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 70ec7b5fff90..26f3e67fbac1 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
@@ -273,14 +273,26 @@
 			ContentRoot="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\wwwroot\"
 			BasePath="$(StaticWebAssetBasePath)"
 			AssetMergeSource="$(StaticWebAssetMergeTarget)">
-			<Output TaskParameter="Assets" ItemName="StaticWebAsset" />
+			<Output TaskParameter="Assets" ItemName="_UnoTransitiveItems_StaticWebAsset" />
 		</DefineStaticWebAssets>
 
+		<RemoveDuplicates Inputs="@(StaticWebAsset);@(_UnoTransitiveItems_StaticWebAsset)">
+			<Output TaskParameter="Filtered" ItemName="_UnoTransitiveItems_Unique_StaticWebAsset"/>
+		</RemoveDuplicates>
+
+		<ItemGroup>
+			<StaticWebAsset Remove="@(StaticWebAsset)" />
+			<StaticWebAsset Include="@(_UnoTransitiveItems_Unique_StaticWebAsset)" />
+
+			<_UnoTransitiveItems_Unique_StaticWebAsset Remove="@(_UnoTransitiveItems_Unique_StaticWebAsset)" />
+			<_UnoTransitiveItems_Unique_StaticWebAsset Remove="@(_UnoTransitiveItems_StaticWebAsset)" />
+		</ItemGroup>
+
 		<DefineStaticWebAssetEndpoints
 			  CandidateAssets="@(StaticWebAsset)"
 			  ExistingEndpoints="@(StaticWebAssetEndpoint)"
 			  ContentTypeMappings="@(StaticWebAssetContentTypeMapping)"
-				>	
+			>
 			<Output TaskParameter="Endpoints" ItemName="StaticWebAssetEndpoint" />
 		</DefineStaticWebAssetEndpoints>
 
diff --git a/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets b/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
index cca88a86ba95..195bfd8fa8ad 100644
--- a/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
+++ b/src/Uno.Sdk/targets/Uno.DefaultItems.targets
@@ -13,30 +13,39 @@
 		<!-- 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"