diff --git a/v3/examples/binding/main.go b/v3/examples/binding/main.go
index 15a448bb..aa0fc8d3 100644
--- a/v3/examples/binding/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/binding/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 			&GreetService{},
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/contextmenus/main.go b/v3/examples/contextmenus/main.go
index 4cb7977d..1a47cb40 100644
--- a/v3/examples/contextmenus/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/contextmenus/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 		Name:        "Context Menu Demo",
 		Description: "A demo of the Context Menu API",
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/dev/main.go b/v3/examples/dev/main.go
index acfcc8ba..478702f5 100644
--- a/v3/examples/dev/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/dev/main.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func main() {
 		Name:        "dev",
 		Description: "A demo of using raw HTML & CSS",
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/drag-n-drop/main.go b/v3/examples/drag-n-drop/main.go
index a0feae58..abaaa04a 100644
--- a/v3/examples/drag-n-drop/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/drag-n-drop/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func main() {
 		Name:        "Drag-n-drop Demo",
 		Description: "A demo of the Drag-n-drop API",
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/events/main.go b/v3/examples/events/main.go
index 8ec5a2bc..1fe96a96 100644
--- a/v3/examples/events/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/events/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func main() {
 		Name:        "Events Demo",
 		Description: "A demo of the Events API",
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/frameless/main.go b/v3/examples/frameless/main.go
index 684c7eaf..c59b6702 100644
--- a/v3/examples/frameless/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/frameless/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 		Name:        "Frameless Demo",
 		Description: "A demo of frameless windows",
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/v3/examples/oauth/main.go b/v3/examples/oauth/main.go
index 449dbab9..14818c47 100644
--- a/v3/examples/oauth/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/oauth/main.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package main
 import (
 	"embed"
 	_ "embed"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/markbates/goth"
 	"github.com/markbates/goth/providers/github"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/pkg/application"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/plugins/oauth"
-	"log"
-	"os"
 )
 
 //go:embed assets
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 		Plugins: map[string]application.Plugin{
 			"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/plugins/oauth": oAuthPlugin,
diff --git a/v3/examples/plugins/main.go b/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
index e113a3d1..99f273d0 100644
--- a/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/plugins/main.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func main() {
 			"start_at_login": start_at_login.NewPlugin(start_at_login.Config{}),
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/v3/examples/screen/main.go b/v3/examples/screen/main.go
index 3f80e210..32c04baf 100644
--- a/v3/examples/screen/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/screen/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 			WebviewBrowserPath:            "",
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/v3/examples/server/main.go b/v3/examples/server/main.go
index f9d8633e..ca683ed4 100644
--- a/v3/examples/server/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/server/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 			}),
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 	})
 	go func() {
diff --git a/v3/examples/wml/main.go b/v3/examples/wml/main.go
index 84f48a7c..aa7a54fb 100644
--- a/v3/examples/wml/main.go
+++ b/v3/examples/wml/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
 		},
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			FS: assets,
+			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/assethandler.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/asset_fileserver.go
similarity index 52%
rename from v3/internal/assetserver/assethandler.go
rename to v3/internal/assetserver/asset_fileserver.go
index 253dd269..d32bfd8f 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/assethandler.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/asset_fileserver.go
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package assetserver
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	iofs "io/fs"
-	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -18,91 +19,53 @@ const (
 	indexHTML = "index.html"
 )
 
-type assetHandler struct {
-	fs      iofs.FS
-	handler http.Handler
-
-	logger *slog.Logger
-
-	retryMissingFiles bool
+type assetFileServer struct {
+	fs  iofs.FS
+	err error
 }
 
-func NewDefaultAssetHandler(options *Options) (http.Handler, error) {
-
-	vfs := options.Assets
-	if vfs != nil {
-		if _, err := vfs.Open("."); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		subDir, err := FindPathToFile(vfs, indexHTML)
-		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-				msg := "no `index.html` could be found in your Assets fs.FS"
-				if embedFs, isEmbedFs := vfs.(embed.FS); isEmbedFs {
-					rootFolder, _ := FindEmbedRootPath(embedFs)
-					msg += fmt.Sprintf(", please make sure the embedded directory '%s' is correct and contains your assets", rootFolder)
-				}
-
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf(msg)
+func newAssetFileServerFS(vfs fs.FS) http.Handler {
+	subDir, err := findPathToFile(vfs, indexHTML)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			msg := "no `index.html` could be found in your Assets fs.FS"
+			if embedFs, isEmbedFs := vfs.(embed.FS); isEmbedFs {
+				rootFolder, _ := findEmbedRootPath(embedFs)
+				msg += fmt.Sprintf(", please make sure the embedded directory '%s' is correct and contains your assets", rootFolder)
 			}
 
-			return nil, err
+			err = fmt.Errorf(msg)
 		}
-
-		vfs, err = iofs.Sub(vfs, path.Clean(subDir))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	var result http.Handler = &assetHandler{
-		fs:      vfs,
-		handler: options.Handler,
-		logger:  options.Logger,
-	}
-
-	if middleware := options.Middleware; middleware != nil {
-		result = middleware(result)
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
-func (d *assetHandler) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	url := req.URL.Path
-	handler := d.handler
-	if strings.EqualFold(req.Method, http.MethodGet) {
-		filename := path.Clean(strings.TrimPrefix(url, "/"))
-
-		d.logInfo("Handling request", "url", url, "file", filename)
-		if err := d.serveFSFile(rw, req, filename); err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				if handler != nil {
-					d.logInfo("File not found. Deferring to AssetHandler", "filename", filename, "url", url)
-					handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
-					err = nil
-				} else {
-					rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-					err = nil
-				}
-			}
-
-			if err != nil {
-				d.logError("Unable to handle request '%s': %s", url, err)
-				http.Error(rw, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			}
-		}
-	} else if handler != nil {
-		d.logInfo("Non-GET request. Deferring to AssetHandler", "url", url)
-		handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
 	} else {
-		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		vfs, err = iofs.Sub(vfs, path.Clean(subDir))
+	}
+
+	return &assetFileServer{fs: vfs, err: err}
+}
+
+func (d *assetFileServer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	ctx := req.Context()
+	url := req.URL.Path
+
+	err := d.err
+	if err == nil {
+		filename := path.Clean(strings.TrimPrefix(url, "/"))
+		d.logInfo(ctx, "Handling request", "url", url, "file", filename)
+		err = d.serveFSFile(rw, req, filename)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		d.logError(ctx, "Unable to handle request", "url", url, "err", err)
+		http.Error(rw, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 	}
 }
 
 // serveFile will try to load the file from the fs.FS and write it to the response
-func (d *assetHandler) serveFSFile(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, filename string) error {
+func (d *assetFileServer) serveFSFile(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, filename string) error {
 	if d.fs == nil {
 		return os.ErrNotExist
 	}
@@ -182,10 +145,10 @@ func (d *assetHandler) serveFSFile(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, fi
 	return err
 }
 
-func (d *assetHandler) logInfo(message string, args ...interface{}) {
-	d.logger.Debug("[AssetHandler] "+message, args...)
+func (d *assetFileServer) logInfo(ctx context.Context, message string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logInfo(ctx, "[AssetFileServerFS] "+message, args...)
 }
 
-func (d *assetHandler) logError(message string, args ...interface{}) {
-	d.logger.Error("[AssetHandler] "+message, args...)
+func (d *assetFileServer) logError(ctx context.Context, message string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logError(ctx, "[AssetFileServerFS] "+message, args...)
 }
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver.go
index 08947e92..415f33cf 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -29,34 +28,43 @@ type RuntimeHandler interface {
 type AssetServer struct {
 	options *Options
 
-	handler   http.Handler
-	wsHandler *httputil.ReverseProxy
+	handler http.Handler
 
 	pluginScripts map[string]string
 
-	devServerURL string
-
 	assetServerWebView
 }
 
 func NewAssetServer(options *Options) (*AssetServer, error) {
-	result := &AssetServer{
-		options: options,
+	result := &AssetServer{options: options}
+
+	userHandler := options.Handler
+	if userHandler == nil {
+		userHandler = http.NotFoundHandler()
 	}
 
-	var err error
-	result.handler, err = result.setupHandler()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	handler := http.Handler(
+		http.HandlerFunc(
+			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				result.serveHTTP(w, r, userHandler)
+			}))
+
+	if middleware := options.Middleware; middleware != nil {
+		handler = middleware(handler)
 	}
 
+	result.handler = handler
+
 	return result, nil
 }
 
 func (a *AssetServer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	wrapped := &contentTypeSniffer{rw: rw}
-	a.serveHTTP(wrapped, req)
+
+	req = req.WithContext(contextWithLogger(req.Context(), a.options.Logger))
+	a.handler.ServeHTTP(wrapped, req)
+
 	a.options.Logger.Info(
 		"Asset Request:",
 		"windowName", req.Header.Get(webViewRequestHeaderWindowName),
@@ -68,17 +76,11 @@ func (a *AssetServer) ServeHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	)
 }
 
-func (a *AssetServer) serveHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-
-	if a.wsHandler != nil {
-		a.wsHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+func (a *AssetServer) serveHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, userHandler http.Handler) {
+	if isWebSocket(req) {
+		// WebSockets are not supported by the AssetServer
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented)
 		return
-	} else {
-		if isWebSocket(req) {
-			// WebSockets are not supported by the AssetServer
-			rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotImplemented)
-			return
-		}
 	}
 
 	header := rw.Header()
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func (a *AssetServer) serveHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	switch path {
 	case "", "/", "/index.html":
 		recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
-		a.handler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
+		userHandler.ServeHTTP(recorder, req)
 		for k, v := range recorder.Result().Header {
 			header[k] = v
 		}
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func (a *AssetServer) serveHTTP(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		if script, ok := a.pluginScripts[path]; ok {
 			a.writeBlob(rw, path, []byte(script))
 		} else {
-			a.handler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+			userHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver_dev.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver_dev.go
index 6b5af30a..61f5a6b5 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver_dev.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/assetserver_dev.go
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ package assetserver
 
 func (a *AssetServer) LogDetails() {
 	var info = []any{
-		"assetsFS", a.options.Assets != nil,
 		"middleware", a.options.Middleware != nil,
 		"handler", a.options.Handler != nil,
 	}
-	if a.devServerURL != "" {
-		info = append(info, "devServerURL", a.devServerURL)
+	if devServerURL := GetDevServerURL(); devServerURL != "" {
+		info = append(info, "devServerURL", devServerURL)
 	}
 	a.options.Logger.Info("AssetServer Info:", info...)
 }
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/build_dev.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/build_dev.go
index cd84afb3..dda03f12 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/build_dev.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/build_dev.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ package assetserver
 
 import (
 	_ "embed"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
@@ -19,83 +18,29 @@ func defaultIndexHTML() []byte {
 	return defaultHTML
 }
 
-func (a *AssetServer) setupHandler() (http.Handler, error) {
-
-	// Do we have an external dev server URL?
-	a.devServerURL = GetDevServerURL()
-	if a.devServerURL == "" {
-		return NewDefaultAssetHandler(a.options)
+func NewAssetFileServer(vfs fs.FS) http.Handler {
+	devServerURL := GetDevServerURL()
+	if devServerURL == "" {
+		return newAssetFileServerFS(vfs)
 	}
 
-	// Parse the URL
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(a.devServerURL)
+	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(devServerURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid FRONTEND_DEVSERVER_URL. Should be valid URL: %s", err.Error())
+		return http.HandlerFunc(
+			func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+				logError(req.Context(), "[ExternalAssetHandler] Invalid FRONTEND_DEVSERVER_URL. Should be valid URL", "error", err.Error())
+				http.Error(rw, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			})
+
 	}
 
-	baseHandler := a.options.Handler
-
-	errSkipProxy := fmt.Errorf("skip proxying")
-
 	proxy := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(parsedURL)
-	baseDirector := proxy.Director
-	proxy.Director = func(r *http.Request) {
-		baseDirector(r)
-		if a.options.Logger != nil {
-			a.options.Logger.Debug("ExternalAssetHandler: loading", "url", r.URL)
-		}
-	}
-
-	proxy.ModifyResponse = func(res *http.Response) error {
-		if baseHandler == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		if res.StatusCode == http.StatusSwitchingProtocols {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		if res.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound || res.StatusCode == http.StatusMethodNotAllowed {
-			return errSkipProxy
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	proxy.ErrorHandler = func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error) {
-		if baseHandler != nil && errors.Is(err, errSkipProxy) {
-			if a.options.Logger != nil {
-				a.options.Logger.Debug("ExternalAssetHandler: Loading file failed, using original AssetHandler", "url", r.URL)
-			}
-			baseHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
-		} else {
-			if a.options.Logger != nil {
-				a.options.Logger.Error("ExternalAssetHandler: Proxy error", "error", err.Error())
-			}
-			rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
-		}
+		logError(r.Context(), "[ExternalAssetHandler] Proxy error", "error", err.Error())
+		rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadGateway)
 	}
 
-	var result http.Handler = http.HandlerFunc(
-		func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			if req.Method == http.MethodGet {
-				proxy.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
-				return
-			}
-
-			if baseHandler != nil {
-				baseHandler.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
-				return
-			}
-
-			rw.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		})
-
-	if middleware := a.options.Middleware; middleware != nil {
-		result = middleware(result)
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
+	return proxy
 }
 
 func GetDevServerURL() string {
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/build_production.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/build_production.go
index 0f858faf..b5bba6b1 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/build_production.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/build_production.go
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 package assetserver
 
-import "net/http"
+import (
+	"io/fs"
+	"net/http"
+)
 
 func defaultIndexHTML() []byte {
 	return []byte{}
 }
 
-func (a *AssetServer) setupHandler() (http.Handler, error) {
-	return NewDefaultAssetHandler(a.options)
+func NewAssetFileServer(vfs fs.FS) http.Handler {
+	return newAssetFileServerFS(vfs)
 }
 
 func GetDevServerURL() string {
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/common.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/common.go
index 484858cf..109c228b 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/common.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/common.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package assetserver
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -20,6 +22,10 @@ const (
 	WailsUserAgentValue = "wails.io"
 )
 
+var (
+	assetServerLogger = struct{}{}
+)
+
 func serveFile(rw http.ResponseWriter, filename string, blob []byte) error {
 	header := rw.Header()
 	header.Set(HeaderContentLength, fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(blob)))
@@ -37,3 +43,19 @@ func isWebSocket(req *http.Request) bool {
 	upgrade := req.Header.Get(HeaderUpgrade)
 	return strings.EqualFold(upgrade, "websocket")
 }
+
+func contextWithLogger(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, assetServerLogger, logger)
+}
+
+func logInfo(ctx context.Context, message string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if logger, _ := ctx.Value(assetServerLogger).(*slog.Logger); logger != nil {
+		logger.Info(message, args...)
+	}
+}
+
+func logError(ctx context.Context, message string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if logger, _ := ctx.Value(assetServerLogger).(*slog.Logger); logger != nil {
+		logger.Error(message, args...)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/fs.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/fs.go
index 65f24ed7..4d8aad57 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/fs.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/fs.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// FindEmbedRootPath finds the root path in the embed FS. It's the directory which contains all the files.
-func FindEmbedRootPath(fileSystem embed.FS) (string, error) {
+// findEmbedRootPath finds the root path in the embed FS. It's the directory which contains all the files.
+func findEmbedRootPath(fileSystem embed.FS) (string, error) {
 	stopErr := fmt.Errorf("files or multiple dirs found")
 
 	fPath := ""
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func FindEmbedRootPath(fileSystem embed.FS) (string, error) {
 	return fPath, nil
 }
 
-func FindPathToFile(fileSystem fs.FS, file string) (string, error) {
+func findPathToFile(fileSystem fs.FS, file string) (string, error) {
 	stat, _ := fs.Stat(fileSystem, file)
 	if stat != nil {
 		return ".", nil
diff --git a/v3/internal/assetserver/options.go b/v3/internal/assetserver/options.go
index f199a9b0..60c43e26 100644
--- a/v3/internal/assetserver/options.go
+++ b/v3/internal/assetserver/options.go
@@ -2,26 +2,13 @@ package assetserver
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/fs"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
 // Options defines the configuration of the AssetServer.
 type Options struct {
-	// Assets defines the static assets to be used. A GET request is first tried to be served from this Assets. If the Assets returns
-	// `os.ErrNotExist` for that file, the request handling will fallback to the Handler and tries to serve the GET
-	// request from it.
-	//
-	// If set to nil, all GET requests will be forwarded to Handler.
-	Assets fs.FS
-
-	// Handler will be called for every GET request that can't be served from Assets, due to `os.ErrNotExist`. Furthermore all
-	// non GET requests will always be served from this Handler.
-	//
-	// If not defined, the result is the following in cases where the Handler would have been called:
-	//   GET request:   `http.StatusNotFound`
-	//   Other request: `http.StatusMethodNotAllowed`
+	// Handler which serves all the content to the WebView.
 	Handler http.Handler
 
 	// Middleware is a HTTP Middleware which allows to hook into the AssetServer request chain. It allows to skip the default
@@ -29,6 +16,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	// The Middleware is called to build a new `http.Handler` used by the AssetSever and it also receives the default
 	// handler used by the AssetServer as an argument.
 	//
+	// This middleware injects itself before any of Wails internal middlewares.
+	//
 	// If not defined, the default AssetServer request chain is executed.
 	//
 	// Multiple Middlewares can be chained together with:
@@ -50,8 +39,8 @@ type Options struct {
 
 // Validate the options
 func (o Options) Validate() error {
-	if o.Assets == nil && o.Handler == nil && o.Middleware == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("AssetServer options invalid: either Assets, Handler or Middleware must be set")
+	if o.Handler == nil && o.Middleware == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("AssetServer options invalid: either Handler or Middleware must be set")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/application.go b/v3/pkg/application/application.go
index 319acd6b..60fd64e5 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/application.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/application.go
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ package application
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"github.com/pkg/browser"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/signal"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -15,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/browser"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/signal"
+
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/assetserver"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/assetserver/webview"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/capabilities"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ var globalApplication *App
 
 // AlphaAssets is the default assets for the alpha application
 var AlphaAssets = AssetOptions{
-	FS: alphaAssets,
+	Handler: AssetFileServerFS(alphaAssets),
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ func New(appOptions Options) *App {
 	result.Events = NewWailsEventProcessor(result.dispatchEventToWindows)
 
 	opts := &assetserver.Options{
-		Assets:         appOptions.Assets.FS,
 		Handler:        appOptions.Assets.Handler,
 		Middleware:     assetserver.Middleware(appOptions.Assets.Middleware),
 		Logger:         result.Logger,
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/options_application.go b/v3/pkg/application/options_application.go
index d005dfb2..10bf7518 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/options_application.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/options_application.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/internal/assetserver"
 )
 
 type Options struct {
@@ -68,26 +70,16 @@ type Options struct {
 
 // AssetOptions defines the configuration of the AssetServer.
 type AssetOptions struct {
-	// FS defines the static assets to be used. A GET request is first tried to be served from this FS. If the FS returns
-	// `os.ErrNotExist` for that file, the request handling will fallback to the Handler and tries to serve the GET
-	// request from it.
-	//
-	// If set to nil, all GET requests will be forwarded to Handler.
-	FS fs.FS
-
-	// Handler will be called for every GET request that can't be served from FS, due to `os.ErrNotExist`. Furthermore all
-	// non GET requests will always be served from this Handler.
-	//
-	// If not defined, the result is the following in cases where the Handler would have been called:
-	//   GET request:   `http.StatusNotFound`
-	//   Other request: `http.StatusMethodNotAllowed`
+	// Handler which serves all the content to the WebView.
 	Handler http.Handler
 
-	// Middleware is HTTP Middleware which allows to hook into the AssetServer request chain. It allows to skip the default
+	// Middleware is a HTTP Middleware which allows to hook into the AssetServer request chain. It allows to skip the default
 	// request handler dynamically, e.g. implement specialized Routing etc.
 	// The Middleware is called to build a new `http.Handler` used by the AssetSever and it also receives the default
 	// handler used by the AssetServer as an argument.
 	//
+	// This middleware injects itself before any of Wails internal middlewares.
+	//
 	// If not defined, the default AssetServer request chain is executed.
 	//
 	// Multiple Middlewares can be chained together with:
@@ -112,3 +104,10 @@ func ChainMiddleware(middleware ...Middleware) Middleware {
 		return h
 	}
 }
+
+// AssetFileServerFS returns a http handler which serves the assets from the fs.FS.
+// If an external devserver has been provided 'FRONTEND_DEVSERVER_URL' the files are being served
+// from the external server, ignoring the `assets`.
+func AssetFileServerFS(assets fs.FS) http.Handler {
+	return assetserver.NewAssetFileServer(assets)
+}