diff --git a/.bowerrc b/.bowerrc
index 7694ad7822ba..069c83b7dbf9 100644
--- a/.bowerrc
+++ b/.bowerrc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "directory": "./public/vendor"
+  "directory": "./resources/assets/bower"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09e1dfee7b58..f1594640bb7c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 /public/build
 /public/packages
 /public/vendor
+/resources/assets/bower
 /storage
 /bootstrap/compiled.php
 /bootstrap/environment.php
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 626af7622203..f5e8eb90121b 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ elixir.config.css.minifier.pluginOptions = {
  *
  * @type {string}
  */
-var bowerDir = 'public/vendor';
+var bowerDir = 'resources/assets/bower';
 
 elixir(function(mix) {