diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-files-sparkle.md b/.changeset/lovely-files-sparkle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a845151cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-files-sparkle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/src/components/SidebarWithHeader.tsx b/packages/web-extension/src/components/SidebarWithHeader.tsx
index b2235d7f66..bcc07147ff 100644
--- a/packages/web-extension/src/components/SidebarWithHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-extension/src/components/SidebarWithHeader.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const SidebarContent = ({
           <Image
             borderRadius="md"
             boxSize="2rem"
-            src={Browser.runtime.getURL('assets/icon128.png')}
+            src={Browser.runtime.getURL('icon128.png')}
             alt="RRWeb Logo"
           />
         </Link>
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/src/manifest.json b/packages/web-extension/src/manifest.json
index 314a23aeee..482335d4c6 100644
--- a/packages/web-extension/src/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/web-extension/src/manifest.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
       }
     ],
     "icons": {
-      "16": "assets/icon16.png",
-      "48": "assets/icon48.png",
-      "128": "assets/icon128.png"
+      "16": "icon16.png",
+      "48": "icon48.png",
+      "128": "icon128.png"
     },
     "permissions": ["activeTab", "tabs", "storage", "unlimitedStorage"]
   },
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon128.png b/packages/web-extension/src/public/icon128.png
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon128.png
rename to packages/web-extension/src/public/icon128.png
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon16.png b/packages/web-extension/src/public/icon16.png
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon16.png
rename to packages/web-extension/src/public/icon16.png
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon48.png b/packages/web-extension/src/public/icon48.png
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/web-extension/src/assets/icon48.png
rename to packages/web-extension/src/public/icon48.png
diff --git a/packages/web-extension/vite.config.ts b/packages/web-extension/vite.config.ts
index 76d2c631a3..0fd0602706 100644
--- a/packages/web-extension/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/web-extension/vite.config.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
         );
         return manifest;
       },
-      assets: 'assets',
       browser: process.env.TARGET_BROWSER,
       webExtConfig: {
         startUrl: ['github.com/rrweb-io/rrweb'],