diff --git a/config/initializers/assets.rb b/config/initializers/assets.rb
index ed78d115f4..bd4c6cb22a 100644
--- a/config/initializers/assets.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/assets.rb
@@ -14,16 +14,3 @@
 # application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS in the app/assets
 # folder are already added.
 # Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( admin.js admin.css )
-
-# Bootstrap and TinyMCE expect their files to live in a specific place, so copy them over
-puts "Copying Bootstrap glyphicons to the public directory ..."
-source_dir = Dir.glob(Rails.root.join('node_modules', 'bootstrap', 'fonts', 'glyphicons-halflings-regular.*'))
-destination_dir = Rails.root.join('public', 'fonts', 'bootstrap')
-FileUtils.mkdir_p(destination_dir)
-FileUtils.cp_r(source_dir, destination_dir)
-
-puts "Copying TinyMCE skins to the public directory ..."
-source_dir = Dir.glob(Rails.root.join('node_modules', 'tinymce', 'skins', 'ui', 'oxide'))
-destination_dir = Rails.root.join('public', 'tinymce', 'skins')
-FileUtils.mkdir_p(destination_dir)
-FileUtils.cp_r(source_dir, destination_dir)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/assets.rake b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d612920fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/assets.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+namespace :assets do
+  desc 'Copy Bootstrap glyphicons and TinyMCE skins to the public directory'
+  task :copy do
+    # Bootstrap and TinyMCE expect their files to live in a specific place, so copy them over
+    puts 'Copying Bootstrap glyphicons to the public directory ...'
+    source_dir = Dir.glob(Rails.root.join('node_modules', 'bootstrap', 'fonts', 'glyphicons-halflings-regular.*'))
+    destination_dir = Rails.root.join('public', 'fonts', 'bootstrap')
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(destination_dir)
+    FileUtils.cp_r(source_dir, destination_dir)
+
+    puts 'Copying TinyMCE skins to the public directory ...'
+    source_dir = Dir.glob(Rails.root.join('node_modules', 'tinymce', 'skins', 'ui', 'oxide'))
+    destination_dir = Rails.root.join('public', 'tinymce', 'skins')
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p(destination_dir)
+    FileUtils.cp_r(source_dir, destination_dir)
+  end
+
+  # Run the copy task before precompiling assets
+  task precompile: :copy
+end