diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
index 5d61b879076e0..a39c6ff2be940 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bevy_app::Plugin;
 use bevy_asset::{load_internal_asset, weak_handle, AssetId, Handle};
-use bevy_render::render_phase::InputUniformIndex;
+use bevy_render::render_phase::{sweep_old_entities, InputUniformIndex};
 
 use crate::{tonemapping_pipeline_key, Material2dBindGroupId};
 use bevy_core_pipeline::tonemapping::DebandDither;
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ impl Plugin for Mesh2dRenderPlugin {
                 .add_systems(
                     Render,
                     (
+                        (
+                            sweep_old_entities::<Opaque2d>,
+                            sweep_old_entities::<AlphaMask2d>,
+                        )
+                            .in_set(RenderSet::QueueSweep),
                         batch_and_prepare_binned_render_phase::<Opaque2d, Mesh2dPipeline>
                             .in_set(RenderSet::PrepareResources),
                         batch_and_prepare_binned_render_phase::<AlphaMask2d, Mesh2dPipeline>