diff --git a/crates/bevy_image/src/texture_atlas.rs b/crates/bevy_image/src/texture_atlas.rs
index 36e2acd864..1e9873d048 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_image/src/texture_atlas.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_image/src/texture_atlas.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bevy_app::prelude::*;
 use bevy_asset::{Asset, AssetApp as _, AssetId, Assets, Handle};
-use bevy_math::{URect, UVec2};
+use bevy_math::{Rect, URect, UVec2};
 use bevy_platform_support::collections::HashMap;
 #[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
 use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect};
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl TextureAtlasSources {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Retrieves the texture *section* rectangle of the given `texture` handle.
+    /// Retrieves the texture *section* rectangle of the given `texture` handle in pixels.
     pub fn texture_rect(
         &self,
         layout: &TextureAtlasLayout,
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ impl TextureAtlasSources {
     ) -> Option<URect> {
         layout.textures.get(self.texture_index(texture)?).cloned()
     }
+
+    /// Retrieves the texture *section* rectangle of the given `texture` handle in UV coordinates.
+    /// These are within the range [0..1], as a fraction of the entire texture atlas' size.
+    pub fn uv_rect(
+        &self,
+        layout: &TextureAtlasLayout,
+        texture: impl Into<AssetId<Image>>,
+    ) -> Option<Rect> {
+        self.texture_rect(layout, texture).map(|rect| {
+            let rect = rect.as_rect();
+            let size = layout.size.as_vec2();
+            Rect::from_corners(rect.min / size, rect.max / size)
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 /// Stores a map used to lookup the position of a texture in a [`TextureAtlas`].