diff --git a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
index 4c6cba2e74..509f8095c9 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ void AssetServer::completeSetup() {
 
         if (_fileMappings.size() > 0) {
             cleanupUnmappedFiles();
+            cleanupBakedFilesForDeletedAssets();
         }
 
         nodeList->addSetOfNodeTypesToNodeInterestSet({ NodeType::Agent, NodeType::EntityScriptServer });
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@ void AssetServer::replayRequests() {
 }
 
 void AssetServer::cleanupUnmappedFiles() {
-    QRegExp hashFileRegex { "^[a-f0-9]{" + QString::number(AssetUtils::SHA256_HASH_HEX_LENGTH) + "}" };
+    QRegExp hashFileRegex { AssetUtils::ASSET_HASH_REGEX_STRING };
 
     auto files = _filesDirectory.entryInfoList(QDir::Files);
 
@@ -505,6 +506,38 @@ void AssetServer::cleanupUnmappedFiles() {
     }
 }
 
+void AssetServer::cleanupBakedFilesForDeletedAssets() {
+    qCInfo(asset_server) << "Performing baked asset cleanup for deleted assets";
+
+    std::set<AssetUtils::AssetHash> bakedHashes;
+
+    for (auto it : _fileMappings) {
+        // check if this is a mapping to baked content
+        if (it.first.startsWith(AssetUtils::HIDDEN_BAKED_CONTENT_FOLDER)) {
+            // extract the hash from the baked mapping
+            AssetUtils::AssetHash hash = it.first.mid(AssetUtils::HIDDEN_BAKED_CONTENT_FOLDER.length(),
+                                                      AssetUtils::SHA256_HASH_HEX_LENGTH);
+
+            // add the hash to our set of hashes for which we have baked content
+            bakedHashes.insert(hash);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // enumerate the hashes for which we have baked content
+    for (auto hash : bakedHashes) {
+        // check if we have a mapping that points to this hash
+        auto matchingMapping = std::find_if(std::begin(_fileMappings), std::end(_fileMappings),
+                                            [&hash](const std::pair<AssetUtils::AssetPath, AssetUtils::AssetHash> mappingPair) {
+            return mappingPair.second == hash;
+        });
+
+        if (matchingMapping == std::end(_fileMappings)) {
+            // we didn't find a mapping for this hash, remove any baked content we still have for it
+            removeBakedPathsForDeletedAsset(hash);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void AssetServer::handleAssetMappingOperation(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, SharedNodePointer senderNode) {
     using AssetMappingOperationType = AssetUtils::AssetMappingOperationType;
 
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.h b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.h
index c85fb89175..f5a7d5f2da 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/assets/AssetServer.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ private:
     /// Delete any unmapped files from the local asset directory
     void cleanupUnmappedFiles();
 
+    /// Delete any baked files for assets removed from the local asset directory
+    void cleanupBakedFilesForDeletedAssets();
+
     QString getPathToAssetHash(const AssetUtils::AssetHash& assetHash);
 
     std::pair<AssetUtils::BakingStatus, QString> getAssetStatus(const AssetUtils::AssetPath& path, const AssetUtils::AssetHash& hash);