diff --git a/flexmeasures/api/v3_0/assets.py b/flexmeasures/api/v3_0/assets.py
index b440dd73c..92e74e10e 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/api/v3_0/assets.py
+++ b/flexmeasures/api/v3_0/assets.py
@@ -63,19 +63,12 @@ class AssetAPI(FlaskView):
     @use_kwargs(
         {
             "account": AccountIdField(data_key="account_id", load_default=None),
-        },
-        location="query",
-    )
-    @use_kwargs(
-        {
             "all_accessible": fields.Bool(
                 data_key="all_accessible", load_default=False
             ),
-        },
-        location="query",
-    )
-    @use_kwargs(
-        {
+            "include_public": fields.Bool(
+                data_key="include_public", load_default=False
+            ),
             "page": fields.Int(
                 required=False, validate=validate.Range(min=1), load_default=1
             ),
@@ -91,6 +84,7 @@ def index(
         self,
         account: Account | None,
         all_accessible: bool,
+        include_public: bool,
         page: int | None = None,
         per_page: int | None = None,
         filter: list[str] | None = None,
@@ -157,7 +151,7 @@ def index(
         filter_statement = GenericAsset.account_id.in_([a.id for a in accounts])
 
         # add public assets if the request asks for all the accessible assets
-        if all_accessible:
+        if all_accessible or include_public:
             filter_statement = filter_statement | GenericAsset.account_id.is_(None)
 
         num_records = db.session.scalar(
diff --git a/flexmeasures/ui/templates/crud/account.html b/flexmeasures/ui/templates/crud/account.html
index 468155abe..02defcecf 100644
--- a/flexmeasures/ui/templates/crud/account.html
+++ b/flexmeasures/ui/templates/crud/account.html
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ <h3>Assets</h3>
         let filter = data["search"]["value"];
         let url = `{{url_for("AssetAPI:index")}}?page=${
           Math.floor(data["start"] / data["length"]) + 1
-        }&per_page=${data["length"]}&all_accessible=true&account_id=${
+        }&per_page=${data["length"]}&include_public=false&account_id=${
           {{ account.id }}
         }`;
         if (filter.length > 0) {