diff --git a/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/groovy/build.gradle b/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/groovy/build.gradle
index 8f2e3dc6f..71da0fd42 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/groovy/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/groovy/build.gradle
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ graalvmNative {
         // Copies metadata collected from tasks into the specified directories.
         metadataCopy {
             inputTaskNames.add("test") // Tasks previously executed with the agent attached.
-            outputDirectories.add("src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image")
+            outputDirectories.add("src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/<groupId>/<artifactId>/") // Replace <groupId> and <artifactId> with GAV coordinates of your project
             mergeWithExisting = true // Instead of copying, merge with existing metadata in the output directories.
         }
 
diff --git a/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index d2f8b3611..50a9dfbd4 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/docs/src/docs/snippets/gradle/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ graalvmNative {
         // Copies metadata collected from tasks into the specified directories.
         metadataCopy {
             inputTaskNames.add("test") // Tasks previously executed with the agent attached.
-            outputDirectories.add("src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image")
+            outputDirectories.add("src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/<groupId>/<artifactId>/") // Replace <groupId> and <artifactId> with GAV coordinates of your project
             mergeWithExisting.set(true) // Instead of copying, merge with existing metadata in the output directories.
         }
 
diff --git a/native-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/maven/MetadataCopyMojo.java b/native-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/maven/MetadataCopyMojo.java
index a4925befb..4797fecda 100644
--- a/native-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/maven/MetadataCopyMojo.java
+++ b/native-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/graalvm/buildtools/maven/MetadataCopyMojo.java
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
             String buildDirectory = project.getBuild().getDirectory() + "/native/agent-output/";
             String destinationDir = config.getOutputDirectory();
             if (destinationDir == null) {
-                destinationDir = project.getBuild().getOutputDirectory() + DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY;
+                destinationDir = project.getBuild().getOutputDirectory()
+                        .concat(DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY).concat("/")
+                        .concat(project.getGroupId()).concat("/")
+                        .concat(project.getArtifactId());
             }
 
             if (!Files.isDirectory(Paths.get(destinationDir))) {