diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStore.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStore.java
index f26ca1b6d08..b2d96398ac7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStore.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStore.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.boot.configurationprocessor;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
@@ -112,19 +113,31 @@ public class MetadataStore {
 		// Most build systems will have copied the file to the class output location
 		FileObject fileObject = this.environment.getFiler()
 				.getResource(StandardLocation.CLASS_OUTPUT, "", ADDITIONAL_METADATA_PATH);
-		File file = new File(fileObject.toUri());
-		if (!file.exists()) {
-			// Gradle keeps things separate
-			String path = file.getPath();
-			int index = path.lastIndexOf(CLASSES_FOLDER);
-			if (index >= 0) {
-				path = path.substring(0, index) + RESOURCES_FOLDER
-						+ path.substring(index + CLASSES_FOLDER.length());
-				file = new File(path);
-			}
-		}
+		File file = locateAdditionalMetadataFile(new File(fileObject.toUri()));
 		return (file.exists() ? new FileInputStream(file)
 				: fileObject.toUri().toURL().openStream());
 	}
 
+	File locateAdditionalMetadataFile(File standardLocation) throws IOException {
+		if (standardLocation.exists()) {
+			return standardLocation;
+		}
+		return new File(locateGradleResourcesFolder(standardLocation),
+				ADDITIONAL_METADATA_PATH);
+	}
+
+	private File locateGradleResourcesFolder(File standardAdditionalMetadataLocation)
+			throws FileNotFoundException {
+		String path = standardAdditionalMetadataLocation.getPath();
+		int index = path.lastIndexOf(CLASSES_FOLDER);
+		if (index < 0) {
+			throw new FileNotFoundException();
+		}
+		String buildFolderPath = path.substring(0, index);
+		File classOutputLocation = standardAdditionalMetadataLocation.getParentFile()
+				.getParentFile();
+		return new File(buildFolderPath,
+				RESOURCES_FOLDER + '/' + classOutputLocation.getName());
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStoreTests.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStoreTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c54e0579725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/MetadataStoreTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.boot.configurationprocessor;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for {@link MetadataStore}.
+ *
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+public class MetadataStoreTests {
+
+	@Rule
+	public final TemporaryFolder temp = new TemporaryFolder();
+
+	private final MetadataStore metadataStore = new MetadataStore(
+			mock(ProcessingEnvironment.class));
+
+	@Test
+	public void additionalMetadataIsLocatedInMavenBuild() throws IOException {
+		File app = this.temp.newFolder("app");
+		File classesLocation = new File(app, "target/classes");
+		File metaInf = new File(classesLocation, "META-INF");
+		metaInf.mkdirs();
+		File additionalMetadata = new File(metaInf,
+				"additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json");
+		additionalMetadata.createNewFile();
+		assertThat(
+				this.metadataStore.locateAdditionalMetadataFile(new File(classesLocation,
+						"META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json")))
+								.isEqualTo(additionalMetadata);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void additionalMetadataIsLocatedInGradle3Build() throws IOException {
+		File app = this.temp.newFolder("app");
+		File classesLocation = new File(app, "build/classes/main");
+		File resourcesLocation = new File(app, "build/resources/main");
+		File metaInf = new File(resourcesLocation, "META-INF");
+		metaInf.mkdirs();
+		File additionalMetadata = new File(metaInf,
+				"additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json");
+		additionalMetadata.createNewFile();
+		assertThat(
+				this.metadataStore.locateAdditionalMetadataFile(new File(classesLocation,
+						"META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json")))
+								.isEqualTo(additionalMetadata);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void additionalMetadataIsLocatedInGradle4Build() throws IOException {
+		File app = this.temp.newFolder("app");
+		File classesLocation = new File(app, "build/classes/java/main");
+		File resourcesLocation = new File(app, "build/resources/main");
+		File metaInf = new File(resourcesLocation, "META-INF");
+		metaInf.mkdirs();
+		File additionalMetadata = new File(metaInf,
+				"additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json");
+		additionalMetadata.createNewFile();
+		assertThat(
+				this.metadataStore.locateAdditionalMetadataFile(new File(classesLocation,
+						"META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json")))
+								.isEqualTo(additionalMetadata);
+	}
+
+}