diff --git a/crates/bevy_mesh/src/index.rs b/crates/bevy_mesh/src/index.rs
index 5ec5c993a9..af2b3635ba 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_mesh/src/index.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_mesh/src/index.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use bevy_reflect::Reflect;
+use core::iter;
 use core::iter::FusedIterator;
 use derive_more::derive::{Display, Error};
 use wgpu::IndexFormat;
@@ -98,6 +99,25 @@ impl Indices {
             Indices::U32(vec) => vec.is_empty(),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Add an index. If the index is greater than `u16::MAX`,
+    /// the storage will be converted to `u32`.
+    pub fn push(&mut self, index: u32) {
+        match self {
+            Indices::U32(vec) => vec.push(index),
+            Indices::U16(vec) => match u16::try_from(index) {
+                Ok(index) => vec.push(index),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    let new_vec = vec
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|&index| u32::from(index))
+                        .chain(iter::once(index))
+                        .collect::<Vec<u32>>();
+                    *self = Indices::U32(new_vec);
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// An Iterator for the [`Indices`].
@@ -135,3 +155,30 @@ impl From<&Indices> for IndexFormat {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::Indices;
+    use wgpu::IndexFormat;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_indices_push() {
+        let mut indices = Indices::U16(Vec::new());
+        indices.push(10);
+        assert_eq!(IndexFormat::Uint16, IndexFormat::from(&indices));
+        assert_eq!(vec![10], indices.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+
+        // Add a value that is too large for `u16` so the storage should be converted to `U32`.
+        indices.push(0x10000);
+        assert_eq!(IndexFormat::Uint32, IndexFormat::from(&indices));
+        assert_eq!(vec![10, 0x10000], indices.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>());
+
+        indices.push(20);
+        indices.push(0x20000);
+        assert_eq!(IndexFormat::Uint32, IndexFormat::from(&indices));
+        assert_eq!(
+            vec![10, 0x10000, 20, 0x20000],
+            indices.iter().collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        );
+    }
+}