diff --git a/packages/assets/path-support.js b/packages/assets/path-support.js
index 7d9388ad12567b..4ea50760fcd070 100644
--- a/packages/assets/path-support.js
+++ b/packages/assets/path-support.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function getAndroidResourceIdentifier(asset: PackagerAsset): string {
     .toLowerCase()
     .replace(/\//g, '_') // Encode folder structure in file name
     .replace(/([^a-z0-9_])/g, '') // Remove illegal chars
-    .replace(/^assets_/, ''); // Remove "assets_" prefix
+    .replace(/^(?:assets|assetsunstable_path)_/, ''); // Remove "assets_" or "assetsunstable_path_" prefix
 }
 
 function getBasePath(asset: PackagerAsset): string {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
index e279212b49e5e5..c37fbe1fceb5e3 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/AssetSourceResolver.js
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ function getAssetPathInDrawableFolder(asset: PackagerAsset): string {
   return drawableFolder + '/' + fileName + '.' + asset.type;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the asset can be loaded over the network.
+ */
+function assetSupportsNetworkLoads(asset: PackagerAsset): boolean {
+  return !(asset.type === 'xml' && Platform.OS === 'android');
+}
+
 class AssetSourceResolver {
   serverUrl: ?string;
   // where the jsbundle is being run from
@@ -67,7 +74,11 @@ class AssetSourceResolver {
   }
 
   isLoadedFromServer(): boolean {
-    return !!this.serverUrl;
+    return (
+      this.serverUrl != null &&
+      this.serverUrl !== '' &&
+      assetSupportsNetworkLoads(this.asset)
+    );
   }
 
   isLoadedFromFileSystem(): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
index 3058f7154048ce..e924b3dc61c38f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/resolveAssetSource-test.js
@@ -109,6 +109,29 @@ describe('resolveAssetSource', () => {
         },
       );
     });
+
+    it('respects query parameters', () => {
+      expectResolvesAsset(
+        {
+          __packager_asset: true,
+          fileSystemLocation: '/root/app/assets/module/a',
+          httpServerLocation: '/assets?unstable_path=./module/a',
+          width: 100,
+          height: 200,
+          scales: [1, 2, 3],
+          hash: '5b6f00f',
+          name: 'logo',
+          type: 'png',
+        },
+        {
+          __packager_asset: true,
+          width: 100,
+          height: 200,
+          uri: 'http://10.0.0.1:8081/assets?unstable_path=./module/a/logo@2x.png?platform=ios&hash=5b6f00f',
+          scale: 2,
+        },
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('bundle was loaded from file on iOS', () => {
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
index 610b84fc5b4385..13656e1aee8603 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@ import type {LayoutEvent} from 'react-native/Libraries/Types/CoreEventTypes';
 
 import * as ReactNativeFeatureFlags from 'react-native/src/private/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags';
 
-const ImageCapInsetsExample = require('./ImageCapInsetsExample');
-const React = require('react');
-const {
-  Image,
-  ImageBackground,
-  StyleSheet,
-  Text,
-  View,
-} = require('react-native');
+import ImageCapInsetsExample from './ImageCapInsetsExample';
+import React from 'react';
+import {Image, ImageBackground, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
 
 const IMAGE1 =
   'https://www.facebook.com/assets/fb_lite_messaging/E2EE-settings@3x.png';
@@ -618,7 +612,9 @@ class VectorDrawableExample extends React.Component<
     return (
       <View style={styles.flex}>
         <Text>Enabled: {isEnabled ? 'true' : 'false'}</Text>
-        <Image source={{uri: 'ic_android'}} style={{height: 64, width: 64}} />
+        <View style={styles.vectorDrawableRow}>
+          <Image source={{uri: 'ic_android'}} style={styles.vectorDrawable} />
+        </View>
       </View>
     );
   }
@@ -849,6 +845,14 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     experimental_boxShadow: '80px 0px 10px 0px hotpink',
     transform: 'rotate(-15deg)',
   },
+  vectorDrawableRow: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    gap: 8,
+  },
+  vectorDrawable: {
+    height: 64,
+    width: 64,
+  },
 });
 
 exports.displayName = (undefined: ?string);