diff --git a/.changeset/rude-points-ring.md b/.changeset/rude-points-ring.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..450a80644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rude-points-ring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@callstack/repack": patch
+---
+
+Fix how size of a scaled assets is obtained (aligned with metro)
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/__tests__/assetsLoader.test.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/__tests__/assetsLoader.test.ts
index a834b50bf..1ee622fa9 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/__tests__/assetsLoader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/__tests__/assetsLoader.test.ts
@@ -126,36 +126,9 @@ describe('assetLoader', () => {
     'star@3x.png'
   );
 
-  describe('on ios', () => {
+  describe.each(['ios', 'android'])('on %s', (platform) => {
     it('should load and extract asset without scales', async () => {
-      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle('ios', {
-        ...fixtures,
-        './index.js': "export { default } from './__fixtures__/logo.png';",
-      });
-      const context: { Export?: { default: Record<string, any> } } = {};
-      vm.runInNewContext(code, context);
-
-      expect(context.Export?.default).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(volume.toTree()).toMatchSnapshot();
-    });
-
-    it('should load and extract asset with scales', async () => {
-      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle('ios', {
-        ...fixtures,
-        './index.js': "export { default } from './__fixtures__/star.png';",
-      });
-
-      const context: { Export?: { default: Record<string, any> } } = {};
-      vm.runInNewContext(code, context);
-
-      expect(context.Export?.default).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(volume.toTree()).toMatchSnapshot();
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('on android', () => {
-    it('should load and extract asset without scales', async () => {
-      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle('android', {
+      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle(platform, {
         ...fixtures,
         './index.js': "export { default } from './__fixtures__/logo.png';",
       });
@@ -168,7 +141,7 @@ describe('assetLoader', () => {
     });
 
     it('should load and extract asset with scales', async () => {
-      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle('android', {
+      const { code, volume } = await compileBundle(platform, {
         ...fixtures,
         './index.js': "export { default } from './__fixtures__/star.png';",
       });
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/assetsLoader.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/assetsLoader.ts
index de07a4808..413048e18 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/assetsLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/assetsLoader.ts
@@ -113,12 +113,13 @@ export default async function repackAssetsLoader(
         }
       : null;
 
+    // assets are sorted by scale, in ascending order
     const assets = await Promise.all<Asset>(
       scaleKeys.map(async (scaleKey) => {
         const assetPath = scales[scaleKey];
-        const isDefault = assetPath === resourcePath;
+        const isLoaded = assetPath === resourcePath;
         // use raw Buffer passed to loader to avoid unnecessary read
-        const content = isDefault ? assetData : await readFileAsync(assetPath);
+        const content = isLoaded ? assetData : await readFileAsync(assetPath);
 
         let destination: string;
 
@@ -197,7 +198,6 @@ export default async function repackAssetsLoader(
 
         return {
           data: content,
-          default: isDefault,
           dimensions,
           filename: destination,
           scale,
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/convertToRemoteAssets.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/convertToRemoteAssets.ts
index a7fa25082..21f6d41e2 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/convertToRemoteAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/convertToRemoteAssets.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
 import dedent from 'dedent';
 import type { Asset } from './types';
-import { getDefaultAsset } from './utils';
+import { getAssetSize } from './utils';
 
 export function convertToRemoteAssets({
   assets,
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export function convertToRemoteAssets({
   // works on both unix & windows
   const publicPathURL = new URL(path.join(remotePublicPath, assetPath));
 
-  const size = getDefaultAsset(assets).dimensions;
+  const size = getAssetSize(assets);
+
   const asset = JSON.stringify({
     name: resourceFilename,
     type: resourceExtensionType,
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/extractAssets.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/extractAssets.ts
index af7b25252..91524a5d6 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/extractAssets.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/extractAssets.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import crypto from 'node:crypto';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import dedent from 'dedent';
 import type { Asset } from './types';
-import { getDefaultAsset } from './utils';
+import { getAssetSize } from './utils';
 
 export function extractAssets(
   {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function extractAssets(
     publicPath = path.join(customPublicPath, publicPath);
   }
 
-  const size = getDefaultAsset(assets).dimensions;
+  const size = getAssetSize(assets);
   const scales = assets.map((asset) => asset.scale);
   const hashes = assets.map((asset) =>
     crypto.createHash('md5').update(asset.data).digest('hex')
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/types.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/types.ts
index dd20c60e6..2f8f73467 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/types.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 export interface Asset {
   data: Buffer;
-  default: boolean;
   dimensions: AssetDimensions | null;
   filename: string;
   scale: number;
diff --git a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/utils.ts b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/utils.ts
index 258d873f1..bdb011104 100644
--- a/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/repack/src/loaders/assetsLoader/utils.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ export function getScaleNumber(scaleKey: string) {
   return Number.parseFloat(scaleKey.replace(/[^\d.]/g, ''));
 }
 
-/** Default asset is the one with scale that was originally requested in the loader */
-export function getDefaultAsset(assets: Asset[]) {
-  const defaultAsset = assets.find((asset) => asset.default === true);
-  if (!defaultAsset) {
-    throw new Error('Malformed assets array - no default asset found');
-  }
-  return defaultAsset;
+export function getAssetSize(assets: Asset[]) {
+  // Use first asset for reference as size, just like in metro:
+  // https://github.com/facebook/metro/blob/main/packages/metro/src/Assets.js#L223
+  return assets[0].dimensions;
 }
 
 export function getAssetDimensions({