diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_winit/Cargo.toml
index 6477c90db6dd5..86bf219f31eb7 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ bevy_ecs = { path = "../bevy_ecs", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_hierarchy = { path = "../bevy_hierarchy", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_input = { path = "../bevy_input", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_math = { path = "../bevy_math", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
+bevy_reflect = { path = "../bevy_reflect", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_window = { path = "../bevy_window", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_utils = { path = "../bevy_utils", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
 bevy_tasks = { path = "../bevy_tasks", version = "0.14.0-dev" }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
index d778d18162df9..cf253e22e9558 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod accessibility;
 mod converters;
 mod system;
 mod winit_config;
+pub mod winit_event;
 mod winit_windows;
 
 use approx::relative_eq;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ use bevy_utils::{Duration, Instant};
 use system::{changed_windows, create_windows, despawn_windows, CachedWindow};
 use winit::dpi::{LogicalSize, PhysicalSize};
 pub use winit_config::*;
+pub use winit_event::*;
 pub use winit_windows::*;
 
 use bevy_app::{App, AppExit, Last, Plugin, PluginsState};
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ impl Plugin for WinitPlugin {
 
         app.init_non_send_resource::<WinitWindows>()
             .init_resource::<WinitSettings>()
+            .add_event::<WinitEvent>()
             .set_runner(winit_runner)
             .add_systems(
                 Last,
@@ -158,11 +161,11 @@ impl Plugin for WinitPlugin {
 }
 
 trait AppSendEvent {
-    fn send_event<E: bevy_ecs::event::Event>(&mut self, event: E);
+    fn send(&mut self, event: impl Into<WinitEvent>);
 }
-impl AppSendEvent for App {
-    fn send_event<E: bevy_ecs::event::Event>(&mut self, event: E) {
-        self.world.send_event(event);
+impl AppSendEvent for Vec<WinitEvent> {
+    fn send(&mut self, event: impl Into<WinitEvent>) {
+        self.push(Into::<WinitEvent>::into(event));
     }
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ pub fn winit_runner(mut app: App) {
 
     let mut create_window =
         SystemState::<CreateWindowParams<Added<Window>>>::from_world(&mut app.world);
+    let mut winit_events = Vec::default();
     // set up the event loop
     let event_handler = move |event, event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<()>| {
         handle_winit_event(
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ pub fn winit_runner(mut app: App) {
             &mut event_writer_system_state,
             &mut focused_windows_state,
             &mut redraw_event_reader,
+            &mut winit_events,
             event,
             event_loop,
         );
@@ -312,6 +317,7 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
     )>,
     focused_windows_state: &mut SystemState<(Res<WinitSettings>, Query<&Window>)>,
     redraw_event_reader: &mut ManualEventReader<RequestRedraw>,
+    winit_events: &mut Vec<WinitEvent>,
     event: Event<()>,
     event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<()>,
 ) {
@@ -388,6 +394,7 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                         create_window,
                         app_exit_event_reader,
                         redraw_event_reader,
+                        winit_events,
                     );
                     if runner_state.active != ActiveState::Suspended {
                         event_loop.set_control_flow(ControlFlow::Poll);
@@ -432,15 +439,15 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                 WindowEvent::Resized(size) => {
                     react_to_resize(&mut win, size, &mut window_resized, window);
                 }
-                WindowEvent::CloseRequested => app.send_event(WindowCloseRequested { window }),
+                WindowEvent::CloseRequested => winit_events.send(WindowCloseRequested { window }),
                 WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { ref event, .. } => {
                     if event.state.is_pressed() {
                         if let Some(char) = &event.text {
                             let char = char.clone();
-                            app.send_event(ReceivedCharacter { window, char });
+                            winit_events.send(ReceivedCharacter { window, char });
                         }
                     }
-                    app.send_event(converters::convert_keyboard_input(event, window));
+                    winit_events.send(converters::convert_keyboard_input(event, window));
                 }
                 WindowEvent::CursorMoved { position, .. } => {
                     let physical_position = DVec2::new(position.x, position.y);
@@ -453,35 +460,35 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                     win.set_physical_cursor_position(Some(physical_position));
                     let position =
                         (physical_position / win.resolution.scale_factor() as f64).as_vec2();
-                    app.send_event(CursorMoved {
+                    winit_events.send(CursorMoved {
                         window,
                         position,
                         delta,
                     });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::CursorEntered { .. } => {
-                    app.send_event(CursorEntered { window });
+                    winit_events.send(CursorEntered { window });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::CursorLeft { .. } => {
                     win.set_physical_cursor_position(None);
-                    app.send_event(CursorLeft { window });
+                    winit_events.send(CursorLeft { window });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::MouseInput { state, button, .. } => {
-                    app.send_event(MouseButtonInput {
+                    winit_events.send(MouseButtonInput {
                         button: converters::convert_mouse_button(button),
                         state: converters::convert_element_state(state),
                         window,
                     });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::TouchpadMagnify { delta, .. } => {
-                    app.send_event(TouchpadMagnify(delta as f32));
+                    winit_events.send(TouchpadMagnify(delta as f32));
                 }
                 WindowEvent::TouchpadRotate { delta, .. } => {
-                    app.send_event(TouchpadRotate(delta));
+                    winit_events.send(TouchpadRotate(delta));
                 }
                 WindowEvent::MouseWheel { delta, .. } => match delta {
                     event::MouseScrollDelta::LineDelta(x, y) => {
-                        app.send_event(MouseWheel {
+                        winit_events.send(MouseWheel {
                             unit: MouseScrollUnit::Line,
                             x,
                             y,
@@ -489,7 +496,7 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                         });
                     }
                     event::MouseScrollDelta::PixelDelta(p) => {
-                        app.send_event(MouseWheel {
+                        winit_events.send(MouseWheel {
                             unit: MouseScrollUnit::Pixel,
                             x: p.x as f32,
                             y: p.y as f32,
@@ -501,7 +508,7 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                     let location = touch
                         .location
                         .to_logical(win.resolution.scale_factor() as f64);
-                    app.send_event(converters::convert_touch_input(touch, location, window));
+                    winit_events.send(converters::convert_touch_input(touch, location, window));
                 }
                 WindowEvent::ScaleFactorChanged {
                     scale_factor,
@@ -536,19 +543,19 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                     win.resolution
                         .set_physical_resolution(new_inner_size.width, new_inner_size.height);
 
-                    app.send_event(WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged {
+                    winit_events.send(WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged {
                         window,
                         scale_factor,
                     });
                     if scale_factor_override.is_none() && !relative_eq!(new_factor, prior_factor) {
-                        app.send_event(WindowScaleFactorChanged {
+                        winit_events.send(WindowScaleFactorChanged {
                             window,
                             scale_factor,
                         });
                     }
 
                     if !width_equal || !height_equal {
-                        app.send_event(WindowResized {
+                        winit_events.send(WindowResized {
                             window,
                             width: new_logical_width,
                             height: new_logical_height,
@@ -557,51 +564,51 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                 }
                 WindowEvent::Focused(focused) => {
                     win.focused = focused;
-                    app.send_event(WindowFocused { window, focused });
+                    winit_events.send(WindowFocused { window, focused });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::Occluded(occluded) => {
-                    app.send_event(WindowOccluded { window, occluded });
+                    winit_events.send(WindowOccluded { window, occluded });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::DroppedFile(path_buf) => {
-                    app.send_event(FileDragAndDrop::DroppedFile { window, path_buf });
+                    winit_events.send(FileDragAndDrop::DroppedFile { window, path_buf });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::HoveredFile(path_buf) => {
-                    app.send_event(FileDragAndDrop::HoveredFile { window, path_buf });
+                    winit_events.send(FileDragAndDrop::HoveredFile { window, path_buf });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::HoveredFileCancelled => {
-                    app.send_event(FileDragAndDrop::HoveredFileCanceled { window });
+                    winit_events.send(FileDragAndDrop::HoveredFileCanceled { window });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::Moved(position) => {
                     let position = ivec2(position.x, position.y);
                     win.position.set(position);
-                    app.send_event(WindowMoved { window, position });
+                    winit_events.send(WindowMoved { window, position });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::Ime(event) => match event {
                     event::Ime::Preedit(value, cursor) => {
-                        app.send_event(Ime::Preedit {
+                        winit_events.send(Ime::Preedit {
                             window,
                             value,
                             cursor,
                         });
                     }
                     event::Ime::Commit(value) => {
-                        app.send_event(Ime::Commit { window, value });
+                        winit_events.send(Ime::Commit { window, value });
                     }
                     event::Ime::Enabled => {
-                        app.send_event(Ime::Enabled { window });
+                        winit_events.send(Ime::Enabled { window });
                     }
                     event::Ime::Disabled => {
-                        app.send_event(Ime::Disabled { window });
+                        winit_events.send(Ime::Disabled { window });
                     }
                 },
                 WindowEvent::ThemeChanged(theme) => {
-                    app.send_event(WindowThemeChanged {
+                    winit_events.send(WindowThemeChanged {
                         window,
                         theme: convert_winit_theme(theme),
                     });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::Destroyed => {
-                    app.send_event(WindowDestroyed { window });
+                    winit_events.send(WindowDestroyed { window });
                 }
                 WindowEvent::RedrawRequested => {
                     run_app_update_if_should(
@@ -612,6 +619,7 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
                         create_window,
                         app_exit_event_reader,
                         redraw_event_reader,
+                        winit_events,
                     );
                 }
                 _ => {}
@@ -628,11 +636,11 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
             runner_state.device_event_received = true;
             if let DeviceEvent::MouseMotion { delta: (x, y) } = event {
                 let delta = Vec2::new(x as f32, y as f32);
-                app.send_event(MouseMotion { delta });
+                winit_events.send(MouseMotion { delta });
             }
         }
         Event::Suspended => {
-            app.send_event(ApplicationLifetime::Suspended);
+            winit_events.send(ApplicationLifetime::Suspended);
             // Mark the state as `WillSuspend`. This will let the schedule run one last time
             // before actually suspending to let the application react
             runner_state.active = ActiveState::WillSuspend;
@@ -647,8 +655,8 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
             }
 
             match runner_state.active {
-                ActiveState::NotYetStarted => app.send_event(ApplicationLifetime::Started),
-                _ => app.send_event(ApplicationLifetime::Resumed),
+                ActiveState::NotYetStarted => winit_events.send(ApplicationLifetime::Started),
+                _ => winit_events.send(ApplicationLifetime::Resumed),
             }
             runner_state.active = ActiveState::Active;
             runner_state.redraw_requested = true;
@@ -692,8 +700,14 @@ fn handle_winit_event(
         }
         _ => (),
     }
+
+    // We drain events after every received winit event in addition to on app update to ensure
+    // the work of pushing events into event queues is spread out over time in case the app becomes
+    // dormant for a long stretch.
+    forward_winit_events(winit_events, app);
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn run_app_update_if_should(
     runner_state: &mut WinitAppRunnerState,
     app: &mut App,
@@ -702,12 +716,16 @@ fn run_app_update_if_should(
     create_window: &mut SystemState<CreateWindowParams<Added<Window>>>,
     app_exit_event_reader: &mut ManualEventReader<AppExit>,
     redraw_event_reader: &mut ManualEventReader<RequestRedraw>,
+    winit_events: &mut Vec<WinitEvent>,
 ) {
     runner_state.reset_on_update();
 
     if !runner_state.active.should_run() {
         return;
     }
+
+    forward_winit_events(winit_events, app);
+
     if runner_state.active == ActiveState::WillSuspend {
         runner_state.active = ActiveState::Suspended;
         #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_event.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..99df2053fd2d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+#![allow(missing_docs)]
+
+use bevy_app::App;
+use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+use bevy_input::keyboard::KeyboardInput;
+use bevy_input::touch::TouchInput;
+use bevy_input::{
+    mouse::{MouseButtonInput, MouseMotion, MouseWheel},
+    touchpad::{TouchpadMagnify, TouchpadRotate},
+};
+use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
+use bevy_window::{
+    ApplicationLifetime, CursorEntered, CursorLeft, CursorMoved, FileDragAndDrop, Ime,
+    ReceivedCharacter, RequestRedraw, WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged, WindowCloseRequested,
+    WindowCreated, WindowDestroyed, WindowFocused, WindowMoved, WindowOccluded, WindowResized,
+    WindowScaleFactorChanged, WindowThemeChanged,
+};
+
+/// Wraps all `bevy_window` events in a common enum.
+///
+/// Read these events with `EventReader<WinitEvent>` if you need to
+/// access window events in the order they were received from `winit`.
+/// Otherwise, the event types are individually readable with
+/// `EventReader<E>` (e.g. `EventReader<KeyboardInput>`).
+#[derive(Event, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Reflect)]
+#[reflect(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "serialize",
+    derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize),
+    reflect(Serialize, Deserialize)
+)]
+pub enum WinitEvent {
+    ApplicationLifetime(ApplicationLifetime),
+    CursorEntered(CursorEntered),
+    CursorLeft(CursorLeft),
+    CursorMoved(CursorMoved),
+    FileDragAndDrop(FileDragAndDrop),
+    Ime(Ime),
+    ReceivedCharacter(ReceivedCharacter),
+    RequestRedraw(RequestRedraw),
+    WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged(WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged),
+    WindowCloseRequested(WindowCloseRequested),
+    WindowCreated(WindowCreated),
+    WindowDestroyed(WindowDestroyed),
+    WindowFocused(WindowFocused),
+    WindowMoved(WindowMoved),
+    WindowOccluded(WindowOccluded),
+    WindowResized(WindowResized),
+    WindowScaleFactorChanged(WindowScaleFactorChanged),
+    WindowThemeChanged(WindowThemeChanged),
+
+    MouseButtonInput(MouseButtonInput),
+    MouseMotion(MouseMotion),
+    MouseWheel(MouseWheel),
+
+    TouchpadMagnify(TouchpadMagnify),
+    TouchpadRotate(TouchpadRotate),
+
+    TouchInput(TouchInput),
+
+    KeyboardInput(KeyboardInput),
+}
+
+impl From<ApplicationLifetime> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: ApplicationLifetime) -> Self {
+        Self::ApplicationLifetime(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<CursorEntered> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: CursorEntered) -> Self {
+        Self::CursorEntered(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<CursorLeft> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: CursorLeft) -> Self {
+        Self::CursorLeft(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<CursorMoved> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: CursorMoved) -> Self {
+        Self::CursorMoved(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<FileDragAndDrop> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: FileDragAndDrop) -> Self {
+        Self::FileDragAndDrop(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<Ime> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: Ime) -> Self {
+        Self::Ime(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<ReceivedCharacter> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: ReceivedCharacter) -> Self {
+        Self::ReceivedCharacter(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<RequestRedraw> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: RequestRedraw) -> Self {
+        Self::RequestRedraw(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowCloseRequested> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowCloseRequested) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowCloseRequested(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowCreated> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowCreated) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowCreated(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowDestroyed> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowDestroyed) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowDestroyed(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowFocused> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowFocused) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowFocused(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowMoved> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowMoved) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowMoved(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowOccluded> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowOccluded) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowOccluded(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowResized> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowResized) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowResized(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowScaleFactorChanged> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowScaleFactorChanged) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowScaleFactorChanged(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<WindowThemeChanged> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: WindowThemeChanged) -> Self {
+        Self::WindowThemeChanged(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<MouseButtonInput> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: MouseButtonInput) -> Self {
+        Self::MouseButtonInput(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<MouseMotion> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: MouseMotion) -> Self {
+        Self::MouseMotion(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<MouseWheel> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: MouseWheel) -> Self {
+        Self::MouseWheel(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<TouchpadMagnify> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: TouchpadMagnify) -> Self {
+        Self::TouchpadMagnify(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<TouchpadRotate> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: TouchpadRotate) -> Self {
+        Self::TouchpadRotate(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<TouchInput> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: TouchInput) -> Self {
+        Self::TouchInput(e)
+    }
+}
+impl From<KeyboardInput> for WinitEvent {
+    fn from(e: KeyboardInput) -> Self {
+        Self::KeyboardInput(e)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Forwards buffered [`WinitEvent`] events to the app.
+pub(crate) fn forward_winit_events(buffered_events: &mut Vec<WinitEvent>, app: &mut App) {
+    if buffered_events.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+    for winit_event in buffered_events.iter() {
+        match winit_event.clone() {
+            WinitEvent::ApplicationLifetime(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::CursorEntered(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::CursorLeft(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::CursorMoved(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::FileDragAndDrop(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::Ime(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::ReceivedCharacter(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::RequestRedraw(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowBackendScaleFactorChanged(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowCloseRequested(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowCreated(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowDestroyed(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowFocused(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowMoved(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowOccluded(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowResized(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowScaleFactorChanged(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::WindowThemeChanged(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::MouseButtonInput(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::MouseMotion(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::MouseWheel(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::TouchpadMagnify(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::TouchpadRotate(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::TouchInput(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+            WinitEvent::KeyboardInput(e) => {
+                app.world.send_event(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    app.world
+        .resource_mut::<Events<WinitEvent>>()
+        .send_batch(buffered_events.drain(..));
+}