diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite_render/src/tilemap_chunk/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite_render/src/tilemap_chunk/mod.rs
index 8b4f062873262..6832b6b5f9bb5 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite_render/src/tilemap_chunk/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite_render/src/tilemap_chunk/mod.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn on_insert_tilemap_chunk(mut world: DeferredWorld, HookContext { entity, .. }:
         .insert((Mesh2d(mesh), MeshMaterial2d(material)));
 }
 
-fn update_tilemap_chunk_indices(
+pub fn update_tilemap_chunk_indices(
     query: Query<
         (
             Entity,