diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
index 08f89b55962..b6e83bc466c 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ bUserAssetLibrary *BKE_preferences_asset_library_add(UserDef *userdef,
   bUserAssetLibrary *library = DNA_struct_default_alloc(bUserAssetLibrary);
 
   BLI_addtail(&userdef->asset_libraries, library);
-
+  if (userdef->experimental.no_data_block_packing) {
+    library->import_method = ASSET_IMPORT_APPEND_REUSE;
+  }
   if (name) {
     BKE_preferences_asset_library_name_set(userdef, library, name);
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_defaults.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_defaults.h
index d38fe584817..4b44fb07128 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_defaults.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_defaults.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define _DNA_DEFAULT_bUserAssetLibrary \
   { \
-    .import_method = ASSET_IMPORT_APPEND_REUSE, \
+    .import_method = ASSET_IMPORT_PACK, \
     .flag = ASSET_LIBRARY_RELATIVE_PATH, \
   }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
index d010c6045fb..21fe29efd8f 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.cc
@@ -1541,6 +1541,11 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem *rna_preference_asset_libray_import_method_itemf(
   return items;
 }
 
+int rna_preference_asset_libray_import_method_default(PointerRNA * /*ptr*/, PropertyRNA * /*prop*/)
+{
+  return U.experimental.no_data_block_packing ? ASSET_IMPORT_APPEND_REUSE : ASSET_IMPORT_PACK;
+}
+
 static void rna_experimental_no_data_block_packing_update(bContext *C, PointerRNA *ptr)
 {
   Main *bmain = CTX_data_main(C);
@@ -6750,6 +6755,7 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_filepaths_asset_library(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, rna_enum_preferences_asset_import_method_items);
   RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(
       prop, nullptr, nullptr, "rna_preference_asset_libray_import_method_itemf");
+  RNA_def_property_enum_default_func(prop, "rna_preference_asset_libray_import_method_default");
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
       prop,
       "Default Import Method",