diff --git a/controllers/object.js b/controllers/object.js
index ff82b9f3a..872080908 100644
--- a/controllers/object.js
+++ b/controllers/object.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const fsProm = require('../persistence/fsProm.js');
 const path = require('path');
 const formidable = require('formidable');
 const utilities = require('../libraries/utilities');
-const {fileExists, unlinkIfExists, mkdirIfNotExists} = utilities;
+const {fileExists, listSplatFiles, splatFileExists, unlinkIfExists, mkdirIfNotExists} = utilities;
 const {startSplatTask, splatTasks} = require('./object/SplatTask.js');
 const { beatPort } = require('../config.js');
 
@@ -447,6 +447,28 @@ const checkFileExists = async (objectId, filePath) => {
     return await fileExists(absoluteFilePath);
 };
 
+const checkSplatFileExists = async (objectId, filePath) => {
+    let object = utilities.getObject(objects, objectId);
+    if (!object) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let objectIdentityDir = path.join(objectsPath, object.name, identityFolderName);
+    let absoluteFilePath = path.join(objectIdentityDir, filePath);
+    return await splatFileExists(absoluteFilePath);
+}
+
+const callListSplatFiles = async (objectId, filePath) => {
+    let object = utilities.getObject(objects, objectId);
+    if (!object) {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    let objectIdentityDir = path.join(objectsPath, object.name, identityFolderName);
+    let absoluteFilePath = path.join(objectIdentityDir, filePath);
+    return await listSplatFiles(absoluteFilePath);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check the status of all the possible target files that an object might have
  * @param {string} objectId
@@ -462,7 +484,7 @@ const checkTargetFiles = async (objectId) => {
         checkFileExists(objectId, '/target/target.dat'),
         checkFileExists(objectId, '/target/target.jpg'),
         checkFileExists(objectId, '/target/target.3dt'),
-        checkFileExists(objectId, '/target/target.splat'),
+        checkSplatFileExists(objectId, '/target/target_splats'),
     ]);
     return {
         glbExists,
@@ -592,7 +614,7 @@ const uploadTarget = async (objectName, req, res) => {
         let xmlPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.xml');
         let glbPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.glb');
         let tdtPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.3dt');
-        let splatPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.splat');
+        let splatPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target/target_splats');
         let fileList = [jpgPath, xmlPath, datPath, glbPath, tdtPath, splatPath];
 
         let sendObject = {
@@ -604,7 +626,7 @@ const uploadTarget = async (objectName, req, res) => {
             datExists: await fileExists(datPath),
             glbExists: await fileExists(glbPath),
             tdtExists: await fileExists(tdtPath),
-            splatExists: await fileExists(splatPath)
+            splatExists: await splatFileExists(splatPath)
         };
 
         object.tcs = utilities.generateChecksums(objects, fileList);
@@ -678,6 +700,7 @@ module.exports = {
     setFrameSharingEnabled: setFrameSharingEnabled,
     checkFileExists: checkFileExists,
     checkTargetFiles: checkTargetFiles,
+    callListSplatFiles: callListSplatFiles,
     uploadTarget: uploadTarget,
     getObject: getObject,
     setup: setup,
diff --git a/libraries/utilities.js b/libraries/utilities.js
index 94d5082c6..5acc1838e 100644
--- a/libraries/utilities.js
+++ b/libraries/utilities.js
@@ -1167,6 +1167,36 @@ function fileExists(filePath) {
 }
 exports.fileExists = fileExists;
 
+function listSplatFiles(splatFolderPath) {
+    let splatFiles = [];
+    return fsProm.access(splatFolderPath)
+        .then(() => {
+            return fsProm.readdir(splatFolderPath);
+        })
+        .then((files) => {
+            let regex = /^target.*\.splat$/;
+            files.forEach((splatName) => {
+                if (regex.test(splatName)) splatFiles.push(path.join('target', 'target_splats', splatName));
+            });
+            return splatFiles;
+        })
+        .catch((err) => {
+            console.error('Error accessing or reading the folder:', err);
+            return [];
+        });
+}
+
+exports.listSplatFiles = listSplatFiles;
+
+function splatFileExists(folderPath) {
+    return listSplatFiles(folderPath).then((splatFiles) => {
+        return splatFiles.length > 0;
+    }).catch(() => {
+        return false;
+    })
+}
+exports.splatFileExists = splatFileExists;
+
 /**
  * All-in-one mkdir solution. Wraps error because TOCTOU
  * @param {string} dirPath - path to folder
diff --git a/routers/object.js b/routers/object.js
index 88b457cfd..d35a7caff 100644
--- a/routers/object.js
+++ b/routers/object.js
@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ router.get('/:objectName/checkTargetFiles/', (req, res) => {
     });
 });
 
+router.get('/:objectName/listSplatFiles/', (req, res) => {
+    if (!utilities.isValidId(req.params.objectName)) {
+        res.status(400).send('Invalid object name. Must be alphanumeric.');
+        return;
+    }
+    objectController.callListSplatFiles(req.params.objectName, 'target/target_splats').then(splatFiles => {
+        res.json(splatFiles);
+    }).catch(e => {
+        res.status(404).json({ error: e, exists: false });
+    })
+})
+
 router.post('/:objectName/requestGaussianSplatting/', async function (req, res) {
     if (!utilities.isValidId(req.params.objectName)) {
         res.status(400).send('Invalid object name. Must be alphanumeric.');
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 69f1443fe..6b0bb777b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ if (!isLightweightMobile) {
 
 // This file hosts all kinds of utilities programmed for the server
 const utilities = require('./libraries/utilities');
-const {fileExists, mkdirIfNotExists, rmdirIfExists, unlinkIfExists} = utilities;
+const {fileExists, splatFileExists, mkdirIfNotExists, rmdirIfExists, unlinkIfExists} = utilities;
 const nodeUtilities = require('./libraries/nodeUtilities');
 const recorder = require('./libraries/recorder');
 
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ async function objectBeatSender(PORT, thisId, thisIp, oneTimeOnly = false, immed
         let xmlPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.xml');
         let glbPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.glb');
         let tdtPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.3dt');
-        let splatPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target.splat');
+        let splatPath = path.join(targetDir, 'target_splats');
         var fileList = [jpgPath, xmlPath, datPath, glbPath, tdtPath, splatPath];
         const tcs = await utilities.generateChecksums(objects, fileList);
         if (objects[thisId]) {
@@ -1693,12 +1693,18 @@ function objectWebServer() {
             'target.glb',
             'target.unitypackage',
             'target.3dt',
-            'target.splat',
         ];
+        let targetSplatFiles = 'target_splats';
 
         if (targetFiles.includes(filename) && urlArray[urlArray.length - 2] === 'target') {
             urlArray[urlArray.length - 2] = identityFolderName + '/target';
             switchToInteraceTool = false;
+        } else if (urlArray[urlArray.length - 2] === targetSplatFiles) { // for target_splats folder, eg: [ '_WORLD_SAGA', 'target', 'target_splats', 'target_1.splat' ]
+            let regex = /^target.*\.splat$/;
+            if (regex.test(filename)) {
+                urlArray[urlArray.length - 3] = identityFolderName + '/target';
+                switchToInteraceTool = false;
+            }
         }
 
         if ((filename === 'memory.jpg' || filename === 'memoryThumbnail.jpg')
@@ -2939,7 +2945,7 @@ function objectWebServer() {
                                     let xmlPath = path.join(folderD, identityFolderName, '/target/target.xml');
                                     let glbPath = path.join(folderD, identityFolderName, '/target/target.glb');
                                     let tdtPath = path.join(folderD, identityFolderName, '/target/target.3dt');
-                                    let splatPath = path.join(folderD, identityFolderName, '/target/target.splat');
+                                    let splatPath = path.join(folderD, identityFolderName, '/target/target_splats');
 
                                     var fileList = [jpgPath, xmlPath, datPath, glbPath, tdtPath, splatPath];
 
@@ -2950,7 +2956,7 @@ function objectWebServer() {
                                         var xml = await fileExists(xmlPath);
                                         var glb = await fileExists(glbPath);
                                         var tdt = await fileExists(tdtPath);
-                                        var splat = await fileExists(splatPath);
+                                        var splat = await splatFileExists(splatPath);
 
                                         var sendObject = {
                                             id: thisObjectId,