diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic.csproj b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic.csproj
index 70f5df5f5cc6..e0dc51e13d45 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic.csproj
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic/SamplesApp.Skia.Generic.csproj
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" />
 		<PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" />
-
-		<EmbeddedResource Include="..\UITests.Shared\Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\OpenSans.ttf.manifest" LogicalName="SamplesApp.Skia.Generic.Assets.Fonts.OpenSans.OpenSans.ttf.manifest" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk.csproj b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk.csproj
index 554f73f6f672..cbb18f908f43 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk.csproj
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk/SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk.csproj
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<Compile Update="Program.cs" />
-		<EmbeddedResource Include="..\UITests.Shared\Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\OpenSans.ttf.manifest" LogicalName="SamplesApp.Skia.Gtk.Assets.Fonts.OpenSans.OpenSans.ttf.manifest" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
index 8b0e3fb420e4..d2cadbf5f335 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
@@ -9576,7 +9576,6 @@
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\Nillambari-K7y1W.ttf" />
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\*.ttf" />
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\OpenSans.ttf.manifest" />
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\OpenSans.ttf.manifest" />
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\Renaiss-Italic.ttf" />
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Fonts\RoteFlora.ttf" />
     <Content Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Assets\Formats\animated.gif" />
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf.csproj b/src/SamplesApp/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf.csproj
index 8a905eeeaf3f..dc6d49818649 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf.csproj
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf/UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf.csproj
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
 			<AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
 			<DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
 		</Compile>
-
-		<EmbeddedResource Include="..\UITests.Shared\Assets\Fonts\OpenSans\OpenSans.ttf.manifest" LogicalName="UnoIslandsSamplesApp.Skia.Wpf.Assets.Fonts.OpenSans.OpenSans.ttf.manifest" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Documents/TextFormatting/FontDetailsCache.skia.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Documents/TextFormatting/FontDetailsCache.skia.cs
index 39d1bf198200..abf563c3c77a 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Documents/TextFormatting/FontDetailsCache.skia.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Documents/TextFormatting/FontDetailsCache.skia.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text.Json;
@@ -61,18 +60,19 @@ internal static void OnFontLoaded(string font, SKTypeface? typeface)
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static Assembly _entryAssembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()!;
-	private static string _entryAssemblyName = _entryAssembly.GetName().Name!;
-
 	private static async Task<SKTypeface?> LoadTypefaceFromApplicationUriAsync(Uri uri, FontWeight weight, FontStyle style, FontStretch stretch)
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			var resourceName = uri.PathAndQuery.TrimStart('/').Replace('/', '.') + ".manifest";
-			resourceName = $"{_entryAssemblyName}.{resourceName}";
-			var manifestStream = _entryAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName);
-			if (manifestStream is not null)
+			// TODO (This comment should be resolved during code review):
+			// Should the user be responsible for adding ".manifest" to the ms-appx path himself?
+			// The benefit of the user doing so is that we will not have to first check if a manifest exists.
+			var manifestUri = new Uri(uri.OriginalString + ".manifest");
+			var path = Uri.UnescapeDataString(manifestUri.PathAndQuery).TrimStart('/');
+			if (await StorageFileHelper.ExistsInPackage(path))
 			{
+				var manifestFile = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(manifestUri);
+				var manifestStream = await manifestFile.OpenStreamForReadAsync();
 				uri = new Uri(FontManifestHelpers.GetFamilyNameFromManifest(manifestStream, weight, style, stretch));
 			}
 		}