diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
index 3248606cc9d7b..0a4fe716fb61c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
@@ -536,6 +536,14 @@ impl<A: Asset> Assets<A> {
     pub fn asset_events(mut assets: ResMut<Self>, mut events: EventWriter<AssetEvent<A>>) {
         events.send_batch(assets.queued_events.drain(..));
     }
+
+    /// A run condition for [`asset_events`]. The system will not run if there are no events to
+    /// flush.
+    ///
+    /// [`asset_events`]: Self::asset_events
+    pub(crate) fn asset_events_condition(assets: Res<Self>) -> bool {
+        !assets.queued_events.is_empty()
+    }
 }
 
 /// A mutable iterator over [`Assets`].
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
index 4f0d259d45b0d..41d6ef834f0fc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/lib.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ impl AssetApp for App {
             .add_event::<AssetLoadFailedEvent<A>>()
             .register_type::<Handle<A>>()
             .register_type::<AssetId<A>>()
-            .add_systems(AssetEvents, Assets::<A>::asset_events)
+            .add_systems(
+                AssetEvents,
+                Assets::<A>::asset_events.run_if(Assets::<A>::asset_events_condition),
+            )
             .add_systems(UpdateAssets, Assets::<A>::track_assets.in_set(TrackAssets))
     }