diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas.rs
index 49d366fa64ff1..88c5dba6fef41 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/texture_atlas.rs
@@ -66,27 +66,22 @@ impl TextureAtlas {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Generate a `TextureAtlas` by splitting a texture into a grid where each
-    /// cell of the grid  of `tile_size` is one of the textures in the atlas
+    /// Generate a `TextureAtlas` by splitting a texture into a grid.
+    ///
+    /// Each cell in the grid of `tile_size` corresponds to one texture in the atlas.
+    ///
+    /// * Cells can have horizontal and/or vertical separation specified by `padding`
+    /// * The grid can start at a point `offset` relative to the top-left corner of the texture
     pub fn from_grid(
         texture: Handle<Image>,
         tile_size: Vec2,
         columns: usize,
         rows: usize,
+        padding: Option<Vec2>,
+        offset: Option<Vec2>,
     ) -> TextureAtlas {
-        Self::from_grid_with_padding(texture, tile_size, columns, rows, Vec2::new(0f32, 0f32))
-    }
-
-    /// Generate a `TextureAtlas` by splitting a texture into a grid where each
-    /// cell of the grid of `tile_size` is one of the textures in the atlas and is separated by
-    /// some `padding` in the texture
-    pub fn from_grid_with_padding(
-        texture: Handle<Image>,
-        tile_size: Vec2,
-        columns: usize,
-        rows: usize,
-        padding: Vec2,
-    ) -> TextureAtlas {
+        let padding = padding.unwrap_or_default();
+        let offset = offset.unwrap_or_default();
         let mut sprites = Vec::new();
         let mut x_padding = 0.0;
         let mut y_padding = 0.0;
@@ -101,8 +96,8 @@ impl TextureAtlas {
                 }
 
                 let rect_min = Vec2::new(
-                    (tile_size.x + x_padding) * x as f32,
-                    (tile_size.y + y_padding) * y as f32,
+                    offset.x + (tile_size.x + x_padding) * x as f32,
+                    offset.y + (tile_size.y + y_padding) * y as f32,
                 );
 
                 sprites.push(Rect {
diff --git a/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs b/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
index acf025a02ab76..4e594f2dedd18 100644
--- a/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/sprite_sheet.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ fn setup(
     mut texture_atlases: ResMut<Assets<TextureAtlas>>,
 ) {
     let texture_handle = asset_server.load("textures/rpg/chars/gabe/gabe-idle-run.png");
-    let texture_atlas = TextureAtlas::from_grid(texture_handle, Vec2::new(24.0, 24.0), 7, 1);
+    let texture_atlas =
+        TextureAtlas::from_grid(texture_handle, Vec2::new(24.0, 24.0), 7, 1, None, None);
     let texture_atlas_handle = texture_atlases.add(texture_atlas);
     commands.spawn_bundle(OrthographicCameraBundle::new_2d());
     commands