diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
index e3ed18f90..8e3ed26a6 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/Controller.php
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class Controller extends Extendable
                  * Detect assets
                  */
                 if ($this->hasAssetsDefined()) {
-                    $responseContents['X_OCTOBER_ASSETS'] = $this->assets;
+                    $responseContents['X_OCTOBER_ASSETS'] = $this->getAssetPaths();
                 }
 
                 return Response::make()->setContent($responseContents);
diff --git a/modules/system/traits/AssetMaker.php b/modules/system/traits/AssetMaker.php
index 1d499d253..27e6aba32 100644
--- a/modules/system/traits/AssetMaker.php
+++ b/modules/system/traits/AssetMaker.php
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@ trait AssetMaker
             $this->assets['rss'][] = ['path' => $rssPath, 'attributes' => $attributes];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of all registered asset paths.
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getAssetPaths()
+    {
+        $assets = [];
+        foreach ($this->assets as $type => $collection) {
+            $assets[$type] = [];
+            foreach ($collection as $asset) {
+                $assets[$type][] = $asset['path'];
+            }
+        }
+        return $assets;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Locates a file based on it's definition. If the file starts with
      * a forward slash, it will be returned in context of the application public path,