diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
index 330f0d977a..1755caa551 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ impl ComputedTextBlock {
     pub fn buffer(&self) -> &CosmicBuffer {
         &self.buffer
     }
+
+    /// Flag the text block for rerendering.
+    /// Automatically unset
+    pub fn set_needs_rerender(&mut self) {
+        self.needs_rerender = true;
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for ComputedTextBlock {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
index 1544a5ff7a..3dc583fdec 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/text.rs
@@ -33,15 +33,12 @@ use tracing::error;
 pub struct TextNodeFlags {
     /// If set then a new measure function for the text node will be created.
     needs_measure_fn: bool,
-    /// If set then the text will be recomputed.
-    needs_recompute: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for TextNodeFlags {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             needs_measure_fn: true,
-            needs_recompute: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -245,7 +242,7 @@ fn create_text_measure<'a>(
 
             // Text measure func created successfully, so set `TextNodeFlags` to schedule a recompute
             text_flags.needs_measure_fn = false;
-            text_flags.needs_recompute = true;
+            computed.set_needs_rerender();
         }
         Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
             // Try again next frame
@@ -319,7 +316,7 @@ fn queue_text(
     inverse_scale_factor: f32,
     block: &TextLayout,
     node: Ref<ComputedNode>,
-    mut text_flags: Mut<TextNodeFlags>,
+    text_flags: &TextNodeFlags,
     text_layout_info: Mut<TextLayoutInfo>,
     computed: &mut ComputedTextBlock,
     text_reader: &mut TextUiReader,
@@ -356,7 +353,7 @@ fn queue_text(
     ) {
         Err(TextError::NoSuchFont) => {
             // There was an error processing the text layout, try again next frame
-            text_flags.needs_recompute = true;
+            computed.set_needs_rerender();
         }
         Err(e @ (TextError::FailedToAddGlyph(_) | TextError::FailedToGetGlyphImage(_))) => {
             panic!("Fatal error when processing text: {e}.");
@@ -364,7 +361,6 @@ fn queue_text(
         Ok(()) => {
             text_layout_info.size.x = scale_value(text_layout_info.size.x, inverse_scale_factor);
             text_layout_info.size.y = scale_value(text_layout_info.size.y, inverse_scale_factor);
-            text_flags.needs_recompute = false;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -388,7 +384,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
         Ref<ComputedNode>,
         &TextLayout,
         &mut TextLayoutInfo,
-        &mut TextNodeFlags,
+        &TextNodeFlags,
         &mut ComputedTextBlock,
     )>,
     mut text_reader: TextUiReader,
@@ -396,7 +392,7 @@ pub fn text_system(
     mut swash_cache: ResMut<SwashCache>,
 ) {
     for (entity, node, block, text_layout_info, text_flags, mut computed) in &mut text_query {
-        if node.is_changed() || text_flags.needs_recompute {
+        if node.is_changed() || computed.needs_rerender() {
             queue_text(
                 entity,
                 &fonts,