diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
index 8be97fc8082cc..dd45ea452b8b6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub use winit_windows::*;
 
 use crate::accessibility::{AccessKitAdapters, AccessKitPlugin, WinitActionRequestHandlers};
 use crate::state::winit_runner;
+use crate::winit_monitors::WinitMonitors;
 
 pub mod accessibility;
 mod converters;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ mod state;
 mod system;
 mod winit_config;
 pub mod winit_event;
+mod winit_monitors;
 mod winit_windows;
 
 /// [`AndroidApp`] provides an interface to query the application state as well as monitor events
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ impl<T: Event> Plugin for WinitPlugin<T> {
         }
 
         app.init_non_send_resource::<WinitWindows>()
+            .init_resource::<WinitMonitors>()
             .init_resource::<WinitSettings>()
             .add_event::<WinitEvent>()
             .set_runner(winit_runner::<T>)
@@ -177,4 +180,8 @@ pub type CreateWindowParams<'w, 's, F = ()> = (
     NonSendMut<'w, AccessKitAdapters>,
     ResMut<'w, WinitActionRequestHandlers>,
     Res<'w, AccessibilityRequested>,
+    Res<'w, WinitMonitors>,
 );
+
+/// The parameters of the [`create_monitors`] system.
+pub type CreateMonitorParams<'w, 's> = (Commands<'w, 's>, ResMut<'w, WinitMonitors>);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/state.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/state.rs
index df0aab42dec31..401c2fc82c5b4 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/state.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ use bevy_window::{
 use bevy_window::{PrimaryWindow, RawHandleWrapper};
 
 use crate::accessibility::AccessKitAdapters;
-use crate::system::CachedWindow;
+use crate::system::{create_monitors, CachedWindow};
 use crate::{
-    converters, create_windows, AppSendEvent, CreateWindowParams, UpdateMode, WinitEvent,
-    WinitSettings, WinitWindows,
+    converters, create_windows, AppSendEvent, CreateMonitorParams, CreateWindowParams, UpdateMode,
+    WinitEvent, WinitSettings, WinitWindows,
 };
 
 /// Persistent state that is used to run the [`App`] according to the current
@@ -371,10 +371,13 @@ impl<T: Event> ApplicationHandler<T> for WinitAppRunnerState<T> {
     }
 
     fn about_to_wait(&mut self, event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop) {
+        let mut create_monitor = SystemState::<CreateMonitorParams>::from_world(self.world_mut());
         // create any new windows
         // (even if app did not update, some may have been created by plugin setup)
         let mut create_window =
             SystemState::<CreateWindowParams<Added<Window>>>::from_world(self.world_mut());
+        create_monitors(event_loop, create_monitor.get_mut(self.world_mut()));
+        create_monitor.apply(self.world_mut());
         create_windows(event_loop, create_window.get_mut(self.world_mut()));
         create_window.apply(self.world_mut());
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
index 822fe5b93cb8f..1b3a29bc25b14 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/system.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn create_windows<F: QueryFilter + 'static>(
 }
 
 pub fn create_monitors(
-    event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<crate::UserEvent>,
+    event_loop: &ActiveEventLoop,
     (mut commands, mut monitors): SystemParamItem<CreateMonitorParams>,
 ) {
     let primary_monitor = event_loop.primary_monitor();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
index 640303f2f1636..fdbbb474ff9be 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_winit/src/winit_windows.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ impl WinitWindows {
         adapters: &mut AccessKitAdapters,
         handlers: &mut WinitActionRequestHandlers,
         accessibility_requested: &AccessibilityRequested,
+        monitors: &WinitMonitors,
     ) -> &WindowWrapper<WinitWindow> {
         let mut winit_window_attributes = WinitWindow::default_attributes();