diff --git gyp/generator/ninja.py gyp/generator/ninja.py
index cfb13fc..132bb8c 100644
--- gyp/generator/ninja.py
+++ gyp/generator/ninja.py
@@ -742,7 +742,16 @@ class NinjaWriter:
       for path in copy['files']:
         # Normalize the path so trailing slashes don't confuse us.
         path = os.path.normpath(path)
-        basename = os.path.split(path)[1]
+        (parent_path, basename) = os.path.split(path)
+
+        # Xcode uses .lproj directories for localized resources. Add a special
+        # case to maintain the localization directory component if present.
+        if parent_path != '':
+          parent_basename = os.path.basename(parent_path)
+          (parent_root, parent_ext) = os.path.splitext(parent_basename)
+          if parent_ext == '.lproj':
+            basename = os.path.join(parent_basename, basename)
+
         src = self.GypPathToNinja(path, env)
         dst = self.GypPathToNinja(os.path.join(copy['destination'], basename),
                                   env)