diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/registration.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/registration.rs
index 20a3f56474aff5..dcf1ba05c2c46e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/registration.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/registration.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_get_type_registration<'a>(
     let type_deps_fn = type_dependencies.map(|deps| {
         quote! {
             fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut #bevy_reflect_path::__macro_exports::TypeRegistry) {
-                #(registry.try_register::<#deps>();)*
+                #(registry.register::<#deps>();)*
             }
         }
     });
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/impls/std.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/impls/std.rs
index 03fb526cb1f878..096bd262c19687 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/impls/std.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/impls/std.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_reflect_for_veclike {
             }
 
             fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {
-                registry.try_register::<T>();
+                registry.register::<T>();
             }
         }
 
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ where
     }
 
     fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {
-        registry.try_register::<K>();
-        registry.try_register::<V>();
+        registry.register::<K>();
+        registry.register::<V>();
     }
 }
 
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_array_get_type_registration {
                 }
 
                 fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {
-                    registry.try_register::<T>();
+                    registry.register::<T>();
                 }
             }
         )+
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ impl<T: FromReflect + GetTypeRegistration> GetTypeRegistration for Option<T> {
     }
 
     fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {
-        registry.try_register::<T>();
+        registry.register::<T>();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/tuple.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/tuple.rs
index 34ae11d2690478..80d156eeccc065 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/tuple.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/tuple.rs
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_reflect_tuple {
             }
 
             fn register_type_dependencies(_registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {
-                $(_registry.try_register::<$name>();)*
+                $(_registry.register::<$name>();)*
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
index 01189600dd1982..f4b86625d244fe 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/type_registry.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ pub trait GetTypeRegistration {
     ///
     /// This method is called by [`TypeRegistry::register`] to register any other required types.
     /// Often, this is done for fields of structs and enum variants to ensure all types are properly registered.
-    ///
-    /// If manually implementing, it is _highly_ recommended to use [`TypeRegistry::try_register`] for these dependent types.
-    /// Using this method allows the type to be skipped if it has already been registered, thus preventing any
-    /// undesired overwrites and reducing registration costs.
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
     fn register_type_dependencies(registry: &mut TypeRegistry) {}
 }
@@ -84,39 +80,53 @@ impl TypeRegistry {
         registry
     }
 
-    /// Registers the type `T`, adding reflect data as specified in the [`Reflect`] derive:
+    /// Attempts to register the type `T` if it has not yet been registered already.
+    ///
+    /// If the registration for type `T` already exists, it will not be registered again.
+    /// To register the type, overwriting any existing registration, use [register](Self::register) instead.
+    ///
+    /// Additionally, this will add the reflect [data](TypeData) as specified in the [`Reflect`] derive:
     /// ```rust,ignore
     /// #[derive(Reflect)]
     /// #[reflect(Component, Serialize, Deserialize)] // will register ReflectComponent, ReflectSerialize, ReflectDeserialize
+    /// struct Foo;
     /// ```
     pub fn register<T>(&mut self)
     where
         T: GetTypeRegistration,
     {
-        self.add_registration(T::get_type_registration());
+        if !self.add_registration(T::get_type_registration()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         T::register_type_dependencies(self);
     }
 
-    /// Attempts to register the type `T` if it has not yet been registered already.
+    /// Attempts to register the type described by `registration`.
     ///
-    /// If the registration for type `T` already exists, it will not be registered again.
+    /// If the registration for the type already exists, it will not be registered again.
     ///
-    /// To register the type, overwriting any existing registration, use [register](Self::register) instead.
-    pub fn try_register<T>(&mut self)
-    where
-        T: GetTypeRegistration + 'static,
-    {
-        if !self.contains(TypeId::of::<T>()) {
-            self.register::<T>();
+    /// To forcibly register the type, overwriting any existing registration, use the
+    /// [`force_add_registration`](Self::force_add_registration) method instead.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `true` if the registration was successfully added,
+    /// or `false` if it already exists.
+    pub fn add_registration(&mut self, registration: TypeRegistration) -> bool {
+        if self.contains(registration.type_id()) {
+            false
+        } else {
+            self.force_add_registration(registration);
+            true
         }
     }
 
     /// Registers the type described by `registration`.
-    pub fn add_registration(&mut self, registration: TypeRegistration) {
-        if self.registrations.contains_key(&registration.type_id()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
+    ///
+    /// If the registration for the type already exists, it will be overwritten.
+    ///
+    /// To avoid overwriting existing registrations, it's recommended to use the
+    /// [`register`](Self::register) or [`add_registration`](Self::add_registration) methods instead.
+    pub fn force_add_registration(&mut self, registration: TypeRegistration) {
         let short_name = registration.short_name.to_string();
         if self.short_name_to_id.contains_key(&short_name)
             || self.ambiguous_names.contains(&short_name)