diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ComposeResourcesGeneration.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ComposeResourcesGeneration.kt
index 8c28fa4f04..33cf4fa8ce 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ComposeResourcesGeneration.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ComposeResourcesGeneration.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal fun Project.configureComposeResourcesGeneration(
         }
 
         //common resources must be converted (XML -> CVR)
-        val preparedResourcesTask = registerPrepareComposeResourcesTask(sourceSet)
+        val preparedResourcesTask = registerPrepareComposeResourcesTask(sourceSet, config)
         val preparedResources = preparedResourcesTask.flatMap { it.outputDir.asFile }
         configureResourceAccessorsGeneration(
             sourceSet,
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/PrepareComposeResources.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/PrepareComposeResources.kt
index 11131350fe..0d447b6a3c 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/PrepareComposeResources.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/PrepareComposeResources.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.compose.resources
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.file.Directory
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileSystemOperations
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileTree
@@ -25,11 +26,19 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory
 
 internal fun Project.registerPrepareComposeResourcesTask(
-    sourceSet: KotlinSourceSet
+    sourceSet: KotlinSourceSet,
+    config: Provider<ResourcesExtension>
 ): TaskProvider<PrepareComposeResourcesTask> {
-    val resDir = "${sourceSet.name}/$COMPOSE_RESOURCES_DIR"
-    val userComposeResourcesDir = project.projectDir.resolve("src/$resDir")
-    val preparedComposeResourcesDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("$RES_GEN_DIR/preparedResources/$resDir")
+    val userComposeResourcesDir: Provider<Directory> = config.flatMap { ext ->
+        ext.customResourceDirectories[sourceSet.name] ?: provider {
+            //default path
+            layout.projectDirectory.dir("src/${sourceSet.name}/$COMPOSE_RESOURCES_DIR")
+        }
+    }
+
+    val preparedComposeResourcesDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir(
+        "$RES_GEN_DIR/preparedResources/${sourceSet.name}/$COMPOSE_RESOURCES_DIR"
+    )
 
     val convertXmlValueResources = tasks.register(
         "convertXmlValueResourcesFor${sourceSet.name.uppercaseFirstChar()}",
@@ -61,11 +70,11 @@ internal fun Project.registerPrepareComposeResourcesTask(
 }
 
 internal fun Project.getPreparedComposeResourcesDir(sourceSet: KotlinSourceSet): Provider<File> = tasks
-        .named(
-            getPrepareComposeResourcesTaskName(sourceSet),
-            PrepareComposeResourcesTask::class.java
-        )
-        .flatMap { it.outputDir.asFile }
+    .named(
+        getPrepareComposeResourcesTaskName(sourceSet),
+        PrepareComposeResourcesTask::class.java
+    )
+    .flatMap { it.outputDir.asFile }
 
 private fun getPrepareComposeResourcesTaskName(sourceSet: KotlinSourceSet) =
     "prepareComposeResourcesTaskFor${sourceSet.name.uppercaseFirstChar()}"
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesDSL.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesDSL.kt
index 17abaf96ff..88406e1125 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesDSL.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesDSL.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.compose.resources
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.file.Directory
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -36,6 +37,18 @@ abstract class ResourcesExtension {
      * - `never`: Never generate the Res class.
      */
     var generateResClass: ResourceClassGeneration = auto
+
+    internal val customResourceDirectories: MutableMap<String, Provider<Directory>> = mutableMapOf()
+
+    /**
+     * Associates a custom resource directory with a specific source set.
+     *
+     * @param sourceSetName the name of the source set to associate the custom resource directory with
+     * @param directoryProvider the provider that provides the custom directory
+     */
+    fun customDirectory(sourceSetName: String, directoryProvider: Provider<Directory>) {
+        customResourceDirectories[sourceSetName] = directoryProvider
+    }
 }
 
 internal fun Provider<ResourcesExtension>.getResourcePackage(project: Project) = map { config ->
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/build.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/build.gradle.kts
index beda4225bf..aeafd38a84 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/build.gradle.kts
@@ -62,3 +62,31 @@ android {
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
     }
 }
+
+abstract class GenerateAndroidRes : DefaultTask() {
+    @get:Inject
+    abstract val layout: ProjectLayout
+
+    @get:OutputDirectory
+    val outputDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("generatedAndroidResources")
+
+    @TaskAction
+    fun run() {
+        val dir = outputDir.get().asFile
+        dir.deleteRecursively()
+        File(dir, "values/strings.xml").apply {
+            parentFile.mkdirs()
+            writeText(
+                """
+                    <resources>
+                        <string name="android_str">Android string</string>
+                    </resources>
+                """.trimIndent()
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+compose.resources.customDirectory(
+    sourceSetName = "androidMain",
+    directoryProvider = tasks.register<GenerateAndroidRes>("generateAndroidRes").map { it.outputDir.get() }
+)
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/src/androidMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/src/androidMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4855fd3e03..0000000000
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/misc/commonResources/src/androidMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<resources>
-    <string name="android_str">Android string</string>
-</resources>
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