diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/bloom/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/bloom/mod.rs
index 7112ccba63d9d..3ceb6a2645581 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/bloom/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/bloom/mod.rs
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ impl FromWorld for BloomPipelines {
                 ],
             });
 
-        let mut pipeline_cache = world.resource_mut::<PipelineCache>();
+        let pipeline_cache = world.resource::<PipelineCache>();
 
         let downsampling_prefilter_pipeline =
             pipeline_cache.queue_render_pipeline(RenderPipelineDescriptor {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/fxaa/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/fxaa/mod.rs
index c843d0df1e87a..4b2a7a2ea9401 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/fxaa/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/fxaa/mod.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl SpecializedRenderPipeline for FxaaPipeline {
 
 pub fn prepare_fxaa_pipelines(
     mut commands: Commands,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<FxaaPipeline>>,
     fxaa_pipeline: Res<FxaaPipeline>,
     views: Query<(Entity, &ExtractedView, &Fxaa)>,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn prepare_fxaa_pipelines(
             continue;
         }
         let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
-            &mut pipeline_cache,
+            &pipeline_cache,
             &fxaa_pipeline,
             FxaaPipelineKey {
                 edge_threshold: fxaa.edge_threshold,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/tonemapping/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/tonemapping/mod.rs
index 785c231a43fb9..f7233fd575102 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/tonemapping/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/tonemapping/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub struct ViewTonemappingPipeline(CachedRenderPipelineId);
 
 pub fn queue_view_tonemapping_pipelines(
     mut commands: Commands,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<TonemappingPipeline>>,
     upscaling_pipeline: Res<TonemappingPipeline>,
     view_targets: Query<(Entity, &Tonemapping)>,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ pub fn queue_view_tonemapping_pipelines(
             let key = TonemappingPipelineKey {
                 deband_dither: *deband_dither,
             };
-            let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(&mut pipeline_cache, &upscaling_pipeline, key);
+            let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(&pipeline_cache, &upscaling_pipeline, key);
 
             commands
                 .entity(entity)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/upscaling/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/upscaling/mod.rs
index b8fa9718d000f..a25e10632cd90 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/upscaling/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/upscaling/mod.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub struct ViewUpscalingPipeline(CachedRenderPipelineId);
 
 fn queue_view_upscaling_pipelines(
     mut commands: Commands,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<UpscalingPipeline>>,
     upscaling_pipeline: Res<UpscalingPipeline>,
     view_targets: Query<(Entity, &ViewTarget)>,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn queue_view_upscaling_pipelines(
             upscaling_mode: UpscalingMode::Filtering,
             texture_format: view_target.out_texture_format(),
         };
-        let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(&mut pipeline_cache, &upscaling_pipeline, key);
+        let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(&pipeline_cache, &upscaling_pipeline, key);
 
         commands
             .entity(entity)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index 426b2cee1cf64..622659effd435 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ pub fn queue_material_meshes<M: Material>(
     transparent_draw_functions: Res<DrawFunctions<Transparent3d>>,
     material_pipeline: Res<MaterialPipeline<M>>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<MaterialPipeline<M>>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
     render_meshes: Res<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
     render_materials: Res<RenderMaterials<M>>,
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ pub fn queue_material_meshes<M: Material>(
                         }
 
                         let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
-                            &mut pipeline_cache,
+                            &pipeline_cache,
                             &material_pipeline,
                             MaterialPipelineKey {
                                 mesh_key,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
index b6b4ee9131180..657534c30c220 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ pub fn queue_shadows(
     casting_meshes: Query<&Handle<Mesh>, Without<NotShadowCaster>>,
     render_meshes: Res<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<ShadowPipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     view_lights: Query<&ViewLightEntities>,
     mut view_light_shadow_phases: Query<(&LightEntity, &mut RenderPhase<Shadow>)>,
     point_light_entities: Query<&CubemapVisibleEntities, With<ExtractedPointLight>>,
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ pub fn queue_shadows(
                         let key =
                             ShadowPipelineKey::from_primitive_topology(mesh.primitive_topology);
                         let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
-                            &mut pipeline_cache,
+                            &pipeline_cache,
                             &shadow_pipeline,
                             key,
                             &mesh.layout,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
index 9534dafb785c3..5339043913454 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn queue_wireframes(
     wireframe_config: Res<WireframeConfig>,
     wireframe_pipeline: Res<WireframePipeline>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<WireframePipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
     mut material_meshes: ParamSet<(
         Query<(Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform)>,
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fn queue_wireframes(
                     let key = view_key
                         | MeshPipelineKey::from_primitive_topology(mesh.primitive_topology);
                     let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
-                        &mut pipeline_cache,
+                        &pipeline_cache,
                         &wireframe_pipeline,
                         key,
                         &mesh.layout,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
index 5456c7208accc..bb37fc829a7ad 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/lib.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ impl Plugin for RenderPlugin {
                 .add_stage(
                     RenderStage::Render,
                     SystemStage::parallel()
+                        // Note: Must run before `render_system` in order to
+                        // processed newly queued pipelines.
                         .with_system(PipelineCache::process_pipeline_queue_system)
                         .with_system(render_system.at_end()),
                 )
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
index 894103a30d129..36c54e6043e7d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use bevy_utils::{
     tracing::{debug, error},
     Entry, HashMap, HashSet,
 };
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::{hash::Hash, iter::FusedIterator, mem, ops::Deref};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use wgpu::{PipelineLayoutDescriptor, VertexBufferLayout as RawVertexBufferLayout};
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ pub struct PipelineCache {
     device: RenderDevice,
     pipelines: Vec<CachedPipeline>,
     waiting_pipelines: HashSet<CachedPipelineId>,
+    new_pipelines: Mutex<Vec<CachedPipeline>>,
 }
 
 impl PipelineCache {
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ impl PipelineCache {
             layout_cache: default(),
             shader_cache: default(),
             waiting_pipelines: default(),
+            new_pipelines: default(),
             pipelines: default(),
         }
     }
@@ -455,15 +458,15 @@ impl PipelineCache {
     /// [`get_render_pipeline_state()`]: PipelineCache::get_render_pipeline_state
     /// [`get_render_pipeline()`]: PipelineCache::get_render_pipeline
     pub fn queue_render_pipeline(
-        &mut self,
+        &self,
         descriptor: RenderPipelineDescriptor,
     ) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
-        let id = CachedRenderPipelineId(self.pipelines.len());
-        self.pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
+        let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+        let id = CachedRenderPipelineId(self.pipelines.len() + new_pipelines.len());
+        new_pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
             descriptor: PipelineDescriptor::RenderPipelineDescriptor(Box::new(descriptor)),
             state: CachedPipelineState::Queued,
         });
-        self.waiting_pipelines.insert(id.0);
         id
     }
 
@@ -481,15 +484,15 @@ impl PipelineCache {
     /// [`get_compute_pipeline_state()`]: PipelineCache::get_compute_pipeline_state
     /// [`get_compute_pipeline()`]: PipelineCache::get_compute_pipeline
     pub fn queue_compute_pipeline(
-        &mut self,
+        &self,
         descriptor: ComputePipelineDescriptor,
     ) -> CachedComputePipelineId {
-        let id = CachedComputePipelineId(self.pipelines.len());
-        self.pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
+        let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+        let id = CachedComputePipelineId(self.pipelines.len() + new_pipelines.len());
+        new_pipelines.push(CachedPipeline {
             descriptor: PipelineDescriptor::ComputePipelineDescriptor(Box::new(descriptor)),
             state: CachedPipelineState::Queued,
         });
-        self.waiting_pipelines.insert(id.0);
         id
     }
 
@@ -632,9 +635,18 @@ impl PipelineCache {
     ///
     /// [`RenderStage::Render`]: crate::RenderStage::Render
     pub fn process_queue(&mut self) {
-        let waiting_pipelines = mem::take(&mut self.waiting_pipelines);
+        let mut waiting_pipelines = mem::take(&mut self.waiting_pipelines);
         let mut pipelines = mem::take(&mut self.pipelines);
 
+        {
+            let mut new_pipelines = self.new_pipelines.lock();
+            for new_pipeline in new_pipelines.drain(..) {
+                let id = pipelines.len();
+                pipelines.push(new_pipeline);
+                waiting_pipelines.insert(id);
+            }
+        }
+
         for id in waiting_pipelines {
             let pipeline = &mut pipelines[id];
             if matches!(pipeline.state, CachedPipelineState::Ok(_)) {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_specializer.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_specializer.rs
index d685ca7f228a5..10035133adcec 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_specializer.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_specializer.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl<S: SpecializedRenderPipeline> Default for SpecializedRenderPipelines<S> {
 impl<S: SpecializedRenderPipeline> SpecializedRenderPipelines<S> {
     pub fn specialize(
         &mut self,
-        cache: &mut PipelineCache,
+        cache: &PipelineCache,
         specialize_pipeline: &S,
         key: S::Key,
     ) -> CachedRenderPipelineId {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<S: SpecializedMeshPipeline> SpecializedMeshPipelines<S> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn specialize(
         &mut self,
-        cache: &mut PipelineCache,
+        cache: &PipelineCache,
         specialize_pipeline: &S,
         key: S::Key,
         layout: &MeshVertexBufferLayout,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
index 9ec94b7cf37b5..b636e8b2fb782 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/material.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ pub fn queue_material2d_meshes<M: Material2d>(
     transparent_draw_functions: Res<DrawFunctions<Transparent2d>>,
     material2d_pipeline: Res<Material2dPipeline<M>>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<Material2dPipeline<M>>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
     render_meshes: Res<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
     render_materials: Res<RenderMaterials2d<M>>,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ pub fn queue_material2d_meshes<M: Material2d>(
                             | Mesh2dPipelineKey::from_primitive_topology(mesh.primitive_topology);
 
                         let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
-                            &mut pipeline_cache,
+                            &pipeline_cache,
                             &material2d_pipeline,
                             Material2dKey {
                                 mesh_key,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
index 09c386b4064c2..95fa7cb3f5800 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pub fn queue_sprites(
     view_uniforms: Res<ViewUniforms>,
     sprite_pipeline: Res<SpritePipeline>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<SpritePipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     mut image_bind_groups: ResMut<ImageBindGroups>,
     gpu_images: Res<RenderAssets<Image>>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
@@ -528,12 +528,12 @@ pub fn queue_sprites(
                 }
             }
             let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(
-                &mut pipeline_cache,
+                &pipeline_cache,
                 &sprite_pipeline,
                 view_key | SpritePipelineKey::from_colored(false),
             );
             let colored_pipeline = pipelines.specialize(
-                &mut pipeline_cache,
+                &pipeline_cache,
                 &sprite_pipeline,
                 view_key | SpritePipelineKey::from_colored(true),
             );
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
index 0a6d93285ac4e..e7dcf453f474e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ pub fn queue_uinodes(
     view_uniforms: Res<ViewUniforms>,
     ui_pipeline: Res<UiPipeline>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<UiPipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     mut image_bind_groups: ResMut<UiImageBindGroups>,
     gpu_images: Res<RenderAssets<Image>>,
     ui_batches: Query<(Entity, &UiBatch)>,
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ pub fn queue_uinodes(
         let draw_ui_function = draw_functions.read().id::<DrawUi>();
         for (view, mut transparent_phase) in &mut views {
             let pipeline = pipelines.specialize(
-                &mut pipeline_cache,
+                &pipeline_cache,
                 &ui_pipeline,
                 UiPipelineKey { hdr: view.hdr },
             );
diff --git a/examples/2d/mesh2d_manual.rs b/examples/2d/mesh2d_manual.rs
index 4147a4a4966f4..560cffa2568e5 100644
--- a/examples/2d/mesh2d_manual.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/mesh2d_manual.rs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ pub fn queue_colored_mesh2d(
     transparent_draw_functions: Res<DrawFunctions<Transparent2d>>,
     colored_mesh2d_pipeline: Res<ColoredMesh2dPipeline>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedRenderPipelines<ColoredMesh2dPipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
     render_meshes: Res<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
     colored_mesh2d: Query<(&Mesh2dHandle, &Mesh2dUniform), With<ColoredMesh2d>>,
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ pub fn queue_colored_mesh2d(
                 }
 
                 let pipeline_id =
-                    pipelines.specialize(&mut pipeline_cache, &colored_mesh2d_pipeline, mesh2d_key);
+                    pipelines.specialize(&pipeline_cache, &colored_mesh2d_pipeline, mesh2d_key);
 
                 let mesh_z = mesh2d_uniform.transform.w_axis.z;
                 transparent_phase.add(Transparent2d {
diff --git a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
index 78221b8aa9442..74b5cba036a04 100644
--- a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
+++ b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl FromWorld for GameOfLifePipeline {
         let shader = world
             .resource::<AssetServer>()
             .load("shaders/game_of_life.wgsl");
-        let mut pipeline_cache = world.resource_mut::<PipelineCache>();
+        let pipeline_cache = world.resource::<PipelineCache>();
         let init_pipeline = pipeline_cache.queue_compute_pipeline(ComputePipelineDescriptor {
             label: None,
             layout: Some(vec![texture_bind_group_layout.clone()]),
diff --git a/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs b/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
index 7217722253b50..711f0d2293c8c 100644
--- a/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
+++ b/examples/shader/shader_instancing.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fn queue_custom(
     custom_pipeline: Res<CustomPipeline>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<CustomPipeline>>,
-    mut pipeline_cache: ResMut<PipelineCache>,
+    pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     meshes: Res<RenderAssets<Mesh>>,
     material_meshes: Query<(Entity, &MeshUniform, &Handle<Mesh>), With<InstanceMaterialData>>,
     mut views: Query<(&ExtractedView, &mut RenderPhase<Transparent3d>)>,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn queue_custom(
                 let key =
                     view_key | MeshPipelineKey::from_primitive_topology(mesh.primitive_topology);
                 let pipeline = pipelines
-                    .specialize(&mut pipeline_cache, &custom_pipeline, key, &mesh.layout)
+                    .specialize(&pipeline_cache, &custom_pipeline, key, &mesh.layout)
                     .unwrap();
                 transparent_phase.add(Transparent3d {
                     entity,