOnly',
+      options: {
+        plugins: [{
+          /* this callback will be called when the fetch call fails */
+          handlerDidError: async () => Response.redirect('404', 302),
+          /* this callback will prevent caching the response */
+          cacheWillUpdate: async () => null,
+        }],
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
   vitePressConfig.buildEnd = async (siteConfig) => {
     await userBuildEnd?.(siteConfig)
-    api && !api.disabled && await api.generateSW()
+    if (api && !api.disabled) {
+      // add pages to allowlist: any page that is not in the allowlist will not work offline
+      if (typeof allowlist !== 'undefined') {
+        const base = siteConfig.site.base ?? '/'
+        for (const page of siteConfig.pages) {
+          if (page === 'index.md')
+            allowlist.push(new RegExp(`^${base}(.html)?$`))
+          else
+            allowlist.push(new RegExp(`^${base}${page.replace(/\.md$/, '(.html)?')}$`))
+        }
+      }
+      await api.generateSW()
+    }
   }
 
   return vitePressConfig
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 1956c66..36f4ab7 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 import type { VitePWAOptions } from 'vite-plugin-pwa'
 
 export interface PwaOptions extends Partial<VitePWAOptions> {
+  experimental?: {
+    /**
+     * When using `generateSW` strategy, include the logic to handle the `workbox.navigateFallbackAllowlist` option.
+     *
+     * @see https://github.com/vite-pwa/vitepress/issues/22
+     *
+     * @default false
+     */
+    includeAllowlist?: boolean
+  }
 }
 
 declare module 'vitepress' {