diff --git a/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/brave_user_data_dir_win_unittest.cc b/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/brave_user_data_dir_win_unittest.cc
index 310d1b34ee5..e4538c1722d 100644
--- a/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/brave_user_data_dir_win_unittest.cc
+++ b/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/brave_user_data_dir_win_unittest.cc
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ inline bool EndsWith(const std::wstring& value, const std::wstring& ending) {
   return std::equal(ending.rbegin(), ending.rend(), value.rbegin());
 }
 
-#if defined(OFFICIAL_BUILD)
 const wchar_t kPolicyRegistryKey[] =
-    L"SOFTWARE\\Policies\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser";
+    L"SOFTWARE\\Policies\\BraveSoftware\\Brave";
+#if defined(OFFICIAL_BUILD)
 const wchar_t kUserDataDirNameSuffix[] =
     L"\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser\\User Data";
 #else
-const wchar_t kPolicyRegistryKey[] =
-    L"SOFTWARE\\Policies\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser-Development";
 const wchar_t kUserDataDirNameSuffix[] =
     L"\\BraveSoftware\\Brave-Browser-Development\\User Data";
 #endif
diff --git a/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/user_data_dir.cc b/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/user_data_dir.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3400e1d9fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chromium_src/chrome/install_static/user_data_dir.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2025 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "chrome/install_static/user_data_dir.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "chrome/install_static/install_util.h"
+
+namespace install_static {
+
+std::wstring& BraveAppendChromeInstallSubDirectory(const InstallConstants& mode,
+                                                   bool include_suffix,
+                                                   std::wstring* path);
+
+}  // namespace install_static
+
+#define AppendChromeInstallSubDirectory BraveAppendChromeInstallSubDirectory
+
+#include <chrome/install_static/user_data_dir.cc>
+
+#undef AppendChromeInstallSubDirectory
+
+namespace install_static {
+
+std::wstring& BraveAppendChromeInstallSubDirectory(const InstallConstants& mode,
+                                                   bool include_suffix,
+                                                   std::wstring* path) {
+  AppendChromeInstallSubDirectory(mode, include_suffix, path);
+  // Special case to handle the Policy version of the path for Brave.
+  // Brave uses `SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave`
+  // instead of `SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser`
+  if (!include_suffix && path->starts_with(L"SOFTWARE\\Policies\\") &&
+      path->ends_with(kProductPathName)) {
+    *path = path->substr(0, (path->length() - kProductPathNameLength));
+    path->append(L"Brave");
+  }
+
+  return *path;
+}
+
+}  // namespace install_static