diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
index 1e638e1a5eff7..a05644d25b8f1 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ mod winit_windows;
 use approx::relative_eq;
 use bevy_a11y::AccessibilityRequested;
 use bevy_utils::Instant;
-use system::{changed_windows, create_windows, despawn_windows, CachedWindow};
+use system::{changed_windows, despawn_windows, CachedWindow};
 use winit::dpi::{LogicalSize, PhysicalSize};
 pub use winit_config::*;
 pub use winit_event::*;
 pub use winit_windows::*;
+pub use system::create_windows;
 
 use bevy_app::{App, AppExit, Last, Plugin, PluginsState};
 use bevy_ecs::event::ManualEventReader;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ impl Default for WinitAppRunnerState {
     }
 }
 
-type CreateWindowParams<'w, 's, F = ()> = (
+pub type CreateWindowParams<'w, 's, F = ()> = (
     Commands<'w, 's>,
     Query<'w, 's, (Entity, &'static mut Window), F>,
     EventWriter<'w, WindowCreated>,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
index 0000c45369d44..44bcc43e6c76e 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::{
 /// If any of these entities are missing required components, those will be added with their
 /// default values.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-pub(crate) fn create_windows<F: QueryFilter + 'static>(
+pub fn create_windows<F: QueryFilter + 'static>(
     event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<crate::UserEvent>,
     (
         mut commands,