diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
index edef868d891a6..078288a0020f8 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/asset_server.rs
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ impl AssetServer {
                 }
             })
             .detach();
-        asset_path.into()
+        let owned_path = asset_path.to_owned();
+        let id: HandleId = asset_path.into();
+        self.server.handle_to_path.write().insert(id, owned_path);
+        id
     }
 
     #[must_use = "not using the returned strong handles may result in the unexpected release of the assets"]