diff --git a/packages/core/src/asset/ResourceManager.ts b/packages/core/src/asset/ResourceManager.ts
index 0395b2b29b..813775ef07 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/asset/ResourceManager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/asset/ResourceManager.ts
@@ -339,32 +339,33 @@ export class ResourceManager {
     this._loadingPromises = null;
   }
 
-  private _assignDefaultOptions(assetInfo: LoadItem): LoadItem {
-    assetInfo.type = assetInfo.type ?? ResourceManager._getTypeByUrl(assetInfo.url);
+  private _assignDefaultOptions(assetInfo: LoadItem, remoteConfig?: EditorResourceItem): void {
+    assetInfo.type ??= remoteConfig?.type ?? ResourceManager._getTypeByUrl(assetInfo.url);
     if (assetInfo.type === undefined) {
       throw `asset type should be specified: ${assetInfo.url}`;
     }
     assetInfo.retryCount = assetInfo.retryCount ?? this.retryCount;
     assetInfo.timeout = assetInfo.timeout ?? this.timeout;
     assetInfo.retryInterval = assetInfo.retryInterval ?? this.retryInterval;
-    assetInfo.url = assetInfo.url ?? assetInfo.urls.join(",");
-    return assetInfo;
   }
 
   private _loadSingleItem<T>(itemOrURL: LoadItem | string): AssetPromise<T> {
-    const item = this._assignDefaultOptions(typeof itemOrURL === "string" ? { url: itemOrURL } : itemOrURL);
-    let { url } = item;
-
-    // Not absolute and base url is set
-    if (!Utils.isAbsoluteUrl(url) && this.baseUrl) url = Utils.resolveAbsoluteUrl(this.baseUrl, url);
-
+    const item = typeof itemOrURL === "string" ? { url: itemOrURL } : itemOrURL;
+    item.url = item.url ?? item.urls.join(",");
     // Parse url
-    const { assetBaseURL, queryPath } = this._parseURL(url);
+    const { assetBaseURL, queryPath } = this._parseURL(item.url);
     const paths = queryPath ? this._parseQueryPath(queryPath) : [];
 
     // Get remote asset base url
     const remoteConfig = this._virtualPathResourceMap[assetBaseURL];
-    const remoteAssetBaseURL = remoteConfig?.path ?? assetBaseURL;
+    this._assignDefaultOptions(item, remoteConfig);
+
+    // Not absolute and base url is set
+    item.url =
+      !Utils.isAbsoluteUrl(assetBaseURL) && this.baseUrl
+        ? Utils.resolveAbsoluteUrl(this.baseUrl, assetBaseURL)
+        : assetBaseURL;
+    const remoteAssetBaseURL = remoteConfig?.path ?? item.url;
 
     // Check cache
     const cacheObject = this._assetUrlPool[remoteAssetBaseURL];
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ export class ResourceManager {
       // Check whether load main asset
       const mainPromise =
         loadingPromises[remoteAssetBaseURL] ||
-        this._loadSubpackageAndMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL, assetBaseURL, subpackageName);
+        this._loadSubpackageAndMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL, subpackageName);
       mainPromise.catch((e) => {
         this._onSubAssetFail(remoteAssetBaseURL, queryPath, e);
       });
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ export class ResourceManager {
       return this._createSubAssetPromiseCallback<T>(remoteAssetBaseURL, remoteAssetURL, queryPath);
     }
 
-    return this._loadSubpackageAndMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL, assetBaseURL, subpackageName);
+    return this._loadSubpackageAndMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL, subpackageName);
   }
 
   // For adapter mini-game platform
@@ -429,19 +430,12 @@ export class ResourceManager {
     loader: Loader<T>,
     item: LoadItem,
     remoteAssetBaseURL: string,
-    assetBaseURL: string,
     subpackageName: string
   ): AssetPromise<T> {
-    return this._loadMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL, assetBaseURL);
+    return this._loadMainAsset(loader, item, remoteAssetBaseURL);
   }
 
-  private _loadMainAsset<T>(
-    loader: Loader<T>,
-    item: LoadItem,
-    remoteAssetBaseURL: string,
-    assetBaseURL: string
-  ): AssetPromise<T> {
-    item.url = assetBaseURL;
+  private _loadMainAsset<T>(loader: Loader<T>, item: LoadItem, remoteAssetBaseURL: string): AssetPromise<T> {
     const loadingPromises = this._loadingPromises;
     const promise = loader.load(item, this);
     loadingPromises[remoteAssetBaseURL] = promise;
diff --git a/tests/src/core/resource/ResourceManager.test.ts b/tests/src/core/resource/ResourceManager.test.ts
index 61c62d7319..8cf6f1569e 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/resource/ResourceManager.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/core/resource/ResourceManager.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AssetType, ResourceManager, Texture2D } from "@galacean/engine";
+import { AssetPromise, AssetType, ResourceManager, Texture2D } from "@galacean/engine";
 import "@galacean/engine-loader";
 import { WebGLEngine } from "@galacean/engine";
 import { beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -87,4 +87,91 @@ describe("ResourceManager", () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe("virtualPath loading", () => {
+    it("infers loader type from virtualPathResourceMap when type is omitted", () => {
+      const resourceManager = engine.resourceManager;
+      resourceManager.initVirtualResources([
+        { virtualPath: "Assets/extensionless", path: "https://cdn.ali.com/a.json", type: AssetType.Texture }
+      ]);
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const loaderSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(ResourceManager._loaders[AssetType.Texture], "load")
+        .mockReturnValue(new AssetPromise(() => {}));
+
+      resourceManager.load({ url: "Assets/extensionless" });
+
+      expect(loaderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loaderSpy.mock.calls[0][0].type).equal(AssetType.Texture);
+      loaderSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
+    it("shares the main asset across sub-asset queries", () => {
+      const resourceManager = engine.resourceManager;
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const loaderSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(ResourceManager._loaders[AssetType.GLTF], "load")
+        .mockReturnValue(new AssetPromise(() => {}));
+
+      resourceManager.load("https://cdn.ali.com/shared.glb?q=materials[0]");
+      resourceManager.load("https://cdn.ali.com/shared.glb?q=materials[1]");
+
+      expect(loaderSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      loaderSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
+    it("keeps the explicit type over the virtualPath map type", () => {
+      const resourceManager = engine.resourceManager;
+      resourceManager.initVirtualResources([
+        { virtualPath: "Assets/explicit", path: "https://cdn.ali.com/x.json", type: AssetType.Texture }
+      ]);
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const loaderSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(ResourceManager._loaders[AssetType.GLTF], "load")
+        .mockReturnValue(new AssetPromise(() => {}));
+
+      resourceManager.load({ url: "Assets/explicit", type: AssetType.GLTF });
+
+      expect(loaderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(loaderSpy.mock.calls[0][0].type).equal(AssetType.GLTF);
+      loaderSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+
+    it("resolves virtualPath via map even when baseUrl is set", () => {
+      const resourceManager = engine.resourceManager;
+      resourceManager.initVirtualResources([
+        { virtualPath: "Assets/withBaseUrl", path: "https://cdn.ali.com/real.json", type: AssetType.Texture }
+      ]);
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const loaderSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(ResourceManager._loaders[AssetType.Texture], "load")
+        .mockReturnValue(new AssetPromise(() => {}));
+      resourceManager.baseUrl = "https://base.com/app/";
+
+      try {
+        resourceManager.load({ url: "Assets/withBaseUrl" });
+        expect(loaderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(loaderSpy.mock.calls[0][0].type).equal(AssetType.Texture);
+      } finally {
+        resourceManager.baseUrl = null;
+        loaderSpy.mockRestore();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("merges urls into a single url before parsing", () => {
+      const resourceManager = engine.resourceManager;
+      // @ts-ignore
+      const loaderSpy = vi
+        .spyOn(ResourceManager._loaders[AssetType.KTXCube], "load")
+        .mockReturnValue(new AssetPromise(() => {}));
+
+      resourceManager.load({
+        type: AssetType.KTXCube,
+        urls: ["px.ktx", "nx.ktx", "py.ktx", "ny.ktx", "pz.ktx", "nz.ktx"]
+      });
+
+      expect(loaderSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      loaderSpy.mockRestore();
+    });
+  });
 });