diff --git a/packages/cli/src/plugins/resource/plugin-standard-html.js b/packages/cli/src/plugins/resource/plugin-standard-html.js
index 69a236ac0..cf34e7689 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/plugins/resource/plugin-standard-html.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/plugins/resource/plugin-standard-html.js
@@ -20,13 +20,18 @@ const unified = require('unified');
 // general refactoring
 const getPageTemplate = (barePath, workspace, template) => {
   const templatesDir = path.join(workspace, 'templates');
+  const pageIsHtmlPath = `${barePath.substring(0, barePath.lastIndexOf('/index'))}.html`;
 
   if (template && fs.existsSync(`${templatesDir}/${template}.html`)) {
     // use a predefined template, usually from markdown frontmatter
     contents = fs.readFileSync(`${templatesDir}/${template}.html`, 'utf-8');
-  } else if (fs.existsSync(`${barePath}.html`)) {
+  } else if (fs.existsSync(`${barePath}.html`) || fs.existsSync(pageIsHtmlPath)) {
     // if the page is already HTML, use that as the template
-    contents = fs.readFileSync(`${barePath}.html`, 'utf-8');
+    const indexPath = fs.existsSync(pageIsHtmlPath)
+      ? pageIsHtmlPath
+      : `${barePath}.html`;
+    
+    contents = fs.readFileSync(indexPath, 'utf-8');
   } else if (fs.existsSync(`${templatesDir}/page.html`)) {
     // else look for default page template
     contents = fs.readFileSync(`${templatesDir}/page.html`, 'utf-8');
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages.spec.js b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1400a5791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Use Case
+ * Run Greenwood with default config and mixed HTML and markdown top level pages.
+ *
+ * Result
+ * Test for correct page output and layout.
+ *
+ * Command
+ * greenwood build
+ *
+ * User Config
+ * None (Greenwood default)
+ *
+ * User Workspace
+ * src/
+ *   pages/
+ *     about.html
+ *     contact.md
+ *     index.html
+ */
+const expect = require('chai').expect;
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { JSDOM } = require('jsdom');
+const path = require('path');
+const TestBed = require('../../../../../test/test-bed');
+
+describe('Build Greenwood With: ', function() {
+  const LABEL = 'Default Greenwood Configuration and Default Workspace w/ Top Level Pages';
+  let setup;
+
+  before(async function() {
+    setup = new TestBed();
+    this.context = await setup.setupTestBed(__dirname);
+  });
+
+  describe(LABEL, function() {
+    before(async function() {
+      await setup.runGreenwoodCommand('build');
+    });
+
+    // TODO runSmokeTest(['public', 'not-found', 'index'], LABEL);
+    runSmokeTest(['public'], LABEL);
+
+    describe('Home (index) Page', function() {
+      let dom;
+
+      before(async function() {
+        dom = await JSDOM.fromFile(path.resolve(this.context.publicDir, 'index.html'));
+      });
+
+      it('should create a top level home (index) page with just an index.html', function() {
+        expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(this.context.publicDir, './index.html'))).to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('should have the correct content for the home page', function() {
+        const h1Tags = dom.window.document.querySelectorAll('h1');
+
+        expect(h1Tags.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(h1Tags[0].textContent).to.equal('Hello from the home page!!!!');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('About Page', function() {
+      let dom;
+
+      before(async function() {
+        dom = await JSDOM.fromFile(path.resolve(this.context.publicDir, 'about', 'index.html'));
+      });
+
+      it('should create a top level about page with a directory and index.html', function() {
+        expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(this.context.publicDir, 'about', 'index.html'))).to.be.true;
+      });
+
+      it('should have the correct content for the about page', function() {
+        const h1Tags = dom.window.document.querySelectorAll('h1');
+        const pTags = dom.window.document.querySelectorAll('p');
+
+        expect(h1Tags.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(h1Tags[0].textContent).to.equal('Hello from about.html');
+
+        expect(pTags.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(pTags[0].textContent).to.equal('Lorum Ipsum');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('Contact Page', function() {
+      let dom;
+
+      before(async function() {
+        dom = await JSDOM.fromFile(path.resolve(this.context.publicDir, 'contact', 'index.html'));
+      });
+
+      it('should create a top level contact page with a directory and index.html', function() {
+        expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(this.context.publicDir, 'contact', 'index.html'))).to.be.true;
+      });
+  
+      it('should have the correct content for the contact page', function() {
+        const h3Tags = dom.window.document.querySelectorAll('h3');
+        const pTags = dom.window.document.querySelectorAll('p');
+
+        expect(h3Tags.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(h3Tags[0].textContent).to.equal('Contact Page');
+
+        expect(pTags.length).to.equal(1);
+        expect(pTags[0].textContent).to.equal('Thanks for contacting us.');
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  after(function() {
+    setup.teardownTestBed();
+  });
+
+});
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diff --git a/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/about.html b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/about.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3e165d74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/about.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" prefix="og:http://ogp.me/ns#">
+
+  <body>
+    <h1>Hello from about.html</h1>
+    <p>Lorum Ipsum</p>
+  </body>
+
+</html>
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diff --git a/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/contact.md b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/contact.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6d45df3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/contact.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Contact Page
+
+Thanks for contacting us.
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diff --git a/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/index.html b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b9bd0170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/test/cases/build.default.workspace-top-level-pages/src/pages/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" prefix="og:http://ogp.me/ns#">
+
+  <body>
+    <h1>Hello from the home page!!!!</h1>
+  </body>
+
+</html>
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