diff --git a/cspell.json b/cspell.json
index 81ff64131..10583e63a 100644
--- a/cspell.json
+++ b/cspell.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     "externref",
     "fetchpriority",
     "filebase",
+    "flac",
     "fileoverview",
     "filepath",
     "finalizer",
diff --git a/lib/RuntimeGlobals.js b/lib/RuntimeGlobals.js
index 0cbcc02f9..9ab25b6ef 100644
--- a/lib/RuntimeGlobals.js
+++ b/lib/RuntimeGlobals.js
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ module.exports.nodeModuleDecorator = "__webpack_require__.nmd";
  */
 module.exports.onChunksLoaded = "__webpack_require__.O";
 
+/**
+ * the asset prefetch function
+ */
+module.exports.prefetchAsset = "__webpack_require__.PA";
+
 /**
  * the chunk prefetch function
  */
@@ -322,6 +327,11 @@ module.exports.prefetchChunk = "__webpack_require__.E";
  */
 module.exports.prefetchChunkHandlers = "__webpack_require__.F";
 
+/**
+ * the asset preload function
+ */
+module.exports.preloadAsset = "__webpack_require__.LA";
+
 /**
  * the chunk preload function
  */
diff --git a/lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js b/lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js
index f9efab230..0d6e5f754 100644
--- a/lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js
+++ b/lib/WebpackOptionsApply.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ const WebpackIsIncludedPlugin = require("./WebpackIsIncludedPlugin");
 
 const AssetModulesPlugin = require("./asset/AssetModulesPlugin");
 
+const AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin = require("./asset/AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin");
+
 const InferAsyncModulesPlugin = require("./async-modules/InferAsyncModulesPlugin");
 
 const ResolverCachePlugin = require("./cache/ResolverCachePlugin");
@@ -200,6 +202,21 @@ class WebpackOptionsApply extends OptionsApply {
 
 		new ChunkPrefetchPreloadPlugin().apply(compiler);
 
+		// Apply AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin only for web targets or universal targets
+		// Check if we're targeting web environment
+		const externalsPresets = options.externalsPresets || {};
+		const isTargetingWeb = Boolean(
+			externalsPresets.web ||
+				externalsPresets.webAsync ||
+				externalsPresets.electronRenderer
+		);
+
+		// Apply the plugin if we're targeting web environment
+		// For universal targets (["web", "node"]), the runtime module will handle platform detection using isNeutralPlatform
+		if (isTargetingWeb || !externalsPresets.node) {
+			new AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin().apply(compiler);
+		}
+
 		if (typeof options.output.chunkFormat === "string") {
 			switch (options.output.chunkFormat) {
 				case "array-push": {
diff --git a/lib/asset/AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin.js b/lib/asset/AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17cf65a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/asset/AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+	MIT License http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+	Author Tobias Koppers @sokra
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const RuntimeGlobals = require("../RuntimeGlobals");
+const ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule = require("../prefetch/ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule");
+
+/** @typedef {import("../Compiler")} Compiler */
+
+const PLUGIN_NAME = "AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin";
+
+class AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin {
+	/**
+	 * @param {Compiler} compiler the compiler
+	 * @returns {void}
+	 */
+	apply(compiler) {
+		compiler.hooks.compilation.tap(PLUGIN_NAME, (compilation) => {
+			// prefetchAsset
+			compilation.hooks.runtimeRequirementInTree
+				.for(RuntimeGlobals.prefetchAsset)
+				.tap(PLUGIN_NAME, (chunk, set) => {
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.publicPath);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.baseURI);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl);
+					compilation.addRuntimeModule(
+						chunk,
+						new ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule("prefetch")
+					);
+					return true;
+				});
+
+			// preloadAsset
+			compilation.hooks.runtimeRequirementInTree
+				.for(RuntimeGlobals.preloadAsset)
+				.tap(PLUGIN_NAME, (chunk, set) => {
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.publicPath);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.baseURI);
+					set.add(RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl);
+					compilation.addRuntimeModule(
+						chunk,
+						new ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule("preload")
+					);
+					return true;
+				});
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = AssetResourcePrefetchPlugin;
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/URLDependency.js b/lib/dependencies/URLDependency.js
index d1b03f74c..1e7d69d5e 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/URLDependency.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/URLDependency.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+const InitFragment = require("../InitFragment");
 const RuntimeGlobals = require("../RuntimeGlobals");
 const RawDataUrlModule = require("../asset/RawDataUrlModule");
 const {
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ class URLDependency extends ModuleDependency {
 		this.relative = relative || false;
 		/** @type {UsedByExports | undefined} */
 		this.usedByExports = undefined;
+		this.prefetch = undefined;
+		this.preload = undefined;
+		this.fetchPriority = undefined;
+		/** @type {string|undefined} */
+		this.preloadAs = undefined;
+		/** @type {string|undefined} */
+		this.preloadType = undefined;
+		/** @type {string|undefined} */
+		this.preloadMedia = undefined;
 	}
 
 	get type() {
@@ -81,6 +91,12 @@ class URLDependency extends ModuleDependency {
 		write(this.outerRange);
 		write(this.relative);
 		write(this.usedByExports);
+		write(this.prefetch);
+		write(this.preload);
+		write(this.fetchPriority);
+		write(this.preloadAs);
+		write(this.preloadType);
+		write(this.preloadMedia);
 		super.serialize(context);
 	}
 
@@ -92,6 +108,12 @@ class URLDependency extends ModuleDependency {
 		this.outerRange = read();
 		this.relative = read();
 		this.usedByExports = read();
+		this.prefetch = read();
+		this.preload = read();
+		this.fetchPriority = read();
+		this.preloadAs = read();
+		this.preloadType = read();
+		this.preloadMedia = read();
 		super.deserialize(context);
 	}
 }
@@ -99,6 +121,32 @@ class URLDependency extends ModuleDependency {
 URLDependency.Template = class URLDependencyTemplate extends (
 	ModuleDependency.Template
 ) {
+	/**
+	 * Determines the 'as' attribute value for prefetch/preload based on file extension
+	 * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Attributes/rel/preload#what_types_of_content_can_be_preloaded
+	 * @param {string} request module request string or filename
+	 * @returns {string} asset type for link element 'as' attribute
+	 */
+	static _getAssetType(request) {
+		if (/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|svg|webp|avif|bmp|ico|tiff?)$/i.test(request)) {
+			return "image";
+		} else if (/\.(woff2?|ttf|otf|eot)$/i.test(request)) {
+			return "font";
+		} else if (/\.(js|mjs|jsx|ts|tsx)$/i.test(request)) {
+			return "script";
+		} else if (/\.css$/i.test(request)) {
+			return "style";
+		} else if (/\.vtt$/i.test(request)) {
+			return "track";
+		} else if (
+			/\.(mp4|webm|ogg|mp3|wav|flac|aac|m4a|avi|mov|wmv|mkv)$/i.test(request)
+		) {
+			// Audio/video files use 'fetch' as browser support varies
+			return "fetch";
+		}
+		return "fetch";
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param {Dependency} dependency the dependency for which the template should be applied
 	 * @param {ReplaceSource} source the current replace source which can be modified
@@ -111,9 +159,12 @@ URLDependency.Template = class URLDependencyTemplate extends (
 			moduleGraph,
 			runtimeRequirements,
 			runtimeTemplate,
-			runtime
+			runtime,
+			initFragments
 		} = templateContext;
 		const dep = /** @type {URLDependency} */ (dependency);
+
+		const module = moduleGraph.getModule(dep);
 		const connection = moduleGraph.getConnection(dep);
 		// Skip rendering depending when dependency is conditional
 		if (connection && !connection.isTargetActive(runtime)) {
@@ -125,38 +176,87 @@ URLDependency.Template = class URLDependencyTemplate extends (
 			return;
 		}
 
-		runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.require);
-
+		// Standard URL generation
 		if (dep.relative) {
 			runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl);
 			source.replace(
 				dep.outerRange[0],
 				dep.outerRange[1] - 1,
-				`/* asset import */ new ${
-					RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl
-				}(${runtimeTemplate.moduleRaw({
-					chunkGraph,
-					module: moduleGraph.getModule(dep),
-					request: dep.request,
-					runtimeRequirements,
-					weak: false
-				})})`
+				`/* asset import */ new ${RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl}(${runtimeTemplate.moduleRaw(
+					{
+						chunkGraph,
+						module,
+						request: dep.request,
+						runtimeRequirements,
+						weak: false
+					}
+				)})`
 			);
 		} else {
 			runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.baseURI);
-
 			source.replace(
 				dep.range[0],
 				dep.range[1] - 1,
 				`/* asset import */ ${runtimeTemplate.moduleRaw({
 					chunkGraph,
-					module: moduleGraph.getModule(dep),
+					module,
 					request: dep.request,
 					runtimeRequirements,
 					weak: false
 				})}, ${RuntimeGlobals.baseURI}`
 			);
 		}
+
+		// Prefetch/Preload via InitFragment
+		if ((dep.prefetch || dep.preload) && module) {
+			const request = dep.request;
+			const detectedAssetType = URLDependencyTemplate._getAssetType(request);
+			const id = chunkGraph.getModuleId(module);
+			if (id !== null) {
+				const moduleId = runtimeTemplate.moduleId({
+					module,
+					chunkGraph,
+					request: dep.request,
+					weak: false
+				});
+
+				if (dep.preload) {
+					runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.preloadAsset);
+					const asArg = JSON.stringify(dep.preloadAs || detectedAssetType);
+					const fetchPriorityArg = dep.fetchPriority
+						? JSON.stringify(dep.fetchPriority)
+						: "undefined";
+					const typeArg = dep.preloadType
+						? JSON.stringify(dep.preloadType)
+						: "undefined";
+					const mediaArg = dep.preloadMedia
+						? JSON.stringify(dep.preloadMedia)
+						: "undefined";
+					initFragments.push(
+						new InitFragment(
+							`${RuntimeGlobals.preloadAsset}(${moduleId}, ${asArg}, ${fetchPriorityArg}, ${typeArg}, ${mediaArg}, ${dep.relative});\n`,
+							InitFragment.STAGE_CONSTANTS,
+							-10,
+							`asset_preload_${moduleId}`
+						)
+					);
+				} else if (dep.prefetch) {
+					runtimeRequirements.add(RuntimeGlobals.prefetchAsset);
+					const asArg = JSON.stringify(detectedAssetType);
+					const fetchPriorityArg = dep.fetchPriority
+						? JSON.stringify(dep.fetchPriority)
+						: "undefined";
+					initFragments.push(
+						new InitFragment(
+							`${RuntimeGlobals.prefetchAsset}(${moduleId}, ${asArg}, ${fetchPriorityArg}, undefined, undefined, ${dep.relative});\n`,
+							InitFragment.STAGE_CONSTANTS,
+							-5,
+							`asset_prefetch_${moduleId}`
+						)
+					);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/WorkerPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/WorkerPlugin.js
index 8cb86a9d8..8f63eade5 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/WorkerPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/WorkerPlugin.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const WorkerDependency = require("./WorkerDependency");
 /** @typedef {import("../../declarations/WebpackOptions").WasmLoading} WasmLoading */
 /** @typedef {import("../../declarations/WebpackOptions").WorkerPublicPath} WorkerPublicPath */
 /** @typedef {import("../Compiler")} Compiler */
+/** @typedef {import("../ChunkGroup").RawChunkGroupOptions} RawChunkGroupOptions */
 /** @typedef {import("../Dependency").DependencyLocation} DependencyLocation */
 /** @typedef {import("../Entrypoint").EntryOptions} EntryOptions */
 /** @typedef {import("../NormalModule")} NormalModule */
@@ -223,9 +224,12 @@ class WorkerPlugin {
 						}
 					}
 					const insertType = expr.properties.length > 0 ? "comma" : "single";
-					const insertLocation = /** @type {Range} */ (
-						expr.properties[expr.properties.length - 1].range
-					)[1];
+					const insertLocation =
+						expr.properties.length > 0
+							? /** @type {Range} */ (
+									expr.properties[expr.properties.length - 1].range
+								)[1]
+							: /** @type {Range} */ (expr.range)[0] + 1;
 					return {
 						expressions,
 						otherElements,
@@ -299,6 +303,10 @@ class WorkerPlugin {
 										? /** @type {Range} */ (arg2.range)
 										: /** @type {Range} */ (arg1.range)[1]
 								};
+
+						/** @type {RawChunkGroupOptions} */
+						const groupOptions = {};
+
 						const { options: importOptions, errors: commentErrors } =
 							parser.parseCommentOptions(/** @type {Range} */ (expr.range));
 
@@ -360,6 +368,60 @@ class WorkerPlugin {
 									entryOptions.name = importOptions.webpackChunkName;
 								}
 							}
+
+							// Support webpackPrefetch (true | number)
+							if (importOptions.webpackPrefetch !== undefined) {
+								if (importOptions.webpackPrefetch === true) {
+									groupOptions.prefetchOrder = 0;
+								} else if (typeof importOptions.webpackPrefetch === "number") {
+									groupOptions.prefetchOrder = importOptions.webpackPrefetch;
+								} else {
+									parser.state.module.addWarning(
+										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+											`\`webpackPrefetch\` expected true or a number, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPrefetch}.`,
+											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+										)
+									);
+								}
+							}
+
+							// Support webpackPreload (true | number)
+							if (importOptions.webpackPreload !== undefined) {
+								if (importOptions.webpackPreload === true) {
+									groupOptions.preloadOrder = 0;
+								} else if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreload === "number") {
+									groupOptions.preloadOrder = importOptions.webpackPreload;
+								} else {
+									parser.state.module.addWarning(
+										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+											`\`webpackPreload\` expected true or a number, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreload}.`,
+											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+										)
+									);
+								}
+							}
+
+							// Support webpackFetchPriority ("high" | "low" | "auto")
+							if (importOptions.webpackFetchPriority !== undefined) {
+								if (
+									typeof importOptions.webpackFetchPriority === "string" &&
+									["high", "low", "auto"].includes(
+										importOptions.webpackFetchPriority
+									)
+								) {
+									groupOptions.fetchPriority =
+										/** @type {"auto" | "high" | "low"} */ (
+											importOptions.webpackFetchPriority
+										);
+								} else {
+									parser.state.module.addWarning(
+										new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+											`\`webpackFetchPriority\` expected "low", "high" or "auto", but received: ${importOptions.webpackFetchPriority}.`,
+											/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+										)
+									);
+								}
+							}
 						}
 
 						if (
@@ -388,6 +450,7 @@ class WorkerPlugin {
 						}
 
 						const block = new AsyncDependenciesBlock({
+							...groupOptions,
 							name: entryOptions.name,
 							entryOptions: {
 								chunkLoading: this._chunkLoading,
diff --git a/lib/prefetch/ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule.js b/lib/prefetch/ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd9603aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/prefetch/ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+	MIT License http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+	Author Tobias Koppers @sokra
+*/
+
+"use strict";
+
+const RuntimeGlobals = require("../RuntimeGlobals");
+const RuntimeModule = require("../RuntimeModule");
+const Template = require("../Template");
+
+/** @typedef {import("../Compilation")} Compilation */
+
+class ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule extends RuntimeModule {
+	/**
+	 * @param {string} type "prefetch" or "preload"
+	 */
+	constructor(type) {
+		super(`asset ${type}`, RuntimeModule.STAGE_ATTACH);
+		this._type = type;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @returns {string | null} runtime code
+	 */
+	generate() {
+		const { compilation } = this;
+		if (!compilation) return null;
+
+		const { runtimeTemplate, outputOptions } = compilation;
+		const fnName =
+			this._type === "prefetch"
+				? RuntimeGlobals.prefetchAsset
+				: RuntimeGlobals.preloadAsset;
+
+		const crossOriginLoading = outputOptions.crossOriginLoading;
+		const isNeutralPlatform = runtimeTemplate.isNeutralPlatform();
+
+		// For neutral platform (universal targets), generate code that checks for document at runtime
+		const code = [
+			"var url;",
+			"if (relative) {",
+			Template.indent([
+				`url = new ${RuntimeGlobals.relativeUrl}(${RuntimeGlobals.require}(moduleId));`
+			]),
+			"} else {",
+			Template.indent([
+				`url = new URL(${RuntimeGlobals.require}(moduleId), ${RuntimeGlobals.baseURI});`
+			]),
+			"}",
+			"",
+			"var link = document.createElement('link');",
+			`link.rel = '${this._type}';`,
+			"if (as) link.as = as;",
+			"link.href = url.href;",
+			"",
+			"if (fetchPriority) {",
+			Template.indent([
+				"link.fetchPriority = fetchPriority;",
+				"link.setAttribute('fetchpriority', fetchPriority);"
+			]),
+			"}",
+			"",
+			"if (type) link.type = type;",
+			"if (media) link.media = media;",
+			"",
+			crossOriginLoading
+				? Template.asString([
+						"if (link.href.indexOf(window.location.origin + '/') !== 0) {",
+						Template.indent([
+							`link.crossOrigin = ${JSON.stringify(crossOriginLoading)};`
+						]),
+						"}"
+					])
+				: "",
+			"",
+			"document.head.appendChild(link);"
+		];
+
+		// For neutral platform, wrap the code to check for document availability
+		if (isNeutralPlatform) {
+			return Template.asString([
+				`${fnName} = ${runtimeTemplate.basicFunction(
+					"moduleId, as, fetchPriority, type, media, relative",
+					[
+						"// Only execute in browser environment",
+						"if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {",
+						Template.indent(code),
+						"}"
+					]
+				)};`
+			]);
+		}
+
+		// For browser-only targets, generate code without the check
+		return Template.asString([
+			`${fnName} = ${runtimeTemplate.basicFunction(
+				"moduleId, as, fetchPriority, type, media, relative",
+				code
+			)};`
+		]);
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = ResourcePrefetchRuntimeModule;
diff --git a/lib/url/URLParserPlugin.js b/lib/url/URLParserPlugin.js
index 4140567cb..373bb4804 100644
--- a/lib/url/URLParserPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/url/URLParserPlugin.js
@@ -182,6 +182,91 @@ class URLParserPlugin {
 					relative
 				);
 				dep.loc = /** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc);
+				// Parse magic comments with simplified rules
+				if (importOptions) {
+					// Accept only boolean true for webpackPrefetch
+					if (importOptions.webpackPrefetch === true) {
+						dep.prefetch = true;
+					} else if (importOptions.webpackPrefetch !== undefined) {
+						parser.state.module.addWarning(
+							new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+								`\`webpackPrefetch\` expected true, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPrefetch}.`,
+								/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+							)
+						);
+					}
+
+					// Accept only boolean true for webpackPreload
+					if (importOptions.webpackPreload === true) {
+						dep.preload = true;
+					} else if (importOptions.webpackPreload !== undefined) {
+						parser.state.module.addWarning(
+							new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+								`\`webpackPreload\` expected true, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreload}.`,
+								/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+							)
+						);
+					}
+
+					// webpackFetchPriority: "high" | "low" | "auto"
+					if (
+						typeof importOptions.webpackFetchPriority === "string" &&
+						["high", "low", "auto"].includes(importOptions.webpackFetchPriority)
+					) {
+						dep.fetchPriority = importOptions.webpackFetchPriority;
+					} else if (importOptions.webpackFetchPriority !== undefined) {
+						parser.state.module.addWarning(
+							new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+								`\`webpackFetchPriority\` expected "low", "high" or "auto", but received: ${importOptions.webpackFetchPriority}.`,
+								/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+							)
+						);
+					}
+
+					// webpackPreloadAs: allow override of the "as" attribute for preload
+					if (importOptions.webpackPreloadAs !== undefined) {
+						if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadAs === "string") {
+							dep.preloadAs = importOptions.webpackPreloadAs;
+						} else {
+							parser.state.module.addWarning(
+								new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+									`\`webpackPreloadAs\` expected a string, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadAs}.`,
+									/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+								)
+							);
+						}
+					}
+
+					// webpackPreloadType: set link.type when provided
+					if (importOptions.webpackPreloadType !== undefined) {
+						if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadType === "string") {
+							dep.preloadType = importOptions.webpackPreloadType;
+						} else {
+							parser.state.module.addWarning(
+								new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+									`\`webpackPreloadType\` expected a string, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadType}.`,
+									/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+								)
+							);
+						}
+					}
+
+					// webpackPreloadMedia: set link.media when provided
+					if (importOptions.webpackPreloadMedia !== undefined) {
+						if (typeof importOptions.webpackPreloadMedia === "string") {
+							dep.preloadMedia = importOptions.webpackPreloadMedia;
+						} else {
+							parser.state.module.addWarning(
+								new UnsupportedFeatureWarning(
+									`\`webpackPreloadMedia\` expected a string, but received: ${importOptions.webpackPreloadMedia}.`,
+									/** @type {DependencyLocation} */ (expr.loc)
+								)
+							);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Register the dependency
 				parser.state.current.addDependency(dep);
 				InnerGraph.onUsage(parser.state, (e) => (dep.usedByExports = e));
 				return true;
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/fonts/test.woff2 b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/fonts/test.woff2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/both-hints.png b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/both-hints.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/override.png b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/override.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d1c8b69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/override.png
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/priority-high.png b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/priority-high.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/priority-invalid.png b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/priority-invalid.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/test.png b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/images/test.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/scripts/worker.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/scripts/worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/invalid-type.css b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/invalid-type.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fab1b6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/invalid-type.css
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+body {
+    background-color: #f0f0f0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/priority-low.css b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/priority-low.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/test.css b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/test.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/typed.css b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/typed.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..287e8e44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/assets/styles/typed.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.typed-element {
+    color: #333;
+    font-size: 16px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/generate-warnings.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/generate-warnings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e19df05d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/generate-warnings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// This file is used to generate expected warnings during compilation
+
+// Invalid fetchPriority value - should generate warning
+const invalidPriorityUrl = new URL(/* webpackPrefetch: true */ /* webpackFetchPriority: "invalid" */ "./assets/images/priority-invalid.png", import.meta.url);
+// Invalid preloadAs (non-string) - should generate warning
+const invalidPreloadAs = new URL(
+  /* webpackPreload: true */
+  /* webpackPreloadAs: 123 */
+  "./assets/images/priority-invalid.png",
+  import.meta.url
+);
+// Invalid preloadType (non-string) - should generate warning
+const invalidPreloadType = new URL(
+  /* webpackPreload: true */
+  /* webpackPreloadType: 123 */
+  "./assets/images/priority-invalid.png",
+  import.meta.url
+);
+
+// Invalid preloadMedia (non-string) - should generate warning
+const invalidPreloadMedia = new URL(
+  /* webpackPreload: true */
+  /* webpackPreloadMedia: 456 */
+  "./assets/images/priority-invalid.png",
+  import.meta.url
+);
+
+export default {};
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/index.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ad97d3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+"use strict";
+
+function verifyLink(link, expectations) {
+	expect(link._type).toBe("link");
+	expect(link.rel).toBe(expectations.rel);
+
+	if (expectations.as) {
+		expect(link.as).toBe(expectations.as);
+	}
+
+	if (expectations.type !== undefined) {
+		if (expectations.type) {
+			expect(link.type).toBe(expectations.type);
+		} else {
+			expect(link.type).toBeUndefined();
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (expectations.media !== undefined) {
+		if (expectations.media) {
+			expect(link.media).toBe(expectations.media);
+		} else {
+			expect(link.media).toBeUndefined();
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (expectations.fetchPriority !== undefined) {
+		if (expectations.fetchPriority) {
+			expect(link._attributes.fetchpriority).toBe(expectations.fetchPriority);
+			expect(link.fetchPriority).toBe(expectations.fetchPriority);
+		} else {
+			expect(link._attributes.fetchpriority).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(link.fetchPriority).toBeUndefined();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	if (expectations.href) {
+		expect(link.href.toString()).toMatch(expectations.href);
+	}
+}
+
+it("should generate all prefetch and preload links", () => {
+	const urls = {
+		prefetchHigh: new URL(
+			/* webpackPrefetch: true */ /* webpackFetchPriority: "high" */
+			"./assets/images/priority-high.png",
+			import.meta.url
+		),
+		preloadLow: new URL(
+			/* webpackPreload: true */ /* webpackFetchPriority: "low" */
+			"./assets/styles/priority-low.css",
+			import.meta.url
+		),
+		prefetchAuto: new URL(
+			/* webpackPrefetch: true */ /* webpackFetchPriority: "auto" */
+			"./priority-auto.js",
+			import.meta.url
+		),
+		bothHints: new URL(
+			/* webpackPrefetch: true */ /* webpackPreload: true */ /* webpackFetchPriority: "high" */
+			"./assets/images/both-hints.png",
+			import.meta.url
+		),
+		noPriority: new URL(
+			/* webpackPrefetch: true */
+			"./assets/images/test.png",
+			import.meta.url
+		),
+		preloadFont: new URL(
+			/* webpackPreload: true */
+			"./assets/fonts/test.woff2",
+			import.meta.url
+		)
+	};
+
+	const prefetchHighLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("priority-high.png") && link.rel === "prefetch"
+	);
+	expect(prefetchHighLink).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(prefetchHighLink, {
+		rel: "prefetch",
+		as: "image",
+		fetchPriority: "high",
+		href: /priority-high\.png$/
+	});
+
+	const preloadLowLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("priority-low.css") && link.rel === "preload"
+	);
+	expect(preloadLowLink).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(preloadLowLink, {
+		rel: "preload",
+		as: "style",
+		fetchPriority: "low",
+		href: /priority-low\.css$/
+	});
+
+	const prefetchAutoLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("priority-auto.js") && link.rel === "prefetch"
+	);
+	expect(prefetchAutoLink).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(prefetchAutoLink, {
+		rel: "prefetch",
+		as: "script",
+		fetchPriority: "auto"
+	});
+
+	const bothHintsLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("both-hints.png")
+	);
+	expect(bothHintsLink).toBeTruthy();
+	expect(bothHintsLink.rel).toBe("preload");
+	expect(bothHintsLink._attributes.fetchpriority).toBe("high");
+
+	const noPriorityLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("test.png") && link.rel === "prefetch" &&
+			!link._attributes.fetchpriority
+	);
+	expect(noPriorityLink).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(noPriorityLink, {
+		rel: "prefetch",
+		as: "image",
+		fetchPriority: undefined
+	});
+
+	const fontPreloadLink = document.head._children.find(
+		link => link.href.includes("test.woff2") && link.rel === "preload"
+	);
+	expect(fontPreloadLink).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(fontPreloadLink, {
+		rel: "preload",
+		as: "font",
+		href: /test\.woff2$/
+	});
+});
+
+it("should allow overriding as/type/media via magic comments", () => {
+	const override = new URL(
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		/* webpackPreloadAs: "font" */
+		/* webpackPreloadType: "font/woff2" */
+		/* webpackPreloadMedia: "(max-width: 600px)" */
+		"./assets/images/override.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+
+	const link = document.head._children.find(
+		l => l.href.includes("override.png") && l.rel === "preload"
+	);
+	expect(link).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(link, {
+		rel: "preload",
+		as: "font",
+		type: "font/woff2",
+		media: "(max-width: 600px)",
+		href: /override\.png$/
+	});
+});
+
+it("should accept additional as tokens from Fetch Standard (e.g., sharedworker)", () => {
+	const u = new URL(
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		/* webpackPreloadAs: "sharedworker" */
+		"./priority-auto.js",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+
+	const link = document.head._children.find(
+		l => l.href.includes("priority-auto.js") && l.rel === "preload"
+	);
+	expect(link).toBeTruthy();
+	verifyLink(link, {
+		rel: "preload",
+		as: "sharedworker",
+		href: /priority-auto\.js$/
+	});
+});
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/priority-auto.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/priority-auto.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88088be87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/priority-auto.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Test asset file
+console.log("priority-auto.js loaded");
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.config.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7e9b5768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Mock document.head structure for testing
+const mockCreateElement = (tagName) => {
+	const element = {
+		_type: tagName,
+		_attributes: {},
+		setAttribute(name, value) {
+			this._attributes[name] = value;
+			// Also set as property for fetchPriority
+			if (name === "fetchpriority") {
+				this.fetchPriority = value;
+			}
+		},
+		getAttribute(name) {
+			return this._attributes[name];
+		}
+	};
+
+	// Set properties based on tag type
+	if (tagName === "link") {
+		element.rel = "";
+		element.as = "";
+		element.href = "";
+		element.type = undefined;
+		element.media = undefined;
+		element.fetchPriority = undefined;
+	} else if (tagName === "script") {
+		element.src = "";
+		element.async = true;
+		element.fetchPriority = undefined;
+	}
+
+	return element;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+	beforeExecute: () => {
+		// Mock document for browser environment
+		global.document = {
+			head: {
+				_children: [],
+				appendChild(element) {
+					this._children.push(element);
+				}
+			},
+			createElement: mockCreateElement
+		};
+
+		// Mock window for import.meta.url
+		global.window = {
+			location: {
+				href: "https://test.example.com/"
+			}
+		};
+	},
+
+	findBundle() {
+		return ["main.js"];
+	},
+
+	moduleScope(scope) {
+		// Make document available in the module scope
+		scope.document = global.document;
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cca6613b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
+
+// Test JavaScript file
+console.log("test.js loaded");
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/warnings.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/warnings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5923056d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/warnings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = [
+	// Invalid fetchPriority value warning
+	[
+		/`webpackFetchPriority` expected "low", "high" or "auto", but received: invalid\./
+	],
+	// Invalid preloadAs (non-string)
+	[/`webpackPreloadAs` expected a string, but received: 123\./],
+	// Invalid preloadType (non-string)
+	[/`webpackPreloadType` expected a string, but received: 123\./],
+	// Invalid preloadMedia (non-string)
+	[/`webpackPreloadMedia` expected a string, but received: 456\./]
+];
diff --git a/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/webpack.config.js b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c43fa438f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/asset-modules/url-prefetch-preload-fetchpriority/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/** @type {import("../../../../types").Configuration} */
+module.exports = {
+	mode: "development",
+	entry: {
+		main: "./index.js",
+		warnings: "./generate-warnings.js"
+	},
+	output: {
+		filename: "[name].js",
+		assetModuleFilename: "[name][ext]",
+		publicPath: "/public/"
+	},
+	target: "web",
+	module: {
+		rules: [
+			{
+				test: /\.(png|jpg|css|woff2)$/,
+				type: "asset/resource"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/both-hints-image.png b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/both-hints-image.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c169832e
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diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/index.js b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db6c3207d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Test cases for new URL() prefetch/preload support
+
+it("should prefetch an image asset", () => {
+	const url = new URL(
+		/* webpackPrefetch: true */ 
+		"./prefetch-image.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+	expect(url.href).toMatch(/prefetch-image\.png$/);
+});
+
+it("should preload an image asset", () => {
+	const url = new URL(
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		"./preload-image.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+	expect(url.href).toMatch(/preload-image\.png$/);
+});
+
+it("should preload with fetch priority", () => {
+	const url = new URL(
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		/* webpackFetchPriority: "high" */
+		"./priority-image.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+	expect(url.href).toMatch(/priority-image\.png$/);
+});
+
+it("should handle invalid fetch priority", () => {
+	const url2 = new URL(
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		/* webpackFetchPriority: "invalid" */
+		"./invalid-priority-image.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+	expect(url2.href).toMatch(/invalid-priority-image\.png$/);
+});
+
+it("should handle both prefetch and preload", () => {
+	const url3 = new URL(
+		/* webpackPrefetch: true */
+		/* webpackPreload: true */
+		"./both-hints-image.png",
+		import.meta.url
+	);
+	expect(url3.href).toMatch(/both-hints-image\.png$/);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/invalid-priority-image.png b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/invalid-priority-image.png
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diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/prefetch-image.png b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/prefetch-image.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c169832e
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diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/preload-image.png b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/preload-image.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/priority-image.png b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/priority-image.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c169832e
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diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.config.js b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8755bed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = {
+	findBundle() {
+		return ["main.js"];
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.filter.js b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.filter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc9b5e2ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/test.filter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const supportsWorker = require("../../../helpers/supportsWorker");
+
+module.exports = () => supportsWorker();
diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/warnings.js b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/warnings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eea9c4171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/warnings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"use strict";
+
+module.exports = [
+	// Invalid fetch priority
+	[
+		/`webpackFetchPriority` expected "low", "high" or "auto", but received: invalid\./
+	]
+];
diff --git a/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/webpack.config.js b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/webpack.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5fe3076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/configCases/parsing/url-prefetch-preload/webpack.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/** @type {import("../../../../types").Configuration} */
+module.exports = {
+	output: {
+		filename: "[name].js",
+		assetModuleFilename: "[name][ext]"
+	},
+	target: "web",
+	module: {
+		rules: [
+			{
+				test: /\.png$/,
+				type: "asset/resource"
+			}
+		]
+	}
+};
diff --git a/types.d.ts b/types.d.ts
index 09672fb10..bcf200609 100644
--- a/types.d.ts
+++ b/types.d.ts
@@ -18448,8 +18448,10 @@ declare namespace exports {
 		export let moduleLoaded: "module.loaded";
 		export let nodeModuleDecorator: "__webpack_require__.nmd";
 		export let onChunksLoaded: "__webpack_require__.O";
+		export let prefetchAsset: "__webpack_require__.PA";
 		export let prefetchChunk: "__webpack_require__.E";
 		export let prefetchChunkHandlers: "__webpack_require__.F";
+		export let preloadAsset: "__webpack_require__.LA";
 		export let preloadChunk: "__webpack_require__.G";
 		export let preloadChunkHandlers: "__webpack_require__.H";
 		export let publicPath: "__webpack_require__.p";