diff --git a/src/dvclive/live.py b/src/dvclive/live.py
index b4310fcb..e641452d 100644
--- a/src/dvclive/live.py
+++ b/src/dvclive/live.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 logger.setLevel(os.getenv(env.DVCLIVE_LOGLEVEL, "INFO").upper())
 
 ParamLike = Union[int, float, str, bool, List["ParamLike"], Dict[str, "ParamLike"]]
+StrPath = Union[str, Path]
 
 
 class Live:
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._images: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         self._params: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         self._plots: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        self._outs: Set[StrPath] = set()
         self._inside_with = False
         self._dvcyaml = dvcyaml
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._experiment_rev: Optional[str] = None
         self._inside_dvc_exp: bool = False
         self._dvc_repo = None
+        self._include_untracked: List[str] = []
         self._init_dvc()
 
         self._latest_studio_step = self.step if resume else -1
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ def _init_dvc(self):
         if self._save_dvc_exp:
             self._exp_name = get_random_exp_name(self._dvc_repo.scm, self._baseline_rev)
             mark_dvclive_only_started()
+            self._include_untracked.append(self.dir)
 
     def _init_studio(self):
         if not os.getenv(STUDIO_TOKEN, None):
@@ -300,14 +304,31 @@ def log_params(self, params: Dict[str, ParamLike]):
         self._dump_params()
         logger.debug(f"Logged {params} parameters to {self.params_file}")
 
-    def log_param(
-        self,
-        name: str,
-        val: ParamLike,
-    ):
+    def log_param(self, name: str, val: ParamLike):
         """Saves the given parameter value to yaml"""
         self.log_params({name: val})
 
+    def log_artifact(self, path: StrPath):
+        """Tracks a local file or directory with DVC"""
+        if not isinstance(path, (str, Path)):
+            raise InvalidDataTypeError(path, type(path))
+
+        if self._dvc_repo is not None:
+            try:
+                stage = self._dvc_repo.add(path)
+            except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to dvc add {path}: {e}")
+                return
+
+            self._outs.add(path)
+            dvc_file = stage[0].addressing
+
+            if self._save_dvc_exp:
+                self._include_untracked.append(dvc_file)
+                self._include_untracked.append(
+                    str(Path(dvc_file).parent / ".gitignore")
+                )
+
     def make_summary(self, update_step: bool = True):
         if self._step is not None and update_step:
             self.summary["step"] = self.step
@@ -378,7 +399,9 @@ def end(self):
 
             try:
                 self._experiment_rev = self._dvc_repo.experiments.save(
-                    name=self._exp_name, include_untracked=[self.dir], force=True
+                    name=self._exp_name,
+                    include_untracked=self._include_untracked,
+                    force=True,
                 )
             except DvcException as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to save experiment:\n{e}")
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d4d208ef..1a3ec47b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@ def tmp_dir(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     yield tmp_path
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def mocked_dvc_repo(mocker):
+    _dvc_repo = mocker.MagicMock()
+    _dvc_repo.index.stages = []
+    _dvc_repo.scm.get_rev.return_value = "current_rev"
+    _dvc_repo.scm.get_ref.return_value = None
+    mocker.patch("dvclive.live.get_dvc_repo", return_value=_dvc_repo)
+    return _dvc_repo
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def dvc_repo(tmp_dir):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+    from dvc.repo import Repo
+    from scmrepo.git import Git
+
+    Git.init(tmp_dir)
+    repo = Repo.init(tmp_dir)
+    repo.scm.add_commit(".", "init")
+    return repo
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def capture_wrap():
     # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5502#issuecomment-678368525
diff --git a/tests/test_dvc.py b/tests/test_dvc.py
index 1a0940e7..307d3962 100644
--- a/tests/test_dvc.py
+++ b/tests/test_dvc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument,protected-access
+
 import pytest
 from dvc.repo import Repo
 from PIL import Image
@@ -85,24 +86,21 @@ def test_make_dvcyaml_all_plots(tmp_dir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("save", [True, False])
-def test_exp_save_on_end(tmp_dir, mocker, save):
-    dvc_repo = mocker.MagicMock()
-    dvc_repo.index.stages = []
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_rev.return_value = "current_rev"
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_ref.return_value = None
-    with mocker.patch("dvclive.live.get_dvc_repo", return_value=dvc_repo):
-        live = Live(save_dvc_exp=save)
-        live.end()
+def test_exp_save_on_end(tmp_dir, save, mocked_dvc_repo):
+    live = Live(save_dvc_exp=save)
+    live.end()
     if save:
         assert live._baseline_rev is not None
         assert live._exp_name != "dvclive-exp"
-        dvc_repo.experiments.save.assert_called_with(
-            name=live._exp_name, include_untracked=[live.dir], force=True
+        mocked_dvc_repo.experiments.save.assert_called_with(
+            name=live._exp_name,
+            include_untracked=[live.dir],
+            force=True,
         )
     else:
         assert live._baseline_rev is not None
         assert live._exp_name == "dvclive-exp"
-        dvc_repo.experiments.save.assert_not_called()
+        mocked_dvc_repo.experiments.save.assert_not_called()
 
 
 def test_exp_save_skip_on_env_vars(tmp_dir, monkeypatch, mocker):
@@ -139,14 +137,9 @@ def test_exp_save_run_on_dvc_repro(tmp_dir, mocker):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dvcyaml", [True, False])
-def test_dvcyaml_on_next_step(tmp_dir, mocker, dvcyaml):
-    dvc_repo = mocker.MagicMock()
-    dvc_repo.index.stages = []
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_rev.return_value = "current_rev"
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_ref.return_value = None
-    with mocker.patch("dvclive.live.get_dvc_repo", return_value=dvc_repo):
-        live = Live(dvcyaml=dvcyaml)
-        live.next_step()
+def test_dvcyaml_on_next_step(tmp_dir, dvcyaml, mocked_dvc_repo):
+    live = Live(dvcyaml=dvcyaml)
+    live.next_step()
     if dvcyaml:
         assert (tmp_dir / live.dvc_file).exists()
     else:
@@ -154,14 +147,9 @@ def test_dvcyaml_on_next_step(tmp_dir, mocker, dvcyaml):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dvcyaml", [True, False])
-def test_dvcyaml_on_end(tmp_dir, mocker, dvcyaml):
-    dvc_repo = mocker.MagicMock()
-    dvc_repo.index.stages = []
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_rev.return_value = "current_rev"
-    dvc_repo.scm.get_ref.return_value = None
-    with mocker.patch("dvclive.live.get_dvc_repo", return_value=dvc_repo):
-        live = Live(dvcyaml=dvcyaml)
-        live.end()
+def test_dvcyaml_on_end(tmp_dir, dvcyaml, mocked_dvc_repo):
+    live = Live(dvcyaml=dvcyaml)
+    live.end()
     if dvcyaml:
         assert (tmp_dir / live.dvc_file).exists()
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_log_artifact.py b/tests/test_log_artifact.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..624ea33e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_log_artifact.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument,protected-access
+from dvclive import Live
+
+
+def test_log_artifact(tmp_dir, dvc_repo):
+    data = tmp_dir / "data"
+    data.touch()
+    with Live() as live:
+        live.log_artifact("data")
+    assert data.with_suffix(".dvc").exists()
+
+
+def test_log_artifact_on_existing_dvc_file(tmp_dir, dvc_repo):
+    data = tmp_dir / "data"
+    data.write_text("foo")
+    with Live() as live:
+        live.log_artifact("data")
+
+    prev_content = data.with_suffix(".dvc").read_text()
+
+    with Live() as live:
+        data.write_text("bar")
+        live.log_artifact("data")
+
+    assert data.with_suffix(".dvc").read_text() != prev_content
+
+
+def test_log_artifact_twice(tmp_dir, dvc_repo):
+    data = tmp_dir / "data"
+    with Live() as live:
+        for i in range(2):
+            data.write_text(str(i))
+            live.log_artifact("data")
+    assert data.with_suffix(".dvc").exists()
+
+
+def test_log_artifact_with_save_dvc_exp(tmp_dir, mocker, mocked_dvc_repo):
+    stage = mocker.MagicMock()
+    stage.addressing = "data"
+    mocked_dvc_repo.add.return_value = [stage]
+    with Live(save_dvc_exp=True) as live:
+        live.log_artifact("data")
+    mocked_dvc_repo.experiments.save.assert_called_with(
+        name=live._exp_name,
+        include_untracked=[live.dir, "data", ".gitignore"],
+        force=True,
+    )