diff --git a/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.test.ts b/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.test.ts
index d3366777160c..380c5343a6da 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { PackageJson, StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/core-common';
 
-import { computeStorybookMetadata, metaFrameworks } from './storybook-metadata';
+import path from 'path';
+import { computeStorybookMetadata, metaFrameworks, sanitizeAddonName } from './storybook-metadata';
 
 const packageJsonMock: PackageJson = {
   name: 'some-user-project',
@@ -38,6 +39,60 @@ jest.mock('detect-package-manager', () => ({
   getNpmVersion: () => '3.1.1',
 }));
 
+describe('sanitizeAddonName', () => {
+  const originalSep = path.sep;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    // @ts-expect-error the property is read only but we can change it for testing purposes
+    path.sep = originalSep;
+  });
+
+  test('special addon names', () => {
+    const addonNames = [
+      '@storybook/preset-create-react-app',
+      'storybook-addon-deprecated/register',
+      'storybook-addon-ends-with-js/register.js',
+      '@storybook/addon-knobs/preset',
+      '@storybook/addon-ends-with-js/preset.js',
+      '@storybook/addon-postcss/dist/index.js',
+      '../local-addon/register.js',
+      '../../',
+    ].map(sanitizeAddonName);
+
+    expect(addonNames).toEqual([
+      '@storybook/preset-create-react-app',
+      'storybook-addon-deprecated',
+      'storybook-addon-ends-with-js',
+      '@storybook/addon-knobs',
+      '@storybook/addon-ends-with-js',
+      '@storybook/addon-postcss',
+      '../local-addon',
+      '../../',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test('Windows paths', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error the property is read only but we can change it for testing purposes
+    path.sep = '\\';
+    const cwdMockPath = `C:\\Users\\username\\storybook-app`;
+    jest.spyOn(process, `cwd`).mockImplementationOnce(() => cwdMockPath);
+
+    expect(sanitizeAddonName(`${cwdMockPath}\\local-addon\\themes.js`)).toEqual(
+      '$SNIP\\local-addon\\themes'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('Linux paths', () => {
+    // @ts-expect-error the property is read only but we can change it for testing purposes
+    path.sep = '/';
+    const cwdMockPath = `/Users/username/storybook-app`;
+    jest.spyOn(process, `cwd`).mockImplementationOnce(() => cwdMockPath);
+
+    expect(sanitizeAddonName(`${cwdMockPath}/local-addon/themes.js`)).toEqual(
+      '$SNIP/local-addon/themes'
+    );
+  });
+});
+
 describe('await computeStorybookMetadata', () => {
   test('should return frameworkOptions from mainjs', async () => {
     const reactResult = await computeStorybookMetadata({
diff --git a/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts b/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
index 562cb132e406..003314c0ff81 100644
--- a/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
+++ b/lib/telemetry/src/storybook-metadata.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { StorybookConfig, PackageJson } from '@storybook/core-common';
 import type { StorybookMetadata, Dependency, StorybookAddon } from './types';
 import { getActualPackageVersion, getActualPackageVersions } from './package-versions';
 import { getMonorepoType } from './get-monorepo-type';
+import { cleanPaths } from './sanitize';
 
 export const metaFrameworks = {
   next: 'Next',
@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ const getFrameworkOptions = (mainConfig: any) => {
   return undefined;
 };
 
+export const sanitizeAddonName = (name: string) => {
+  return cleanPaths(name)
+    .replace(/\/dist\/.*/, '')
+    .replace(/\.[mc]?[tj]?s[x]?$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/register$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/manager$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/preset$/, '');
+};
+
 // Analyze a combination of information from main.js and package.json
 // to provide telemetry over a Storybook project
 export const computeStorybookMetadata = async ({
@@ -128,16 +138,17 @@ export const computeStorybookMetadata = async ({
   const addons: Record<string, StorybookAddon> = {};
   if (mainConfig.addons) {
     mainConfig.addons.forEach((addon) => {
-      let result;
+      let addonName;
       let options;
+
       if (typeof addon === 'string') {
-        result = addon.replace('/register', '').replace('/preset', '');
+        addonName = sanitizeAddonName(addon);
       } else {
         options = addon.options;
-        result = addon.name;
+        addonName = sanitizeAddonName(addon.name);
       }
 
-      addons[result] = {
+      addons[addonName] = {
         options,
         version: undefined,
       };