diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/README.md b/packages/asset-utils/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebcd7e938e64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# @react-native/asset-utils
+
+[![npm]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/asset-utils) [![npm downloads]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/asset-utils)
+
+[npm]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@react-native/asset-utils.svg?color=blue
+[npm downloads]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@react-native/asset-utils.svg
+
+Android resource-path helpers used when copying React Native assets into `drawable-*` / `raw` folders. Consumed by bundling and build tooling; most apps never import this directly.
+
+## API
+
+```js
+import {
+  getAndroidResourceFolderName,
+  getAndroidResourceIdentifier,
+} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
+```
+
+| Export | Signature | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| `getAndroidResourceFolderName` | `(asset: PackagerAsset, scale: number) => string` | e.g. `drawable-xhdpi`; non-drawable types resolve to `raw` |
+| `getAndroidResourceIdentifier` | `(asset: PackagerAsset) => string` | Sanitised resource name |
+| `drawableFileTypes` | `Set<string>` | Asset types that map to a `drawable-*` folder |
diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/package.json b/packages/asset-utils/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bec6ea4d6931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "name": "@react-native/asset-utils",
+  "version": "0.87.0-main",
+  "description": "Asset path utilities for React Native.",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/react/react-native.git",
+    "directory": "packages/asset-utils"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/react/react-native/tree/HEAD/packages/asset-utils#readme",
+  "keywords": [
+    "react-native"
+  ],
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/react/react-native/issues",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^22.13.0 || ^24.3.0 || >= 26.0.0"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.js",
+    "./package.json": "./package.json"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "src",
+    "README.md",
+    "!**/__docs__/**",
+    "!**/__fixtures__/**",
+    "!**/__mocks__/**",
+    "!**/__tests__/**"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.d.ts b/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..854eecc3338f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export type PackagerAsset = Readonly<{
+  httpServerLocation: string;
+  name: string;
+  type: string;
+}>;
+
+export function getAndroidResourceFolderName(
+  asset: PackagerAsset,
+  scale: number,
+): string;
+
+export function getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset: PackagerAsset): string;
+
+export const drawableFileTypes: Set<string>;
diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.js b/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b76e82aab02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/src/AndroidPathUtils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict
+ * @format
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/*::
+// Conforms to the `PackagerAsset` type from `react-native`.
+export type PackagerAsset = Readonly<{
+  httpServerLocation: string,
+  name: string,
+  type: string,
+  ...
+}>;
+*/
+
+const androidScaleSuffix /*: {[string]: string} */ = {
+  '0.75': 'ldpi',
+  '1': 'mdpi',
+  '1.5': 'hdpi',
+  '2': 'xhdpi',
+  '3': 'xxhdpi',
+  '4': 'xxxhdpi',
+};
+
+const ANDROID_BASE_DENSITY = 160;
+
+// FIXME: Using number to represent discrete scale numbers is fragile in
+// essence because of floating point number imprecision.
+function getAndroidAssetSuffix(scale /*: number */) /*: string */ {
+  if (scale.toString() in androidScaleSuffix) {
+    return androidScaleSuffix[scale.toString()];
+  }
+
+  // NOTE: Android Gradle Plugin does not fully support the nnndpi format.
+  // See https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/72884435
+  if (Number.isFinite(scale) && scale > 0) {
+    return Math.round(scale * ANDROID_BASE_DENSITY) + 'dpi';
+  }
+
+  throw new Error('no such scale ' + scale.toString());
+}
+
+// See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html
+const drawableFileTypes /*: Set<string> */ = new Set([
+  'gif',
+  'heic',
+  'heif',
+  'jpeg',
+  'jpg',
+  'ktx',
+  'png',
+  'webp',
+  'xml',
+]);
+
+function getAndroidResourceFolderName(
+  asset /*: PackagerAsset */,
+  scale /*: number */,
+) /*: string */ {
+  if (!drawableFileTypes.has(asset.type)) {
+    return 'raw';
+  }
+
+  return 'drawable-' + getAndroidAssetSuffix(scale);
+}
+
+function getAndroidResourceIdentifier(
+  asset /*: PackagerAsset */,
+) /*: string */ {
+  return (getBasePath(asset) + '/' + asset.name)
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/\//g, '_') // Encode folder structure in file name
+    .replace(/([^a-z0-9_])/g, '') // Remove illegal chars
+    .replace(/^(?:assets|assetsunstable_path)_/, ''); // Remove "assets_" or "assetsunstable_path_" prefix
+}
+
+function getBasePath(asset /*: PackagerAsset */) /*: string */ {
+  const basePath = asset.httpServerLocation;
+  return basePath.startsWith('/') ? basePath.slice(1) : basePath;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  drawableFileTypes,
+  getAndroidResourceFolderName,
+  getAndroidResourceIdentifier,
+};
diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/src/__tests__/AndroidPathUtils-test.js b/packages/asset-utils/src/__tests__/AndroidPathUtils-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2496c1d9ee01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/src/__tests__/AndroidPathUtils-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ */
+
+import {getAndroidResourceFolderName} from '../AndroidPathUtils';
+
+const DRAWABLE_ASSET = {
+  httpServerLocation: '/assets/',
+  name: 'foo',
+  type: 'png',
+};
+
+const NON_DRAWABLE_ASSET = {
+  httpServerLocation: '/assets/',
+  name: 'foo',
+  type: 'txt',
+};
+
+describe('getAndroidResourceFolderName', () => {
+  test('supports the six primary density buckets', () => {
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 0.75)).toBe(
+      'drawable-ldpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1)).toBe(
+      'drawable-mdpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1.5)).toBe(
+      'drawable-hdpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 2)).toBe(
+      'drawable-xhdpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 3)).toBe(
+      'drawable-xxhdpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 4)).toBe(
+      'drawable-xxxhdpi',
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('supports nonstandard densities', () => {
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1.25)).toBe(
+      'drawable-200dpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1.66)).toBe(
+      'drawable-266dpi',
+    );
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1.33)).toBe(
+      'drawable-213dpi',
+    ); // ~tvdpi
+  });
+
+  test('throws if the density cannot be processed', () => {
+    expect(() => getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, -1)).toThrow();
+    expect(() => getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, 0)).toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
+      getAndroidResourceFolderName(DRAWABLE_ASSET, Infinity),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('returns "raw" for non-drawables', () => {
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(NON_DRAWABLE_ASSET, 0.75)).toBe('raw');
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(NON_DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1)).toBe('raw');
+    expect(getAndroidResourceFolderName(NON_DRAWABLE_ASSET, 1.25)).toBe('raw');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetRegistry.js b/packages/asset-utils/src/index.d.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetRegistry.js
rename to packages/asset-utils/src/index.d.ts
index 3e1785346ff3..c67af666a8a3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetRegistry.js
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/src/index.d.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @flow strict
  * @format
  */
 
-export {
-  registerAsset,
-  getAssetByID,
-} from '@react-native/assets-registry/registry';
+export * from './AndroidPathUtils';
diff --git a/packages/asset-utils/src/index.js b/packages/asset-utils/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fdff4702d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/asset-utils/src/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict
+ * @format
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+/*::
+export type {PackagerAsset} from './AndroidPathUtils';
+*/
+
+module.exports = require('./AndroidPathUtils');
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/README.md b/packages/assets-registry/README.md
index 791fdc592aa9..1dd81110155e 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/README.md
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # @react-native/assets-registry
 
-[![npm]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/assets-registry) [![npm downloads]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/assets-registry)
+![npm package](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@react-native/assets-registry?color=brightgreen&label=npm%20package)
 
-[npm]: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@react-native/assets-registry.svg?color=blue
-[npm downloads]: https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@react-native/assets-registry.svg
+> [!Warning]
+> **This package is deprecated (since 0.87)** and will be removed in a future release. Use [`AssetRegistry`](https://reactnative.dev/docs/assetregistry) from `react-native` (or the `react-native/asset-registry` build entry point) instead of `@react-native/assets-registry/registry`, and [`@react-native/asset-utils`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/asset-utils) instead of `@react-native/assets-registry/path-support`.
 
 Runtime registry that maps asset IDs generated in a Metro bundle to asset metadata. It backs `<Image>`, `Image.resolveAssetSource()`, and any code that resolves `require('./img.png')` on native.
 
@@ -11,14 +11,24 @@ Most apps never import this directly — assets are handled through `<Image>`.
 
 ## API
 
-### `@react-native/assets-registry/registry`
+### `@react-native/assets-registry/registry` (DEPRECATED)
+
+> [!Warning]
+> **Deprecated**: Aliases to [`AssetRegistry`](https://reactnative.dev/docs/assetregistry) (since 0.87).
+>
+> Please use:
+> - `import { AssetRegistry } from 'react-native';` (apps/library code)
+> - `'react-native/asset-registry'` (entrypoint for Metro/build configs)
 
 | Export | Signature | Notes |
 |---|---|---|
 | `registerAsset` | `(asset: PackagerAsset) => number` | Stores the asset; returns a numeric ID |
 | `getAssetByID` | `(assetId: number) => PackagerAsset` | Looks an asset back up by ID |
 
-### `@react-native/assets-registry/path-support`
+### `@react-native/assets-registry/path-support` (DEPRECATED)
+
+> [!Warning]
+> **Deprecated**: Use [`@react-native/asset-utils`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@react-native/asset-utils) (since 0.87).
 
 Android resource-path helpers, used when copying assets into `drawable-*` folders.
 
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/package.json b/packages/assets-registry/package.json
index f3c3c9664f06..645604cc9846 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/package.json
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/package.json
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@
     "!**/__fixtures__/**",
     "!**/__mocks__/**",
     "!**/__tests__/**"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "react-native": "*"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/path-support.d.ts b/packages/assets-registry/path-support.d.ts
index abdea750aacd..cddc55f69bac 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/path-support.d.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/path-support.d.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,20 @@
 
 import type {PackagerAsset} from './registry';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `getAndroidResourceFolderName` from `@react-native/asset-utils` instead.
+ */
 export function getAndroidResourceFolderName(
   asset: PackagerAsset,
   scale: number,
 ): string;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `getAndroidResourceIdentifier` from `@react-native/asset-utils` instead.
+ */
 export function getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset: PackagerAsset): string;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `@react-native/asset-utils` instead.
+ */
 export function getBasePath(asset: PackagerAsset): string;
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/path-support.js b/packages/assets-registry/path-support.js
index c73a2e2bbf2e..f7e51a9e6ecd 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/path-support.js
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/path-support.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @flow strict
+ * @flow strict-local
  * @format
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/registry.d.ts b/packages/assets-registry/registry.d.ts
index 7509ef9ba13e..fb8bfcc2a156 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/registry.d.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/registry.d.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
  * @format
  */
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `import type {AssetDestPathResolver} from 'react-native'` instead.
+ */
 export type AssetDestPathResolver = 'android' | 'generic';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `import type {PackagerAsset} from 'react-native'` instead.
+ */
 export type PackagerAsset = {
   readonly __packager_asset: boolean;
   readonly fileSystemLocation: string;
@@ -22,6 +28,12 @@ export type PackagerAsset = {
   readonly resolver?: AssetDestPathResolver | undefined;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `import {AssetRegistry} from 'react-native'` instead.
+ */
 export function registerAsset(asset: PackagerAsset): number;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `import {AssetRegistry} from 'react-native'` instead.
+ */
 export function getAssetByID(assetId: number): PackagerAsset;
diff --git a/packages/assets-registry/registry.js b/packages/assets-registry/registry.js
index d193d3af1c87..08a0ef59fb35 100644
--- a/packages/assets-registry/registry.js
+++ b/packages/assets-registry/registry.js
@@ -4,41 +4,20 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @flow strict
+ * @flow strict-local
  * @format
  */
 
 'use strict';
 
-/*::
-export type AssetDestPathResolver = 'android' | 'generic';
+import {AssetRegistry} from 'react-native';
 
-export type PackagerAsset = {
-  readonly __packager_asset: boolean,
-  readonly fileSystemLocation: string,
-  readonly httpServerLocation: string,
-  readonly width: ?number,
-  readonly height: ?number,
-  readonly scales: Array<number>,
-  readonly hash: string,
-  readonly name: string,
-  readonly type: string,
-  readonly resolver?: AssetDestPathResolver,
-  ...
-};
+/*::
+export type {AssetDestPathResolver, PackagerAsset} from 'react-native';
 */
 
-const assets /*: Array<PackagerAsset> */ = [];
-
-function registerAsset(asset /*: PackagerAsset */) /*: number */ {
-  // `push` returns new array length, so the first asset will
-  // get id 1 (not 0) to make the value truthy
-  return assets.push(asset);
-}
-
-function getAssetByID(assetId /*: number */) /*: PackagerAsset */ {
-  return assets[assetId - 1];
-}
-
 // eslint-disable-next-line @react-native/monorepo/no-commonjs-exports
-module.exports = {registerAsset, getAssetByID};
+module.exports = {
+  registerAsset: AssetRegistry.registerAsset,
+  getAssetByID: AssetRegistry.getAssetByID,
+};
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json b/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
index 966a8e8385d7..1b5a3327ffaf 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "prepack": "node ../../scripts/build/prepack.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@react-native/asset-utils": "0.87.0-main",
     "@react-native/dev-middleware": "0.87.0-main",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/filterPlatformAssetScales-test.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/filterPlatformAssetScales-test.js
index 5973fdceb678..d5ff14434f13 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/filterPlatformAssetScales-test.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/filterPlatformAssetScales-test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import filterPlatformAssetScales from '../filterPlatformAssetScales';
 
-jest.dontMock('../filterPlatformAssetScales').dontMock('../assetPathUtils');
+jest.dontMock('../filterPlatformAssetScales');
 
 describe('filterPlatformAssetScales', () => {
   test('removes everything but 2x and 3x for iOS', () => {
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/getAssetDestPathAndroid-test.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/getAssetDestPathAndroid-test.js
index c2198025d691..55d0456bc803 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/getAssetDestPathAndroid-test.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/__tests__/getAssetDestPathAndroid-test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import getAssetDestPathAndroid from '../getAssetDestPathAndroid';
 
 const path = require('path');
 
-jest.dontMock('../getAssetDestPathAndroid').dontMock('../assetPathUtils');
+jest
+  .dontMock('../getAssetDestPathAndroid')
+  .dontMock('@react-native/asset-utils');
 
 describe('getAssetDestPathAndroid', () => {
   test('should use the right destination folder', () => {
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetCatalogIOS.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetCatalogIOS.js
index eefc3c6d5ad9..64577c397e0c 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetCatalogIOS.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetCatalogIOS.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import type {AssetData} from 'metro';
 
-import assetPathUtils from './assetPathUtils';
+import {getAndroidResourceIdentifier} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function getImageSet(
   asset: AssetData,
   scales: ReadonlyArray<number>,
 ): ImageSet {
-  const fileName = assetPathUtils.getResourceIdentifier(asset);
+  const fileName = getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset);
   return {
     basePath: path.join(catalogDir, `${fileName}.imageset`),
     files: scales.map((scale, idx) => {
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetPathUtils.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetPathUtils.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ac88c6c01ec..000000000000
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/assetPathUtils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- *
- * @flow strict-local
- * @format
- */
-
-export type PackagerAsset = Readonly<{
-  httpServerLocation: string,
-  name: string,
-  type: string,
-  ...
-}>;
-
-/**
- * FIXME: using number to represent discrete scale numbers is fragile in essence because of
- * floating point numbers imprecision.
- */
-function getAndroidAssetSuffix(scale: number): string {
-  switch (scale) {
-    case 0.75:
-      return 'ldpi';
-    case 1:
-      return 'mdpi';
-    case 1.5:
-      return 'hdpi';
-    case 2:
-      return 'xhdpi';
-    case 3:
-      return 'xxhdpi';
-    case 4:
-      return 'xxxhdpi';
-    default:
-      return '';
-  }
-}
-
-// See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html
-const drawableFileTypes: Set<string> = new Set<string>([
-  'gif',
-  'heic',
-  'heif',
-  'jpeg',
-  'jpg',
-  'png',
-  'webp',
-  'xml',
-]);
-
-function getAndroidResourceFolderName(
-  asset: PackagerAsset,
-  scale: number,
-): string {
-  if (!drawableFileTypes.has(asset.type)) {
-    return 'raw';
-  }
-  const suffix = getAndroidAssetSuffix(scale);
-  if (!suffix) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Don't know which android drawable suffix to use for asset: ${JSON.stringify(
-        asset,
-      )}`,
-    );
-  }
-  const androidFolder = `drawable-${suffix}`;
-  return androidFolder;
-}
-
-function getResourceIdentifier(asset: PackagerAsset): string {
-  const folderPath = getBasePath(asset);
-  return `${folderPath}/${asset.name}`
-    .toLowerCase()
-    .replace(/\//g, '_') // Encode folder structure in file name
-    .replace(/([^a-z0-9_])/g, '') // Remove illegal chars
-    .replace(/^(?:assets|assetsunstable_path)_/, ''); // Remove "assets_" or "assetsunstable_path_" prefix
-}
-
-function getBasePath(asset: PackagerAsset): string {
-  let basePath = asset.httpServerLocation;
-  if (basePath[0] === '/') {
-    basePath = basePath.substr(1);
-  }
-  return basePath;
-}
-
-export default {
-  drawableFileTypes,
-  getAndroidAssetSuffix,
-  getAndroidResourceFolderName,
-  getResourceIdentifier,
-  getBasePath,
-};
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/createKeepFileAsync.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/createKeepFileAsync.js
index 479c1bdf0143..29050c74e79c 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/createKeepFileAsync.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/createKeepFileAsync.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 
 import type {AssetData} from 'metro';
 
-import assetPathUtils from './assetPathUtils';
+import {
+  drawableFileTypes,
+  getAndroidResourceIdentifier,
+} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -23,12 +26,8 @@ async function createKeepFileAsync(
   }
   const assetsList = [];
   for (const asset of assets) {
-    const prefix = assetPathUtils.drawableFileTypes.has(asset.type)
-      ? 'drawable'
-      : 'raw';
-    assetsList.push(
-      `@${prefix}/${assetPathUtils.getResourceIdentifier(asset)}`,
-    );
+    const prefix = drawableFileTypes.has(asset.type) ? 'drawable' : 'raw';
+    assetsList.push(`@${prefix}/${getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset)}`);
   }
   const keepPath = path.join(outputDirectory, 'raw/keep.xml');
   const content = `<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:keep="${assetsList.join(',')}" />\n`;
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathAndroid.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathAndroid.js
index 6a8c913ce844..d847c6e77087 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathAndroid.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathAndroid.js
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import type {PackagerAsset} from './assetPathUtils';
+import type {PackagerAsset} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
 
-import assetPathUtils from './assetPathUtils';
+import {
+  getAndroidResourceFolderName,
+  getAndroidResourceIdentifier,
+} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
 import path from 'path';
 
 function getAssetDestPathAndroid(asset: PackagerAsset, scale: number): string {
-  const androidFolder = assetPathUtils.getAndroidResourceFolderName(
-    asset,
-    scale,
-  );
-  const fileName = assetPathUtils.getResourceIdentifier(asset);
+  const androidFolder = getAndroidResourceFolderName(asset, scale);
+  const fileName = getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset);
   return path.join(androidFolder, `${fileName}.${asset.type}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathIOS.js b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathIOS.js
index 8f4cb0926a28..5c3e37c1dff7 100644
--- a/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathIOS.js
+++ b/packages/community-cli-plugin/src/commands/bundle/getAssetDestPathIOS.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import type {PackagerAsset} from './assetPathUtils';
+import type {PackagerAsset} from '@react-native/asset-utils';
 
 import path from 'path';
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/no-deep-imports.js b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/no-deep-imports.js
index 697c89b9d616..6446c70ba6ac 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/no-deep-imports.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/no-deep-imports.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (
           !isDeepReactNativeImport(node.source) ||
           isInitializeCoreImport(node.source) ||
+          isSecondaryEntryPoint(node.source) ||
           isFbInternalImport(node.source)
         ) {
           return;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (
           !isDeepRequire(node) ||
           isInitializeCoreImport(node.arguments[0]) ||
+          isSecondaryEntryPoint(node.arguments[0]) ||
           isFbInternalImport(node.arguments[0])
         ) {
           return;
@@ -173,6 +175,14 @@ module.exports = {
       return source.value === 'react-native/Libraries/Core/InitializeCore';
     }
 
+    function isSecondaryEntryPoint(source) {
+      if (source.type !== 'Literal' || typeof source.value !== 'string') {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return source.value === 'react-native/asset-registry';
+    }
+
     function isFbInternalImport(source) {
       if (source.type !== 'Literal' || typeof source.value !== 'string') {
         return false;
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js b/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
index 6bba33bd975a..03a9aed5ace4 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/index.flow.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function getDefaultConfig(projectRoot: string): ConfigT {
     },
     transformer: {
       allowOptionalDependencies: true,
-      assetRegistryPath: 'react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetRegistry',
+      assetRegistryPath: 'react-native/asset-registry',
       asyncRequireModulePath: require.resolve(
         'metro-runtime/src/modules/asyncRequire',
       ),
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
index 2b1e9647608a..a515cf096f60 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
@@ -10,31 +10,10 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-export type ResolvedAssetSource = {
-  readonly __packager_asset: boolean,
-  readonly width: ?number,
-  readonly height: ?number,
-  readonly uri: string,
-  readonly scale: number,
-};
-
-// From @react-native/assets-registry
-type AssetDestPathResolver = 'android' | 'generic';
-
-// From @react-native/assets-registry
-type PackagerAsset = Readonly<{
-  __packager_asset: boolean,
-  fileSystemLocation: string,
-  httpServerLocation: string,
-  width: ?number,
-  height: ?number,
-  scales: Array<number>,
-  hash: string,
-  name: string,
-  type: string,
-  resolver?: AssetDestPathResolver,
-  ...
-}>;
+import type {
+  AssetDestPathResolver,
+  PackagerAsset,
+} from '../../src/private/assets/AssetRegistry';
 
 const PixelRatio = require('../Utilities/PixelRatio').default;
 const Platform = require('../Utilities/Platform').default;
@@ -46,6 +25,14 @@ const {
 } = require('@react-native/assets-registry/path-support');
 const invariant = require('invariant');
 
+export type ResolvedAssetSource = {
+  readonly __packager_asset: boolean,
+  readonly width: ?number,
+  readonly height: ?number,
+  readonly uri: string,
+  readonly scale: number,
+};
+
 /**
  * Returns a path like 'assets/AwesomeModule/icon@2x.png'
  */
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/RelativeImageStub.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/RelativeImageStub.js
index 8472f13dc4a9..73d403a4ecbf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/RelativeImageStub.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/RelativeImageStub.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // This is a stub for flow to make it understand require('./icon.png')
 // See metro/src/Bundler/index.js
 
-const AssetRegistry = require('@react-native/assets-registry/registry');
+const {AssetRegistry} = require('../../src/private/assets/AssetRegistry');
 
 const RelativeImageStub = AssetRegistry.registerAsset({
   __packager_asset: true,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
index dfa7d011fa14..ae68d860e004 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * @format
  */
 
-import type {PackagerAsset} from '../../../../assets-registry/registry';
+import type {PackagerAsset} from '../../../src/private/assets/AssetRegistry';
 import type {ResolvedAssetSource} from '../AssetSourceResolver';
 
 describe('resolveAssetSource', () => {
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ describe('resolveAssetSource', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.resetModules();
 
-    AssetRegistry = require('@react-native/assets-registry/registry');
+    AssetRegistry =
+      require('../../../src/private/assets/AssetRegistry').AssetRegistry;
     resolveAssetSource = require('../resolveAssetSource').default;
     NativeSourceCode =
       require('../../NativeModules/specs/NativeSourceCode').default;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/resolveAssetSource.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/resolveAssetSource.js
index e08a6c848868..9da1b5f45a16 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/resolveAssetSource.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/resolveAssetSource.js
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import type {ImageSource} from './ImageSource';
 
 import SourceCode from '../NativeModules/specs/NativeSourceCode';
 
+const {AssetRegistry} = require('../../src/private/assets/AssetRegistry');
 const AssetSourceResolver: AssetSourceResolverT =
   require('./AssetSourceResolver').default;
 const {pickScale} = require('./AssetUtils');
-const AssetRegistry = require('@react-native/assets-registry/registry');
 
 type CustomSourceTransformer = (
   resolver: AssetSourceResolver,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactNativeApi.d.ts b/packages/react-native/ReactNativeApi.d.ts
index 699c2fff455a..dce9ba845872 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactNativeApi.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactNativeApi.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
- * @generated SignedSource<<42200de8ca10d30541e23b67547d9a13>>
+ * @generated SignedSource<<51a4ff32766e21cd2638ff58450f31f9>>
  *
  * This file was generated by scripts/js-api/build-types/index.js.
  */
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ declare const AnimatedScrollView_default: AnimatedComponentType<
 >
 declare const AppState: typeof AppState_default
 declare const AppState_default: AppStateImpl
+declare const AssetRegistry: {
+  getAssetByID(assetId: number): PackagerAsset
+  registerAsset(asset: PackagerAsset): number
+}
 declare const attachNativeEvent: typeof $$AnimatedImplementation.attachNativeEvent
 declare const BackHandler: typeof BackHandler_default
 declare const BackHandler_default: TBackHandler
@@ -1638,6 +1642,8 @@ declare interface ArrayLike_2<T> extends Iterable<T> {
   [indexer: number]: T
   readonly length: number
 }
+declare type AssetDestPathResolver = "android" | "generic"
+declare type AssetRegistry = typeof AssetRegistry
 declare type attachNativeEvent = typeof attachNativeEvent
 declare function attachNativeEventImpl(
   viewRef: any,
@@ -3479,6 +3485,17 @@ declare type OptionalVirtualizedSectionListProps<
 declare type OrientationChangeEvent = {
   readonly orientation: "landscape" | "portrait"
 }
+declare type PackagerAsset = {
+  readonly fileSystemLocation: string
+  readonly hash: string
+  readonly height: number | undefined
+  readonly httpServerLocation: string
+  readonly name: string
+  readonly resolver?: AssetDestPathResolver
+  readonly scales: Array<number>
+  readonly type: string
+  readonly width: number | undefined
+}
 declare type PanResponder = typeof PanResponder
 declare type PanResponderCallbacks = {
   readonly onMoveShouldSetPanResponder?: ActiveCallback
@@ -5927,6 +5944,8 @@ export {
   AppStateEvent, // 80f034c3
   AppStateStatus, // 447e5ef2
   Appearance, // 83e9641a
+  AssetDestPathResolver, // 59047424
+  AssetRegistry, // 6070bb45
   AutoCapitalize, // c0e857a0
   BackHandler, // f139fc69
   BackPressEventName, // 4620fb76
@@ -6060,6 +6079,7 @@ export {
   NativeUIEvent, // 44ac26ac
   Networking, // bbc5be42
   OpaqueColorValue, // 25f3fa5b
+  PackagerAsset, // d1c88cf4
   PanResponder, // f8f71cac
   PanResponderCallbacks, // 6d63e7be
   PanResponderGestureState, // 54baf558
diff --git a/packages/react-native/index.js b/packages/react-native/index.js
index 69c3f67ca8b1..3b3c566ccd8c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/index.js
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ module.exports = {
   get AppState() {
     return require('./Libraries/AppState/AppState').default;
   },
+  get AssetRegistry() {
+    return require('./src/private/assets/AssetRegistry').AssetRegistry;
+  },
   get BackHandler() {
     return require('./Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler').default;
   },
diff --git a/packages/react-native/index.js.flow b/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
index 53c4818af9ce..9869ed8c5907 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
+++ b/packages/react-native/index.js.flow
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ export type {
 } from './Libraries/AppState/AppState';
 export {default as AppState} from './Libraries/AppState/AppState';
 
+export {AssetRegistry} from './src/private/assets/AssetRegistry';
+export type {
+  AssetDestPathResolver,
+  PackagerAsset,
+} from './src/private/assets/AssetRegistry';
+
 export type {BackPressEventName} from './Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler';
 export {default as BackHandler} from './Libraries/Utilities/BackHandler';
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 991e42abc39a..2b5ea7365ab4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
       "types": null,
       "default": "./src/*.js"
     },
+    "./asset-registry": {
+      "types": null,
+      "default": "./src/asset-registry.js"
+    },
     "./jest-preset": "./jest-preset.js",
     "./rn-get-polyfills": "./rn-get-polyfills.js",
     "./src/fb_internal/*": "./src/fb_internal/*",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/asset-registry.js b/packages/react-native/src/asset-registry.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..783c998dd5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/asset-registry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict-local
+ * @format
+ */
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Secondary react-native/asset-registry entry point.
+//
+// This is an untyped secondary entry point intended to be referenced from
+// Metro's `transformer.assetRegistryPath` config option. This entry point may
+// also be preferred in server-side code.
+//
+// Apps/libraries should use `import {AssetRegistry} from 'react-native'`.
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import {AssetRegistry} from './private/assets/AssetRegistry';
+
+/* eslint-disable @react-native/monorepo/no-commonjs-exports */
+module.exports = {
+  registerAsset: AssetRegistry.registerAsset,
+  getAssetByID: AssetRegistry.getAssetByID,
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/assets/AssetRegistry.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/assets/AssetRegistry.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22b716bd37c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/assets/AssetRegistry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @flow strict
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export type AssetDestPathResolver = 'android' | 'generic';
+
+export type PackagerAsset = Readonly<{
+  __packager_asset: boolean,
+  fileSystemLocation: string,
+  httpServerLocation: string,
+  width: ?number,
+  height: ?number,
+  scales: Array<number>,
+  hash: string,
+  name: string,
+  type: string,
+  resolver?: AssetDestPathResolver,
+  ...
+}>;
+
+const assets: Array<PackagerAsset> = [];
+
+/**
+ * Runtime registry that maps asset IDs generated in a Metro bundle to asset
+ * metadata. It backs `<Image>`, `Image.resolveAssetSource()`, and any code
+ * that resolves `require('./img.png')` on native.
+ *
+ * Most apps do not use this directly — assets are handled through `<Image>`.
+ */
+export const AssetRegistry = {
+  /**
+   * Register an asset. Returns the asset ID.
+   */
+  registerAsset(asset: PackagerAsset): number {
+    // `push` returns the new length, so the first asset gets id 1 (not 0),
+    // keeping ids truthy.
+    return assets.push(asset);
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieve a registered asset by ID.
+   */
+  getAssetByID(assetId: number): PackagerAsset {
+    return assets[assetId - 1];
+  },
+};
diff --git a/scripts/shared/monorepoUtils.js b/scripts/shared/monorepoUtils.js
index 6260b0a19f70..eecb81250a01 100644
--- a/scripts/shared/monorepoUtils.js
+++ b/scripts/shared/monorepoUtils.js
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ async function updatePackageJson(
     }
 
     for (const dependency in newPackageVersions) {
-      if (dependency in deps) {
+      if (
+        dependency in deps &&
+        // Preserve wildcard specifiers
+        deps[dependency] !== '*'
+      ) {
         deps[dependency] = newPackageVersions[dependency];
       }
     }