diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
index e3cf6feae28d1..4f672126e4800 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ pub enum GridPlacementError {
 /// The background color of the node
 ///
 /// This serves as the "fill" color.
-#[derive(Component, Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Reflect)]
+#[derive(Component, Copy, Clone, Debug, Deref, DerefMut, PartialEq, Reflect)]
 #[reflect(Component, Default, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "serialize",