diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1f85b05e79148..9ed144a12cdd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ name = "scene"
 path = "examples/scene/scene.rs"
 
 # Shaders
+[[example]]
+name = "animate_shader"
+path = "examples/shader/animate_shader.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "array_texture"
 path = "examples/shader/array_texture.rs"
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 231451ce4b809..936d250b72e55 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ Example | File | Description
 
 Example | File | Description
 --- | --- | ---
+`animate_shader` | [`shader/animate_shader.rs`](./shader/animate_shader.rs) | Shows how to animate a shader by accessing a time uniform variable
 `array_texture` | [`shader/array_texture.rs`](./shader/array_texture.rs) | Illustrates how to create a texture for use with a texture2DArray shader uniform variable
 `hot_shader_reloading` | [`shader/hot_shader_reloading.rs`](./shader/hot_shader_reloading.rs) | Illustrates how to load shaders such that they can be edited while the example is still running
 `mesh_custom_attribute` | [`shader/mesh_custom_attribute.rs`](./shader/mesh_custom_attribute.rs) | Illustrates how to add a custom attribute to a mesh and use it in a custom shader
diff --git a/examples/shader/animate_shader.rs b/examples/shader/animate_shader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..790f8bc89fc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/shader/animate_shader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+use bevy::{
+    prelude::*,
+    reflect::TypeUuid,
+    render::{
+        mesh::shape,
+        pipeline::{PipelineDescriptor, RenderPipeline},
+        render_graph::{base, RenderGraph, RenderResourcesNode},
+        renderer::RenderResources,
+        shader::{ShaderStage, ShaderStages},
+    },
+};
+
+/// This example shows how to animate a shader, by passing the global `time.seconds_since_startup()`
+/// via a 'TimeComponent` to the shader.
+pub fn main() {
+    App::build()
+        .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
+        .add_startup_system(setup.system())
+        .add_system(animate_shader.system())
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[derive(RenderResources, Default, TypeUuid)]
+#[uuid = "463e4b8a-d555-4fc2-ba9f-4c880063ba92"]
+struct TimeUniform {
+    value: f32,
+}
+
+const VERTEX_SHADER: &str = r#"
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 Vertex_Position;
+layout(location = 1) in vec2 Vertex_Uv;
+layout(location = 0) out vec2 v_Uv;
+
+layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform CameraViewProj {
+    mat4 ViewProj;
+};
+
+layout(set = 1, binding = 0) uniform Transform {
+    mat4 Model;
+};
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = ViewProj * Model * vec4(Vertex_Position, 1.0);
+    v_Uv = Vertex_Uv;
+}
+"#;
+
+const FRAGMENT_SHADER: &str = r#"
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 v_Uv;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 o_Target;
+
+layout(set = 2, binding = 0) uniform TimeUniform_value {
+    float time;
+};
+
+void main() {
+    float speed = 0.7;
+    float translation = sin(time * speed);
+    float percentage = 0.6;
+    float threshold = v_Uv.x + translation * percentage;
+
+    vec3 red = vec3(1., 0., 0.);
+    vec3 blue = vec3(0., 0., 1.);
+    vec3 mixed = mix(red, blue, threshold);
+
+    o_Target = vec4(mixed, 1.0);
+}
+"#;
+
+fn setup(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut pipelines: ResMut<Assets<PipelineDescriptor>>,
+    mut shaders: ResMut<Assets<Shader>>,
+    mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
+    mut render_graph: ResMut<RenderGraph>,
+) {
+    // Create a new shader pipeline.
+    let pipeline_handle = pipelines.add(PipelineDescriptor::default_config(ShaderStages {
+        vertex: shaders.add(Shader::from_glsl(ShaderStage::Vertex, VERTEX_SHADER)),
+        fragment: Some(shaders.add(Shader::from_glsl(ShaderStage::Fragment, FRAGMENT_SHADER))),
+    }));
+
+    // Add a `RenderResourcesNode` to our `RenderGraph`. This will bind `TimeComponent` to our shader.
+    render_graph.add_system_node(
+        "time_uniform",
+        RenderResourcesNode::<TimeUniform>::new(true),
+    );
+
+    // Add a `RenderGraph` edge connecting our new "time_component" node to the main pass node. This
+    // ensures that "time_component" runs before the main pass.
+    render_graph
+        .add_node_edge("time_uniform", base::node::MAIN_PASS)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // Spawn a quad and insert the `TimeComponent`.
+    commands
+        .spawn_bundle(MeshBundle {
+            mesh: meshes.add(Mesh::from(shape::Quad::new(Vec2::new(5.0, 5.0)))),
+            render_pipelines: RenderPipelines::from_pipelines(vec![RenderPipeline::new(
+                pipeline_handle,
+            )]),
+            transform: Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+            ..Default::default()
+        })
+        .insert(TimeUniform { value: 0.0 });
+
+    // Spawn a camera.
+    commands.spawn_bundle(PerspectiveCameraBundle {
+        transform: Transform::from_xyz(0.0, 0.0, 8.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
+        ..Default::default()
+    });
+}
+
+/// In this system we query for the `TimeComponent` and global `Time` resource, and set `time.seconds_since_startup()`
+/// as the `value` of the `TimeComponent`. This value will be accessed by the fragment shader and used
+/// to animate the shader.
+fn animate_shader(time: Res<Time>, mut query: Query<&mut TimeUniform>) {
+    let mut time_uniform = query.single_mut().unwrap();
+    time_uniform.value = time.seconds_since_startup() as f32;
+}