diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
index 5bf9805429693..b458af2458b16 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/app.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::{CoreStage, Events, Plugin, PluginGroup, PluginGroupBuilder, StartupStage};
+use crate::{
+    CoreStage, Events, Plugin, PluginGroup, PluginGroupBuilder, StartupSchedule, StartupStage,
+};
 pub use bevy_derive::AppLabel;
 use bevy_ecs::{
     prelude::{FromWorld, IntoExclusiveSystem},
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ impl App {
     /// ```
     pub fn add_startup_stage<S: Stage>(&mut self, label: impl StageLabel, stage: S) -> &mut Self {
         self.schedule
-            .stage(CoreStage::Startup, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
+            .stage(StartupSchedule, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
                 schedule.add_stage(label, stage)
             });
         self
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ impl App {
         stage: S,
     ) -> &mut Self {
         self.schedule
-            .stage(CoreStage::Startup, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
+            .stage(StartupSchedule, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
                 schedule.add_stage_after(target, label, stage)
             });
         self
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ impl App {
         stage: S,
     ) -> &mut Self {
         self.schedule
-            .stage(CoreStage::Startup, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
+            .stage(StartupSchedule, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
                 schedule.add_stage_before(target, label, stage)
             });
         self
@@ -483,7 +485,7 @@ impl App {
         system: impl IntoSystemDescriptor<Params>,
     ) -> &mut Self {
         self.schedule
-            .stage(CoreStage::Startup, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
+            .stage(StartupSchedule, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
                 schedule.add_system_to_stage(stage_label, system)
             });
         self
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ impl App {
         system_set: SystemSet,
     ) -> &mut Self {
         self.schedule
-            .stage(CoreStage::Startup, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
+            .stage(StartupSchedule, |schedule: &mut Schedule| {
                 schedule.add_system_set_to_stage(stage_label, system_set)
             });
         self
@@ -588,7 +590,7 @@ impl App {
     pub fn add_default_stages(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
         self.add_stage(CoreStage::First, SystemStage::parallel())
             .add_stage(
-                CoreStage::Startup,
+                StartupSchedule,
                 Schedule::default()
                     .with_run_criteria(RunOnce::default())
                     .with_stage(StartupStage::PreStartup, SystemStage::parallel())
diff --git a/crates/bevy_app/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_app/src/lib.rs
index a891c5957b786..2a8eb88c94bae 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_app/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_app/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ pub use schedule_runner::*;
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub mod prelude {
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    pub use crate::{app::App, CoreStage, DynamicPlugin, Plugin, PluginGroup, StartupStage};
+    pub use crate::{
+        app::App, CoreStage, DynamicPlugin, Plugin, PluginGroup, StartupSchedule, StartupStage,
+    };
 }
 
 use bevy_ecs::schedule::StageLabel;
@@ -30,11 +32,6 @@ use bevy_ecs::schedule::StageLabel;
 /// The relative stages are added by [`App::add_default_stages`].
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, StageLabel)]
 pub enum CoreStage {
-    /// Runs only once at the beginning of the app.
-    ///
-    /// Consists of the sub-stages defined in [`StartupStage`]. Systems added here are
-    /// referred to as "startup systems".
-    Startup,
     /// Name of app stage that runs before all other app stages
     First,
     /// Name of app stage responsible for performing setup before an update. Runs before UPDATE.
@@ -47,6 +44,15 @@ pub enum CoreStage {
     /// Name of app stage that runs after all other app stages
     Last,
 }
+
+/// The label for the Startup [`Schedule`](bevy_ecs::schedule::Schedule),
+/// which runs once at the beginning of the app.
+///
+/// When targeting a [`Stage`](bevy_ecs::schedule::Stage) inside this Schedule,
+/// you need to use [`StartupStage`] instead.
+#[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, StageLabel)]
+pub struct StartupSchedule;
+
 /// The names of the default App startup stages
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, StageLabel)]
 pub enum StartupStage {