diff --git a/samples/drivers/uart/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 88%
rename from samples/drivers/uart/CMakeLists.txt
rename to samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bf3c467733..e0ef0218a4a 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/uart/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
 
 find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
-project(uart_sample)
+project(uart_echo_bot)
 
 target_sources(app PRIVATE src/main.c)
diff --git a/samples/drivers/uart/README.rst b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/README.rst
similarity index 95%
rename from samples/drivers/uart/README.rst
rename to samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/README.rst
index 4bdde1374b6..f46f39b99ba 100644
--- a/samples/drivers/uart/README.rst
+++ b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/README.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Build and flash the sample as follows, changing ``nrf52840dk_nrf52840`` for
 your board:
 
 .. zephyr-app-commands::
-   :zephyr-app: samples/drivers/uart
+   :zephyr-app: samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot
    :board: nrf52840dk_nrf52840
    :goals: build flash
    :compact:
diff --git a/samples/drivers/uart/prj.conf b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/prj.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/drivers/uart/prj.conf
rename to samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/prj.conf
diff --git a/samples/drivers/uart/sample.yaml b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/sample.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/drivers/uart/sample.yaml
rename to samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/sample.yaml
diff --git a/samples/drivers/uart/src/main.c b/samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/src/main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/drivers/uart/src/main.c
rename to samples/drivers/uart/echo_bot/src/main.c