diff --git a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
index bed4198538b82..c09aae1541f9e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim2.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ impl Direction2d {
         )
     }
 
-    /// Create a direction from a [`Vec2`] that is already normalized
+    /// Create a direction from its `x` and `y` components.
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`Err(InvalidDirectionError)`](InvalidDirectionError) if the length
+    /// of the vector formed by the components is zero (or very close to zero), infinite, or `NaN`.
+    pub fn from_xy(x: f32, y: f32) -> Result<Self, InvalidDirectionError> {
+        Self::new(Vec2::new(x, y))
+    }
+
+    /// Create a direction from a [`Vec2`] that is already normalized.
     pub fn from_normalized(value: Vec2) -> Self {
         debug_assert!(value.is_normalized());
         Self(value)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
index 66b3e38301259..5b3453a0d3f38 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_math/src/primitives/dim3.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ impl Direction3d {
         )
     }
 
-    /// Create a direction from a [`Vec3`] that is already normalized
+    /// Create a direction from its `x`, `y`, and `z` components.
+    ///
+    /// Returns [`Err(InvalidDirectionError)`](InvalidDirectionError) if the length
+    /// of the vector formed by the components is zero (or very close to zero), infinite, or `NaN`.
+    pub fn from_xyz(x: f32, y: f32, z: f32) -> Result<Self, InvalidDirectionError> {
+        Self::new(Vec3::new(x, y, z))
+    }
+
+    /// Create a direction from a [`Vec3`] that is already normalized.
     pub fn from_normalized(value: Vec3) -> Self {
         debug_assert!(value.is_normalized());
         Self(value)