diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
index 07898068fcd24b..d41187d2c139a4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/wireframe.rs
@@ -60,15 +60,22 @@ impl Plugin for WireframePlugin {
     }
 }
 
-/// Controls whether an entity should rendered in wireframe-mode if the [`WireframePlugin`] is enabled
-#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Default, ExtractComponent, Reflect)]
+/// Overrides the global [`WireframeConfig`] for a single mesh.
+#[derive(Component, Debug, Clone, Default, ExtractComponent, Reflect, Eq, PartialEq)]
 #[reflect(Component, Default)]
-pub struct Wireframe;
+pub enum Wireframe {
+    /// Always render the wireframe for this entity, regardless of global config.
+    #[default]
+    AlwaysRender,
+    /// Never render the wireframe for this entity, regardless of global config.
+    NeverRender,
+}
 
 #[derive(Resource, Debug, Clone, Default, ExtractResource, Reflect)]
 #[reflect(Resource)]
 pub struct WireframeConfig {
-    /// Whether to show wireframes for all meshes. If `false`, only meshes with a [Wireframe] component will be rendered.
+    /// Whether to show wireframes for all meshes.
+    /// Can be overridden for individual meshes by adding a [`Wireframe`] component.
     pub global: bool,
 }
 
@@ -116,10 +123,7 @@ fn queue_wireframes(
     mut pipelines: ResMut<SpecializedMeshPipelines<WireframePipeline>>,
     pipeline_cache: Res<PipelineCache>,
     msaa: Res<Msaa>,
-    mut material_meshes: ParamSet<(
-        Query<(Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform)>,
-        Query<(Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform), With<Wireframe>>,
-    )>,
+    material_meshes: Query<(Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform, Option<&Wireframe>)>,
     mut views: Query<(&ExtractedView, &VisibleEntities, &mut RenderPhase<Opaque3d>)>,
 ) {
     let draw_custom = opaque_3d_draw_functions.read().id::<DrawWireframes>();
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ fn queue_wireframes(
 
         let view_key = msaa_key | MeshPipelineKey::from_hdr(view.hdr);
         let add_render_phase =
-            |(entity, mesh_handle, mesh_uniform): (Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform)| {
+            |(entity, mesh_handle, mesh_uniform, _): (Entity, &Handle<Mesh>, &MeshUniform, _)| {
                 if let Some(mesh) = render_meshes.get(mesh_handle) {
                     let key = view_key
                         | MeshPipelineKey::from_primitive_topology(mesh.primitive_topology);
@@ -155,21 +159,15 @@ fn queue_wireframes(
                 }
             };
 
-        if wireframe_config.global {
-            let query = material_meshes.p0();
-            visible_entities
-                .entities
-                .iter()
-                .filter_map(|visible_entity| query.get(*visible_entity).ok())
-                .for_each(add_render_phase);
-        } else {
-            let query = material_meshes.p1();
-            visible_entities
-                .entities
-                .iter()
-                .filter_map(|visible_entity| query.get(*visible_entity).ok())
-                .for_each(add_render_phase);
-        }
+        visible_entities
+            .entities
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|visible_entity| material_meshes.get(*visible_entity).ok())
+            .filter(|(.., wireframe_override)| {
+                (wireframe_config.global || *wireframe_override == Some(&Wireframe::AlwaysRender))
+                    && *wireframe_override != Some(&Wireframe::NeverRender)
+            })
+            .for_each(add_render_phase);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/3d/wireframe.rs b/examples/3d/wireframe.rs
index 277ab902a19103..9768cd53842bc5 100644
--- a/examples/3d/wireframe.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/wireframe.rs
@@ -17,36 +17,54 @@ fn main() {
             }),
             WireframePlugin,
         ))
+        .insert_resource(WireframeToggleTimer(Timer::from_seconds(
+            1.0,
+            TimerMode::Repeating,
+        )))
         .add_systems(Startup, setup)
+        .add_systems(Update, toggle_global_wireframe_setting)
         .run();
 }
 
 /// set up a simple 3D scene
 fn setup(
     mut commands: Commands,
-    mut wireframe_config: ResMut<WireframeConfig>,
     mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
 ) {
-    // To draw the wireframe on all entities, set this to 'true'
-    wireframe_config.global = false;
     // plane
     commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
-        mesh: meshes.add(shape::Plane::from_size(5.0).into()),
-        material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.3, 0.5, 0.3).into()),
+        mesh: meshes.add(Mesh::from(shape::Plane::from_size(5.0))),
+        material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.3, 0.3, 0.5).into()),
+        ..default()
+    });
+
+    // Red cube: Never renders a wireframe
+    commands
+        .spawn(PbrBundle {
+            mesh: meshes.add(Mesh::from(shape::Cube { size: 1.0 })),
+            material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.8, 0.1, 0.1).into()),
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(-1.0, 0.5, -1.0),
+            ..default()
+        })
+        .insert(Wireframe::NeverRender);
+    // Orange cube: Follows global wireframe setting
+    commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
+        mesh: meshes.add(Mesh::from(shape::Cube { size: 1.0 })),
+        material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.8, 0.8, 0.1).into()),
+        transform: Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.5, 0.0),
         ..default()
     });
-    // cube
-    commands.spawn((
-        PbrBundle {
+    // Green cube: Always renders a wireframe
+    commands
+        .spawn(PbrBundle {
             mesh: meshes.add(Mesh::from(shape::Cube { size: 1.0 })),
-            material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.8, 0.7, 0.6).into()),
-            transform: Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.5, 0.0),
+            material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.1, 0.8, 0.1).into()),
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(1.0, 0.5, 1.0),
             ..default()
-        },
-        // This enables wireframe drawing on this entity
-        Wireframe,
-    ));
+        })
+        .insert(Wireframe::AlwaysRender);
+
     // light
     commands.spawn(PointLightBundle {
         transform: Transform::from_xyz(4.0, 8.0, 4.0),
@@ -58,3 +76,22 @@ fn setup(
         ..default()
     });
 }
+
+/// This timer is used to periodically toggle the wireframe rendering.
+#[derive(Resource)]
+struct WireframeToggleTimer(Timer);
+
+/// Periodically turns the global wireframe setting on and off, to show the differences between
+/// [`Wireframe::AlwaysRender`], [`Wireframe::NeverRender`], and no override.
+fn toggle_global_wireframe_setting(
+    time: Res<Time>,
+    mut timer: ResMut<WireframeToggleTimer>,
+    mut wireframe_config: ResMut<WireframeConfig>,
+) {
+    if timer.0.tick(time.delta()).just_finished() {
+        // The global wireframe config enables drawing of wireframes on every mesh, except those with
+        // `WireframeOverride::NeverRender`. Meshes with `WireframeOverride::AlwaysRender` will
+        // always have a wireframe, regardless of the global configuration.
+        wireframe_config.global = !wireframe_config.global;
+    }
+}