diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/ci_testing.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/ci_testing.rs
index 66206d91095c35..17d8d929d6a4ce 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/ci_testing.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/ci_testing.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{app::AppExit, App};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
+use bevy_ecs::prelude::Resource;
 use bevy_utils::tracing::info;
 
 /// A configuration struct for automated CI testing.
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ use bevy_utils::tracing::info;
 /// It gets used when the `bevy_ci_testing` feature is enabled to automatically
 /// exit a Bevy app when run through the CI. This is needed because otherwise
 /// Bevy apps would be stuck in the game loop and wouldn't allow the CI to progress.
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Resource)]
 pub struct CiTestingConfig {
     /// The number of frames after which Bevy should exit.
     pub exit_after: Option<u32>,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/schedule_runner.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/schedule_runner.rs
index aa63ce1a8b3d01..04535c045dd9d0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/schedule_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/schedule_runner.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     plugin::Plugin,
 };
 use bevy_ecs::event::{Events, ManualEventReader};
+use bevy_ecs::prelude::Resource;
 use bevy_utils::{Duration, Instant};
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ impl Default for RunMode {
 /// The configuration information for the [`ScheduleRunnerPlugin`].
 ///
 /// It gets added as a [`Resource`](bevy_ecs::system::Resource) inside of the [`ScheduleRunnerPlugin`].
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Resource)]
 pub struct ScheduleRunnerSettings {
     /// Determines whether the [`Schedule`](bevy_ecs::schedule::Schedule) is run once or repeatedly.
     pub run_mode: RunMode,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/change_detection.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/change_detection.rs
index 1a3e135b654e2c..1f2af2e35c812d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/change_detection.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/change_detection.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 // This struct will be used as a Resource keeping track of the total amount of spawned entities
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Resource)]
 struct EntityCounter {
     pub value: i32,
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/resources.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/resources.rs
index c6700a6b9ed9dd..3127f52d907328 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/resources.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/examples/resources.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 // Counter resource to be increased and read by systems
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Resource)]
 struct Counter {
     pub value: i32,
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
index fdcb2a0d0d9745..c5f6b1793d9964 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/component.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Types for declaring and storing [`Component`]s.
 
-use crate::{
+pub use crate::{
     change_detection::MAX_CHANGE_AGE,
     storage::{SparseSetIndex, Storages},
     system::Resource,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
index 22af1b3ed2dffa..33b94c3926804b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Event handling types.
 
 use crate as bevy_ecs;
-use crate::system::{Local, Res, ResMut, SystemParam};
+use crate::system::{Local, Res, ResMut, SystemParam, Resource};
 use bevy_utils::tracing::trace;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 use std::{
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct EventInstance<E: Event> {
 /// [Example usage.](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/latest/examples/ecs/event.rs)
 /// [Example usage standalone.](https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/blob/latest/bevy_ecs/examples/events.rs)
 ///
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Resource)]
 pub struct Events<E: Event> {
     /// Holds the oldest still active events.
     /// Note that a.start_event_count + a.len() should always === events_b.start_event_count.
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/executor_parallel.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/executor_parallel.rs
index c82924b0e276c5..d83b65685d25b1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/executor_parallel.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/executor_parallel.rs
@@ -324,8 +324,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate as bevy_ecs;
     use crate::component::Component;
+    use crate::system::Resource;
+
     #[derive(Component)]
     struct W<T>(T);
+    #[derive(Resource)]
+    struct Counter(usize);
 
     fn receive_events(world: &World) -> Vec<SchedulingEvent> {
         let mut events = Vec::new();
@@ -355,8 +359,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn resources() {
         let mut world = World::new();
         world.insert_resource(0usize);
-        fn wants_mut(_: ResMut<usize>) {}
-        fn wants_ref(_: Res<usize>) {}
+        fn wants_mut(_: ResMut<Counter>) {}
+        fn wants_ref(_: Res<Counter>) {}
         let mut stage = SystemStage::parallel()
             .with_system(wants_mut)
             .with_system(wants_mut);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/stage.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/stage.rs
index ff26ced892a6f1..69ae546190f9d2 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/stage.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/stage.rs
@@ -958,8 +958,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate as bevy_ecs;
     use crate::component::Component;
+    use crate::system::Resource;
+
     #[derive(Component)]
     struct W<T>(T);
+    #[derive(Resource)]
+    struct R(usize);
 
     fn make_exclusive(tag: usize) -> impl FnMut(&mut World) {
         move |world| world.resource_mut::<Vec<usize>>().push(tag)
@@ -1606,7 +1610,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         fn empty() {}
-        fn resource(_: ResMut<usize>) {}
+        fn resource(_: ResMut<R>) {}
         fn component(_: Query<&mut W<f32>>) {}
 
         let mut world = World::new();
@@ -1976,15 +1980,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn archetype_update_single_executor() {
-        fn query_count_system(
-            mut entity_count: ResMut<usize>,
-            query: Query<crate::entity::Entity>,
-        ) {
+        fn query_count_system(mut entity_count: ResMut<R>, query: Query<crate::entity::Entity>) {
             *entity_count = query.iter().count();
         }
 
         let mut world = World::new();
-        world.insert_resource(0_usize);
+        world.insert_resource(R(0));
         let mut stage = SystemStage::single(query_count_system);
 
         let entity = world.spawn().insert_bundle(()).id();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/state.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/state.rs
index 1693f0adce7e36..34d0262693cefc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/state.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/state.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ use crate::{
         RunCriteriaDescriptor, RunCriteriaDescriptorCoercion, RunCriteriaLabel, ShouldRun,
         SystemSet,
     },
-    system::{In, IntoChainSystem, Local, Res, ResMut},
+    system::{In, IntoChainSystem, Local, Res, ResMut, Resource},
 };
 use std::{
     any::TypeId,
     fmt::{self, Debug},
     hash::Hash,
 };
+// Required for derive macros
+use crate as bevy_ecs;
 
 pub trait StateData: Send + Sync + Clone + Eq + Debug + Hash + 'static {}
 impl<T> StateData for T where T: Send + Sync + Clone + Eq + Debug + Hash + 'static {}
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ impl<T> StateData for T where T: Send + Sync + Clone + Eq + Debug + Hash + 'stat
 /// * Pop removes the current state, and unpauses the last paused state
 /// * Set replaces the active state with a new one
 /// * Replace unwinds the state stack, and replaces the entire stack with a single new state
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Resource)]
 pub struct State<T: StateData> {
     transition: Option<StateTransition<T>>,
     /// The current states in the stack.
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/mod.rs
index 04d14f9afe6527..941ad8af798230 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/mod.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ mod tests {
         schedule::{Schedule, Stage, SystemStage},
         system::{
             Commands, IntoExclusiveSystem, IntoSystem, Local, NonSend, NonSendMut, ParamSet, Query,
-            RemovedComponents, Res, ResMut, System, SystemState,
+            RemovedComponents, Res, ResMut, Resource, System, SystemState,
         },
         world::{FromWorld, World},
     };
@@ -244,10 +244,19 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn changed_resource_system() {
+        use crate::system::Resource;
+
+        #[derive(Resource)]
+        struct Flipper(bool);
+
+        #[derive(Resource)]
         struct Added(usize);
+
+        #[derive(Resource)]
         struct Changed(usize);
+
         fn incr_e_on_flip(
-            value: Res<bool>,
+            value: Res<Flipper>,
             mut changed: ResMut<Changed>,
             mut added: ResMut<Added>,
         ) {
@@ -261,7 +270,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         let mut world = World::default();
-        world.insert_resource(false);
+        world.insert_resource(Flipper(false));
         world.insert_resource(Added(0));
         world.insert_resource(Changed(0));
 
@@ -406,7 +415,7 @@ mod tests {
         run_system(&mut world, sys);
     }
 
-    #[derive(Default)]
+    #[derive(Default, Resource)]
     struct BufferRes {
         _buffer: Vec<u8>,
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/system_param.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/system_param.rs
index e0ec4892f31fa2..d15c206492e6d5 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/system_param.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/system_param.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub use crate::change_detection::{NonSendMut, ResMut};
+pub use bevy_ecs_macros::Resource;
 use crate::{
     archetype::{Archetype, Archetypes},
     bundle::Bundles,