diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 60acc8305c..828be306fc 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Chg #3687: Default `sourceLanguage` and `language` are now `en-US` in order for i18n formatter to work correctly (samdark)
 - Chg #3804: Added `fileinfo` PHP extension to the basic requirement of Yii (Ragazzo)
 - Chg #3866: The `FileValidator::types` property is renamed to `FileValidator::extensions` (Ragazzo)
+- Chg #3897: Raised visibility of `yii\web\View::registerAssetFiles()` to protected (samdark)
 - Chg: Replaced `clearAll()` and `clearAllAssignments()` in `yii\rbac\ManagerInterface` with `removeAll()`, `removeAllRoles()`, `removeAllPermissions()`, `removeAllRules()` and `removeAllAssignments()` (qiangxue)
 - Chg: Added `$user` as the first parameter of `yii\rbac\Rule::execute()` (qiangxue)
 - Chg: `yii\grid\DataColumn::getDataCellValue()` visibility is now `public` to allow accessing the value from a GridView directly (cebe)
diff --git a/framework/web/View.php b/framework/web/View.php
index 4b2a760e09..5438ef1407 100644
--- a/framework/web/View.php
+++ b/framework/web/View.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class View extends \yii\base\View
      * Removes a bundle from [[assetBundles]] once files are registered.
      * @param string $name name of the bundle to register
      */
-    private function registerAssetFiles($name)
+    protected function registerAssetFiles($name)
     {
         if (!isset($this->assetBundles[$name])) {
             return;