diff --git a/src/runtime/ops/ecs.rs b/src/runtime/ops/ecs.rs
index 0b780e9..979d2ac 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ops/ecs.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/ops/ecs.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use crate::runtime::{JsRuntimeOp, OpMap};
 
 use self::types::{JsReflectFunctions, JsValueRefs};
 
-mod component;
 mod info;
 mod query;
 mod resource;
 pub mod types;
 mod value;
+mod world;
 
 pub fn insert_ecs_ops(ops: &mut OpMap) {
     ops.insert("ecs_js", Box::new(EcsJs));
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ pub fn insert_ecs_ops(ops: &mut OpMap) {
         Box::new(value::ecs_value_ref_default),
     );
     ops.insert("ecs_value_ref_patch", Box::new(value::ecs_value_ref_patch));
+    ops.insert("ecs_entity_spawn", Box::new(world::ecs_entity_spawn));
     ops.insert(
         "ecs_component_insert",
-        Box::new(component::ecs_component_insert),
+        Box::new(world::ecs_component_insert),
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/ops/ecs/ecs.js b/src/runtime/ops/ecs/ecs.js
index 44c38d5..7902c2d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ops/ecs/ecs.js
+++ b/src/runtime/ops/ecs/ecs.js
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
                 Value.unwrapValueRef(component)
             );
         }
+
+        spawn() {
+            return Value.wrapValueRef(bevyModJsScriptingOpSync("ecs_entity_spawn"));
+        }
     }
 
     const valueRefFinalizationRegistry = new FinalizationRegistry(ref => {
diff --git a/src/runtime/ops/ecs/component.rs b/src/runtime/ops/ecs/world.rs
similarity index 81%
rename from src/runtime/ops/ecs/component.rs
rename to src/runtime/ops/ecs/world.rs
index 0579253..3998454 100644
--- a/src/runtime/ops/ecs/component.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/ops/ecs/world.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ use bevy_reflect::TypeRegistryArc;
 
 use crate::{JsValueRef, JsValueRefs, OpContext};
 
+pub fn ecs_entity_spawn(
+    context: OpContext,
+    world: &mut bevy::prelude::World,
+    _args: serde_json::Value,
+) -> anyhow::Result<serde_json::Value> {
+    let value_refs = context
+        .op_state
+        .entry::<JsValueRefs>()
+        .or_insert_with(default);
+
+    let entity = world.spawn().id();
+    let value_ref = JsValueRef::new_free(Box::new(entity), value_refs);
+
+    Ok(serde_json::to_value(value_ref)?)
+}
+
 pub fn ecs_component_insert(
     context: OpContext,
     world: &mut bevy::prelude::World,
diff --git a/types/lib.bevy.d.ts b/types/lib.bevy.d.ts
index 246bd84..309e0a7 100644
--- a/types/lib.bevy.d.ts
+++ b/types/lib.bevy.d.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ declare class World {
   query<Q extends QueryParameter[]>(...query: Q): QueryItems<Q>;
   get<T>(entity: Entity, component: BevyType<T>): T | undefined;
   insert(entity: Entity, component: any): void;
+  spawn(): Entity;
 }
 
 declare let world: World;