diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/function_system.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/function_system.rs
index 566ef78dbf9c7..f75f7bd6a30b4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/function_system.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/function_system.rs
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ impl<In, Out, Sys: System<In = In, Out = Out>> IntoSystem<In, Out, AlreadyWasSys
 pub struct In<In>(pub In);
 pub struct InputMarker;
 
-/// The [`System`] counter part of an ordinary function.
+/// The [`System`] counterpart of an ordinary function.
 ///
 /// You get this by calling [`IntoSystem::system`]  on a function that only accepts
-/// [`SystemParam`]s. The output of the system becomes the functions return type, while the input
+/// [`SystemParam`]s. The output of the system becomes the function's return type, while the input
 /// becomes the functions [`In`] tagged parameter or `()` if no such paramater exists.
 pub struct FunctionSystem<In, Out, Param, Marker, F>
 where
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
index 5068fdc4e5074..a70766ecf8d41 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
     },
     entity::{Entities, Entity},
     query::{FilterFetch, QueryState, WorldQuery},
+    schedule::{IntoSystemDescriptor, SystemDescriptor},
     storage::{Column, SparseSet, Storages},
 };
 use std::{
@@ -917,6 +918,68 @@ impl World {
             column.check_change_ticks(change_tick);
         }
     }
+
+    /// Runs a system in a blocking fashion on the `World`
+    ///
+    /// Use [System::run_unsafe] directly for manual unsafe execution
+    /// of simultaneous systems in parallel.
+    ///
+    /// The `system` parameter here can be any function
+    /// that could be added as a system to a standard `App`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///  
+    /// Here's an example of how to directly run an ordinary parallel system.
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// struct Counter(u8);
+    /// let mut world = World::new();
+    ///
+    /// fn count_up(mut counter: ResMut<Counter>){
+    ///     counter.0 += 1;
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// world.insert_resource::<Counter>(Counter(0));
+    /// world.run_system(count_up);
+    /// let counter = world.get_resource::<Counter>().unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(counter.0, 1);
+    /// ```
+    /// And here's how you directly run an exclusive system.
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+    ///
+    /// struct Counter(u8);
+    /// let mut world = World::new();
+    ///
+    /// fn count_up_exclusive(world: &mut World){
+    ///     let mut counter = world.get_resource_mut::<Counter>().unwrap();
+    ///     counter.0 += 1;
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// world.insert_resource::<Counter>(Counter(0));
+    /// world.run_system(count_up_exclusive.exclusive_system());
+    /// let counter = world.get_resource::<Counter>().unwrap();
+    /// assert_eq!(counter.0, 1);
+    /// ```
+    pub fn run_system<Params>(&mut self, system: impl IntoSystemDescriptor<Params>) {
+        let system_descriptor: SystemDescriptor = system.into_descriptor();
+
+        match system_descriptor {
+            SystemDescriptor::Parallel(par_system_descriptor) => {
+                let mut boxed_system = par_system_descriptor.system;
+                boxed_system.initialize(self);
+                boxed_system.run((), self);
+                // Immediately flushes any Commands or similar buffers created
+                boxed_system.apply_buffers(self);
+            }
+            SystemDescriptor::Exclusive(exc_system_descriptor) => {
+                let mut boxed_system = exc_system_descriptor.system;
+                boxed_system.initialize(self);
+                boxed_system.run(self);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for World {