3 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
index 8dff1aa1ed0..a3e793038f7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.c
@@ -3904,6 +3904,7 @@ static BHead *read_userdef(BlendFileData *bfd, FileData *fd, BHead *bhead)
   BLO_read_list(reader, &user->user_menus);
   BLO_read_list(reader, &user->addons);
   BLO_read_list(reader, &user->autoexec_paths);
+  BLO_read_list(reader, &user->asset_libraries);
 
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (wmKeyMap *, keymap, &user->user_keymaps) {
     keymap->modal_items = NULL;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
index 5ed7ab55851..f1572c563bf 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_userdef.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "BKE_idprop.h"
 #include "BKE_keyconfig.h"
 #include "BKE_main.h"
+#include "BKE_preferences.h"
 
 #include "BLO_readfile.h"
 
@@ -830,6 +831,9 @@ void blo_do_versions_userdef(UserDef *userdef)
    */
   {
     /* Keep this block, even when empty. */
+    if (BLI_listbase_is_empty(&userdef->asset_libraries)) {
+      BKE_preferences_asset_library_default_add(userdef);
+    }
   }
 
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (bTheme *, btheme, &userdef->themes) {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
index c64a7dc1b9f..e7d55538f7e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/writefile.c
@@ -756,6 +756,10 @@ static void write_userdef(BlendWriter *writer, const UserDef *userdef)
     BLO_write_struct(writer, bPathCompare, path_cmp);
   }
 
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (const bUserAssetLibrary *, asset_library, &userdef->asset_libraries) {
+    BLO_write_struct(writer, bUserAssetLibrary, asset_library);
+  }
+
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (const uiStyle *, style, &userdef->uistyles) {
     BLO_write_struct(writer, uiStyle, style);
   }