diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/manager.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/manager.py
index e61539179d..3b02677f0b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/manager.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/manager.py
@@ -528,10 +528,25 @@ class AssetManager:
         """
         Returns True if the asset exists, False otherwise.
         """
+        async def _exists_async():
+            asset_uri_obj = AssetUri(uri) if isinstance(uri, str) else uri
+            logger.debug(
+                f"ExistsAsync (internal): Looking up store '{store}'. Available stores: {list(self.stores.keys())}"
+            )
+            try:
+                selected_store = self.stores[store]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise ValueError(f"No store registered for name: {store}")
+            return await selected_store.exists(asset_uri_obj)
+
         try:
-            return self.get_raw(uri, store) is not None
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            return False
+            return asyncio.run(_exists_async())
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(
+                f"AssetManager.exists: Error during asyncio.run for '{uri}': {e}",
+                exc_info=False,
+            )
+            raise
 
     def fetch(
         self,
diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/base.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/base.py
index 3722d08839..b93d463c0d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/base.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/base.py
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ class AssetStore(abc.ABC):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    async def exists(self, uri: AssetUri) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if the asset exists at the given URI.
+
+        Args:
+            uri: The unique identifier for the asset.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the asset exists, False otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            await self.get(uri)
+            return True
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return False
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     async def delete(self, uri: AssetUri) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/filestore.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/filestore.py
index 753d8d9cac..a8bb246c5c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/filestore.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/filestore.py
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ class FileStore(AssetStore):
         except IsADirectoryError:
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"Asset URI {uri} resolved to a directory: {path_to_read}")
 
+    async def exists(self, uri: AssetUri) -> bool:
+        """Check if the asset exists at the given URI."""
+        try:
+            await self.get(uri)
+            return True
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return False
+        except IsADirectoryError:
+            # If the path is a directory, it means the asset exists but is not a file.
+            return False
+
     async def delete(self, uri: AssetUri) -> None:
         """Delete the asset at the given URI."""
         paths_to_delete: List[pathlib.Path] = []
diff --git a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/memory.py b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/memory.py
index 6410b5acef..2dc4712914 100644
--- a/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/memory.py
+++ b/src/Mod/CAM/Path/Tool/assets/store/memory.py
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ class MemoryStore(AssetStore):
 
         return self._data[asset_type][asset_id][version]
 
+    async def exists(self, uri: AssetUri) -> bool:
+        asset_type = uri.asset_type
+        asset_id = uri.asset_id
+        version = uri.version or self._get_latest_version(asset_type, asset_id)
+
+        return (
+            asset_type in self._data
+            and asset_id in self._data[asset_type]
+            and version in self._data[asset_type][asset_id]
+        )
+
     async def delete(self, uri: AssetUri) -> None:
         asset_type = uri.asset_type
         asset_id = uri.asset_id