diff --git a/src/components/mod.rs b/src/components/mod.rs
index 2df9acc6..d757ef24 100644
--- a/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ impl FloatZero for Scalar {
 #[reflect(Component)]
 pub struct ExternalTorque(pub Torque);
 
+/// Controls how [gravity](Gravity) affects a specific [rigid body](RigidBody).
+///
+/// A gravity scale of `0.0` will disable gravity, while `2.0` will double the gravity.
+/// Using a negative value will flip the direction of the gravity.
+#[derive(
+    Component, Reflect, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Default, Deref, DerefMut, From,
+)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct GravityScale(pub Scalar);
+
 /// Determines how coefficients are combined. The default is `Average`.
 ///
 /// When combine rules clash with each other, the following priority order is used: `Max > Multiply > Min > Average`.
@@ -505,7 +515,7 @@ impl From<Scalar> for Friction {
 ///
 /// The default linear damping coefficient is `0.0`, which corresponds to no damping.
 #[derive(
-    Component, Reflect, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Default, Deref, DerefMut,
+    Component, Reflect, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Default, Deref, DerefMut, From,
 )]
 #[reflect(Component)]
 pub struct LinearDamping(pub Scalar);
@@ -515,7 +525,7 @@ pub struct LinearDamping(pub Scalar);
 ///
 /// The default angular damping coefficient is `0.0`, which corresponds to no damping.
 #[derive(
-    Component, Reflect, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Default, Deref, DerefMut,
+    Component, Reflect, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Default, Deref, DerefMut, From,
 )]
 #[reflect(Component)]
 pub struct AngularDamping(pub Scalar);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 13fea0d9..0ec14bb5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 //! - Material properties like [restitution](Restitution) and [friction](Friction)
 //! - [Linear damping](LinearDamping) and [angular damping](AngularDamping) for simulating drag
 //! - External [forces](ExternalForce) and [torque](ExternalTorque)
-//! - [Gravity](Gravity)
+//! - [Gravity] and [gravity scale](GravityScale)
 //! - [Joints](joints)
 //! - Built-in [constraints] and support for [custom constraints](constraints#custom-constraints)
 //! - [Spatial queries](spatial_query)
diff --git a/src/plugins/integrator.rs b/src/plugins/integrator.rs
index ab0a00ff..b2567874 100644
--- a/src/plugins/integrator.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/integrator.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type PosIntegrationComponents = (
     &'static mut PreviousPosition,
     &'static mut LinearVelocity,
     Option<&'static LinearDamping>,
+    Option<&'static GravityScale>,
     &'static ExternalForce,
     &'static Mass,
 );
@@ -39,7 +40,17 @@ fn integrate_pos(
     gravity: Res<Gravity>,
     sub_dt: Res<SubDeltaTime>,
 ) {
-    for (rb, mut pos, mut prev_pos, mut lin_vel, lin_damping, external_force, mass) in &mut bodies {
+    for (
+        rb,
+        mut pos,
+        mut prev_pos,
+        mut lin_vel,
+        lin_damping,
+        gravity_scale,
+        external_force,
+        mass,
+    ) in &mut bodies
+    {
         prev_pos.0 = pos.0;
 
         if rb.is_static() {
@@ -53,7 +64,7 @@ fn integrate_pos(
                 lin_vel.0 *= 1.0 / (1.0 + sub_dt.0 * damping.0);
             }
 
-            let gravitation_force = mass.0 * gravity.0;
+            let gravitation_force = mass.0 * gravity.0 * gravity_scale.map_or(1.0, |scale| scale.0);
             let external_forces = gravitation_force + external_force.0;
             lin_vel.0 += sub_dt.0 * external_forces / mass.0;
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/setup.rs b/src/plugins/setup.rs
index 2b091f8d..0b0fb688 100644
--- a/src/plugins/setup.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/setup.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ impl Plugin for PhysicsSetupPlugin {
             .register_type::<AngularDamping>()
             .register_type::<ExternalForce>()
             .register_type::<ExternalTorque>()
+            .register_type::<GravityScale>()
             .register_type::<Mass>()
             .register_type::<InverseMass>()
             .register_type::<Inertia>()
diff --git a/src/plugins/sleeping.rs b/src/plugins/sleeping.rs
index a85f0834..527425ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sleeping.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/sleeping.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ type BodyWokeUpFilter = Or<(
     Changed<AngularVelocity>,
     Changed<ExternalForce>,
     Changed<ExternalTorque>,
+    Changed<GravityScale>,
 )>;
 
 /// Removes the [`Sleeping`] component from sleeping bodies when properties like
diff --git a/src/resources.rs b/src/resources.rs
index fce6c497..b212311a 100644
--- a/src/resources.rs
+++ b/src/resources.rs
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ impl Default for DeactivationTime {
 /// A resource for the global gravitational acceleration.
 ///
 /// The default is an acceleration of 9.81 m/s^2 pointing down, which is approximate to the gravitational
-/// acceleration near Earth's surface.
+/// acceleration near Earth's surface. Note that if you are using pixels as length units in 2D,
+/// this gravity will be tiny. You should modify the gravity to fit your application.
 ///
-/// Note that if you are using pixels as length units in 2D, this gravity will be tiny. You should
-/// modify the gravity to fit your application.
+/// You can also control how gravity affects a specific [rigid body](RigidBody) using the [`GravityScale`]
+/// component. The magnitude of the gravity will be multiplied by this scaling factor.
 ///
 /// ## Example
 ///