diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.spec.ts b/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.spec.ts
index 1928e39ae7..1cb3fc540b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.spec.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ describe('AssetInterceptor', () => {
         ),
     );
 
+    it(
+        'handles an Asset entity directly',
+        testInterceptor(
+            mockAsset(),
+            (response, result, toAbsoluteUrl) => {
+                expect(result.source).toBe('visited');
+                expect(result.preview).toBe('visited');
+                expect(toAbsoluteUrl).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+            },
+        ),
+    );
+
     it(
         'visits a top-level Asset',
         testInterceptor(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.ts b/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.ts
index 673dcad8be..f57670753a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/middleware/asset-interceptor.ts
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@ export class AssetInterceptor implements NestInterceptor {
         const request = ctx.req;
         return next.handle().pipe(
             map(data => {
-                visitType(data, [Asset, 'productPreview', 'productVariantPreview'], asset => {
-                    if (asset instanceof Asset) {
-                        asset.preview = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset.preview);
-                        asset.source = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset.source);
-                    } else {
-                        asset = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset);
-                    }
-                    return asset;
-                });
+                if (data instanceof Asset) {
+                    data.preview = toAbsoluteUrl(request, data.preview);
+                    data.source = toAbsoluteUrl(request, data.source);
+                } else {
+                    visitType(data, [Asset, 'productPreview', 'productVariantPreview'], asset => {
+                        if (asset instanceof Asset) {
+                            asset.preview = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset.preview);
+                            asset.source = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset.source);
+                        } else {
+                            asset = toAbsoluteUrl(request, asset);
+                        }
+                        return asset;
+                    });
+                }
                 return data;
             }),
         );