diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/bundle.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/bundle.rs
index 47dc596165cafb..5c85db657170a0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/bundle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/bundle.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{Sprite, SpriteSheet};
+use crate::{Sprite, TextureSheet};
 use bevy_asset::Handle;
 use bevy_ecs::bundle::Bundle;
 use bevy_render::{
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub struct SpriteSheetBundle {
     /// The sprite sheet base texture
     pub texture: Handle<Image>,
     /// The sprite sheet texture atlas and the section to draw
-    pub sheet: SpriteSheet,
+    pub sheet: TextureSheet,
     /// Data pertaining to how the sprite is drawn on the screen
     pub transform: Transform,
     pub global_transform: GlobalTransform,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/lib.rs
index eb19c033fc85c2..348a5657d4050f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ mod texture_atlas;
 mod texture_atlas_builder;
 
 pub mod collide_aabb;
+mod texture_sheet;
 
 pub mod prelude {
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub use crate::{
         bundle::{SpriteBundle, SpriteSheetBundle},
-        sprite::{Sprite, SpriteSheet},
+        sprite::Sprite,
         texture_atlas::TextureAtlas,
+        texture_sheet::TextureSheet,
         ColorMaterial, ColorMesh2dBundle, TextureAtlasBuilder,
     };
 }
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ pub use render::*;
 pub use sprite::*;
 pub use texture_atlas::*;
 pub use texture_atlas_builder::*;
+pub use texture_sheet::*;
 
 use bevy_app::prelude::*;
 use bevy_asset::{AddAsset, Assets, HandleUntyped};
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ impl Plugin for SpritePlugin {
         shaders.set_untracked(SPRITE_SHADER_HANDLE, sprite_shader);
         app.add_asset::<TextureAtlas>()
             .register_type::<Sprite>()
+            .register_type::<TextureSheet>()
             .register_type::<Mesh2dHandle>()
             .add_plugin(Mesh2dRenderPlugin)
             .add_plugin(ColorMaterialPlugin);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
index 6706f7f4517f96..7b0ca7e4719f3e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
-use crate::{texture_atlas::TextureAtlas, Rect, Sprite, SpriteSheet, SPRITE_SHADER_HANDLE};
+use crate::{texture_atlas::TextureAtlas, Rect, Sprite, TextureSheet, SPRITE_SHADER_HANDLE};
 use bevy_asset::{AssetEvent, Assets, Handle, HandleId};
 use bevy_core_pipeline::core_2d::Transparent2d;
 use bevy_ecs::{
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn extract_sprites(
         &Sprite,
         &GlobalTransform,
         &Handle<Image>,
-        Option<&SpriteSheet>,
+        Option<&TextureSheet>,
     )>,
 ) {
     let mut extracted_sprites = render_world.resource_mut::<ExtractedSprites>();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/sprite.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/sprite.rs
index 9344d0de62e6e2..e18c9f4ab4d3ad 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/sprite.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/sprite.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use crate::{Rect, TextureAtlas};
-use bevy_asset::{Assets, Handle};
 use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
 use bevy_math::Vec2;
 use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
@@ -21,41 +19,6 @@ pub struct Sprite {
     pub anchor: Anchor,
 }
 
-/// Component for sprite sheets containing a handle to [`TextureAtlas`] and the index of the current
-/// section of the sheet.
-///
-/// A texture atlas contains various *sections* or *cuts* of a given texture, allowing users to have a single
-/// image file for sprite animation or various elements.
-/// You can change the [`index`](Self::index) of the sheet to animate the sprite or to pick a *section* of the texture.
-///
-/// Check the following examples for usage:
-/// - [`animated sprite sheet example`](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs)
-/// - [`texture atlas example`](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs)
-#[derive(Component, Default, Debug, Clone, Reflect)]
-pub struct SpriteSheet {
-    /// Texture atlas handle
-    pub texture_atlas: Handle<TextureAtlas>,
-    /// Texture atlas section index
-    pub index: usize,
-}
-
-impl From<Handle<TextureAtlas>> for SpriteSheet {
-    fn from(texture_atlas: Handle<TextureAtlas>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            texture_atlas,
-            index: 0,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl SpriteSheet {
-    /// Retrieves the current texture [`Rect`] of the sprite sheet according to the section `index`
-    pub fn texture_rect(&self, texture_atlases: &Assets<TextureAtlas>) -> Option<Rect> {
-        let atlas = texture_atlases.get(&self.texture_atlas)?;
-        atlas.textures.get(self.index).copied()
-    }
-}
-
 /// How a sprite is positioned relative to its [`Transform`](bevy_transform::components::Transform).
 /// It defaults to `Anchor::Center`.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Reflect)]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
index b555d0aa4f8415..2cacfd0084af9c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas_builder.rs
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ impl TextureAtlasBuilder {
     ///     // Spawn your sprite
     ///     commands.spawn_bundle(SpriteSheetBundle {
     ///        texture,
-    ///        sheet: SpriteSheet {
+    ///        sheet: TextureSheet {
     ///             texture_atlas,
-    ///             index: 0
+    ///             texture_index: 0
     ///         },
     ///       ..Default::default()
     ///     });
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_sheet.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_sheet.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d04f1195c09f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_sheet.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use crate::{Rect, TextureAtlas};
+use bevy_asset::{Assets, Handle};
+use bevy_ecs::component::Component;
+use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
+
+/// Component used to draw a specific section of a texture.
+///
+/// It stores a handle to [`TextureAtlas`] and the index of the current section of the atlas.
+/// The texture atlas contains various *sections* or *cuts* of a given texture, allowing users to have a single
+/// image file for either sprite animation or global mapping.
+/// You can change the [`texture_index`](Self::texture_index) of the sheet to animate the sprite or to pick a *section* of the texture.
+///
+/// Check the following examples for usage:
+/// - [`animated sprite sheet example`](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs)
+/// - [`texture atlas example`](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/main/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs)
+#[derive(Component, Default, Debug, Clone, Reflect)]
+pub struct TextureSheet {
+    /// Texture atlas handle
+    pub texture_atlas: Handle<TextureAtlas>,
+    /// Texture atlas section index
+    pub texture_index: usize,
+}
+
+impl From<Handle<TextureAtlas>> for TextureSheet {
+    fn from(texture_atlas: Handle<TextureAtlas>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            texture_atlas,
+            texture_index: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TextureSheet {
+    /// Retrieves the current texture [`Rect`] of the sprite sheet according to the section `index`
+    pub fn texture_rect(&self, texture_atlases: &Assets<TextureAtlas>) -> Option<Rect> {
+        let atlas = texture_atlases.get(&self.texture_atlas)?;
+        atlas.textures.get(self.texture_index).copied()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs b/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
index f1e7a5055f061e..99e619e9f1489f 100644
--- a/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ struct AnimationTimer(Timer);
 fn animate_sprite(
     time: Res<Time>,
     texture_atlases: Res<Assets<TextureAtlas>>,
-    mut query: Query<(&mut AnimationTimer, &mut SpriteSheet)>,
+    mut query: Query<(&mut AnimationTimer, &mut TextureSheet)>,
 ) {
     for (mut timer, mut sprite) in query.iter_mut() {
         timer.tick(time.delta());
         if timer.just_finished() {
             let texture_atlas = texture_atlases.get(&sprite.texture_atlas).unwrap();
-            sprite.index = (sprite.index + 1) % texture_atlas.textures.len();
+            sprite.texture_index = (sprite.texture_index + 1) % texture_atlas.textures.len();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ fn setup(
     commands
         .spawn_bundle(SpriteSheetBundle {
             texture,
-            sheet: SpriteSheet {
+            sheet: TextureSheet {
                 texture_atlas,
-                index: 0,
+                texture_index: 0,
             },
             transform: Transform::from_scale(Vec3::splat(6.0)),
             ..default()
diff --git a/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs b/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
index 3c93ae2161f4a5..b19f37adb1f523 100644
--- a/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/texture_atlas.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ fn setup(
             scale: Vec3::splat(4.0),
             ..default()
         },
-        sheet: SpriteSheet {
-            index: vendor_index,
+        sheet: TextureSheet {
+            texture_index: vendor_index,
             texture_atlas: atlas_handle,
         },
         ..default()