diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 0b506e60d68..e20de99c2d0 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -790,9 +790,10 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::save_apk_so(void *p_userdata, const SharedObj
 
 Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::save_apk_file(void *p_userdata, const String &p_path, const Vector<uint8_t> &p_data, int p_file, int p_total, const Vector<String> &p_enc_in_filters, const Vector<String> &p_enc_ex_filters, const Vector<uint8_t> &p_key, uint64_t p_seed) {
 	APKExportData *ed = static_cast<APKExportData *>(p_userdata);
-	String dst_path = p_path.replace_first("res://", "assets/");
+	const String path = ResourceUID::ensure_path(p_path);
+	const String dst_path = path.replace_first("res://", "assets/");
 
-	store_in_apk(ed, dst_path, p_data, _should_compress_asset(p_path, p_data) ? Z_DEFLATED : 0);
+	store_in_apk(ed, dst_path, p_data, _should_compress_asset(path, p_data) ? Z_DEFLATED : 0);
 	return OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/android/export/gradle_export_util.cpp b/platform/android/export/gradle_export_util.cpp
index 3603565805e..433888581fc 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/gradle_export_util.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/gradle_export_util.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ Error store_string_at_path(const String &p_path, const String &p_data) {
 // This method will be called ONLY when gradle build is enabled.
 Error rename_and_store_file_in_gradle_project(void *p_userdata, const String &p_path, const Vector<uint8_t> &p_data, int p_file, int p_total, const Vector<String> &p_enc_in_filters, const Vector<String> &p_enc_ex_filters, const Vector<uint8_t> &p_key, uint64_t p_seed) {
 	CustomExportData *export_data = static_cast<CustomExportData *>(p_userdata);
-	String dst_path = p_path.replace_first("res://", export_data->assets_directory + "/");
-	print_verbose("Saving project files from " + p_path + " into " + dst_path);
+	const String path = ResourceUID::ensure_path(p_path);
+	const String dst_path = path.replace_first("res://", export_data->assets_directory + "/");
+	print_verbose("Saving project files from " + path + " into " + dst_path);
 	Error err = store_file_at_path(dst_path, p_data);
 	return err;
 }