diff --git a/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib.csproj b/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib.csproj
index 100d034baca6..076633aa5eb1 100644
--- a/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib.csproj
+++ b/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib/uno53AppWithLib.csproj
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
     -->
     <UnoFeatures>
     </UnoFeatures>
+
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1605;IL2026;IL2008;IL2104</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="_UnoValidateSelfAssets"
-          BeforeTargets="AfterBuild">
+          BeforeTargets="AfterBuild" Condition=" $(_IsPublishing) != 'true' ">
 
       <ItemGroup
           Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0-windows10.0.19041' OR '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0-desktop' ">
@@ -75,27 +77,88 @@
 
       <ItemGroup
           Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net9.0-browserwasm'">
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\SharedAssets.md" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\json_file_asset.json" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-100.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-125.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-150.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-200.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-300.png" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-400.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\SharedAssets.md" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\json_file_asset.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-100.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-125.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-150.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-200.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-300.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-400.png" />
+
+        <!-- wwwroot -->
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\..\staticwebapp.config.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\..\web.config" />
+
+        <!-- Validate json files handling -->
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\test_root_asset.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\test_root_asset_not_included.json" MustNotExist="true" />
+
+        <!-- 
+          Transitive library asset are not included in the output folder, as they're referenced 
+          in-place by `uno53AppWithLib.staticwebassets.runtime.json`
+
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\uno53lib\Assets\uno53lib-test.xml" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\uno53lib\Assets\uno53lib_icon_lib.png" />
+        -->
+      </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Error Text="Missing asset %(_AssetsToValidate.Identity)"
+          Condition="'@(_AssetsToValidate)'!='' AND '%(_AssetsToValidate.MustNotExist)'!='true' AND !exists('%(_AssetsToValidate.Identity)')" />
+
+    <Error Text="Invalid existing asset %(_AssetsToValidate.Identity)"
+          Condition="'@(_AssetsToValidate)'!='' AND '%(_AssetsToValidate.MustNotExist)'=='true'  AND exists('%(_AssetsToValidate.Identity)')" />
+
+    <!-- Validate assets file -->
+
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net9.0-browserwasm'">
+      <_StaticAssetsToValidate Include="uno53lib-test.xml" />
+      <_StaticAssetsToValidate Include="uno53lib_icon_lib.png" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ReadLinesFromFile
+        File="$(OutputPath)$(AssemblyName).staticwebassets.runtime.json" >
+        <Output
+            TaskParameter="Lines"
+            ItemName="StaticWebAssetsRuntimeLines"/>
+    </ReadLinesFromFile>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <StaticWebAssetsRuntimeContent>@(StaticWebAssetsRuntimeLines)</StaticWebAssetsRuntimeContent>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Error Text="Missing static web asset %(_StaticAssetsToValidate.Identity)"
+          Condition="'@(_StaticAssetsToValidate)'!='' AND '%(_StaticAssetsToValidate.MustNotExist)'!='true' AND !$(StaticWebAssetsRuntimeContent.Contains('%(_StaticAssetsToValidate.Identity)'))" />
+
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="_UnoValidateSelfPublishedAssets"
+          BeforeTargets="AfterPublish" Condition=" $(_IsPublishing) == 'true' ">
+
+      <ItemGroup
+          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net9.0-browserwasm'">
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\SharedAssets.md" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\json_file_asset.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-100.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-125.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-150.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-200.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-300.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\Assets\Icons\icon_foreground.scale-400.png" />
 
         <!-- wwwroot -->
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\..\staticwebapp.config.json" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\..\web.config" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\staticwebapp.config.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(OutputPath)wwwroot\web.config" />
 
         <!-- Validate json files handling -->
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\test_root_asset.json" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\test_root_asset_not_included.json" MustNotExist="true" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\test_root_asset.json" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\test_root_asset_not_included.json" MustNotExist="true" />
 
         <!-- Transitive library asset -->
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\uno53lib\Assets\test.xml" />
-        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(WasmShellOutputPackagePath)\uno53lib\Assets\icon_lib.png" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\uno53lib\Assets\uno53lib-test.xml" />
+        <_AssetsToValidate Include="$(PublishDir)wwwroot\uno53lib\Assets\uno53lib_icon_lib.png" />
       </ItemGroup>
 
     <Error Text="Missing asset %(_AssetsToValidate.Identity)"
diff --git a/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/Svg/myimage.svg b/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/Svg/uno53lib_myimage.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/Svg/myimage.svg
rename to src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/Svg/uno53lib_myimage.svg
diff --git a/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/test.xml b/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/uno53lib-test.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/test.xml
rename to src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/uno53lib-test.xml
diff --git a/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/icon_lib.svg b/src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/uno53lib_icon_lib.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/icon_lib.svg
rename to src/SolutionTemplate/5.3/uno53AppWithLib/uno53lib/Assets/uno53lib_icon_lib.svg
diff --git a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.Tasks/Content/uno.ui.tasks.assets.targets b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.Tasks/Content/uno.ui.tasks.assets.targets
index 26f3e67fbac1..5eeaceb05597 100644
--- a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.Tasks/Content/uno.ui.tasks.assets.targets
+++ b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.Tasks/Content/uno.ui.tasks.assets.targets
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		Condition="'$(_IsUnoUISolution)'==''"
 		AssemblyFile="$(UnoUIMSBuildTasksPath)\Uno.UI.Tasks.v0.dll"
 		TaskName="Uno.UI.Tasks.Assets.ExpandPackageAssets_v0" />
-	
+
 	<UsingTask
 		Condition="'$(_IsUnoUISolution)'!=''"
 		AssemblyFile="$(UnoUIMSBuildTasksPath)\Uno.UI.Tasks.v0.dll"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<!-- Generate Library Layout when generating NuGet packages -->
 		<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(UnoSkipLibraryLayout)' != 'true'">
 			<TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);_UnoIncludeLibraryAssets</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
-		
+
 			<UnoPriInitialPath>$(AssemblyName)</UnoPriInitialPath>
 			<ProjectUnoPriFileName Condition="'$(ProjectUnoPriFileName)' == '' and '$(UnoPriInitialPath)' != ''">$(UnoPriInitialPath).uprimarker</ProjectUnoPriFileName>
 			<ProjectUnoPriFullPath Condition="'$(ProjectUnoPriFullPath)' == ''">$(TargetDir)$(ProjectUnoPriFileName)</ProjectUnoPriFullPath>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 			AfterTargets="_UnoGeneratePriMarker"
 			DependsOnTargets="_DefineUnoPriProperties"
 			BeforeTargets="GetCopyToOutputDirectoryItems">
-		
+
 		<ItemGroup Condition="exists('$(ProjectUnoPriFullPath)')">
 			<_AllChildProjectItemsWithTargetPath Include="$(ProjectUnoPriFullPath)">
 				<TargetPath>$(ProjectUnoPriFileName)</TargetPath>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		</ItemGroup>
 
 	</Target>
-	
+
 	<!--
 	Marker generation to ensure that assets are only copied for uno-enabled targets
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
 			Condition="'$(GenerateLibraryLayout)' == 'true' AND '$(SDKIdentifier)' != 'Windows'"
 			BeforeTargets="PrepareForRun;GenerateNuSpec"
 			DependsOnTargets="_DefineUnoPriProperties">
-		
+
 		<WriteLinesToFile File="$(ProjectUnoPriFullPath)"
 						  Lines="@(ContentWithTargetPath)"
 						  Condition="'@(ContentWithTargetPath)'!=''"
 						  Overwrite="true" />
 
 	</Target>
-	
+
 	<!--
 	Assign NuGet metadata for generated nuget packages to contain
 	assets next to each target framework assemblies
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 		<ExpandPackageAssets_v0 MarkerFiles="@(_UnoPriFiles)">
 			<Output TaskParameter="Assets" ItemName="_UnoAssetsFilesExpanded" />
 		</ExpandPackageAssets_v0>
-	
+
 		<ItemGroup>
 			<_AllChildProjectItemsWithTargetPath Include="@(_UnoAssetsFilesExpanded)" KeepMetadata="TargetPath">
 				<TargetPath Condition="'$(PriInitialPath)' != ''">$(PriInitialPath)\%(_UnoAssetsFilesExpanded.TargetPath)</TargetPath>
@@ -207,6 +207,43 @@
 		</ItemGroup>
 	</Target>
 
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<_UnoAddAssetsFilesToPublishDirectoryDependsOn>
+			ContentFilesProjectOutputGroup;
+			AssignTargetPaths;
+			_DefineUnoPriProperties;
+			$(_UnoAddAssetsFilesToPublishDirectoryDependsOn)
+		</_UnoAddAssetsFilesToPublishDirectoryDependsOn>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<!--
+	Target executed by every project onto its references to determine publish assets.
+	Since this target renames assets to include the project name, it must not be executed
+	on the project head.
+	-->
+	<Target Name="_UnoAddAssetsFilesToPublishDirectory"
+			DependsOnTargets="$(_UnoAddAssetsFilesToPublishDirectoryDependsOn)"
+			Condition="'$(IsUnoHead)'!='true' and '$(AndroidApplication)'!='true' and '$(ProjectTypeGuids)'==''"
+			BeforeTargets="GetCopyToPublishDirectoryItems">
+
+		<ItemGroup>
+			<!-- Explicit exclusion of the assets when building for a ASP.NET hosted server project -->
+			<_UnoBootstrapServerReference Include="@(PackageReference)" Condition="'%(Identity)'=='Uno.Wasm.Bootstrap.Server'" />
+		</ItemGroup>
+
+		<ItemGroup Condition="'@(_UnoBootstrapServerReference)'==''">
+			<_AllChildProjectPublishItemsWithTargetPath Include="@(ContentWithTargetPath)">
+				<!-- Update link metadata only if available, prefer TargetPath otherwise -->
+				<Link Condition="'%(ContentWithTargetPath.Link)' != ''">$(UnoPriInitialPath)$(_UnoDirectorySeparator)%(ContentWithTargetPath.Link)</Link>
+				<TargetPath Condition="'$(UnoPriInitialPath)' != ''">$(UnoPriInitialPath)$(_UnoDirectorySeparator)%(ContentWithTargetPath.TargetPath)</TargetPath>
+				<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+				<CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+			</_AllChildProjectPublishItemsWithTargetPath>
+
+			<ContentWithTargetPath Remove="@(_AllChildProjectPublishItemsWithTargetPath)" />
+		</ItemGroup>
+	</Target>
+
 	<!--
 	Adjust support for build output for Uno.Wasm.Bootstrap, because earlier
 	versions (3.x) don't support TargetPath metadata.	
@@ -229,21 +266,21 @@
 	<Target Name="_UnoAssetsGetCopyToPublishDirectory"
 			BeforeTargets="GetCopyToPublishDirectoryItems"
 			Condition=" '$(UsingMicrosoftNETSdkWebAssembly)' != 'true' ">
-		<ItemGroup>	
+		<ItemGroup>
 			<ContentWithTargetPath Include="@(_TransitiveItemsToCopyToOutputDirectory)">
 				<TargetPath>%(TargetPath)</TargetPath>
 				<CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
 			</ContentWithTargetPath>
 		</ItemGroup>
 	</Target>
-	
+
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<UnoGenerateAssetsManifestDependsOn>
 			$(UnoGenerateAssetsManifestDependsOn);
 			_UnoAssetsGetCopyToPublishDirectoryItems
 		</UnoGenerateAssetsManifestDependsOn>
 	</PropertyGroup>
-	
+
 	<!--
 	Ensure that project transitive references are copied to the publish directory, as well
 	as nuget packages content.
@@ -259,7 +296,7 @@
 				<Link>wwwroot/%(TargetPath)</Link>
 				<TargetPath></TargetPath>
 			</_UnoTransitiveItems>
-		
+
 			<_UnoTransitiveItems Remove="@(StaticWebAsset)" Condition="'%(StaticWebAsset.Link)' == '%(_UnoTransitiveItems.Link)'" />
 		</ItemGroup>
 
@@ -308,9 +345,9 @@
 				Returns="@(UnoAllCopyToOutputItems)"
 				KeepDuplicateOutputs="false"
 				DependsOnTargets="AssignTargetPaths;AssignTargetPaths;_GetProjectReferenceTargetFrameworkProperties">
-		
+
 		<PropertyGroup>
-		  <_UnoGCKeepMetadata>CopyToPublishDirectory;ExcludeFromSingleFile;TargetPath</_UnoGCKeepMetadata>
+			<_UnoGCKeepMetadata>CopyToPublishDirectory;ExcludeFromSingleFile;TargetPath</_UnoGCKeepMetadata>
 		</PropertyGroup>
 
 		<MSBuild Projects="@(_MSBuildProjectReferenceExistent)"
diff --git a/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets b/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
index 195bfd8fa8ad..cca88a86ba95 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
+++ b/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
@@ -13,39 +13,30 @@
 		<!-- Include all images by default - matches the __WindowsAppSdkDefaultImageIncludes property in the WindowsAppSDK -->
 		<Content Include="$(AssetsFolder)**"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);**\*.svg;**\*.cs;@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="$(AssetsFolder)\**\Svg\**\*.svg"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);**\*.cs;@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.png"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.bmp"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.jpg"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.dds"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.tif"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.tga"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Content Include="**\*.gif"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Content)"
-			CopyToOutputDirectory="true"
 			IsDefaultItem="true" />
 		<Page Include="**\*.xaml"
 			Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Page);App.xaml"