diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
index 94d306e7eb..1c2b2c7d0a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/box_shadow.rs
@@ -34,20 +34,12 @@ use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 
 use super::{stack_z_offsets, UiCameraMap, UiCameraView, QUAD_INDICES, QUAD_VERTEX_POSITIONS};
 
-pub const BOX_SHADOW_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> =
-    weak_handle!("d2991ecd-134f-4f82-adf5-0fcc86f02227");
-
 /// A plugin that enables the rendering of box shadows.
 pub struct BoxShadowPlugin;
 
 impl Plugin for BoxShadowPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        load_internal_asset!(
-            app,
-            BOX_SHADOW_SHADER_HANDLE,
-            "box_shadow.wgsl",
-            Shader::from_wgsl
-        );
+        embedded_asset!(app, "box_shadow.wgsl");
 
         if let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
             render_app
@@ -115,6 +107,7 @@ impl Default for BoxShadowMeta {
 #[derive(Resource)]
 pub struct BoxShadowPipeline {
     pub view_layout: BindGroupLayout,
+    pub shader: Handle<Shader>,
 }
 
 impl FromWorld for BoxShadowPipeline {
@@ -129,7 +122,10 @@ impl FromWorld for BoxShadowPipeline {
             ),
         );
 
-        BoxShadowPipeline { view_layout }
+        BoxShadowPipeline {
+            view_layout,
+            shader: load_embedded_asset!(world, "box_shadow.wgsl"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,13 +166,13 @@ impl SpecializedRenderPipeline for BoxShadowPipeline {
 
         RenderPipelineDescriptor {
             vertex: VertexState {
-                shader: BOX_SHADOW_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 entry_point: "vertex".into(),
                 shader_defs: shader_defs.clone(),
                 buffers: vec![vertex_layout],
             },
             fragment: Some(FragmentState {
-                shader: BOX_SHADOW_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 shader_defs,
                 entry_point: "fragment".into(),
                 targets: vec![Some(ColorTargetState {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/gradient.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/gradient.rs
index b9e0018b1e..31369899f7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/gradient.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/gradient.rs
@@ -34,19 +34,11 @@ use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 
 use super::shader_flags::BORDER_ALL;
 
-pub const UI_GRADIENT_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> =
-    weak_handle!("10116113-aac4-47fa-91c8-35cbe80dddcb");
-
 pub struct GradientPlugin;
 
 impl Plugin for GradientPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        load_internal_asset!(
-            app,
-            UI_GRADIENT_SHADER_HANDLE,
-            "gradient.wgsl",
-            Shader::from_wgsl
-        );
+        embedded_asset!(app, "gradient.wgsl");
 
         if let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
             render_app
@@ -103,6 +95,7 @@ impl Default for GradientMeta {
 #[derive(Resource)]
 pub struct GradientPipeline {
     pub view_layout: BindGroupLayout,
+    pub shader: Handle<Shader>,
 }
 
 impl FromWorld for GradientPipeline {
@@ -117,7 +110,10 @@ impl FromWorld for GradientPipeline {
             ),
         );
 
-        GradientPipeline { view_layout }
+        GradientPipeline {
+            view_layout,
+            shader: load_embedded_asset!(world, "gradient.wgsl"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -192,13 +188,13 @@ impl SpecializedRenderPipeline for GradientPipeline {
 
         RenderPipelineDescriptor {
             vertex: VertexState {
-                shader: UI_GRADIENT_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 entry_point: "vertex".into(),
                 shader_defs: shader_defs.clone(),
                 buffers: vec![vertex_layout],
             },
             fragment: Some(FragmentState {
-                shader: UI_GRADIENT_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 shader_defs,
                 entry_point: "fragment".into(),
                 targets: vec![Some(ColorTargetState {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
index df641c19f4..83140d0f3b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     ComputedNodeTarget, Outline, ResolvedBorderRadius, TextShadow, UiAntiAlias,
 };
 use bevy_app::prelude::*;
-use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, weak_handle, AssetEvent, AssetId, Assets, Handle};
+use bevy_asset::{AssetEvent, AssetId, Assets};
 use bevy_color::{Alpha, ColorToComponents, LinearRgba};
 use bevy_core_pipeline::core_2d::graph::{Core2d, Node2d};
 use bevy_core_pipeline::core_3d::graph::{Core3d, Node3d};
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_ecs::system::SystemParam;
 use bevy_image::prelude::*;
 use bevy_math::{FloatOrd, Mat4, Rect, UVec4, Vec2, Vec3, Vec3Swizzles, Vec4Swizzles};
+use bevy_render::load_shader_library;
 use bevy_render::render_graph::{NodeRunError, RenderGraphContext};
 use bevy_render::render_phase::ViewSortedRenderPhases;
 use bevy_render::renderer::RenderContext;
@@ -100,8 +101,6 @@ pub mod stack_z_offsets {
     pub const MATERIAL: f32 = 0.18267;
 }
 
-pub const UI_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> = weak_handle!("7d190d05-545b-42f5-bd85-22a0da85b0f6");
-
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, SystemSet)]
 pub enum RenderUiSystems {
     ExtractCameraViews,
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ pub enum RenderUiSystems {
 pub type RenderUiSystem = RenderUiSystems;
 
 pub fn build_ui_render(app: &mut App) {
-    load_internal_asset!(app, UI_SHADER_HANDLE, "ui.wgsl", Shader::from_wgsl);
+    load_shader_library!(app, "ui.wgsl");
 
     let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) else {
         return;
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/pipeline.rs
index dd465515c5..c020e038fb 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/pipeline.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use bevy_asset::{load_embedded_asset, Handle};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_image::BevyDefault as _;
 use bevy_render::{
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ use bevy_render::{
 pub struct UiPipeline {
     pub view_layout: BindGroupLayout,
     pub image_layout: BindGroupLayout,
+    pub shader: Handle<Shader>,
 }
 
 impl FromWorld for UiPipeline {
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ impl FromWorld for UiPipeline {
         UiPipeline {
             view_layout,
             image_layout,
+            shader: load_embedded_asset!(world, "ui.wgsl"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -84,13 +87,13 @@ impl SpecializedRenderPipeline for UiPipeline {
 
         RenderPipelineDescriptor {
             vertex: VertexState {
-                shader: super::UI_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 entry_point: "vertex".into(),
                 shader_defs: shader_defs.clone(),
                 buffers: vec![vertex_layout],
             },
             fragment: Some(FragmentState {
-                shader: super::UI_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 shader_defs,
                 entry_point: "fragment".into(),
                 targets: vec![Some(ColorTargetState {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
index 84eb163e4a..02fab4fdee 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_material_pipeline.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
 };
 use bevy_image::BevyDefault as _;
 use bevy_math::{FloatOrd, Mat4, Rect, Vec2, Vec4Swizzles};
-use bevy_render::sync_world::{MainEntity, TemporaryRenderEntity};
 use bevy_render::{
     extract_component::ExtractComponentPlugin,
     globals::{GlobalsBuffer, GlobalsUniform},
@@ -23,16 +22,14 @@ use bevy_render::{
     view::*,
     Extract, ExtractSchedule, Render, RenderSystems,
 };
+use bevy_render::{
+    load_shader_library,
+    sync_world::{MainEntity, TemporaryRenderEntity},
+};
 use bevy_sprite::BorderRect;
 use bevy_transform::prelude::GlobalTransform;
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 
-pub const UI_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> =
-    weak_handle!("b5612b7b-aed5-41b4-a930-1d1588239fcd");
-
-const UI_VERTEX_OUTPUT_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> =
-    weak_handle!("1d97ca3e-eaa8-4bc5-a676-e8e9568c472e");
-
 /// Adds the necessary ECS resources and render logic to enable rendering entities using the given
 /// [`UiMaterial`] asset type (which includes [`UiMaterial`] types).
 pub struct UiMaterialPlugin<M: UiMaterial>(PhantomData<M>);
@@ -48,18 +45,10 @@ where
     M::Data: PartialEq + Eq + Hash + Clone,
 {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        load_internal_asset!(
-            app,
-            UI_VERTEX_OUTPUT_SHADER_HANDLE,
-            "ui_vertex_output.wgsl",
-            Shader::from_wgsl
-        );
-        load_internal_asset!(
-            app,
-            UI_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE,
-            "ui_material.wgsl",
-            Shader::from_wgsl
-        );
+        load_shader_library!(app, "ui_vertex_output.wgsl");
+
+        embedded_asset!(app, "ui_material.wgsl");
+
         app.init_asset::<M>()
             .register_type::<MaterialNode<M>>()
             .add_plugins((
@@ -135,8 +124,8 @@ pub struct UiMaterialBatch<M: UiMaterial> {
 pub struct UiMaterialPipeline<M: UiMaterial> {
     pub ui_layout: BindGroupLayout,
     pub view_layout: BindGroupLayout,
-    pub vertex_shader: Option<Handle<Shader>>,
-    pub fragment_shader: Option<Handle<Shader>>,
+    pub vertex_shader: Handle<Shader>,
+    pub fragment_shader: Handle<Shader>,
     marker: PhantomData<M>,
 }
 
@@ -166,13 +155,13 @@ where
 
         let mut descriptor = RenderPipelineDescriptor {
             vertex: VertexState {
-                shader: UI_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.vertex_shader.clone(),
                 entry_point: "vertex".into(),
                 shader_defs: shader_defs.clone(),
                 buffers: vec![vertex_layout],
             },
             fragment: Some(FragmentState {
-                shader: UI_MATERIAL_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.fragment_shader.clone(),
                 shader_defs,
                 entry_point: "fragment".into(),
                 targets: vec![Some(ColorTargetState {
@@ -205,13 +194,6 @@ where
             label: Some("ui_material_pipeline".into()),
             zero_initialize_workgroup_memory: false,
         };
-        if let Some(vertex_shader) = &self.vertex_shader {
-            descriptor.vertex.shader = vertex_shader.clone();
-        }
-
-        if let Some(fragment_shader) = &self.fragment_shader {
-            descriptor.fragment.as_mut().unwrap().shader = fragment_shader.clone();
-        }
 
         descriptor.layout = vec![self.view_layout.clone(), self.ui_layout.clone()];
 
@@ -238,18 +220,20 @@ impl<M: UiMaterial> FromWorld for UiMaterialPipeline<M> {
             ),
         );
 
+        let load_default = || load_embedded_asset!(asset_server, "ui_material.wgsl");
+
         UiMaterialPipeline {
             ui_layout,
             view_layout,
             vertex_shader: match M::vertex_shader() {
-                ShaderRef::Default => None,
-                ShaderRef::Handle(handle) => Some(handle),
-                ShaderRef::Path(path) => Some(asset_server.load(path)),
+                ShaderRef::Default => load_default(),
+                ShaderRef::Handle(handle) => handle,
+                ShaderRef::Path(path) => asset_server.load(path),
             },
             fragment_shader: match M::fragment_shader() {
-                ShaderRef::Default => None,
-                ShaderRef::Handle(handle) => Some(handle),
-                ShaderRef::Path(path) => Some(asset_server.load(path)),
+                ShaderRef::Default => load_default(),
+                ShaderRef::Handle(handle) => handle,
+                ShaderRef::Path(path) => asset_server.load(path),
             },
             marker: PhantomData,
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
index 7d0fdb6a42..80a55bbcd4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/ui_texture_slice_pipeline.rs
@@ -30,19 +30,11 @@ use binding_types::{sampler, texture_2d};
 use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
 use widget::ImageNode;
 
-pub const UI_SLICER_SHADER_HANDLE: Handle<Shader> =
-    weak_handle!("10cd61e3-bbf7-47fa-91c8-16cbe806378c");
-
 pub struct UiTextureSlicerPlugin;
 
 impl Plugin for UiTextureSlicerPlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
-        load_internal_asset!(
-            app,
-            UI_SLICER_SHADER_HANDLE,
-            "ui_texture_slice.wgsl",
-            Shader::from_wgsl
-        );
+        embedded_asset!(app, "ui_texture_slice.wgsl");
 
         if let Some(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
             render_app
@@ -116,6 +108,7 @@ pub struct UiTextureSliceImageBindGroups {
 pub struct UiTextureSlicePipeline {
     pub view_layout: BindGroupLayout,
     pub image_layout: BindGroupLayout,
+    pub shader: Handle<Shader>,
 }
 
 impl FromWorld for UiTextureSlicePipeline {
@@ -144,6 +137,7 @@ impl FromWorld for UiTextureSlicePipeline {
         UiTextureSlicePipeline {
             view_layout,
             image_layout,
+            shader: load_embedded_asset!(world, "ui_texture_slice.wgsl"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -180,13 +174,13 @@ impl SpecializedRenderPipeline for UiTextureSlicePipeline {
 
         RenderPipelineDescriptor {
             vertex: VertexState {
-                shader: UI_SLICER_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 entry_point: "vertex".into(),
                 shader_defs: shader_defs.clone(),
                 buffers: vec![vertex_layout],
             },
             fragment: Some(FragmentState {
-                shader: UI_SLICER_SHADER_HANDLE,
+                shader: self.shader.clone(),
                 shader_defs,
                 entry_point: "fragment".into(),
                 targets: vec![Some(ColorTargetState {