diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index aed47226f1..fe34069901 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ tools-common = { module = "com.android.tools:common", version.ref = "androidTool
 tools-layoutlib-api = { module = "com.android.tools.layoutlib:layoutlib-api", version = "31.4.0-alpha10" }
 tools-layoutlib = { module = "com.android.tools.layoutlib:layoutlib", version.ref = "layoutlib" }
 tools-layoutlib-runtime = { module = "com.android.tools.layoutlib:layoutlib-runtime", version.ref = "layoutlib" }
+tools-layoutlib-resources = { module = "com.android.tools.layoutlib:layoutlib-resources", version.ref = "layoutlib" }
 tools-ninepatch = { module = "com.android.tools:ninepatch", version.ref = "androidTools" }
 tools-sdkCommon = { module = "com.android.tools:sdk-common", version.ref = "androidTools" }
 
diff --git a/paparazzi-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/gradle/PaparazziPlugin.kt b/paparazzi-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/gradle/PaparazziPlugin.kt
index 89a59e5fe0..cc35da4850 100644
--- a/paparazzi-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/gradle/PaparazziPlugin.kt
+++ b/paparazzi-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/gradle/PaparazziPlugin.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public class PaparazziPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
   private fun <T> setupPaparazzi(project: Project, variants: DomainObjectSet<T>) where T : BaseVariant, T : TestedVariant {
     project.addTestDependency()
     val nativePlatformFileCollection = project.setupNativePlatformDependency()
+    val layoutlibResourcesFileCollection = project.setupLayoutlibResourcesDependency()
 
     // Create anchor tasks for all variants.
     val verifyVariants = project.tasks.register("verifyPaparazzi") {
@@ -232,6 +233,8 @@ public class PaparazziPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
           // They need special handling, so they're added as inputs.property above, and systemProperty here.
           test.systemProperties["paparazzi.platform.data.root"] =
             nativePlatformFileCollection.singleFile.absolutePath
+          test.systemProperties["paparazzi.resources.data.root"] =
+            layoutlibResourcesFileCollection.singleFile.absolutePath
           test.systemProperties["paparazzi.test.record"] = isRecordRun.get()
           test.systemProperties["paparazzi.test.verify"] = isVerifyRun.get()
         }
@@ -282,6 +285,21 @@ public class PaparazziPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
       .files
   }
 
+  private fun Project.setupLayoutlibResourcesDependency(): FileCollection {
+    val layoutlibResourcesConfiguration = configurations.create("layoutlibResources")
+    layoutlibResourcesConfiguration.dependencies.add(
+      dependencies.create("com.android.tools.layoutlib:layoutlib-resources:$NATIVE_LIB_VERSION")
+    )
+    dependencies.registerTransform(UnzipTransform::class.java) { transform ->
+      transform.from.attribute(ARTIFACT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, ArtifactTypeDefinition.JAR_TYPE)
+      transform.to.attribute(ARTIFACT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, ArtifactTypeDefinition.DIRECTORY_TYPE)
+    }
+
+    return layoutlibResourcesConfiguration
+      .artifactViewFor(ArtifactTypeDefinition.DIRECTORY_TYPE)
+      .files
+  }
+
   private fun Project.addTestDependency() {
     val dependency = if (isInternal()) {
       dependencies.project(mapOf("path" to ":paparazzi"))
diff --git a/paparazzi/build.gradle b/paparazzi/build.gradle
index 2ee4456dff..faeb7383c2 100644
--- a/paparazzi/build.gradle
+++ b/paparazzi/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ java {
 def artifactType = Attribute.of('artifactType', String)
 
 configurations {
-  unzip {
+  layoutlibPlatform {
+    attributes.attribute(artifactType, ArtifactTypeDefinition.DIRECTORY_TYPE)
+  }
+  layoutlibResources {
     attributes.attribute(artifactType, ArtifactTypeDefinition.DIRECTORY_TYPE)
   }
 }
@@ -63,15 +66,16 @@ dependencies {
   if (osName.startsWith("mac")) {
     def osArch = System.getProperty("os.arch").toLowerCase(Locale.US)
     if (osArch.startsWith("x86")) {
-      unzip variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("mac") }
+      layoutlibPlatform variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("mac") }
     } else {
-      unzip variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("mac-arm") }
+      layoutlibPlatform variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("mac-arm") }
     }
   } else if (osName.startsWith("windows")) {
-    unzip variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("win") }
+    layoutlibPlatform variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("win") }
   } else {
-    unzip variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("linux") }
+    layoutlibPlatform variantOf(libs.tools.layoutlib.runtime) { classifier("linux") }
   }
+  layoutlibResources libs.tools.layoutlib.resources
 
   testImplementation libs.truth
 
@@ -144,7 +148,11 @@ tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
   )
   systemProperty(
     "paparazzi.platform.data.root",
-    configurations.unzip.singleFile.absolutePath
+    configurations.layoutlibPlatform.singleFile.absolutePath
+  )
+  systemProperty(
+    "paparazzi.resources.data.root",
+    configurations.layoutlibResources.singleFile.absolutePath
   )
   // Uncomment to debug JNI issues in layoutlib
   // jvmArgs '-Xcheck:jni'
diff --git a/paparazzi/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/internal/Renderer.kt b/paparazzi/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/internal/Renderer.kt
index aa2a08ed63..c1aef9f81c 100644
--- a/paparazzi/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/internal/Renderer.kt
+++ b/paparazzi/src/main/java/app/cash/paparazzi/internal/Renderer.kt
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@ internal class Renderer(
     val platformDataRoot = System.getProperty("paparazzi.platform.data.root")
       ?: throw RuntimeException("Missing system property for 'paparazzi.platform.data.root'")
     val platformDataDir = File(platformDataRoot, "data")
-    val fontLocation = File(platformDataDir, "fonts")
     val nativeLibLocation = File(platformDataDir, getNativeLibDir())
-    val icuLocation = File(platformDataDir, "icu" + File.separator + "icudt72l.dat")
-    val keyboardLocation = File(platformDataDir, "keyboards" + File.separator + "Generic.kcm")
+
+    val resourcesDataRoot = System.getProperty("paparazzi.resources.data.root")
+      ?: throw RuntimeException("Missing system property for 'paparazzi.resources.data.root'")
+    val resourcesDataDir = File(resourcesDataRoot, "data")
+    val fontLocation = File(resourcesDataDir, "fonts")
+    val icuLocation = File(resourcesDataDir, "icu" + File.separator + "icudt72l.dat")
+    val keyboardLocation = File(resourcesDataDir, "keyboards" + File.separator + "Generic.kcm")
     val buildProp = File(environment.platformDir, "build.prop")
     val attrs = File(platformDataResDir, "values" + File.separator + "attrs.xml")
     val systemProperties = DeviceConfig.loadProperties(buildProp) + mapOf(