diff --git a/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs b/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
index 91e80788d1..cf6f43a55b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core/src/bytes.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ where
         let bytes = self.as_bytes();
         buffer[0..self.byte_len()].copy_from_slice(bytes)
     }
+
     fn byte_len(&self) -> usize {
         std::mem::size_of::<Self>()
     }
@@ -30,6 +31,23 @@ pub trait AsBytes {
     fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8];
 }
 
+pub trait FromBytes {
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self;
+}
+
+impl<T> FromBytes for T
+where
+    T: Byteable + Clone,
+{
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            let byte_ptr = bytes.as_ptr();
+            let ptr = byte_ptr as *const Self;
+            (*ptr).clone()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> AsBytes for T
 where
     T: Byteable,
@@ -84,6 +102,13 @@ impl Bytes for Vec2 {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromBytes for Vec2 {
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let array = <[f32; 2]>::from_bytes(bytes);
+        Vec2::from(array)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Bytes for Vec3 {
     fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
         let array: [f32; 3] = (*self).into();
@@ -95,6 +120,13 @@ impl Bytes for Vec3 {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromBytes for Vec3 {
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let array = <[f32; 3]>::from_bytes(bytes);
+        Vec3::from(array)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Bytes for Vec4 {
     fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
         let array: [f32; 4] = (*self).into();
@@ -105,6 +137,13 @@ impl Bytes for Vec4 {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromBytes for Vec4 {
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let array = <[f32; 4]>::from_bytes(bytes);
+        Vec4::from(array)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Bytes for Mat4 {
     fn write_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
         let array = self.to_cols_array();
@@ -115,6 +154,13 @@ impl Bytes for Mat4 {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromBytes for Mat4 {
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let array = <[f32; 16]>::from_bytes(bytes);
+        Mat4::from_cols_array(&array)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Bytes for Option<T>
 where
     T: Bytes,
@@ -129,6 +175,19 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> FromBytes for Option<T>
+where
+    T: FromBytes,
+{
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        if bytes.len() == 0 {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(T::from_bytes(bytes))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Bytes for Vec<T>
 where
     T: Sized + Byteable,
@@ -141,3 +200,72 @@ where
         self.as_slice().as_bytes().len()
     }
 }
+
+impl<T> FromBytes for Vec<T>
+where
+    T: Sized + Clone + Byteable,
+{
+    fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        unsafe {
+            let byte_ptr = bytes.as_ptr() as *const T;
+            let len = bytes.len() / std::mem::size_of::<T>();
+            let slice = core::slice::from_raw_parts::<T>(byte_ptr, len);
+            slice.to_vec()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use super::{FromBytes, Bytes};
+    use glam::{Vec3, Vec2, Vec4, Mat4};
+
+    fn test_round_trip<T: Bytes + FromBytes + std::fmt::Debug + PartialEq>(value: T) {
+        let mut bytes = vec![0; value.byte_len()];
+        value.write_bytes(&mut bytes);
+        let result = T::from_bytes(&bytes);
+        assert_eq!(value, result);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_u32_bytes_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(123u32);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_f64_bytes_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(123f64);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec_bytes_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(vec![1u32, 2u32, 3u32]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_option_bytes_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(Some(123u32));
+        test_round_trip(Option::<u32>::None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec2_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(Vec2::new(1.0, 2.0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec3_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(Vec3::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_vec4_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(Vec4::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_mat4_round_trip() {
+        test_round_trip(Mat4::identity());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/bevy_derive/src/render_resource.rs b/crates/bevy_derive/src/render_resource.rs
index e0943c9cf0..6141c6a223 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_derive/src/render_resource.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_derive/src/render_resource.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ pub fn derive_render_resource(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
     let bevy_render_path: Path = get_path(&modules.bevy_render);
     let bevy_asset_path: Path = get_path(&modules.bevy_asset);
-    let bevy_core_path: Path = get_path(&modules.bevy_core);
     let struct_name = &ast.ident;
 
     TokenStream::from(quote! {
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ pub fn derive_render_resource(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                 Some(#bevy_render_path::render_resource::RenderResourceType::Buffer)
             }
             fn write_buffer_bytes(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) {
-                use #bevy_core_path::bytes::Bytes;
                 self.write_bytes(buffer);
             }
             fn buffer_byte_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {