diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index fb01aa3d..b92bcc5f 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ skops Changelog
 
 v0.7
 ----
+- Add ability to copy plots on :meth:`.Card.save` so that they can be
+  referenced in the model card. :pr:`330` by :user:`Thomas Lazarus <lazarust>`.
 - `compression` and `compresslevel` from :class:`~zipfile.ZipFile` are now
   exposed to the user via :func:`.io.dumps` and :func:`.io.dump`. :pr:`345` by
   `Adrin Jalali`_.
diff --git a/skops/card/_model_card.py b/skops/card/_model_card.py
index 754c03f2..32ba9b8c 100644
--- a/skops/card/_model_card.py
+++ b/skops/card/_model_card.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import json
 import re
+import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 import zipfile
@@ -1318,7 +1319,10 @@ def _generate_metadata(self, metadata: ModelCardData) -> Iterator[str]:
             yield aRepr.repr(f"metadata.{key}={val},").strip('"').strip("'")
 
     def _generate_content(
-        self, data: dict[str, Section], depth: int = 1
+        self,
+        data: dict[str, Section],
+        depth: int = 1,
+        destination_path: Path | None = None,
     ) -> Iterator[str]:
         """Yield title and (formatted) contents.
 
@@ -1336,8 +1340,15 @@ def _generate_content(
 
             yield section.format()
 
+            if destination_path is not None and isinstance(section, PlotSection):
+                shutil.copy(section.path, destination_path)
+
             if section.subsections:
-                yield from self._generate_content(section.subsections, depth=depth + 1)
+                yield from self._generate_content(
+                    section.subsections,
+                    depth=depth + 1,
+                    destination_path=destination_path,
+                )
 
     def _iterate_content(
         self, data: dict[str, Section], parent_section: str = ""
@@ -1405,19 +1416,21 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         complete_repr += ")"
         return complete_repr
 
-    def _generate_card(self) -> Iterator[str]:
+    def _generate_card(self, destination_path: Path | None = None) -> Iterator[str]:
         """Yield sections of the model card, including the metadata."""
         if self.metadata.to_dict():
             yield f"---\n{self.metadata.to_yaml()}\n---"
 
-        for line in self._generate_content(self._data):
+        for line in self._generate_content(
+            self._data, destination_path=destination_path
+        ):
             if line:
                 yield "\n" + line
 
         # add an empty line add the end
         yield ""
 
-    def save(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
+    def save(self, path: str | Path, copy_files: bool = False) -> None:
         """Save the model card.
 
         This method renders the model card in markdown format and then saves it
@@ -1425,16 +1438,24 @@ def save(self, path: str | Path) -> None:
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        path: str, or Path
+        path: Path
             Filepath to save your card.
 
+        plot_path: str
+            Filepath to save the plots. Use this when saving the model card before creating the
+            repository. Without this path the README will have an absolute path to the plot that
+            won't exist in the repository.
+
         Notes
         -----
         The keys in model card metadata can be seen `here
         <https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/models-cards#model-card-metadata>`__.
         """
         with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            f.write("\n".join(self._generate_card()))
+            if not isinstance(path, Path):
+                path = Path(path)
+            destination_path = path.parent if copy_files else None
+            f.write("\n".join(self._generate_card(destination_path=destination_path)))
 
     def render(self) -> str:
         """Render the final model card as a string.
diff --git a/skops/card/tests/test_card.py b/skops/card/tests/test_card.py
index 32f15aab..9e625852 100644
--- a/skops/card/tests/test_card.py
+++ b/skops/card/tests/test_card.py
@@ -1916,3 +1916,25 @@ def test_toc_with_invisible_section(self, card):
         ]
 
         assert toc == "\n".join(exptected_toc)
+
+
+class TestCardSaveWithPlots:
+    def test_copy_plots(self, destination_path, model_card):
+        import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="skops-test-plots") as plot_path:
+            plt.plot([4, 5, 6, 7])
+            fig_1_path = Path(plot_path) / "fig1.png"
+            plt.savefig(fig_1_path)
+            model_card = model_card.add_plot(fig1=fig_1_path)
+
+            plt.plot([7, 6, 5, 4])
+            fig_2_path = "fig2.png"
+            plt.savefig(fig_2_path)
+            model_card = model_card.add_plot(fig2=fig_2_path)
+
+            model_card.save(Path(destination_path) / "README.md", copy_files=True)
+
+        assert (Path(destination_path) / "README.md").exists()
+        assert (Path(destination_path) / "fig1.png").exists()
+        assert (Path(destination_path) / "fig2.png").exists()