diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
index 2e61072fa882f0..96f8c212a9b6a5 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use crate::Material2dBindGroupId;
 /// Component for rendering with meshes in the 2d pipeline, usually with a [2d material](crate::Material2d) such as [`ColorMaterial`](crate::ColorMaterial).
 ///
 /// It wraps a [`Handle<Mesh>`] to differentiate from the 3d pipelines which use the handles directly as components
-#[derive(Default, Clone, Component, Debug, Reflect, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Component, Debug, Reflect, PartialEq, Eq, Deref)]
 #[reflect(Default, Component)]
 pub struct Mesh2dHandle(pub Handle<Mesh>);