diff --git a/conf/pandaproxy.yaml b/conf/pandaproxy.yaml
index ddc05b26d7a8..1877d99d769b 100644
--- a/conf/pandaproxy.yaml
+++ b/conf/pandaproxy.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ pandaproxy:
     address: "0.0.0.0"
     port: 9645
 
-  admin_api_doc_dir: /etc/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc
-  api_doc_dir: /etc/pandaproxy/api-doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: /usr/share/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc
+  api_doc_dir: /usr/share/pandaproxy/api-doc
 
 pandaproxy_client:
   # kafka-api compatible brokers
diff --git a/docs/www/advanced-configuration.md b/docs/www/advanced-configuration.md
index ea1eeea43695..74bfbb910b65 100644
--- a/docs/www/advanced-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/www/advanced-configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ redpanda:
   enable_admin_api: true
   
   # Admin API doc directory.
-  # Default: /etc/redpanda/admin-api-doc
-  admin_api_doc_dir: "/etc/redpanda/admin-api-doc"
+  # Default: /usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: "/usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc"
   
   # Default number of quota tracking windows.
   # Default: 10
diff --git a/src/go/rpk/pkg/config/config_test.go b/src/go/rpk/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 5099303e5edb..2442dfe4400e 100644
--- a/src/go/rpk/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/src/go/rpk/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ redpanda:
   admin:
     address: 0.0.0.0
     port: 9644
-  admin_api_doc_dir: /etc/redpanda/doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: /usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc
   data_directory: /var/lib/redpanda/data
   default_window_sec: 100
   kafka_api:
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ redpanda:
   admin:
     address: 0.0.0.0
     port: 9644
-  admin_api_doc_dir: /etc/redpanda/doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: /usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc
   data_directory: /var/lib/redpanda/data
   default_window_sec: 100
   developer_mode: false
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ redpanda:
   admin:
     address: 0.0.0.0
     port: 9644
-  admin_api_doc_dir: /etc/redpanda/doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: /usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc
   auto_create_topics_enabled: true
   data_directory: /var/lib/redpanda/data
   default_window_sec: 100
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ redpanda:
   admin:
     address: 0.0.0.0
     port: 9644
-  admin_api_doc_dir: /etc/redpanda/doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: /usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc
   auto_create_topics_enabled: true
   data_directory: /different/path
   default_window_sec: 100
diff --git a/src/v/config/configuration.cc b/src/v/config/configuration.cc
index 72ac78ed7638..af8d36a1d4cc 100644
--- a/src/v/config/configuration.cc
+++ b/src/v/config/configuration.cc
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ configuration::configuration()
       "admin_api_doc_dir",
       "Admin API doc directory",
       required::no,
-      "/etc/redpanda/admin-api-doc")
+      "/usr/share/redpanda/admin-api-doc")
   , default_num_windows(
       *this,
       "default_num_windows",
diff --git a/src/v/pandaproxy/configuration.cc b/src/v/pandaproxy/configuration.cc
index 48dea62393cb..2861a1fc48e7 100644
--- a/src/v/pandaproxy/configuration.cc
+++ b/src/v/pandaproxy/configuration.cc
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ configuration::configuration()
       "admin_api_doc_dir",
       "Admin API doc directory",
       config::required::no,
-      "/etc/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc")
+      "/usr/share/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc")
   , api_doc_dir(
       *this,
       "api_doc_dir",
       "API doc directory",
       config::required::no,
-      "/etc/pandaproxy/api-doc")
+      "/usr/share/pandaproxy/api-doc")
   , disable_metrics(
       *this,
       "disable_metrics",
diff --git a/tests/rptest/services/templates/pandaproxy.yaml b/tests/rptest/services/templates/pandaproxy.yaml
index 79befa063f10..809a3bb07876 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/services/templates/pandaproxy.yaml
+++ b/tests/rptest/services/templates/pandaproxy.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pandaproxy:
     address: "0.0.0.0"
     port: 9645
 
-  admin_api_doc_dir: {{root}}/etc/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc
-  api_doc_dir: {{root}}/etc/pandaproxy/api-doc
+  admin_api_doc_dir: {{root}}/usr/share/pandaproxy/admin-api-doc
+  api_doc_dir: {{root}}/usr/share/pandaproxy/api-doc
   retries: 10
   retry_base_backoff_ms: 10