diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
index dc380f9c2fd02..12db73508b648 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/reflect/map_entities.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ use bevy_reflect::{FromReflect, FromType, Reflect};
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ReflectMapEntities {
     map_entities: fn(&mut dyn Reflect, &mut dyn DynEntityMapper),
+    map_all_world_entities: fn(&mut World, &mut SceneEntityMapper),
+    map_world_entities: fn(&mut World, &mut SceneEntityMapper, &[Entity]),
 }
 
 impl ReflectMapEntities {
@@ -25,6 +27,42 @@ impl ReflectMapEntities {
     pub fn map_entities(&self, component: &mut dyn Reflect, mapper: &mut dyn DynEntityMapper) {
         (self.map_entities)(component, mapper);
     }
+
+    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to all elements in an [`EntityHashMap<Entity>`].
+    ///
+    /// Be mindful in its usage: Works best in situations where the entities in the [`EntityHashMap<Entity>`] are newly
+    /// created, before systems have a chance to add new components. If some of the entities referred to
+    /// by the [`EntityHashMap<Entity>`] might already contain valid entity references, you should use [`map_world_entities`](Self::map_world_entities).
+    ///
+    /// An example of this: A scene can be loaded with `Parent` components, but then a `Parent` component can be added
+    /// to these entities after they have been loaded. If you reload the scene using [`map_all_world_entities`](Self::map_all_world_entities), those `Parent`
+    /// components with already valid entity references could be updated to point at something else entirely.
+    #[deprecated = "map_all_world_entities doesn't play well with Observers. Use map_entities instead."]
+    pub fn map_all_world_entities(
+        &self,
+        world: &mut World,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity>,
+    ) {
+        SceneEntityMapper::world_scope(entity_map, world, self.map_all_world_entities);
+    }
+
+    /// A general method for applying [`MapEntities`] behavior to elements in an [`EntityHashMap<Entity>`]. Unlike
+    /// [`map_all_world_entities`](Self::map_all_world_entities), this is applied to specific entities, not all values
+    /// in the [`EntityHashMap<Entity>`].
+    ///
+    /// This is useful mostly for when you need to be careful not to update components that already contain valid entity
+    /// values. See [`map_all_world_entities`](Self::map_all_world_entities) for more details.
+    #[deprecated = "map_world_entities doesn't play well with Observers. Use map_entities instead."]
+    pub fn map_world_entities(
+        &self,
+        world: &mut World,
+        entity_map: &mut EntityHashMap<Entity>,
+        entities: &[Entity],
+    ) {
+        SceneEntityMapper::world_scope(entity_map, world, |world, mapper| {
+            (self.map_world_entities)(world, mapper, entities);
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C: Component + MapEntities + Reflect + FromReflect> FromType<C> for ReflectMapEntities {
@@ -35,6 +73,25 @@ impl<C: Component + MapEntities + Reflect + FromReflect> FromType<C> for Reflect
                 concrete.map_entities(&mut UnDynEntityMapper(entity_mapper));
                 component.apply(&concrete as _);
             },
+            map_world_entities: |world, entity_mapper, entities| {
+                for &entity in entities {
+                    if let Some(mut component) = world.get_mut::<C>(entity) {
+                        component.map_entities(entity_mapper);
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            map_all_world_entities: |world, entity_mapper| {
+                let entities = entity_mapper
+                    .get_map()
+                    .values()
+                    .copied()
+                    .collect::<Vec<Entity>>();
+                for entity in &entities {
+                    if let Some(mut component) = world.get_mut::<C>(*entity) {
+                        component.map_entities(entity_mapper);
+                    }
+                }
+            },
         }
     }
 }