diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js b/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
index 7964023f0..d25b73bc6 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/Asset.js
@@ -1061,6 +1061,33 @@ class Asset extends MetadataType {
                         });
                     }
                 }
+                // metadata.views.html.content (optional)
+                // the main content can be empty (=not set up yet) hence check if we did extract sth or else readFile() will print error msgs
+                const fileName2 = 'views.preheader.content' + subtypeExtension;
+                if (
+                    (await File.pathExists(
+                        File.normalizePath([...readDirArr, `${fileName2}.html`])
+                    )) &&
+                    metadata.views.preheader
+                ) {
+                    if (!fileListOnly) {
+                        metadata.views.preheader.content = await File.readFilteredFilename(
+                            readDirArr,
+                            fileName2,
+                            'html'
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    if (templateName) {
+                        // to use this method in templating, store a copy of the info in fileList
+                        fileList.push({
+                            subFolder: [...subDirArr, templateFileName],
+                            fileName: fileName2,
+                            fileExt: 'html',
+                            content: metadata.views.preheader.content,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // metadata.views.html.slots.<>.blocks.<>.content (optional)
                 if (metadata?.views?.html?.slots) {
@@ -1401,6 +1428,16 @@ class Asset extends MetadataType {
                     });
                     delete metadata.views.html.content;
                 }
+                // metadata.views.html.content (optional)
+                if (metadata.views?.preheader?.content?.length) {
+                    codeArr.push({
+                        subFolder: null,
+                        fileName: 'views.preheader.content',
+                        fileExt: 'html',
+                        content: metadata.views.preheader.content,
+                    });
+                    delete metadata.views.preheader.content;
+                }
 
                 // metadata.views.html.slots.<>.blocks.<>.content (optional)
                 if (metadata.views?.html?.slots) {