diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
index 154e20907954f..97b30dd53d904 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/assets.rs
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ impl<T: Asset> Debug for AssetEvent<T> {
                     "AssetEvent<{}>::Created",
                     std::any::type_name::<T>()
                 ))
-                .field("handle", &handle.id)
+                .field("handle", &handle.id())
                 .finish(),
             AssetEvent::Modified { handle } => f
                 .debug_struct(&format!(
                     "AssetEvent<{}>::Modified",
                     std::any::type_name::<T>()
                 ))
-                .field("handle", &handle.id)
+                .field("handle", &handle.id())
                 .finish(),
             AssetEvent::Removed { handle } => f
                 .debug_struct(&format!(
                     "AssetEvent<{}>::Removed",
                     std::any::type_name::<T>()
                 ))
-                .field("handle", &handle.id)
+                .field("handle", &handle.id())
                 .finish(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
index abd6e13a98b79..4b1bab01a8ab3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ pub struct Handle<T>
 where
     T: Asset,
 {
-    /// The ID of the asset as contained within its respective [`Assets`] collection
-    pub id: HandleId,
+    id: HandleId,
     #[reflect(ignore)]
     handle_type: HandleType,
     #[reflect(ignore)]
@@ -151,6 +150,12 @@ impl<T: Asset> Handle<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The ID of the asset as contained within its respective [`Assets`] collection.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn id(&self) -> HandleId {
+        self.id
+    }
+
     /// Recasts this handle as a weak handle of an Asset `U`.
     pub fn as_weak<U: Asset>(&self) -> Handle<U> {
         Handle {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
index 35f09d8a2f2a8..49e5e0d7f38ef 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn extract_sprites(
             custom_size: sprite.custom_size,
             flip_x: sprite.flip_x,
             flip_y: sprite.flip_y,
-            image_handle_id: handle.id,
+            image_handle_id: handle.id(),
             anchor: sprite.anchor.as_vec(),
         });
     }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn extract_sprites(
                 custom_size: atlas_sprite.custom_size,
                 flip_x: atlas_sprite.flip_x,
                 flip_y: atlas_sprite.flip_y,
-                image_handle_id: texture_atlas.texture.id,
+                image_handle_id: texture_atlas.texture.id(),
                 anchor: atlas_sprite.anchor.as_vec(),
             });
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
index 3d05b414f260a..c3b85317e1c59 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl TextPipeline {
         let brush = &mut self.brush;
         *self
             .map_font_id
-            .entry(handle.id)
+            .entry(handle.id())
             .or_insert_with(|| brush.add_font(handle.clone(), font.font.clone()))
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
index 3711513e81a95..8097db3e5cddc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_text/src/text2d.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn extract_text2d_sprite(
                 color,
                 rect,
                 custom_size: None,
-                image_handle_id: handle.id,
+                image_handle_id: handle.id(),
                 flip_x: false,
                 flip_y: false,
                 anchor: Anchor::Center.as_vec(),