diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
index f24ab7d8b5..bd20f44e2e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
@@ -494,10 +494,16 @@ pub struct PipelineCache {
 }
 
 impl PipelineCache {
+    /// Returns an iterator over the pipelines in the pipeline cache.
     pub fn pipelines(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &CachedPipeline> {
         self.pipelines.iter()
     }
 
+    /// Returns a iterator of the IDs of all currently waiting pipelines.
+    pub fn waiting_pipelines(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = CachedPipelineId> + '_ {
+        self.waiting_pipelines.iter().copied()
+    }
+
     /// Create a new pipeline cache associated with the given render device.
     pub fn new(
         device: RenderDevice,