diff --git a/app/assets/api/routes.py b/app/assets/api/routes.py
index f40211f6c..2a3f4a858 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/routes.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/routes.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from app.assets.services import (
     upload_from_temp_path,
 )
 from app.assets.services.cursor import InvalidCursorError
+from app.assets.services.path_utils import compute_asset_response_paths
 from app.assets.services.tagging import list_tag_histogram
 
 ROUTES = web.RouteTableDef()
@@ -160,11 +161,18 @@ def _build_asset_response(result: schemas.AssetDetailResult | schemas.UploadResu
             preview_url = None
     else:
         preview_url = _build_preview_url_from_view(result.tags, result.ref.user_metadata)
+    if result.ref.file_path:
+        paths = compute_asset_response_paths(result.ref.file_path)
+        file_path, display_name = paths if paths else (None, None)
+    else:
+        file_path, display_name = None, None
     asset_content_hash = result.asset.hash if result.asset else None
     return schemas_out.Asset(
         id=result.ref.id,
         name=result.ref.name,
         hash=asset_content_hash,
+        file_path=file_path,
+        display_name=display_name,
         asset_hash=asset_content_hash,
         size=int(result.asset.size_bytes) if result.asset else None,
         mime_type=result.asset.mime_type if result.asset else None,
diff --git a/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py b/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
index 4e38e19d1..d4d2c699d 100644
--- a/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
+++ b/app/assets/api/schemas_out.py
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@ class Asset(BaseModel):
     ``id`` here is the AssetReference id, not the content-addressed Asset id."""
 
     id: str
-    name: str
+    name: str = Field(
+        ...,
+        deprecated=True,
+        description="Reference label, often caller-provided or derived from the filename. Deprecated for storage path/display semantics; use `file_path` and `display_name` when present.",
+    )
     hash: str | None = None
+    file_path: str | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Runtime storage locator for filesystem-backed assets, using Comfy storage namespaces such as `input/`, `output/`, `temp/`, or `models/`. Not an absolute filesystem path, unique identity, or model loader path.",
+    )
+    display_name: str | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Human-facing label derived from `file_path`, usually the path below the top-level storage namespace. Not unique.",
+    )
     asset_hash: str | None = None
     size: int | None = None
     mime_type: str | None = None
diff --git a/app/assets/services/path_utils.py b/app/assets/services/path_utils.py
index 3c64f0bef..8b2eba37f 100644
--- a/app/assets/services/path_utils.py
+++ b/app/assets/services/path_utils.py
@@ -88,6 +88,62 @@ def validate_path_within_base(candidate: str, base: str) -> None:
         raise ValueError("destination escapes base directory")
 
 
+def _compute_relative_path(child: str, parent: str) -> str:
+    rel = os.path.relpath(os.path.abspath(child), os.path.abspath(parent))
+    if rel == ".":
+        return ""
+    return rel.replace(os.sep, "/")
+
+
+def _is_relative_to(child: str, parent: str) -> bool:
+    return Path(os.path.abspath(child)).is_relative_to(os.path.abspath(parent))
+
+
+def compute_asset_response_paths(file_path: str) -> tuple[str, str | None] | None:
+    """Return public (file_path, display_name) response fields for a file path.
+
+    These fields are storage locators, not model-loader namespaces. Registered
+    model-folder membership is represented by backend tags such as
+    ``model_type:<folder_name>``; response paths only use known storage roots.
+    """
+    fp_abs = os.path.abspath(file_path)
+    candidates: list[tuple[int, int, str, str]] = []
+
+    for order, (namespace, base) in enumerate(
+        (
+            ("input", folder_paths.get_input_directory()),
+            ("output", folder_paths.get_output_directory()),
+            ("temp", folder_paths.get_temp_directory()),
+            ("models", getattr(folder_paths, "models_dir", "")),
+        )
+    ):
+        if not base:
+            continue
+        base_abs = os.path.abspath(base)
+        if _is_relative_to(fp_abs, base_abs):
+            candidates.append((len(base_abs), -order, namespace, base_abs))
+
+    if not candidates:
+        return None
+
+    _base_len, _order, namespace, base = max(candidates)
+    rel = _compute_relative_path(fp_abs, base)
+    public_path = f"{namespace}/{rel}" if rel else namespace
+    return public_path, rel or None
+
+
+def compute_display_name(file_path: str) -> str | None:
+    """Return the asset's `display_name`, or None for unknown paths."""
+    result = compute_asset_response_paths(file_path)
+    return result[1] if result else None
+
+
+def compute_file_path(file_path: str) -> str | None:
+    """Return the asset's logical storage `file_path`, or None for unknown paths."""
+    result = compute_asset_response_paths(file_path)
+    return result[0] if result else None
+
+
 def compute_relative_filename(file_path: str) -> str | None:
     """
     Return the model's path relative to the last well-known folder (the model category),
@@ -95,6 +151,9 @@ def compute_relative_filename(file_path: str) -> str | None:
       /.../models/checkpoints/flux/123/flux.safetensors -> "flux/123/flux.safetensors"
       /.../models/text_encoders/clip_g.safetensors -> "clip_g.safetensors"
 
+    This is legacy metadata/view filename logic, not the public Asset response
+    `display_name`. Response fields should use compute_asset_response_paths().
+
     For non-model paths, returns None.
     """
     try:
@@ -139,9 +198,10 @@ def get_asset_category_and_relative_path(
     def _compute_relative(child: str, parent: str) -> str:
         # Normalize relative path, stripping any leading ".." components
         # by anchoring to root (os.sep) then computing relpath back from it.
-        return os.path.relpath(
+        rel = os.path.relpath(
             os.path.join(os.sep, os.path.relpath(child, parent)), os.sep
         )
+        return "" if rel == "." else rel.replace(os.sep, "/")
 
     # 1) input
     input_base = os.path.abspath(folder_paths.get_input_directory())
@@ -172,7 +232,8 @@ def get_asset_category_and_relative_path(
     if best is not None:
         _, bucket, rel_inside = best
         combined = os.path.join(bucket, rel_inside)
-        return "models", os.path.relpath(os.path.join(os.sep, combined), os.sep)
+        normalized = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(os.sep, combined), os.sep)
+        return "models", normalized.replace(os.sep, "/")
 
     raise ValueError(
         f"Path is not within input, output, temp, or configured model bases: {file_path}"
diff --git a/tests-unit/assets_test/services/test_path_utils.py b/tests-unit/assets_test/services/test_path_utils.py
index fe92896a8..5a1e1df38 100644
--- a/tests-unit/assets_test/services/test_path_utils.py
+++ b/tests-unit/assets_test/services/test_path_utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
 
 from app.assets.services.path_utils import (
+    compute_display_name,
+    compute_file_path,
     get_asset_category_and_relative_path,
     get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path,
     resolve_destination_from_tags,
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ def fake_dirs():
         input_dir = root_path / "input"
         output_dir = root_path / "output"
         temp_dir = root_path / "temp"
-        models_dir = root_path / "models" / "checkpoints"
+        models_root = root_path / "models"
+        models_dir = models_root / "checkpoints"
         for d in (input_dir, output_dir, temp_dir, models_dir):
             d.mkdir(parents=True)
 
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ def fake_dirs():
             mock_fp.get_input_directory.return_value = str(input_dir)
             mock_fp.get_output_directory.return_value = str(output_dir)
             mock_fp.get_temp_directory.return_value = str(temp_dir)
+            mock_fp.models_dir = str(models_root)
 
             with patch(
                 "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ def fake_dirs():
                     "input": input_dir,
                     "output": output_dir,
                     "temp": temp_dir,
+                    "models_root": models_root,
                     "models": models_dir,
                 }
 
@@ -170,6 +175,230 @@ class TestGetAssetCategoryAndRelativePath:
             get_asset_category_and_relative_path("/some/random/path.png")
 
 
+class TestResponseStoragePaths:
+    def test_input_file_path_and_display_name_include_subfolder(self, fake_dirs):
+        sub = fake_dirs["input"] / "some" / "folder"
+        sub.mkdir(parents=True)
+        f = sub / "image.png"
+        f.touch()
+
+        assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "input/some/folder/image.png"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "some/folder/image.png"
+
+    def test_output_file_path_and_display_name_include_subfolder(self, fake_dirs):
+        sub = fake_dirs["output"] / "renders"
+        sub.mkdir()
+        f = sub / "ComfyUI_00001_.png"
+        f.touch()
+
+        assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "output/renders/ComfyUI_00001_.png"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "renders/ComfyUI_00001_.png"
+
+    def test_temp_file_path_and_display_name(self, fake_dirs):
+        f = fake_dirs["temp"] / "preview.png"
+        f.touch()
+
+        assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "temp/preview.png"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "preview.png"
+
+    def test_exact_storage_root_has_no_display_name(self, fake_dirs):
+        assert compute_file_path(str(fake_dirs["input"])) == "input"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(fake_dirs["input"])) is None
+
+    def test_longest_matching_builtin_root_wins(self, fake_dirs, tmp_path: Path):
+        nested_output = fake_dirs["input"] / "nested-output"
+        nested_output.mkdir()
+        f = nested_output / "image.png"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch("app.assets.services.path_utils.folder_paths") as mock_fp:
+            mock_fp.get_input_directory.return_value = str(fake_dirs["input"])
+            mock_fp.get_output_directory.return_value = str(nested_output)
+            mock_fp.get_temp_directory.return_value = str(tmp_path / "temp")
+            mock_fp.models_dir = str(fake_dirs["models_root"])
+
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "output/image.png"
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "image.png"
+
+    def test_model_file_path_is_relative_to_physical_models_root(self, fake_dirs):
+        sub = fake_dirs["models"] / "flux"
+        sub.mkdir()
+        f = sub / "model.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "models/checkpoints/flux/model.safetensors"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "checkpoints/flux/model.safetensors"
+
+        name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+        assert name == "model.safetensors"
+        assert "models" in tags
+        assert "model_type:checkpoints" in tags
+        assert "checkpoints" not in tags
+        assert "flux" not in tags
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "folder_name",
+        ["checkpoints", "clip", "vae", "diffusion_models", "loras"],
+    )
+    def test_output_model_folder_uses_output_storage_file_path(self, fake_dirs, folder_name):
+        output_model_dir = fake_dirs["output"] / folder_name
+        output_model_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        default_model_dir = fake_dirs["models_root"] / folder_name
+        default_model_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        f = output_model_dir / "saved.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[(folder_name, [str(default_model_dir), str(output_model_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == f"output/{folder_name}/saved.safetensors"
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == f"{folder_name}/saved.safetensors"
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "saved.safetensors"
+            assert "output" in tags
+            assert "models" in tags
+            assert f"model_type:{folder_name}" in tags
+            assert folder_name not in tags
+
+    def test_output_model_subfolder_uses_output_storage_file_path(self, fake_dirs):
+        folder_name = "loras"
+        output_model_dir = fake_dirs["output"] / folder_name
+        subdir = output_model_dir / "experiments"
+        subdir.mkdir(parents=True)
+        f = subdir / "my_lora.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[(folder_name, [str(output_model_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert (
+                compute_file_path(str(f))
+                == "output/loras/experiments/my_lora.safetensors"
+            )
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "loras/experiments/my_lora.safetensors"
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "my_lora.safetensors"
+            assert "output" in tags
+            assert "models" in tags
+            assert "model_type:loras" in tags
+            assert "loras" not in tags
+            assert "experiments" not in tags
+
+    def test_external_model_folder_without_provenance_has_no_file_path(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        external_checkpoints_dir = tmp_path / "external" / "not_named_like_category"
+        external_checkpoints_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+        f = external_checkpoints_dir / "external.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[("checkpoints", [str(external_checkpoints_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) is None
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) is None
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "external.safetensors"
+            assert "models" in tags
+            assert "model_type:checkpoints" in tags
+
+    def test_same_relative_model_file_under_multiple_external_roots_has_no_storage_file_path(
+        self, tmp_path: Path
+    ):
+        foo_dir = tmp_path / "foo"
+        bar_dir = tmp_path / "bar"
+        foo_dir.mkdir()
+        bar_dir.mkdir()
+        foo_file = foo_dir / "baz.safetensors"
+        bar_file = bar_dir / "baz.safetensors"
+        foo_file.touch()
+        bar_file.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[("checkpoints", [str(foo_dir), str(bar_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(foo_file)) is None
+            assert compute_file_path(str(bar_file)) is None
+            assert compute_display_name(str(foo_file)) is None
+            assert compute_display_name(str(bar_file)) is None
+
+    def test_output_clip_folder_uses_output_storage_and_text_encoder_tag(self, fake_dirs):
+        output_clip_dir = fake_dirs["output"] / "clip"
+        output_clip_dir.mkdir()
+        f = output_clip_dir / "clip_l.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[("text_encoders", [str(output_clip_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "output/clip/clip_l.safetensors"
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "clip/clip_l.safetensors"
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "clip_l.safetensors"
+            assert "output" in tags
+            assert "models" in tags
+            assert "model_type:text_encoders" in tags
+            assert "clip" not in tags
+
+    def test_physical_unet_folder_uses_storage_path_and_diffusion_models_tag(self, fake_dirs):
+        unet_dir = fake_dirs["models_root"] / "unet"
+        diffusion_models_dir = fake_dirs["models_root"] / "diffusion_models"
+        unet_dir.mkdir()
+        diffusion_models_dir.mkdir()
+        f = unet_dir / "wan.safetensors"
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[("diffusion_models", [str(unet_dir), str(diffusion_models_dir)])],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "models/unet/wan.safetensors"
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "unet/wan.safetensors"
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "wan.safetensors"
+            assert "models" in tags
+            assert "model_type:diffusion_models" in tags
+            assert "unet" not in tags
+
+    def test_unregistered_file_under_physical_models_root_still_has_storage_file_path(self, fake_dirs):
+        f = fake_dirs["models_root"] / "not_registered" / "orphan.bin"
+        f.parent.mkdir()
+        f.touch()
+
+        assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "models/not_registered/orphan.bin"
+        assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "not_registered/orphan.bin"
+
+    def test_output_checkpoint_folder_without_registration_has_only_output_tag(self, fake_dirs):
+        f = fake_dirs["output"] / "checkpoints" / "saved.safetensors"
+        f.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        f.touch()
+
+        with patch(
+            "app.assets.services.path_utils.get_comfy_models_folders",
+            return_value=[],
+        ):
+            assert compute_file_path(str(f)) == "output/checkpoints/saved.safetensors"
+            assert compute_display_name(str(f)) == "checkpoints/saved.safetensors"
+
+            name, tags = get_name_and_tags_from_asset_path(str(f))
+            assert name == "saved.safetensors"
+            assert "output" in tags
+            assert "models" not in tags
+            assert not any(tag.startswith("model_type:") for tag in tags)
+
+    def test_unknown_path_returns_none(self):
+        assert compute_file_path("/some/random/path.png") is None
+        assert compute_display_name("/some/random/path.png") is None
+
+
 class TestResolveDestinationFromTags:
     def test_explicit_subfolder_is_path_component(self, fake_dirs):
         base_dir, subdirs = resolve_destination_from_tags(
diff --git a/tests-unit/assets_test/test_uploads.py b/tests-unit/assets_test/test_uploads.py
index cb7f6cd30..a0bd73527 100644
--- a/tests-unit/assets_test/test_uploads.py
+++ b/tests-unit/assets_test/test_uploads.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def test_upload_ok_duplicate_reference(http: requests.Session, api_base: str, ma
     assert a2["asset_hash"] == a1["asset_hash"]
     assert a2["hash"] == a1["hash"]
     assert a2["id"] != a1["id"]  # new reference with same content
+    assert a2.get("file_path") is None
+    assert a2.get("display_name") is None
 
     # Third upload with the same data but different name also creates new AssetReference
     files = {"file": (name, data, "application/octet-stream")}
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@ def test_upload_ok_duplicate_reference(http: requests.Session, api_base: str, ma
     assert a3["asset_hash"] == a1["asset_hash"]
     assert a3["id"] != a1["id"]
     assert a3["id"] != a2["id"]
+    assert a3.get("file_path") is None
+    assert a3.get("display_name") is None
 
 
 def test_upload_fastpath_from_existing_hash_no_file(http: requests.Session, api_base: str):
@@ -88,6 +92,49 @@ def test_upload_fastpath_from_existing_hash_no_file(http: requests.Session, api_
     assert "checkpoints" in b2["tags"]
     assert "uploaded" not in b2["tags"]
     assert not any(tag.startswith("model_type:") for tag in b2["tags"])
+    assert b2.get("file_path") is None
+    assert b2.get("display_name") is None
+
+    rg = http.get(f"{api_base}/api/assets/{b2['id']}", timeout=120)
+    detail = rg.json()
+    assert rg.status_code == 200, detail
+    assert detail.get("file_path") is None
+    assert detail.get("display_name") is None
+
+
+def test_create_from_hash_with_model_tags_does_not_synthesize_file_path(
+    http: requests.Session, api_base: str
+):
+    seed_name = "from_hash_seed.safetensors"
+    seed_tags = ["models", "model_type:checkpoints", "unit-tests"]
+    files = {"file": (seed_name, b"D" * 1024, "application/octet-stream")}
+    form = {
+        "tags": json.dumps(seed_tags),
+        "name": seed_name,
+        "user_metadata": json.dumps({}),
+    }
+    seed_r = http.post(api_base + "/api/assets", data=form, files=files, timeout=120)
+    seed = seed_r.json()
+    assert seed_r.status_code == 201, seed
+
+    payload = {
+        "hash": seed["asset_hash"],
+        "name": "from_hash_copy.safetensors",
+        "tags": ["models", "model_type:checkpoints", "unit-tests", "spoofed"],
+    }
+    created_r = http.post(api_base + "/api/assets/from-hash", json=payload, timeout=120)
+    created = created_r.json()
+    assert created_r.status_code == 201, created
+    assert created["created_new"] is False
+    assert created["asset_hash"] == seed["asset_hash"]
+    assert created.get("file_path") is None
+    assert created.get("display_name") is None
+
+    detail_r = http.get(f"{api_base}/api/assets/{created['id']}", timeout=120)
+    detail = detail_r.json()
+    assert detail_r.status_code == 200, detail
+    assert detail.get("file_path") is None
+    assert detail.get("display_name") is None
 
 
 def test_upload_fastpath_with_known_hash_and_file(
@@ -147,6 +194,8 @@ def test_duplicate_byte_upload_is_reference_only_and_does_not_need_destination(
     assert "not-a-destination" in duplicate["tags"]
     assert "uploaded" not in duplicate["tags"]
     assert "input" not in duplicate["tags"]
+    assert duplicate.get("file_path") is None
+    assert duplicate.get("display_name") is None
 
 
 def test_upload_multiple_tags_fields_are_merged(http: requests.Session, api_base: str):
@@ -170,6 +219,69 @@ def test_upload_multiple_tags_fields_are_merged(http: requests.Session, api_base
     assert {"models", "model_type:checkpoints", "unit-tests", "alpha"}.issubset(tags)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("tags", "extension", "subfolder", "expected_prefix", "expected_display_prefix"),
+    [
+        (["input", "unit-tests"], ".png", "uploads", "input", ""),
+        (
+            ["models", "model_type:checkpoints", "unit-tests"],
+            ".safetensors",
+            "flux",
+            "models/checkpoints",
+            "checkpoints/",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_upload_response_includes_file_path_and_display_name(
+    tags: list[str],
+    extension: str,
+    subfolder: str,
+    expected_prefix: str,
+    expected_display_prefix: str,
+    http: requests.Session,
+    api_base: str,
+    make_asset_bytes,
+):
+    scope = f"response-paths-{uuid.uuid4().hex[:6]}"
+    scoped_tags = [*tags, scope]
+    name = f"asset_response_path{extension}"
+
+    files = {"file": (name, make_asset_bytes(name, 1024), "application/octet-stream")}
+    form = {
+        "tags": json.dumps(scoped_tags),
+        "name": name,
+        "user_metadata": json.dumps({}),
+        "subfolder": subfolder,
+    }
+    created_r = http.post(api_base + "/api/assets", data=form, files=files, timeout=120)
+    created = created_r.json()
+    assert created_r.status_code in (200, 201), created
+    stored_filename = get_asset_filename(created["asset_hash"], extension)
+    expected_suffix = f"{subfolder}/{stored_filename}"
+    expected_file_path = f"{expected_prefix}/{expected_suffix}"
+    expected_display_name = f"{expected_display_prefix}{expected_suffix}"
+
+    assert created["file_path"] == expected_file_path
+    assert created["display_name"] == expected_display_name
+
+    detail_r = http.get(f"{api_base}/api/assets/{created['id']}", timeout=120)
+    detail = detail_r.json()
+    assert detail_r.status_code == 200, detail
+    assert detail["file_path"] == expected_file_path
+    assert detail["display_name"] == expected_display_name
+
+    list_r = http.get(
+        api_base + "/api/assets",
+        params={"include_tags": f"unit-tests,{scope}", "limit": "50"},
+        timeout=120,
+    )
+    listed = list_r.json()
+    assert list_r.status_code == 200, listed
+    match = next(a for a in listed["assets"] if a["id"] == created["id"])
+    assert match["file_path"] == expected_file_path
+    assert match["display_name"] == expected_display_name
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("root", ["input", "output"])
 def test_concurrent_upload_identical_bytes_different_names(
     root: str,