diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index 8fb0a57f45..f8e524c98e 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ Deprecated since Vue CLI 3.3, please use [`publicPath`](#publicPath) instead.
   ::: tip
   `assetsDir` is ignored when overwriting the filename or chunkFilename from the generated assets.
   :::
+ 
+ ### staticResourceDir
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: `'public'`
+
+  A static resource directory for `copy-webpack-plugin`.
 
 ### indexPath
 
diff --git a/docs/ru/config/index.md b/docs/ru/config/index.md
index f290869fee..b59ec0c311 100644
--- a/docs/ru/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/ru/config/index.md
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ module.exports = {
   `assetsDir` игнорируется при перезаписи опций имени файла (filename) или имени фрагментов (chunkFilename) сгенерированных ресурсов.
   :::
 
+  
+### staticResourceDir
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: `'public'`
+
+  A static resource directory for `copy-webpack-plugin`.
+
 ### indexPath
 
 - Тип: `string`
diff --git a/docs/zh/config/index.md b/docs/zh/config/index.md
index 08529ad8d5..af4a39400b 100644
--- a/docs/zh/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/zh/config/index.md
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   从生成的资源覆写 filename 或 chunkFilename 时，`assetsDir` 会被忽略。
   :::
 
+### staticResourceDir
+
+- Type: `string`
+- Default: `'public'`
+
+  为`copy-webpack-plugin`设置的静态资源目录.
+
 ### indexPath
 
 - Type: `string`
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
index c289d9ca94..8db08afa11 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/config/app.js
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ module.exports = (api, options) => {
     }
 
     // copy static assets in public/
-    const publicDir = api.resolve('public')
+    const publicDir = api.resolve(options.staticResourceDir ?? 'public')
     const CopyWebpackPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin')
     const PlaceholderPlugin = class PlaceholderPlugin { apply () {} }
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/options.js b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/options.js
index f410504e36..3d62c70f4f 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/options.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/lib/options.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const schema = createSchema(joi => joi.object({
   publicPath: joi.string().allow(''),
   outputDir: joi.string(),
   assetsDir: joi.string().allow(''),
+  staticResourceDir: joi.string(),
   indexPath: joi.string(),
   filenameHashing: joi.boolean(),
   runtimeCompiler: joi.boolean(),
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ exports.defaults = () => ({
   // where to put static assets (js/css/img/font/...)
   assetsDir: '',
 
+  // static resource dir
+  staticResourceDir: 'public',
+
   // filename for index.html (relative to outputDir)
   indexPath: 'index.html',
 
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-service/types/ProjectOptions.d.ts b/packages/@vue/cli-service/types/ProjectOptions.d.ts
index bbc0b6a623..f4fd9ccd65 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-service/types/ProjectOptions.d.ts
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-service/types/ProjectOptions.d.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ interface ProjectOptions {
    * A directory (relative to `outputDir`) to nest generated static assets (js, css, img, fonts) under
    */
   assetsDir?: string;
+  /**
+   * Default: `'public'`
+   * 
+   * A static resource directory for `copy-webpack-plugin`.
+   */
+  staticResourceDir?: string;
   /**
    * Default: `'index.html'`
    *
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
index 3ce9461d73..dbed2d19ef 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/locales/en.json
@@ -614,6 +614,10 @@
               "label": "Assets directory",
               "description": "A directory to nest generated static assets (js, css, img, fonts) under."
             },
+            "staticResourceDir": {
+              "label": "Static Resource directory",
+              "description": "A static resource directory for 'copy-webpack-plugin'."
+            },
             "runtimeCompiler": {
               "label": "Enable runtime compiler",
               "description": "This will allow you to use the template option in Vue components, but will incur around an extra 10kb payload for your app."
diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/ui-defaults/config.js b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/ui-defaults/config.js
index e91c774820..011a78cb25 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli-ui/ui-defaults/config.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli-ui/ui-defaults/config.js
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ module.exports = api => {
           group: 'org.vue.vue-webpack.config.vue-cli.groups.general',
           link: 'https://cli.vuejs.org/config/#assetsdir'
         },
+        {
+          name: 'staticResourceDir',
+          type: 'input',
+          default: '',
+          value: data.vue && data.vue.staticResourceDir,
+          message: 'org.vue.vue-webpack.config.vue-cli.staticResourceDir.label',
+          description: 'org.vue.vue-webpack.config.vue-cli.staticResourceDir.description',
+          group: 'org.vue.vue-webpack.config.vue-cli.groups.general',
+          link: 'https://cli.vuejs.org/config/#staticResourceDir'
+        },
         {
           name: 'runtimeCompiler',
           type: 'confirm',