diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/entities.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/entities.rs
index 31e3469851..89b60a2b35 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/entities.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/entities.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Entity {
 
     #[allow(missing_docs)]
     #[inline]
-    pub fn with_id(id: u32) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_id(id: u32) -> Self {
         Self(id)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/query.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/query.rs
index 63d9b30edd..63e5dea3de 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/query.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<'a> Fetch<'a> for EntityFetch {
     unsafe fn next(&mut self) -> Self::Item {
         let id = self.0.as_ptr();
         self.0 = NonNull::new_unchecked(id.add(1));
-        Entity::with_id(*id)
+        Entity::from_id(*id)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/world.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/world.rs
index 8abdbe794f..a8af885200 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/world.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/src/world.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct World {
     entities: Entities,
     index: HashMap<Vec<TypeId>, u32>,
+    removed_components: HashMap<TypeId, Vec<Entity>>,
     archetypes: Vec<Archetype>,
     archetype_generation: u64,
 }
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ impl World {
             index,
             archetypes,
             archetype_generation: 0,
+            removed_components: HashMap::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -154,8 +156,16 @@ impl World {
     /// Destroy an entity and all its components
     pub fn despawn(&mut self, entity: Entity) -> Result<(), NoSuchEntity> {
         let loc = self.entities.free(entity)?;
-        if let Some(moved) = unsafe { self.archetypes[loc.archetype as usize].remove(loc.index) } {
-            self.entities.get_mut(Entity::with_id(moved)).unwrap().index = loc.index;
+        let archetype = &mut self.archetypes[loc.archetype as usize];
+        if let Some(moved) = unsafe { archetype.remove(loc.index) } {
+            self.entities.get_mut(Entity::from_id(moved)).unwrap().index = loc.index;
+        }
+        for ty in archetype.types() {
+            let removed_entities = self
+                .removed_components
+                .entry(ty.id())
+                .or_insert_with(|| Vec::new());
+            removed_entities.push(entity);
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -186,8 +196,15 @@ impl World {
     ///
     /// Preserves allocated storage for reuse.
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
-        for x in &mut self.archetypes {
-            x.clear();
+        for archetype in &mut self.archetypes {
+            for ty in archetype.types() {
+                let removed_entities = self
+                    .removed_components
+                    .entry(ty.id())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| Vec::new());
+                removed_entities.extend(archetype.iter_entities().map(|id| Entity::from_id(*id)));
+            }
+            archetype.clear();
         }
         self.entities.clear();
     }
@@ -317,6 +334,11 @@ impl World {
         Iter::new(&self.archetypes, &self.entities)
     }
 
+    #[allow(missing_docs)]
+    pub fn removed<C: Component>(&self) -> &[Entity] {
+        self.removed_components.get(&TypeId::of::<C>()).map_or(&[], |entities| entities.as_slice())
+    }
+
     /// Add `components` to `entity`
     ///
     /// Computational cost is proportional to the number of components `entity` has. If an entity
@@ -386,13 +408,15 @@ impl World {
             let target_index = target_arch.allocate(entity.id());
             loc.archetype = target;
             let old_index = mem::replace(&mut loc.index, target_index);
-            if let Some(moved) = source_arch.move_to(old_index, |ptr, ty, size, is_added, is_mutated| {
-                target_arch.put_dynamic(ptr, ty, size, target_index, false);
-                let type_state =  target_arch.get_type_state_mut(ty).unwrap();
-                type_state.added_entities[target_index as usize] = is_added;
-                type_state.mutated_entities[target_index as usize] = is_mutated;
-            }) {
-                self.entities.get_mut(Entity::with_id(moved)).unwrap().index = old_index;
+            if let Some(moved) =
+                source_arch.move_to(old_index, |ptr, ty, size, is_added, is_mutated| {
+                    target_arch.put_dynamic(ptr, ty, size, target_index, false);
+                    let type_state = target_arch.get_type_state_mut(ty).unwrap();
+                    type_state.added_entities[target_index as usize] = is_added;
+                    type_state.mutated_entities[target_index as usize] = is_mutated;
+                })
+            {
+                self.entities.get_mut(Entity::from_id(moved)).unwrap().index = old_index;
             }
 
             components.put(|ptr, ty, size| {
@@ -467,16 +491,22 @@ impl World {
             let target_index = target_arch.allocate(entity.id());
             loc.archetype = target;
             loc.index = target_index;
-            if let Some(moved) = source_arch.move_to(old_index, |src, ty, size, is_added, is_mutated| {
-                // Only move the components present in the target archetype, i.e. the non-removed ones.
-                if let Some(dst) = target_arch.get_dynamic(ty, size, target_index) {
-                    ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst.as_ptr(), size);
-                    let state = target_arch.get_type_state_mut(ty).unwrap();
-                    state.added_entities[target_index as usize] = is_added;
-                    state.mutated_entities[target_index as usize] = is_mutated;
-                }
-            }) {
-                self.entities.get_mut(Entity::with_id(moved)).unwrap().index = old_index;
+            let removed_components = &mut self.removed_components;
+            if let Some(moved) =
+                source_arch.move_to(old_index, |src, ty, size, is_added, is_mutated| {
+                    // Only move the components present in the target archetype, i.e. the non-removed ones.
+                    if let Some(dst) = target_arch.get_dynamic(ty, size, target_index) {
+                        ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst.as_ptr(), size);
+                        let state = target_arch.get_type_state_mut(ty).unwrap();
+                        state.added_entities[target_index as usize] = is_added;
+                        state.mutated_entities[target_index as usize] = is_mutated;
+                    } else {
+                        let removed_entities = removed_components.entry(ty).or_insert_with(|| Vec::new());
+                        removed_entities.push(entity);
+                    }
+                })
+            {
+                self.entities.get_mut(Entity::from_id(moved)).unwrap().index = old_index;
             }
             Ok(bundle)
         }
@@ -567,11 +597,13 @@ impl World {
         self.entities.get(entity).ok()
     }
 
-    /// Clears each entity's tracker state. For example, each entity's component "mutated" state will be reset to `false`. 
+    /// Clears each entity's tracker state. For example, each entity's component "mutated" state will be reset to `false`.
     pub fn clear_trackers(&mut self) {
         for archetype in self.archetypes.iter_mut() {
             archetype.clear_trackers();
         }
+
+        self.removed_components.clear();
     }
 }
 
@@ -680,7 +712,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
                     let index = self.index;
                     self.index += 1;
                     let id = current.entity_id(index);
-                    return Some((Entity::with_id(id), unsafe {
+                    return Some((Entity::from_id(id), unsafe {
                         EntityRef::new(current, index)
                     }));
                 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/tests/tests.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/tests/tests.rs
index eff39ebc47..9383e614ed 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/hecs/tests/tests.rs
@@ -335,3 +335,32 @@ fn query_one() {
     world.despawn(a).unwrap();
     assert!(world.query_one::<&i32>(a).is_err());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn remove_tracking() {
+    let mut world = World::new();
+    let a = world.spawn(("abc", 123));
+    let b = world.spawn(("abc", 123));
+
+    world.despawn(a).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<i32>(), &[a], "despawning results in 'removed component' state");
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<&'static str>(), &[a], "despawning results in 'removed component' state");
+
+    world.insert_one(b, 10.0).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<i32>(), &[a], "archetype moves does not result in 'removed component' state");
+
+    world.remove_one::<i32>(b).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<i32>(), &[a, b], "removing a component results in a 'removed component' state");
+
+    world.clear_trackers();
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<i32>(), &[], "clearning trackers clears removals");
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<&'static str>(), &[], "clearning trackers clears removals");
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<f64>(), &[], "clearning trackers clears removals");
+
+    let c = world.spawn(("abc", 123));
+    let d = world.spawn(("abc", 123));
+    world.clear();
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<i32>(), &[c, d], "world clears result in 'removed component' states");
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<&'static str>(), &[c, d, b], "world clears result in 'removed component' states");
+    assert_eq!(world.removed::<f64>(), &[b], "world clears result in 'removed component' states");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/into_system.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/into_system.rs
index 0992d41e2b..2e9de795c7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/into_system.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/into_system.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ impl<'a, Q: HecsQuery> Query<'a, Q> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn removed<C: Component>(&self) -> &[Entity] {
+        self.world.removed::<C>()
+    }
+
     /// Sets the entity's component to the given value. This will fail if the entity does not already have
     /// the given component type or if the given component type does not match this query.
     pub fn set<T: Component>(
diff --git a/crates/bevy_property/src/impl_property/impl_property_bevy_ecs.rs b/crates/bevy_property/src/impl_property/impl_property_bevy_ecs.rs
index 8a7931ba8a..a4e640817f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_property/src/impl_property/impl_property_bevy_ecs.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_property/src/impl_property/impl_property_bevy_ecs.rs
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ fn deserialize_entity(
     _registry: &PropertyTypeRegistry,
 ) -> Result<Box<dyn Property>, erased_serde::Error> {
     let entity = private::Entity::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-    Ok(Box::new(Entity::with_id(entity.0)))
+    Ok(Box::new(Entity::from_id(entity.0)))
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
index 37bbd72ea1..e5dcb9e995 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_scene/src/scene_spawner.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl SceneSpawner {
                     .entry(scene_entity.entity)
                     .or_insert_with(|| bevy_ecs::Entity::new())
             } else {
-                bevy_ecs::Entity::with_id(scene_entity.entity)
+                bevy_ecs::Entity::from_id(scene_entity.entity)
             };
             if !world.contains(entity) {
                 world.spawn_as_entity(entity, (1,));