diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/component.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/component.rs
index f88ae4349cc0b..5d51c615c7f48 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/component.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/macros/src/component.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,28 @@ pub fn derive_component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let struct_name = &ast.ident;
     let (impl_generics, type_generics, where_clause) = &ast.generics.split_for_impl();
 
+    let required_component_impls = attrs.requires.as_ref().map(|r| {
+        let impls = r
+            .iter()
+            .map(|r| {
+                let path = &r.path;
+                let insertion_info = match &r.func {
+                    Some(RequireFunc::Closure(closure)) => format!("`{}`", closure.body.to_token_stream()),
+                    Some(RequireFunc::Path(path)) => format!("[`{}`].", path.to_token_stream()),
+                    None => "the [default](Default::default) value.".to_string(),
+                };
+                quote! {
+                    /// If not already present, the required component will be inserted using
+                    #[doc = #insertion_info]
+                    impl #impl_generics #bevy_ecs_path::component::document_required_components::Require<#path> for #struct_name #type_generics #where_clause {}
+                }
+            });
+
+        quote! {
+            #(#impls)*
+        }
+    });
+
     let required_component_docs = attrs.requires.map(|r| {
         let paths = r
             .iter()
@@ -270,6 +292,8 @@ pub fn derive_component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         #relationship
 
         #relationship_target
+
+        #required_component_impls
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
index 7a67571d89056..6470925ab94c3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
@@ -455,6 +455,24 @@ pub trait Component: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn visit_entities_mut(_this: &mut Self, _f: impl FnMut(&mut Entity)) {}
 }
 
+// doc(hidden) module makes it clear that usage of this trait outside of `bevy_ecs` is unsupported.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod document_required_components {
+    use super::Component;
+
+    /// Indicates this [`Component`] requires another [`Component`] `C`.
+    ///
+    /// **This trait does not register required components on its own.**
+    ///
+    /// This trait is similar to [`Eq`] in the sense that it is up to the implementer to ensure `C`
+    /// is appropriately registered as a required component.
+    ///
+    /// You should never manually implement this trait, but it is the implementor's responsibility
+    /// to ensure the implementation of [`Component::register_required_components`] matches any and
+    /// all implementations of [`Require`] on this type.
+    pub trait Require<C: Component>: Component {}
+}
+
 mod private {
     pub trait Seal {}
 }