diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/ReferencedAssetLoader.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/ReferencedAssetLoader.kt
index a6eca014..ccb48218 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/ReferencedAssetLoader.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/ReferencedAssetLoader.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,24 @@ class ReferencedAssetLoader {
 
     scope.launch {
       try {
-        val bytes = dataSource.createLoader().load(dataSource)
+        val bytes = when (dataSource) {
+          is DataSource.Http -> {
+            // Check cache first for URL assets
+            val cachedData = URLAssetCache.getCachedData(dataSource.url)
+            if (cachedData != null) {
+              cachedData
+            } else {
+              // Download and cache
+              val downloadedData = dataSource.createLoader().load(dataSource)
+              URLAssetCache.saveToCache(dataSource.url, downloadedData)
+              downloadedData
+            }
+          }
+          else -> {
+            // For non-URL assets, use the loader directly
+            dataSource.createLoader().load(dataSource)
+          }
+        }
         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
           processAssetBytes(bytes, asset)
           deferred.complete(Unit)
@@ -82,6 +99,8 @@ class ReferencedAssetLoader {
     return object : FileAssetLoader() {
       override fun loadContents(asset: FileAsset, inBandBytes: ByteArray): Boolean {
         var key = asset.uniqueFilename.substringBeforeLast(".")
+        cache[key] = asset
+        cache[asset.name] = asset
         var assetData = assetsData[key]
 
         if (assetData == null) {
@@ -89,12 +108,14 @@ class ReferencedAssetLoader {
           assetData = assetsData[asset.name]
         }
 
+        if (assetData == null && asset.cdnUrl != null) {
+          assetData = ResolvedReferencedAsset(sourceUrl = asset.cdnUrl, sourceAsset = null, image = null, sourceAssetId = null, path = null)
+        }
+
         if (assetData == null) {
           return false
         }
 
-        cache[key] = asset
-
         loadAsset(assetData, asset)
 
         return true
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/URLAssetCache.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/URLAssetCache.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..494f41d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/rive/URLAssetCache.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.margelo.nitro.rive
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.util.Log
+import com.margelo.nitro.NitroModules
+import java.io.File
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+
+object URLAssetCache {
+  private const val CACHE_DIR_NAME = "rive_url_assets"
+  private const val TAG = "URLAssetCache"
+
+  private fun getCacheDir(): File? {
+    val context = NitroModules.applicationContext ?: return null
+    val cacheDir = File(context.cacheDir, CACHE_DIR_NAME)
+    if (!cacheDir.exists()) {
+      cacheDir.mkdirs()
+    }
+    return cacheDir
+  }
+
+  private fun urlToCacheKey(url: String): String {
+    val digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256")
+    val hashBytes = digest.digest(url.toByteArray())
+    return hashBytes.joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
+  }
+
+  private fun getCacheFile(url: String): File? {
+    val cacheDir = getCacheDir() ?: return null
+    val cacheKey = urlToCacheKey(url)
+    return File(cacheDir, cacheKey)
+  }
+
+  fun getCachedData(url: String): ByteArray? {
+    return try {
+      val cacheFile = getCacheFile(url) ?: return null
+      if (cacheFile.exists() && cacheFile.length() > 0) {
+        cacheFile.readBytes()
+      } else {
+        null
+      }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      Log.e(TAG, "Failed to read from cache: ${e.message}")
+      null
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun saveToCache(url: String, data: ByteArray) {
+    try {
+      val cacheFile = getCacheFile(url) ?: return
+      cacheFile.writeBytes(data)
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      Log.e(TAG, "Failed to save to cache: ${e.message}")
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun clearCache() {
+    try {
+      val cacheDir = getCacheDir() ?: return
+      cacheDir.listFiles()?.forEach { it.delete() }
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      Log.e(TAG, "Failed to clear cache: ${e.message}")
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ios/ReferencedAssetLoader.swift b/ios/ReferencedAssetLoader.swift
index 052805a2..ea1668ae 100644
--- a/ios/ReferencedAssetLoader.swift
+++ b/ios/ReferencedAssetLoader.swift
@@ -93,7 +93,23 @@ final class ReferencedAssetLoader {
 
     Task {
       do {
-        let data = try await dataSource.createLoader().load(from: dataSource)
+        let data: Data
+
+        // Check cache first for URL assets
+        if case .http(let url) = dataSource {
+          if let cachedData = URLAssetCache.getCachedData(for: url.absoluteString) {
+            data = cachedData
+          } else {
+            // Download and cache
+            let downloadedData = try await dataSource.createLoader().load(from: dataSource)
+            URLAssetCache.saveToCache(downloadedData, for: url.absoluteString)
+            data = downloadedData
+          }
+        } else {
+          // For non-URL assets, use the loader directly
+          data = try await dataSource.createLoader().load(from: dataSource)
+        }
+
         await MainActor.run {
           self.processAssetBytes(data, asset: asset, factory: factory, completion: completion)
         }
@@ -120,19 +136,32 @@ final class ReferencedAssetLoader {
   )
     -> LoadAsset?
   {
-    guard let referencedAssets = referencedAssets, let referencedAssets = referencedAssets.data
+    guard let referencedAssets = referencedAssets, let assetsData = referencedAssets.data
     else {
       return nil
     }
     return { (asset: RiveFileAsset, _: Data, factory: RiveFactory) -> Bool in
-      let assetByUniqueName = referencedAssets[asset.uniqueName()]
-      guard let assetData = assetByUniqueName ?? referencedAssets[asset.name()] else {
-        return false
-      }
-
       cache.value[asset.uniqueName()] = asset
+      cache.value[asset.name()] = asset
       factoryOut.value = factory
 
+      // Look up asset data by unique name or name
+      var key = (asset.uniqueName() as NSString).deletingPathExtension
+      var assetData = assetsData[key]
+
+      if assetData == nil {
+        key = asset.name()
+        assetData = assetsData[key]
+      }
+
+      if assetData == nil && !asset.cdnUuid().isEmpty {
+        assetData = ResolvedReferencedAsset(sourceUrl: "\(asset.cdnBaseUrl())/\(asset.cdnUuid())", sourceAsset: nil, sourceAssetId: nil, path: nil, image: nil)
+      }
+
+      guard let assetData = assetData else {
+        return false
+      }
+
       self.loadAssetInternal(
         source: assetData, asset: asset, factory: factory,
         completion: {
diff --git a/ios/URLAssetCache.swift b/ios/URLAssetCache.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e12e8ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/URLAssetCache.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import Foundation
+import CryptoKit
+
+enum URLAssetCache {
+  private static let cacheDirName = "rive_url_assets"
+
+  private static func getCacheDirectory() -> URL? {
+    guard let cacheDir = FileManager.default.urls(
+      for: .cachesDirectory,
+      in: .userDomainMask
+    ).first else {
+      return nil
+    }
+    let riveCacheDir = cacheDir.appendingPathComponent(cacheDirName)
+
+    // Create directory if it doesn't exist
+    try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+      at: riveCacheDir,
+      withIntermediateDirectories: true,
+      attributes: nil
+    )
+
+    return riveCacheDir
+  }
+
+  private static func urlToCacheKey(_ url: String) -> String {
+    let data = Data(url.utf8)
+    let hash = SHA256.hash(data: data)
+    return hash.compactMap { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
+  }
+
+  private static func getCacheFileURL(for url: String) -> URL? {
+    guard let cacheDir = getCacheDirectory() else { return nil }
+    let cacheKey = urlToCacheKey(url)
+    return cacheDir.appendingPathComponent(cacheKey)
+  }
+
+  static func getCachedData(for url: String) -> Data? {
+    guard let cacheFileURL = getCacheFileURL(for: url) else { return nil }
+
+    do {
+      let data = try Data(contentsOf: cacheFileURL)
+      return data.isEmpty ? nil : data
+    } catch {
+      return nil
+    }
+  }
+
+  static func saveToCache(_ data: Data, for url: String) {
+    guard let cacheFileURL = getCacheFileURL(for: url) else { return }
+
+    do {
+      try data.write(to: cacheFileURL)
+    } catch {
+      // Silently fail - caching is best effort
+    }
+  }
+
+  static func clearCache() {
+    guard let cacheDir = getCacheDirectory() else { return }
+
+    do {
+      let files = try FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: cacheDir, includingPropertiesForKeys: nil)
+      for file in files {
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: file)
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Silently fail
+    }
+  }
+}