diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
index 1ea1e09e923..b975c228e67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporter.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "utils/qtcassert.h"
 #include "utils/runextensions.h"
 #include "variantproperty.h"
+#include "projectexplorer/session.h"
+#include "projectexplorer/project.h"
 
 #include <QCryptographicHash>
 #include <QDir>
@@ -239,7 +241,10 @@ void AssetExporter::writeMetadata() const
         return;
     }
 
-    Utils::FilePath metadataPath = m_exportPath.pathAppended(m_exportPath.fileName() + ".metadata");
+    auto const startupProject = ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::startupProject();
+    QTC_ASSERT(startupProject, return);
+    const QString projectName = startupProject->displayName();
+    Utils::FilePath metadataPath = m_exportPath.pathAppended(projectName + ".metadata");
     ExportNotification::addInfo(tr("Writing metadata to file %1.").
                                 arg(metadataPath.toUserOutput()));
     makeParentPath(metadataPath);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporterplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporterplugin.cpp
index e45e48ca0db..5c42411443e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporterplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/assetexporterplugin/assetexporterplugin.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ void AssetExporterPlugin::onExport()
         return;
 
     FilePathModel model(startupProject);
-    QString exportDirName = startupProject->displayName() + "_export";
-    auto exportDir = startupProject->projectFilePath().parentDir().pathAppended(exportDirName);
+    auto exportDir = startupProject->projectFilePath().parentDir();
+    if (!exportDir.parentDir().isEmpty())
+        exportDir = exportDir.parentDir();
+    exportDir = exportDir.pathAppended(startupProject->displayName() + "_export");
     AssetExporter assetExporter(m_view, startupProject);
     AssetExportDialog assetExporterDialog(exportDir, assetExporter, model);
     assetExporterDialog.exec();