diff --git a/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/chao-enable-pnpm-sync_2024-02-16-23-54.json b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/chao-enable-pnpm-sync_2024-02-16-23-54.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2a27246fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/chao-enable-pnpm-sync_2024-02-16-23-54.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@microsoft/rush",
+      "comment": "Include a `pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName` constant for the folder name \"pnpm-patches\" that gets placed under \"common\".",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/rush"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md b/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
index f67fd0ec7c0..9ef84fffcae 100644
--- a/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
+++ b/common/reviews/api/rush-lib.api.md
@@ -1247,6 +1247,7 @@ export class RushConstants {
     static readonly pnpmfileGlobalFilename: string;
     static readonly pnpmfileV1Filename: string;
     static readonly pnpmfileV6Filename: string;
+    static readonly pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName: string;
     static readonly pnpmPatchesFolderName: string;
     static readonly pnpmV3ShrinkwrapFilename: string;
     static readonly projectImpactGraphFilename: string;
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLineParser.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLineParser.ts
index 0f3afa73640..6a746f484a7 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLineParser.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/RushPnpmCommandLineParser.ts
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ export class RushPnpmCommandLineParser {
 
         if (!objectsAreDeepEqual(currentGlobalPatchedDependencies, newGlobalPatchedDependencies)) {
           const commonTempPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${this._rushConfiguration.commonTempFolder}/${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesFolderName}`;
-          const rushPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${this._rushConfiguration.commonFolder}/pnpm-${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesFolderName}`;
+          const rushPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${this._rushConfiguration.commonFolder}/${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName}`;
           // Copy (or delete) common\temp\patches\ --> common\pnpm-patches\
           if (FileSystem.exists(commonTempPnpmPatchesFolder)) {
             FileSystem.ensureEmptyFolder(rushPnpmPatchesFolder);
@@ -433,7 +433,8 @@ export class RushPnpmCommandLineParser {
           await this._doRushUpdateAsync();
 
           this._terminal.writeWarningLine(
-            `Rush refreshed the ${RushConstants.pnpmConfigFilename}, shrinkwrap file and patch files under the "common/pnpm/patches" folder.\n` +
+            `Rush refreshed the ${RushConstants.pnpmConfigFilename}, shrinkwrap file and patch files under the ` +
+              `"${RushConstants.commonFolderName}/${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName}" folder.\n` +
               '  Please commit this change to Git.'
           );
         }
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/RushConstants.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/RushConstants.ts
index 37ea80cacc7..091f4fe4b4e 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/RushConstants.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/RushConstants.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ export class RushConstants {
    */
   public static readonly pnpmPatchesFolderName: string = 'patches';
 
+  /**
+   * The folder name under `/common/temp` used to store checked-in patches.
+   * Example: `C:\MyRepo\common\pnpm-patches`
+   */
+  public static readonly pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName: string = `pnpm-${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesFolderName}`;
+
   /**
    * The filename ("shrinkwrap.yaml") used to store state for pnpm
    */
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/base/BaseInstallManager.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/base/BaseInstallManager.ts
index c876339625c..514f79d78ab 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/base/BaseInstallManager.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/base/BaseInstallManager.ts
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ export abstract class BaseInstallManager {
       const commonTempPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${subspace.getSubspaceTempFolder()}/${
         RushConstants.pnpmPatchesFolderName
       }`;
-      const rushPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${this.rushConfiguration.commonFolder}/pnpm-${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesFolderName}`;
+      const rushPnpmPatchesFolder: string = `${this.rushConfiguration.commonFolder}/${RushConstants.pnpmPatchesCommonFolderName}`;
       if (FileSystem.exists(rushPnpmPatchesFolder)) {
         FileSystem.copyFiles({
           sourcePath: rushPnpmPatchesFolder,