diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4dfe5fc8c7119..97e1e90b41e51 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ path = "examples/2d/mesh2d.rs"
 name = "mesh2d_manual"
 path = "examples/2d/mesh2d_manual.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "mesh2d_vertex_color_texture"
+path = "examples/2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "shapes"
 path = "examples/2d/shapes.rs"
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/color_material.wgsl b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/color_material.wgsl
index a11e48094f3c6..dac272b09686e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/color_material.wgsl
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/color_material.wgsl
@@ -29,13 +29,20 @@ struct FragmentInput {
 #ifdef VERTEX_TANGENTS
     [[location(3)]] world_tangent: vec4<f32>;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_COLORS
+    [[location(4)]] colors: vec4<f32>;
+#endif
 };
 
 [[stage(fragment)]]
 fn fragment(in: FragmentInput) -> [[location(0)]] vec4<f32> {
     var output_color: vec4<f32> = material.color;
     if ((material.flags & COLOR_MATERIAL_FLAGS_TEXTURE_BIT) != 0u) {
+#ifdef VERTEX_COLORS
+        output_color = output_color * textureSample(texture, texture_sampler, in.uv) * in.colors;
+#else
         output_color = output_color * textureSample(texture, texture_sampler, in.uv);
+#endif
     }
     return output_color;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh2d.wgsl b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh2d.wgsl
index 1e2b02eb64811..4766c5cf7fb26 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh2d.wgsl
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/mesh2d/mesh2d.wgsl
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ struct Vertex {
 #ifdef VERTEX_TANGENTS
     [[location(3)]] tangent: vec4<f32>;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_COLORS
+    [[location(4)]] colors: vec4<f32>;
+#endif
 };
 
 struct VertexOutput {
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ struct VertexOutput {
 #ifdef VERTEX_TANGENTS
     [[location(3)]] world_tangent: vec4<f32>;
 #endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_COLORS
+    [[location(4)]] colors: vec4<f32>;
+#endif
 };
 
 [[group(0), binding(0)]]
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ fn vertex(vertex: Vertex) -> VertexOutput {
         ) * vertex.tangent.xyz,
         vertex.tangent.w
     );
+#endif
+#ifdef VERTEX_COLORS
+    out.colors = vertex.colors;
 #endif
     return out;
 }
diff --git a/examples/2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs b/examples/2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..598a1e54d7f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! Shows how to render a polygonal [`Mesh`], generated from a [`Quad`] primitive, in a 2D scene.
+//! Adds a texture and colored vertices, giving per-vertex tinting.
+
+use bevy::{prelude::*, sprite::MaterialMesh2dBundle};
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_startup_system(setup)
+        .run();
+}
+
+fn setup(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
+    mut materials: ResMut<Assets<ColorMaterial>>,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+) {
+    // Load the Bevy logo as a texture
+    let texture_handle = asset_server.load("branding/banner.png");
+    // Build a default quad mesh
+    let mut mesh = Mesh::from(shape::Quad::default());
+    // Build vertex colors for the quad. One entry per vertex (the corners of the quad)
+    let vertex_colors: Vec<[f32; 4]> = vec![
+        Color::RED.as_rgba_f32(),
+        Color::GREEN.as_rgba_f32(),
+        Color::BLUE.as_rgba_f32(),
+        Color::WHITE.as_rgba_f32(),
+    ];
+    // Insert the vertex colors as an attribute
+    mesh.insert_attribute(Mesh::ATTRIBUTE_COLOR, vertex_colors);
+    // Spawn
+    commands.spawn_bundle(OrthographicCameraBundle::new_2d());
+    commands.spawn_bundle(MaterialMesh2dBundle {
+        mesh: meshes.add(mesh).into(),
+        transform: Transform::default().with_scale(Vec3::splat(128.)),
+        material: materials.add(ColorMaterial::from(texture_handle)),
+        ..default()
+    });
+}
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 8113cc818201e..e80f3caa324f0 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ Example | File | Description
 `move_sprite` | [`2d/move_sprite.rs`](./2d/move_sprite.rs) | Changes the transform of a sprite.
 `mesh2d` | [`2d/mesh2d.rs`](./2d/mesh2d.rs) | Renders a 2d mesh
 `mesh2d_manual` | [`2d/mesh2d_manual.rs`](./2d/mesh2d_manual.rs) | Renders a custom mesh "manually" with "mid-level" renderer apis.
+`mesh2d_vertex_color_texture` | [`2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs`](./2d/mesh2d_vertex_color_texture.rs) | Renders a 2d mesh with vertex color attributes.
 `shapes` | [`2d/shapes.rs`](./2d/shapes.rs) | Renders a rectangle, circle, and hexagon
 `sprite` | [`2d/sprite.rs`](./2d/sprite.rs) | Renders a sprite
 `sprite_sheet` | [`2d/sprite_sheet.rs`](./2d/sprite_sheet.rs) | Renders an animated sprite