diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
index e3eb0f43ff..4bd5c76f33 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ impl Plugin for PbrPlugin {
                 SyncComponentPlugin::<DirectionalLight>::default(),
                 SyncComponentPlugin::<PointLight>::default(),
                 SyncComponentPlugin::<SpotLight>::default(),
+                ExtractComponentPlugin::<AmbientLight>::default(),
             ))
             .configure_sets(
                 PostUpdate,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/light/ambient_light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/light/ambient_light.rs
index 068e445f3b..f09bab51f6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/light/ambient_light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/light/ambient_light.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use super::*;
 ///
 /// This resource is inserted by the [`PbrPlugin`] and by default it is set to a low ambient light.
 ///
+/// It can also be added to a camera to override the resource (or default) ambient for that camera only.
+///
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// Make ambient light slightly brighter:
@@ -15,8 +17,9 @@ use super::*;
 ///    ambient_light.brightness = 100.0;
 /// }
 /// ```
-#[derive(Resource, Clone, Debug, ExtractResource, Reflect)]
-#[reflect(Resource, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Resource, Component, Clone, Debug, ExtractResource, ExtractComponent, Reflect)]
+#[reflect(Resource, Component, Debug, Default)]
+#[require(Camera)]
 pub struct AmbientLight {
     pub color: Color,
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
index 873d2eede4..90614772e3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ pub fn prepare_lights(
             &ExtractedClusterConfig,
             Option<&RenderLayers>,
             Has<NoIndirectDrawing>,
+            Option<&AmbientLight>,
         ),
         With<Camera3d>,
     >,
@@ -1115,7 +1116,14 @@ pub fn prepare_lights(
     let mut live_views = EntityHashSet::with_capacity(views_count);
 
     // set up light data for each view
-    for (entity, extracted_view, clusters, maybe_layers, no_indirect_drawing) in sorted_cameras
+    for (
+        entity,
+        extracted_view,
+        clusters,
+        maybe_layers,
+        no_indirect_drawing,
+        maybe_ambient_override,
+    ) in sorted_cameras
         .0
         .iter()
         .filter_map(|sorted_camera| views.get(sorted_camera.entity).ok())
@@ -1138,6 +1146,7 @@ pub fn prepare_lights(
         );
 
         let n_clusters = clusters.dimensions.x * clusters.dimensions.y * clusters.dimensions.z;
+        let ambient_light = maybe_ambient_override.unwrap_or(&ambient_light);
         let mut gpu_lights = GpuLights {
             directional_lights: gpu_directional_lights,
             ambient_color: Vec4::from_slice(&LinearRgba::from(ambient_light.color).to_f32_array())