diff --git a/xmodule/x_module.py b/xmodule/x_module.py
index 1478d6b9bd6..3df98808169 100644
--- a/xmodule/x_module.py
+++ b/xmodule/x_module.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from opaque_keys.edx.asides import AsideDefinitionKeyV2, AsideUsageKeyV2
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
 from importlib.resources import files, as_file
+from pathlib import Path
 from web_fragments.fragment import Fragment
 from webob import Response
 from webob.multidict import MultiDict
@@ -872,11 +873,13 @@ def get_template_dirpaths(cls):
         """
         template_dirpaths = []
         template_dirname = cls.get_template_dir()
-        if template_dirname:
-            template_path = files(__name__).joinpath(template_dirname)
-            if template_path.is_dir():
-                with as_file(template_path) as resolved_path:
-                    template_dirpaths.append(str(resolved_path))
+        package, module_path = __name__.split('.', 1)
+        module_dir = str(Path(module_path).parent)
+        file_dirs = files(package).joinpath(module_dir, template_dirname)
+
+        if template_dirname and file_dirs.is_dir():
+            with as_file(file_dirs) as path:
+                template_dirpaths.append(path)
 
         custom_template_dir = cls.get_custom_template_dir()
         if custom_template_dir: