diff --git a/flytekit/core/data_persistence.py b/flytekit/core/data_persistence.py
index 5c8036d179..a6b401bff8 100644
--- a/flytekit/core/data_persistence.py
+++ b/flytekit/core/data_persistence.py
@@ -454,6 +454,39 @@ def join(
             f = fs.unstrip_protocol(f)
         return f
 
+    def generate_new_custom_path(
+        self,
+        fs: typing.Optional[fsspec.AbstractFileSystem] = None,
+        alt: typing.Optional[str] = None,
+        stem: typing.Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Generates a new path with the raw output prefix and a random string appended to it.
+        Optionally, you can provide an alternate prefix and a stem. If stem is provided, it
+        will be appended to the path instead of a random string. If alt is provided, it will
+        replace the first part of the output prefix, e.g. the S3 or GCS bucket.
+
+        If wanting to write to a non-random prefix in a non-default S3 bucket, this can be
+        called with alt="my-alt-bucket" and stem="my-stem" to generate a path like
+        s3://my-alt-bucket/default-prefix-part/my-stem
+
+        :param fs: The filesystem to use. If None, the context's raw output filesystem is used.
+        :param alt: An alternate first member of the prefix to use instead of the default.
+        :param stem: A stem to append to the path.
+        :return: The new path.
+        """
+        fs = fs or self.raw_output_fs
+        pref = self.raw_output_prefix
+        s_pref = pref.split(fs.sep)[:-1]
+        if alt:
+            s_pref[2] = alt
+        if stem:
+            s_pref.append(stem)
+        else:
+            s_pref.append(self.get_random_string())
+        p = fs.sep.join(s_pref)
+        return p
+
     def get_random_local_path(self, file_path_or_file_name: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> str:
         """
         Use file_path_or_file_name, when you want a random directory, but want to preserve the leaf file name
diff --git a/flytekit/types/directory/types.py b/flytekit/types/directory/types.py
index eb01cdd039..b372c16d6a 100644
--- a/flytekit/types/directory/types.py
+++ b/flytekit/types/directory/types.py
@@ -186,18 +186,23 @@ def extension(cls) -> str:
         return ""
 
     @classmethod
-    def new_remote(cls) -> FlyteDirectory:
+    def new_remote(cls, stem: typing.Optional[str] = None, alt: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> FlyteDirectory:
         """
         Create a new FlyteDirectory object using the currently configured default remote in the context (i.e.
         the raw_output_prefix configured in the current FileAccessProvider object in the context).
         This is used if you explicitly have a folder somewhere that you want to create files under.
         If you want to write a whole folder, you can let your task return a FlyteDirectory object,
         and let flytekit handle the uploading.
+
+        :param stem: A stem to append to the path as the final prefix "directory".
+        :param alt: An alternate first member of the prefix to use instead of the default.
+        :return FlyteDirectory: A new FlyteDirectory object that points to a remote location.
         """
         ctx = FlyteContextManager.current_context()
-        r = ctx.file_access.get_random_string()
-        d = ctx.file_access.join(ctx.file_access.raw_output_prefix, r)
-        return FlyteDirectory(path=d)
+        if stem and Path(stem).suffix:
+            raise ValueError("Stem should not have a file extension.")
+        remote_path = ctx.file_access.generate_new_custom_path(alt=alt, stem=stem)
+        return cls(path=remote_path)
 
     def __class_getitem__(cls, item: typing.Union[typing.Type, str]) -> typing.Type[FlyteDirectory]:
         if item is None:
diff --git a/flytekit/types/file/file.py b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
index e703f71ccd..087cad6b5e 100644
--- a/flytekit/types/file/file.py
+++ b/flytekit/types/file/file.py
@@ -179,13 +179,15 @@ def extension(cls) -> str:
         return ""
 
     @classmethod
-    def new_remote_file(cls, name: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> FlyteFile:
+    def new_remote_file(cls, name: typing.Optional[str] = None, alt: typing.Optional[str] = None) -> FlyteFile:
         """
         Create a new FlyteFile object with a remote path.
+
+        :param name: If you want to specify a different name for the file, you can specify it here.
+        :param alt: If you want to specify a different prefix head than the default one, you can specify it here.
         """
         ctx = FlyteContextManager.current_context()
-        r = name or ctx.file_access.get_random_string()
-        remote_path = ctx.file_access.join(ctx.file_access.raw_output_prefix, r)
+        remote_path = ctx.file_access.generate_new_custom_path(alt=alt, stem=name)
         return cls(path=remote_path)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_data_persistence.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_data_persistence.py
index 159214fe43..5063e484d2 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_data_persistence.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/core/test_data_persistence.py
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ def test_write_known_location():
         assert f.read() == arbitrary_text.encode("utf-8")
 
 
+def test_generate_new_custom_path():
+    """
+    Test that a new path given alternate bucket and name is generated correctly
+    """
+    random_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    fs = FileAccessProvider(
+        local_sandbox_dir=random_dir,
+        raw_output_prefix="s3://my-default-bucket/my-default-prefix/"
+        )
+    np = fs.generate_new_custom_path(alt="foo-bucket", stem="bar.txt")
+    assert np == "s3://foo-bucket/my-default-prefix/bar.txt"
+
+
 def test_initialise_azure_file_provider_with_account_key():
     with mock.patch.dict(
         os.environ,
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/types/directory/test_types.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/types/directory/test_types.py
index 199b788733..1b9cf4be97 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/types/directory/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/types/directory/test_types.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def test_new_remote_dir():
     fd = FlyteDirectory.new_remote()
     assert FlyteContext.current_context().file_access.raw_output_prefix in fd.path
 
+def test_new_remote_dir_alt():
+    ff = FlyteDirectory.new_remote(alt="my-alt-bucket", stem="my-stem")
+    assert "my-alt-bucket" in ff.path
+    assert "my-stem" in ff.path
 
 @mock.patch("flytekit.types.directory.types.os.name", "nt")
 def test_sep_nt():
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/types/file/test_types.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/types/file/test_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cc6e42fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/types/file/test_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from flytekit.types.file import FlyteFile
+from flytekit import FlyteContextManager
+
+def test_new_remote_alt():
+    ff = FlyteFile.new_remote_file(alt="my-alt-prefix", name="my-file.txt")
+    assert "my-alt-prefix" in ff.path
+    assert "my-file.txt" in ff.path