diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f5efb88019769..7d8c6ab7d526d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2593,6 +2593,17 @@ description = "Demonstrates how to create and use type data"
 category = "Reflection"
 wasm = false
 
+[[example]]
+name = "insert_reflect"
+path = "examples/reflection/insert_reflect.rs"
+doc-scrape-examples = true
+
+[package.metadata.example.insert_reflect]
+name = "Insert Reflect Component"
+description = "Demonstrates how to insert a Component from a deserialized Reflect object"
+category = "Reflection"
+wasm = false
+
 # Scene
 [[example]]
 name = "scene"
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 4569d0ceacefc..043453a407b58 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ Example | Description
 [Dynamic Types](../examples/reflection/dynamic_types.rs) | How dynamic types are used with reflection
 [Function Reflection](../examples/reflection/function_reflection.rs) | Demonstrates how functions can be called dynamically using reflection
 [Generic Reflection](../examples/reflection/generic_reflection.rs) | Registers concrete instances of generic types that may be used with reflection
+[Insert Reflect Component](../examples/reflection/insert_reflect.rs) | Demonstrates how to insert a Component from a deserialized Reflect object
 [Reflection](../examples/reflection/reflection.rs) | Demonstrates how reflection in Bevy provides a way to dynamically interact with Rust types
 [Reflection Types](../examples/reflection/reflection_types.rs) | Illustrates the various reflection types available
 [Type Data](../examples/reflection/type_data.rs) | Demonstrates how to create and use type data
diff --git a/examples/reflection/insert_reflect.rs b/examples/reflection/insert_reflect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1b074682aab63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/reflection/insert_reflect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//! Illustrates how to insert a `Reflect` `Component` into an `Entity` in Bevy.
+
+use bevy::{
+    // This is needed for the `insert_reflect()` method on `Commands`.
+    ecs::reflect::ReflectCommandExt,
+    log::LogPlugin,
+    prelude::*,
+    reflect::serde::ReflectDeserializer,
+};
+use serde::de::DeserializeSeed;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+    // Don't construct a window, but do print logs to the console.
+    app.add_plugins((MinimalPlugins, LogPlugin::default()))
+        // Bar will be automatically registered as it's a dependency of Foo
+        .register_type::<Foo>()
+        .add_systems(Startup, setup)
+        .add_systems(Update, check_components);
+    // Run a single update and just exit.
+    app.update();
+}
+
+/// Deriving `Component` and `Reflect` here means we need to pass `Component` to the
+/// `#[reflect(...)]` attribute.
+///
+/// The traits we pass to the `#[reflect(...)]` attribute are then passed through to the reflected
+/// object's implementation of those traits. In this instance, we are telling the reflected object
+/// that we want it to use our implementation of `Component`, and our implementation of `Debug`.
+#[derive(Reflect, Component, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[reflect(Component, Debug)]
+pub struct Foo {
+    a: usize,
+    nested: Bar,
+
+    /// All fields in a Reflected item need to be `Reflect`. In order to opt out of this, you add
+    /// the `#[reflect(ignore)]` attribute. The `#[reflect(default = ...)]` attribute tells the
+    /// compiler how to initialize this field when deserializing.
+    #[reflect(ignore, default = "Default::default")]
+    _ignored: NonReflectedValue,
+}
+
+/// This `Bar` type is used in the `nested` field of the `Foo` type. We must derive `Reflect` here
+/// too (or ignore it).
+#[derive(Reflect, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[reflect(Debug)]
+pub struct Bar {
+    b: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct NonReflectedValue {
+    _a: usize,
+}
+
+/// We'll spawn some Entities, and attach deserialized `Reflect` structs here.
+fn setup(type_registry: Res<AppTypeRegistry>, mut commands: Commands) {
+    let type_registry = type_registry.read();
+
+    // Here are two different serialized versions of `Foo` objects. One serialized into JSON, and
+    // the other into Ron
+    let json_serialized = r#"{"insert_reflect::Foo":{"a":6,"nested":{"b":"from_json"}}}"#;
+    let ron_serialized = r#"{"insert_reflect::Foo":(a:42,nested:(b:"from_ron"))}"#;
+
+    // Spawn some entities to insert our components onto.
+    let ron_entity = commands.spawn(Name::new("Ron Entity")).id();
+    let json_entity = commands.spawn(Name::new("Json Entity")).id();
+
+    // Construct the `ReflectDeserializer` from the `TypeRegistry`
+    let reflect_deserializer = ReflectDeserializer::new(&type_registry);
+    // Here is the JSON deserializer.
+    let mut deserializer = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(json_serialized);
+    // And the `PartialReflect` gets constructed from the string here.
+    let reflect_value = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut deserializer).unwrap();
+
+    info!("Inserting reflected component: {:?}", reflect_value);
+    commands.entity(json_entity).insert_reflect(reflect_value);
+
+    // `ReflectDeserializer::deserialize` takes and Owned `Self`, so we need to construct a new
+    // `ReflectDeserializer` for each object we are constructing.
+    let reflect_deserializer = ReflectDeserializer::new(&type_registry);
+    // Here is the Ron deserializer.
+    let mut deserializer = ron::de::Deserializer::from_str(ron_serialized).unwrap();
+    // And, again, the `PartialReflect` gets constructed from the string here.
+    let reflect_value = reflect_deserializer.deserialize(&mut deserializer).unwrap();
+    info!("Inserting reflected component: {:?}", reflect_value);
+    commands.entity(ron_entity).insert_reflect(reflect_value);
+}
+
+/// Ensure that the `Component`s were correctly applied to the correct Entities.
+fn check_components(foos: Query<(Entity, &Name, &Foo)>) {
+    for (entity, name, component) in foos {
+        info!("Found Entity@{entity:?} [{name}] with component: {component:?}");
+        match name.to_string().as_ref() {
+            "Json Entity" => {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    component,
+                    &Foo {
+                        a: 6,
+                        nested: Bar {
+                            b: "from_json".into()
+                        },
+                        _ignored: NonReflectedValue::default()
+                    }
+                );
+            }
+            "Ron Entity" => {
+                assert_eq!(
+                    component,
+                    &Foo {
+                        a: 42,
+                        nested: Bar {
+                            b: "from_ron".into()
+                        },
+                        _ignored: NonReflectedValue::default()
+                    }
+                );
+            }
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}