diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_list.hh b/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_list.hh
index 7e487db8f37..7b5cef88192 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_list.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/ED_asset_list.hh
@@ -60,7 +60,18 @@ void iterate(const AssetLibraryReference &library_reference, AssetListIterFn fn)
 void storage_fetch(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference, const bContext *C);
 bool is_loaded(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference);
 void ensure_previews_job(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference, const bContext *C);
+/**
+ * Clears this asset library and the "All" asset library for reload in both the static asset list
+ * storage, as well as for all open asset browsers. Call this whenever the content of the given
+ * asset library changed in a way that a reload is necessary.
+ */
 void clear(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference, const bContext *C);
+/**
+ * Clears the all asset library for reload in both the static asset list storage, as well as for
+ * all open asset browsers. Call this whenever any asset library content changed in a way that a
+ * reload is necessary.
+ */
+void clear_all_library(const bContext *C);
 bool storage_has_list_for_library(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference);
 /**
  * Tag all asset lists in the storage that show main data as needing an update (re-fetch).
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_list.cc b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_list.cc
index 5209e612d77..7267c274e5a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_list.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_list.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "ED_asset_indexer.hh"
 #include "ED_asset_list.hh"
+#include "ED_fileselect.hh"
 #include "ED_screen.hh"
 #include "asset_library_reference.hh"
 
@@ -458,6 +459,35 @@ void clear(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference, const bContext *C)
   if (list) {
     list->clear(C);
   }
+
+  wmWindowManager *wm = CTX_wm_manager(C);
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (const wmWindow *, win, &wm->windows) {
+    const bScreen *screen = WM_window_get_active_screen(win);
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH (const ScrArea *, area, &screen->areabase) {
+      /* Only needs to cover visible file/asset browsers, since others are already cleared through
+       * area exiting. */
+      if (area->spacetype == SPACE_FILE) {
+        SpaceFile *sfile = reinterpret_cast<SpaceFile *>(area->spacedata.first);
+        if (sfile->browse_mode == FILE_BROWSE_MODE_ASSETS) {
+          if (sfile->asset_params && sfile->asset_params->asset_library_ref == *library_reference)
+          {
+            ED_fileselect_clear(wm, sfile);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Always clear the all library when clearing a nested one. */
+  if (library_reference->type != ASSET_LIBRARY_ALL) {
+    clear_all_library(C);
+  }
+}
+
+void clear_all_library(const bContext *C)
+{
+  const AssetLibraryReference all_lib_ref = asset_system::all_library_reference();
+  clear(&all_lib_ref, C);
 }
 
 bool storage_has_list_for_library(const AssetLibraryReference *library_reference)
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/CMakeLists.txt
index e5150ee279e..d7e6fa57ec6 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 set(INC
   ../include
+  ../../asset_system
   ../../blenkernel
   ../../blenloader
   ../../blentranslation
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/userpref_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/userpref_ops.cc
index 3b385de511d..d9b9236b7c5 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/userpref_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_userpref/userpref_ops.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "WM_api.hh"
 #include "WM_types.hh"
 
+#include "ED_asset.hh"
 #include "ED_userpref.hh"
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ static void PREFERENCES_OT_autoexec_path_remove(wmOperatorType *ot)
 /** \name Add Asset Library Operator
  * \{ */
 
-static int preferences_asset_library_add_exec(bContext * /*C*/, wmOperator *op)
+static int preferences_asset_library_add_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
   char *path = RNA_string_get_alloc(op->ptr, "directory", nullptr, 0, nullptr);
   char dirname[FILE_MAXFILE];
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ static int preferences_asset_library_add_exec(bContext * /*C*/, wmOperator *op)
 
   /* There's no dedicated notifier for the Preferences. */
   WM_main_add_notifier(NC_WINDOW, nullptr);
+  blender::ed::asset::list::clear_all_library(C);
 
   MEM_freeN(path);
   return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
index aa468079815..5fa666b6e2b 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_preferences_extension_repo_source_type_it
 #  include "MEM_CacheLimiterC-Api.h"
 #  include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
+#  include "ED_asset_list.hh"
+
 #  include "UI_interface.hh"
 
 static void rna_userdef_version_get(PointerRNA *ptr, int *value)
@@ -582,11 +584,15 @@ static void rna_userdef_script_directory_remove(ReportList *reports, PointerRNA
   USERDEF_TAG_DIRTY;
 }
 
-static bUserAssetLibrary *rna_userdef_asset_library_new(const char *name, const char *directory)
+static bUserAssetLibrary *rna_userdef_asset_library_new(const bContext *C,
+                                                        const char *name,
+                                                        const char *directory)
 {
   bUserAssetLibrary *new_library = BKE_preferences_asset_library_add(
       &U, name ? name : "", directory ? directory : "");
 
+  blender::ed::asset::list::clear_all_library(C);
+
   /* Trigger refresh for the Asset Browser. */
   WM_main_add_notifier(NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_ASSET_PARAMS, nullptr);
 
@@ -7118,7 +7124,7 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_asset_library_collection(BlenderRNA *brna, PropertyR
   RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "User Asset Libraries", "Collection of user asset libraries");
 
   func = RNA_def_function(srna, "new", "rna_userdef_asset_library_new");
-  RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_NO_SELF);
+  RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_NO_SELF | FUNC_USE_CONTEXT);
   RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Add a new Asset Library");
   RNA_def_string(func, "name", nullptr, sizeof(bUserAssetLibrary::name), "Name", "");
   RNA_def_string(func, "directory", nullptr, sizeof(bUserAssetLibrary::dirpath), "Directory", "");