diff --git a/src/build_context.rs b/src/build_context.rs
index 7abd556d4..4a4b4bee1 100644
--- a/src/build_context.rs
+++ b/src/build_context.rs
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ impl BuildContext {
             None,
             &self.target,
             false,
+            self.editable,
         )
         .context("Failed to add the files to the wheel")?;
 
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ impl BuildContext {
             Some(python_interpreter),
             &self.target,
             false,
+            self.editable,
         )
         .context("Failed to add the files to the wheel")?;
 
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@ impl BuildContext {
             artifact,
             &self.interpreter[0].executable,
             false,
+            self.editable,
         )?;
 
         self.add_pth(&mut writer)?;
@@ -463,8 +466,10 @@ impl BuildContext {
                 ref extension_name,
                 ..
             } => {
-                write_python_part(&mut writer, python_module, extension_name)
-                    .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+                if !self.editable {
+                    write_python_part(&mut writer, python_module, extension_name)
+                        .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+                }
             }
             ProjectLayout::PureRust { .. } => {}
         }
diff --git a/src/develop.rs b/src/develop.rs
index b2c51e14e..3915a4e9f 100644
--- a/src/develop.rs
+++ b/src/develop.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ pub fn develop(
                 &artifact,
                 &interpreter.executable,
                 true,
+                false,
             )?;
         }
         BridgeModel::Bindings(_) => {
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ pub fn develop(
                 Some(&interpreter),
                 &target,
                 true,
+                false,
             )?;
         }
         BridgeModel::BindingsAbi3(_, _) => {
@@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ pub fn develop(
                 None,
                 &target,
                 true,
+                false,
             )?;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/module_writer.rs b/src/module_writer.rs
index 2fa054bb6..e9594ae0c 100644
--- a/src/module_writer.rs
+++ b/src/module_writer.rs
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ pub fn write_bindings_module(
     python_interpreter: Option<&PythonInterpreter>,
     target: &Target,
     develop: bool,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let ext_name = project_layout.extension_name();
     let so_filename = match python_interpreter {
@@ -621,10 +622,12 @@ pub fn write_bindings_module(
             ref rust_module,
             ..
         } => {
-            write_python_part(writer, python_module, &module_name)
-                .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+            if !editable {
+                write_python_part(writer, python_module, &module_name)
+                    .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+            }
 
-            if develop {
+            if develop || editable {
                 let target = rust_module.join(&so_filename);
                 fs::copy(&artifact, &target).context(format!(
                     "Failed to copy {} to {}",
@@ -633,8 +636,10 @@ pub fn write_bindings_module(
                 ))?;
             }
 
-            let relative = rust_module.strip_prefix(python_module.parent().unwrap())?;
-            writer.add_file_with_permissions(relative.join(&so_filename), &artifact, 0o755)?;
+            if !editable {
+                let relative = rust_module.strip_prefix(python_module.parent().unwrap())?;
+                writer.add_file_with_permissions(relative.join(&so_filename), &artifact, 0o755)?;
+            }
         }
         ProjectLayout::PureRust {
             ref rust_module, ..
@@ -675,6 +680,7 @@ pub fn write_cffi_module(
     artifact: &Path,
     python: &Path,
     develop: bool,
+    editable: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let cffi_declarations = generate_cffi_declarations(crate_dir, python)?;
 
@@ -686,10 +692,12 @@ pub fn write_cffi_module(
             ref rust_module,
             ref extension_name,
         } => {
-            write_python_part(writer, python_module, &module_name)
-                .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+            if !editable {
+                write_python_part(writer, python_module, &module_name)
+                    .context("Failed to add the python module to the package")?;
+            }
 
-            if develop {
+            if develop || editable {
                 let base_path = python_module.join(&module_name);
                 fs::create_dir_all(&base_path)?;
                 let target = base_path.join("native.so");
@@ -705,7 +713,9 @@ pub fn write_cffi_module(
 
             let relative = rust_module.strip_prefix(python_module.parent().unwrap())?;
             module = relative.join(extension_name);
-            writer.add_directory(&module)?;
+            if !editable {
+                writer.add_directory(&module)?;
+            }
         }
         ProjectLayout::PureRust {
             ref rust_module, ..
@@ -724,9 +734,11 @@ pub fn write_cffi_module(
         }
     };
 
-    writer.add_bytes(&module.join("__init__.py"), cffi_init_file().as_bytes())?;
-    writer.add_bytes(&module.join("ffi.py"), cffi_declarations.as_bytes())?;
-    writer.add_file_with_permissions(&module.join("native.so"), &artifact, 0o755)?;
+    if !editable {
+        writer.add_bytes(&module.join("__init__.py"), cffi_init_file().as_bytes())?;
+        writer.add_bytes(&module.join("ffi.py"), cffi_declarations.as_bytes())?;
+        writer.add_file_with_permissions(&module.join("native.so"), &artifact, 0o755)?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }