diff --git a/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts b/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
index d7d90ec58f16..b1464781e9e8 100644
--- a/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
+++ b/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   ensureDir,
   ensureSymlink,
   existsSync,
+  mkdir,
   pathExists,
   readFile,
   readFileSync,
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ export const init: Task['run'] = async (
     extra = { type: 'react_native_web' };
   }
 
+  switch (template.expected.framework) {
+    case '@storybook/react-native-web-vite':
+      await prepareReactNativeWebSandbox(cwd);
+      break;
+    default:
+  }
+
   await executeCLIStep(steps.init, {
     cwd,
     optionValues: { debug, yes: true, 'skip-install': true, ...extra },
@@ -841,6 +849,14 @@ export async function setImportMap(cwd: string) {
   await writeJson(join(cwd, 'package.json'), packageJson, { spaces: 2 });
 }
 
+async function prepareReactNativeWebSandbox(cwd: string) {
+  // Make it so that RN sandboxes have stories in src/stories similar to
+  // other react sandboxes, for consistency.
+  if (!(await pathExists(join(cwd, 'src')))) {
+    await mkdir(join(cwd, 'src'));
+  }
+}
+
 async function prepareAngularSandbox(cwd: string, templateName: string) {
   const angularJson = await readJson(join(cwd, 'angular.json'));