diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
index 9fa8eb4381..6e5b488ee0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
@@ -437,6 +437,18 @@ impl<A: Asset> Assets<A> {
         result
     }
 
+    /// Retrieves a mutable reference to the [`Asset`] with the given `id`, if it exists.
+    ///
+    /// This is the same as [`Assets::get_mut`] except it doesn't emit [`AssetEvent::Modified`].
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_mut_untracked(&mut self, id: impl Into<AssetId<A>>) -> Option<&mut A> {
+        let id: AssetId<A> = id.into();
+        match id {
+            AssetId::Index { index, .. } => self.dense_storage.get_mut(index),
+            AssetId::Uuid { uuid } => self.hash_map.get_mut(&uuid),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Removes (and returns) the [`Asset`] with the given `id`, if it exists.
     /// Note that this supports anything that implements `Into<AssetId<A>>`, which includes [`Handle`] and [`AssetId`].
     pub fn remove(&mut self, id: impl Into<AssetId<A>>) -> Option<A> {
@@ -450,6 +462,8 @@ impl<A: Asset> Assets<A> {
 
     /// Removes (and returns) the [`Asset`] with the given `id`, if it exists. This skips emitting [`AssetEvent::Removed`].
     /// Note that this supports anything that implements `Into<AssetId<A>>`, which includes [`Handle`] and [`AssetId`].
+    ///
+    /// This is the same as [`Assets::remove`] except it doesn't emit [`AssetEvent::Removed`].
     pub fn remove_untracked(&mut self, id: impl Into<AssetId<A>>) -> Option<A> {
         let id: AssetId<A> = id.into();
         self.duplicate_handles.remove(&id);