diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs
index 9dbc26ac1a..3013b9bb8a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/entity/mod.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ type IdCursor = isize;
 /// [`Query::get`]: crate::system::Query::get
 /// [`World`]: crate::world::World
 /// [SemVer]: https://semver.org/
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "bevy_reflect", derive(Reflect))]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "bevy_reflect",
@@ -384,9 +384,15 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Entity {
     }
 }
 
-impl fmt::Debug for Entity {
+impl fmt::Display for Entity {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{}v{}", self.index(), self.generation())
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{}v{}|{}",
+            self.index(),
+            self.generation(),
+            self.to_bits()
+        )
     }
 }
 
@@ -1147,4 +1153,14 @@ mod tests {
             assert_ne!(hash, first_hash);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn entity_display() {
+        let entity = Entity::from_raw(42);
+        let string = format!("{}", entity);
+        let bits = entity.to_bits().to_string();
+        assert!(string.contains("42"));
+        assert!(string.contains("v1"));
+        assert!(string.contains(&bits));
+    }
 }