diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f95b76f75a9ee..788863fb9438e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ path = "examples/ecs/state.rs"
 name = "system_chaining"
 path = "examples/ecs/system_chaining.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "system_command"
+path = "examples/ecs/system_command.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "system_param"
 path = "examples/ecs/system_param.rs"
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
index 0488b09e4f770..a1f2b1a4e57cd 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/system/commands/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use bevy_utils::tracing::debug;
 pub use command_queue::CommandQueue;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
+use super::{IntoSystem, System};
+
 /// A [`World`] mutation.
 pub trait Command: Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn write(self, world: &mut World);
@@ -152,6 +154,30 @@ impl<'a> Commands<'a> {
         });
     }
 
+    /// Run a one-off [`System`].
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+    /// # struct MyComponent;
+    ///
+    /// # fn my_system(_components: Query<&MyComponent>) {}
+    ///
+    /// # fn main_system(mut commands: Commands) {
+    /// // Can take a standard system function
+    /// commands.run_system(my_system);
+    /// // Can take a closure system
+    /// commands.run_system(|query: Query<&MyComponent>| {
+    ///     println!("count: {}", query.iter().len());
+    /// });
+    /// # }
+    /// # main_system.system();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn run_system<Params>(&mut self, system: impl IntoSystem<(), (), Params>) {
+        self.queue.push(RunSystem {
+            system: Box::new(system.system()),
+        });
+    }
+
     /// Adds a command directly to the command list.
     pub fn add<C: Command>(&mut self, command: C) {
         self.queue.push(command);
@@ -387,6 +413,18 @@ impl<T: Component> Command for RemoveResource<T> {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct RunSystem {
+    pub system: Box<dyn System<In = (), Out = ()>>,
+}
+
+impl Command for RunSystem {
+    fn write(mut self, world: &mut World) {
+        self.system.initialize(world);
+        self.system.run((), world);
+        self.system.apply_buffers(world);
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[allow(clippy::float_cmp, clippy::approx_constant)]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 37b76a3a34830..24fe8aad7701d 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Example | File | Description
 `startup_system` | [`ecs/startup_system.rs`](./ecs/startup_system.rs) | Demonstrates a startup system (one that runs once when the app starts up)
 `state` | [`ecs/state.rs`](./ecs/state.rs) | Illustrates how to use States to control transitioning from a Menu state to an InGame state
 `system_chaining` | [`ecs/system_chaining.rs`](./ecs/system_chaining.rs) | Chain two systems together, specifying a return type in a system (such as `Result`)
+`system_command` | [`ecs/system_command.rs`](./ecs/system_command.rs) | Run a system from a command
 `system_param` | [`ecs/system_param.rs`](./ecs/system_param.rs) | Illustrates creating custom system parameters with `SystemParam`
 `system_sets` | [`ecs/system_sets.rs`](./ecs/system_sets.rs) | Shows `SystemSet` use along with run criterion
 `timers` | [`ecs/timers.rs`](./ecs/timers.rs) | Illustrates ticking `Timer` resources inside systems and handling their state
diff --git a/examples/ecs/system_command.rs b/examples/ecs/system_command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e539040e9c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ecs/system_command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use bevy::{prelude::*, utils::Duration};
+
+/// This example triggers a system from a command
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_startup_system(spawn)
+        .add_system(trigger_sync)
+        .run();
+}
+
+pub struct Player;
+
+/// Spawn some players to sync
+fn spawn(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands.spawn().insert(Player);
+    commands.spawn().insert(Player);
+}
+
+fn trigger_sync(mut commands: Commands, mut last_sync: Local<f64>, time: Res<Time>) {
+    if time.seconds_since_startup() - *last_sync > 5.0 {
+        commands
+            .run_system(sync_system.config(|config| config.1 = Some(time.time_since_startup())));
+        *last_sync = time.seconds_since_startup();
+    }
+}
+
+/// As this system is run through a command, it will run at the end of the current stage.
+fn sync_system(players: Query<&Player>, since_startup: Local<Duration>) {
+    for _player in players.iter() {
+        // do the sync
+    }
+    info!(
+        "synced: {} players ({:?})",
+        players.iter().len(),
+        *since_startup
+    );
+}