diff --git a/doc/BUILD.bazel b/doc/BUILD.bazel
index 5bc32ba45..ead87c37d 100644
--- a/doc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/doc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ proto_plugin(
 proto_plugin(
     name = "template_plugin",
     out = "{name}",
-    separate_options_flag = True,
     quirks = [
         "QUIRK_OUT_PASS_ROOT",
         "QUIRK_DIRECT_MODE",
     ],
+    separate_options_flag = True,
     tool = select({
         "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:darwin_x86_64": "@protoc_gen_doc_darwin_x86_64//:protoc-gen-doc",
         "@bazel_tools//src/conditions:linux_x86_64": "@protoc_gen_doc_linux_x86_64//:protoc-gen-doc",
diff --git a/doc/doc_template_compile.bzl b/doc/doc_template_compile.bzl
index e468b0d3b..6eda2a7e6 100644
--- a/doc/doc_template_compile.bzl
+++ b/doc/doc_template_compile.bzl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ load(
     "proto_compile_attrs",
     "proto_compile_impl",
 )
-load("//internal:compile.bzl", "proto_compile",)
+load("//internal:compile.bzl", "proto_compile")
 
 # Create compile rule
 def doc_template_compile_impl(ctx):
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def doc_template_compile_impl(ctx):
 
     # Mutate args with template
     options["*"] = [
-        ctx.file.template.path, ctx.attr.name
+        ctx.file.template.path,
+        ctx.attr.name,
     ]
     extra_protoc_files += [ctx.file.template]
 
diff --git a/docs/lang/android.rst b/docs/lang/android.rst
index b3eb19d9a..8035253ea 100644
--- a/docs/lang/android.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/android.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -212,6 +217,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -330,6 +340,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -444,6 +459,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/c.rst b/docs/lang/c.rst
index 43a52777e..dbfe99665 100644
--- a/docs/lang/c.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/c.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -203,6 +208,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/cpp.rst b/docs/lang/cpp.rst
index 5944ab57a..29b8a936f 100644
--- a/docs/lang/cpp.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/cpp.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -198,6 +203,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -292,6 +302,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -428,6 +443,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/csharp.rst b/docs/lang/csharp.rst
index 36b5b2f44..cd99bd903 100644
--- a/docs/lang/csharp.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/csharp.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -233,6 +238,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -345,6 +355,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -453,6 +468,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/d.rst b/docs/lang/d.rst
index f6f91886d..5837059bf 100644
--- a/docs/lang/d.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/d.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -207,3 +212,8 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
diff --git a/docs/lang/doc.rst b/docs/lang/doc.rst
index edf3417e6..e92df9419 100644
--- a/docs/lang/doc.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/doc.rst
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -201,6 +206,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -292,6 +302,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -383,6 +398,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -420,7 +440,8 @@ Full example project can be found `here <https://github.com/rules-proto-grpc/rul
    load("@rules_proto_grpc//doc:defs.bzl", "doc_template_compile")
    
    doc_template_compile(
-       name = "greeter_doc_proto",
+       name = "greeter_doc_proto.txt",
+       output_mode = "NO_PREFIX",
        protos = [
            "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc",
            "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto",
@@ -470,6 +491,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``template``
      - ``label``
      - true
diff --git a/docs/lang/fsharp.rst b/docs/lang/fsharp.rst
index 7d1d0be3a..288c94e1c 100644
--- a/docs/lang/fsharp.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/fsharp.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -233,6 +238,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -344,6 +354,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -452,6 +467,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/go.rst b/docs/lang/go.rst
index 729b04842..c7c1a45e1 100644
--- a/docs/lang/go.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/go.rst
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -234,6 +239,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -341,6 +351,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -447,6 +462,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -555,6 +575,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -665,6 +690,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/grpc-gateway.rst b/docs/lang/grpc-gateway.rst
index ed3504996..5a4a24caf 100644
--- a/docs/lang/grpc-gateway.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/grpc-gateway.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -221,6 +226,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -325,6 +335,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/java.rst b/docs/lang/java.rst
index 267c286c9..37716aaff 100644
--- a/docs/lang/java.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/java.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -194,6 +199,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -288,6 +298,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -398,6 +413,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/js.rst b/docs/lang/js.rst
index 7029be6e8..0760f5057 100644
--- a/docs/lang/js.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/js.rst
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -228,6 +233,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -325,6 +335,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -428,6 +443,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -538,6 +558,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -648,6 +673,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/objc.rst b/docs/lang/objc.rst
index 2940f5798..2b169069a 100644
--- a/docs/lang/objc.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/objc.rst
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -198,6 +203,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -292,6 +302,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -430,6 +445,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/php.rst b/docs/lang/php.rst
index 36715ac6a..9fa9f19e9 100644
--- a/docs/lang/php.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/php.rst
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -194,6 +199,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
diff --git a/docs/lang/python.rst b/docs/lang/python.rst
index 5cad51f4d..e5b4e8769 100644
--- a/docs/lang/python.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/python.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -206,6 +211,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -305,6 +315,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -399,6 +414,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -490,6 +510,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -589,6 +614,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/ruby.rst b/docs/lang/ruby.rst
index 67074adc1..34ffe396b 100644
--- a/docs/lang/ruby.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/ruby.rst
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -228,6 +233,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -337,6 +347,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -443,6 +458,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/rust.rst b/docs/lang/rust.rst
index 46b8e015c..35d405b34 100644
--- a/docs/lang/rust.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/rust.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -210,6 +215,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -304,6 +314,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -396,6 +411,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/scala.rst b/docs/lang/scala.rst
index dd72a2f11..84e44b635 100644
--- a/docs/lang/scala.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/scala.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -230,6 +235,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -339,6 +349,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -451,6 +466,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/docs/lang/swift.rst b/docs/lang/swift.rst
index 300dd8665..c06d214ff 100644
--- a/docs/lang/swift.rst
+++ b/docs/lang/swift.rst
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -208,6 +213,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
 
 Plugins
 *******
@@ -301,6 +311,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
@@ -397,6 +412,11 @@ Attributes
      - false
      - ``[]``
      - List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution
+   * - ``output_mode``
+     - ``string``
+     - false
+     - ``PREFIXED``
+     - The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.
    * - ``deps``
      - ``label_list``
      - false
diff --git a/example/doc/doc_template_compile/BUILD.bazel b/example/doc/doc_template_compile/BUILD.bazel
index c500e96d3..6a1b99342 100644
--- a/example/doc/doc_template_compile/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/example/doc/doc_template_compile/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 load("@rules_proto_grpc//doc:defs.bzl", "doc_template_compile")
 
 doc_template_compile(
-    name = "greeter_doc_proto",
+    name = "greeter_doc_proto.txt",
+    output_mode = "NO_PREFIX",
     protos = [
         "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc",
         "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto",
diff --git a/internal/compile.bzl b/internal/compile.bzl
index 3e7f5e8b5..4831d1388 100644
--- a/internal/compile.bzl
+++ b/internal/compile.bzl
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ proto_compile_attrs = {
         allow_files = True,
         doc = "List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution",
     ),
+    "output_mode": attr.string(
+        default = "PREFIXED",
+        values = ["PREFIXED", "NO_PREFIX"],
+        doc = "List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution",
+    ),
 }
 
 def proto_compile_impl(ctx):
@@ -60,7 +65,6 @@ def proto_compile_impl(ctx):
     # Execute with extracted attrs
     return proto_compile(ctx, options, extra_protoc_args, extra_protoc_files)
 
-
 def proto_compile(ctx, options, extra_protoc_args, extra_protoc_files):
     """
     Common implementation function for lang_*_compile rules.
@@ -361,11 +365,13 @@ def proto_compile(ctx, options, extra_protoc_args, extra_protoc_files):
     if premerge_dirs:
         # If we have any output dirs specified, we declare a single output directory and merge all
         # files in one go. This is necessary to prevent path prefix conflicts
+        if ctx.attr.output_mode != "PREFIXED":
+            fail("Cannot use output_mode = {} when using plugins with directory outputs")
 
         # Declare single output directory
         dir_name = ctx.label.name
         if prefix_path:
-            dir_name = dir_name + "/" + prefix_path
+            dir_name += "/" + prefix_path
         new_dir = ctx.actions.declare_directory(dir_name)
         output_dirs = depset(direct = [new_dir])
 
@@ -434,11 +440,17 @@ def proto_compile(ctx, options, extra_protoc_args, extra_protoc_files):
             if prefix_path:
                 path = prefix_path + "/" + path
 
+            # Select output location based on output mode
+            # In PREFIXED mode we output to a directory named by the target label
+            # In NO_PREFIX mode, we output directly to the package root
+            if ctx.attr.output_mode == "PREFIXED":
+                path = ctx.label.name + "/" + path
+
             # Copy file to output
             output_files.append(copy_file(
                 ctx,
                 file,
-                "{}/{}".format(ctx.label.name, path),
+                path,
             ))
 
         output_files = depset(direct = output_files)
diff --git a/tools/rulegen/common.go b/tools/rulegen/common.go
index a5bf9dffd..217bbc727 100644
--- a/tools/rulegen/common.go
+++ b/tools/rulegen/common.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ var compileRuleAttrs = []*Attr{
 		Doc:       "List of labels that provide extra files to be available during protoc execution",
 		Mandatory: false,
 	},
+	&Attr{
+		Name:      "output_mode",
+		Type:      "string",
+		Default:   "PREFIXED",
+		Doc:       "The output mode for the target. PREFIXED will output to a directory named by the target, NO_PREFIX will output to the current package.",
+		Mandatory: false,
+	},
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tools/rulegen/doc.go b/tools/rulegen/doc.go
index 422fb8eff..e4502e448 100644
--- a/tools/rulegen/doc.go
+++ b/tools/rulegen/doc.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var docCustomRuleTemplateString = mustTemplate(`load(
     "proto_compile_attrs",
     "proto_compile_impl",
 )
-load("//internal:compile.bzl", "proto_compile",)
+load("//internal:compile.bzl", "proto_compile")
 
 # Create compile rule
 def {{ .Rule.Name }}_impl(ctx):
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def {{ .Rule.Name }}_impl(ctx):
 
     # Mutate args with template
     options["*"] = [
-        ctx.file.template.path, ctx.attr.name
+        ctx.file.template.path,
+        ctx.attr.name,
     ]
     extra_protoc_files += [ctx.file.template]
 
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ def {{ .Rule.Name }}_impl(ctx):
 var docCustomExampleTemplate = mustTemplate(`load("@rules_proto_grpc//{{ .Lang.Dir }}:defs.bzl", "{{ .Rule.Name }}")
 
 {{ .Rule.Name }}(
-    name = "greeter_{{ .Lang.Name }}_{{ .Rule.Kind }}",
+    name = "greeter_{{ .Lang.Name }}_{{ .Rule.Kind }}.txt",
+    output_mode = "NO_PREFIX",
     protos = [
         "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:greeter_grpc",
         "@rules_proto_grpc//example/proto:thing_proto",