diff --git a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/configurables/kernelspecs.py b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/configurables/kernelspecs.py
index 530d3e3087..d99fb62085 100644
--- a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/configurables/kernelspecs.py
+++ b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/configurables/kernelspecs.py
@@ -75,8 +75,14 @@ def _fetch_kernel_specs(self):
 
         self._cache = response
         for spec in self._cache.values():
-            language = spec["language"]
-            spec["resource_dir"] = os.path.join(DEFAULT_KERNEL_RESOURCES_PATH, language)
+            # If resourceDir is set, use it.
+            if spec.get("resourceDir", ""):
+                spec["resource_dir"] = spec["resourceDir"]
+            else:
+                language = spec["language"]
+                spec["resource_dir"] = os.path.join(
+                    DEFAULT_KERNEL_RESOURCES_PATH, language
+                )
         self._cache_time = time.time()
         return self._cache
 
diff --git a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/configurables/test_kernelspecs.py b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/configurables/test_kernelspecs.py
index 7f2c73ce16..f6612c3745 100644
--- a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/configurables/test_kernelspecs.py
+++ b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/configurables/test_kernelspecs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 import pytest
 from jupyter_client.kernelspec import NoSuchKernel
 
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@
     NotebookServiceClient,
 )
 from data_studio_jupyter_extensions.tests.mock.client import MockNotebookServiceClient
+from data_studio_jupyter_extensions.utils import DEFAULT_KERNEL_RESOURCES_PATH
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -30,8 +33,14 @@ def test_init_kernelspec_manager(project_id, notebook_id, app_base_url, datastud
 def test_fetch_kernel_specs(notebook_service_client):
     ksm = DSKernelSpecManager(nbservice_client=notebook_service_client)
     specs = ksm._fetch_kernel_specs()
+
     assert "python3" in specs
+    resource_dir = os.path.join(DEFAULT_KERNEL_RESOURCES_PATH, "python")
+    assert resource_dir == specs["python3"]["resource_dir"]
+
     assert "spark" in specs
+    assert "/usr/local/share/jupyter/kernels/scala" == specs["spark"]["resource_dir"]
+
     # This method should cache the kernelspecs.
     assert ksm._cache == specs
 
diff --git a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/client.py b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/client.py
index 8e6733dfbe..c8c77d2ff4 100644
--- a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/client.py
+++ b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/client.py
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 
 
 def kernelspec_model(name, spec_dict):
-    # Taken from https://github.pie.apple.com/zsailer/notebook_service_gateway/blob/main/notebook_service_gateway/handlers.py
+    # Taken from https://github.pie.apple.com/pie-data-studio/notebook_service_gateway/blob/main/data_studio_notebook_service_gateway/handlers/kernels.py
     # because notebook-service's OpenAPI spec is outdated.
     d = spec_dict
     d["interruptMode"] = d["interrupt_mode"]
     del d["interrupt_mode"]
-    d["resourceDir"] = ""
+    if "resourceDir" not in d:
+        d["resourceDir"] = ""
     d["metadata"].update({"datastudio": ["id", name]})
     return d
 
diff --git a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/notebook-service-spec.yaml b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/notebook-service-spec.yaml
index 282517a752..3541105df8 100644
--- a/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/notebook-service-spec.yaml
+++ b/data_studio_jupyter_extensions/tests/mock/notebook-service-spec.yaml
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ components:
               display_name: Spark 3
               language: scala
               interrupt_mode: message
+              # TODO (andreyvelich): We should use resource_dir in the future.
+              resourceDir: /usr/local/share/jupyter/kernels/scala
               metadata:
                 datastudio:
                   spec_id: 15756161