diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/_compat.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/_compat.py
index 87033ea4c..20b7a399a 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/helpers/_compat.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/_compat.py
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@
     from importlib import metadata
     from typing import final  # noqa: ICN003
 
-__all__ = ["metadata", "final"]
+if sys.version_info < (3, 9):
+    import importlib_resources as resources
+else:
+    from importlib import resources
+
+__all__ = ["metadata", "final", "resources"]
diff --git a/singer_sdk/testing/target_test_streams/__init__.py b/singer_sdk/testing/target_test_streams/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14d313288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singer_sdk/testing/target_test_streams/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""Singer output samples, used for testing target behavior."""
diff --git a/singer_sdk/testing/templates.py b/singer_sdk/testing/templates.py
index b43d37830..bfb54c360 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/testing/templates.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/testing/templates.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 import warnings
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from singer_sdk.helpers._compat import resources
+from singer_sdk.testing import target_test_streams
+
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from singer_sdk.streams import Stream
 
@@ -334,5 +337,4 @@ def singer_filepath(self) -> Path:
         Returns:
             The expected Path to this tests singer file.
         """
-        current_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-        return current_dir / "target_test_streams" / f"{self.name}.singer"
+        return resources.files(target_test_streams).joinpath(f"{self.name}.singer")  # type: ignore[no-any-return]  # noqa: E501