diff --git a/components/resources/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourceReader.kt b/components/resources/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourceReader.kt
index c8f4877787..960fb9f642 100644
--- a/components/resources/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourceReader.kt
+++ b/components/resources/library/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourceReader.kt
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ expect suspend fun readResourceBytes(path: String): ByteArray
  *
  * @return A flow that emits the content of the file as byte sub-arrays.
  *
- * @throws IllegalArgumentException - when [byteCount] is not positive.
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException When [byteCount] is not positive.
  */
 @InternalResourceApi
-expect fun getResourceAsFlow(path: String, byteCount: Int = 8192): Flow<ByteArray>
+expect fun getResourceAsFlow(path: String, byteCount: Int = DEFAULT_RESOURCE_CHUNK_SIZE): Flow<ByteArray>
+
+/**
+ * The default size of byte array chunks emitted by flows built with [getResourceAsFlow].
+ */
+@InternalResourceApi
+const val DEFAULT_RESOURCE_CHUNK_SIZE: Int = 8192
 
 internal interface ResourceReader {
     suspend fun read(path: String): ByteArray
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
index 75e85165b3..744aa2e5a8 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/resources/ResourcesSpec.kt
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ internal fun getResFileSpecs(
                     .build()
             )
 
+            val defaultResourceChunkSize = MemberName(
+                "org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "DEFAULT_RESOURCE_CHUNK_SIZE"
+            )
             val getResourceAsFlow = MemberName("org.jetbrains.compose.resources", "getResourceAsFlow")
             resObject.addFunction(
                 FunSpec.builder("getAsFlow")
@@ -172,13 +175,13 @@ internal fun getResFileSpecs(
                     
                     @return A flow that emits the content of the file as byte sub-arrays.
                     
-                    @throws IllegalArgumentException - when [byteCount] is not positive.
+                    @throws IllegalArgumentException When [byteCount] is not positive.
                 """.trimIndent()
                     )
                     .addParameter("path", String::class)
                     .addParameter(
                         ParameterSpec.builder("byteCount", Int::class)
-                            .defaultValue("%L", 8192)
+                            .defaultValue("%M", defaultResourceChunkSize)
                             .build()
                     )
                     .returns(