diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigUtils.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigUtils.java
index f1c9aaa59e..718634ef14 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigUtils.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigUtils.java
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public class SynapseConfigUtils {
 
     private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(SynapseConfigUtils.class);
 
+    public static final String RESOURCES_IDENTIFIER = "resources:";
+    public static final String CONVERTED_RESOURCES_IDENTIFIER = "gov:mi-resources/";
 
     private static ConcurrentHashMap<String, SynapseConfiguration> lastRegisteredSynapseConfigurationMap =
                                                                  new ConcurrentHashMap<String, SynapseConfiguration>();
@@ -903,5 +905,13 @@ public static SynapseConfiguration getSynapseConfiguration(String tenantDomain){
     public static void addSynapseConfiguration(String tenantDomain , SynapseConfiguration synapseConfiguration){
         lastRegisteredSynapseConfigurationMap.put(tenantDomain,synapseConfiguration);
     }
+
+    public static String transformFileKey(String fileKey) {
+
+        if (fileKey.startsWith(RESOURCES_IDENTIFIER)) {
+            return CONVERTED_RESOURCES_IDENTIFIER + fileKey.substring(RESOURCES_IDENTIFIER.length());
+        }
+        return fileKey;
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfiguration.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfiguration.java
index aa072cb125..01aec6f80e 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfiguration.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfiguration.java
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ public Object getEntry(String key) {
      * @return its value
      */
     public Entry getEntryDefinition(String key) {
+        String transformedKey = SynapseConfigUtils.transformFileKey(key);
         Object o = localRegistry.get(key);
         if (o == null || o instanceof Entry) {
             if (o == null) {
@@ -1025,7 +1026,7 @@ public Entry getEntryDefinition(String key) {
                 synchronized (this) {
                     o = localRegistry.get(key);
                     if (o == null) {
-                        Entry entry = new Entry(key);
+                        Entry entry = new Entry(transformedKey);
                         entry.setType(Entry.REMOTE_ENTRY);
                         addEntry(key, entry);
                         return entry;
diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigurationTest.java b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigurationTest.java
index 5b1f7dde1b..016c8e8878 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/synapse/config/SynapseConfigurationTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.apache.synapse.endpoints.HTTPEndpoint;
+import org.apache.synapse.registry.url.SimpleURLRegistry;
+import org.apache.synapse.registry.url.SimpleURLRegistryTest;
 
 public class SynapseConfigurationTest extends TestCase {
 
@@ -120,4 +122,12 @@ public void run() {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 	}
+
+	public void testGetEntryDefinition() throws Exception {
+
+		String key = "resources:xslt/sample.xslt";
+		SynapseConfiguration config = new SynapseConfiguration();
+		Entry entry = config.getEntryDefinition(key);
+		assertEquals("Key of entry should be transformed.", "gov:mi-resources/xslt/sample.xslt", entry.getKey());
+	}
 }