diff --git a/docs-template/EXAMPLE_README.md.tpl b/docs-template/EXAMPLE_README.md.tpl
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@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Example | Description
 
 Example | Description
 --- | ---
+[How to Test Apps](../tests/how_to_test_apps.rs) | How to test apps (simple integration testing)
 [How to Test Systems](../tests/how_to_test_systems.rs) | How to test systems with commands, queries or resources
 
 # Platform-Specific Examples
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ Example | Description
 
 Example | Description
 --- | ---
+[How to Test Apps](../tests/how_to_test_apps.rs) | How to test apps (simple integration testing)
 [How to Test Systems](../tests/how_to_test_systems.rs) | How to test systems with commands, queries or resources
 
 # Platform-Specific Examples
diff --git a/tests/how_to_test_apps.rs b/tests/how_to_test_apps.rs
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+//! Demonstrates simple integration testing of Bevy applications.
+//!
+//! By substituting [`DefaultPlugins`] with [`MinimalPlugins`], Bevy can run completely headless.
+//!
+//! The list of minimal plugins does not include things like window or input handling. The downside
+//! of this is that resources or entities associated with those systems (for example:
+//! `ButtonInput::<KeyCode>`) need to be manually added, either directly or via e.g.
+//! [`InputPlugin`]. The upside, however, is that the test has complete control over these
+//! resources, meaning we can fake user input, fake the window being moved around, and more.
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Component)]
+struct Player {
+    mana: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for Player {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { mana: 10 }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Splitting a Bevy project into multiple smaller plugins can make it more testable. We can
+/// write tests for individual plugins in isolation, as well as for the entire project.
+fn game_plugin(app: &mut App) {
+    app.add_systems(Startup, (spawn_player, window_title_system).chain());
+    app.add_systems(Update, spell_casting);
+}
+
+fn window_title_system(mut windows: Query<&mut Window>) {
+    for (index, mut window) in windows.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        window.title = format!("This is window {index}!");
+    }
+}
+
+fn spawn_player(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands.spawn(Player::default());
+}
+
+fn spell_casting(mut player: Query<&mut Player>, keyboard_input: Res<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>) {
+    if keyboard_input.just_pressed(KeyCode::Space) {
+        let Ok(mut player) = player.get_single_mut() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if player.mana > 0 {
+            player.mana -= 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_test_app() -> App {
+    let mut app = App::new();
+
+    // Note the use of `MinimalPlugins` instead of `DefaultPlugins`, as described above.
+    app.add_plugins(MinimalPlugins);
+    // Inserting a `KeyCode` input resource allows us to inject keyboard inputs, as if the user had
+    // pressed them.
+    app.insert_resource(ButtonInput::<KeyCode>::default());
+
+    // Spawning a fake window allows testing systems that require a window.
+    app.world_mut().spawn(Window::default());
+
+    app
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_player_spawn() {
+    let mut app = create_test_app();
+    app.add_plugins(game_plugin);
+
+    // The `update` function needs to be called at least once for the startup
+    // systems to run.
+    app.update();
+
+    // Now that the startup systems have run, we can check if the player has
+    // spawned as expected.
+    let expected = Player::default();
+    let actual = app.world_mut().query::<&Player>().get_single(app.world());
+    assert!(actual.is_ok(), "There should be exactly 1 player.");
+    assert_eq!(
+        expected.mana,
+        actual.unwrap().mana,
+        "Player does not have expected starting mana."
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_spell_casting() {
+    let mut app = create_test_app();
+    app.add_plugins(game_plugin);
+
+    // Simulate pressing space to trigger the spell casting system.
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+        .press(KeyCode::Space);
+    // Allow the systems to recognize the input event.
+    app.update();
+
+    let expected = Player::default();
+    let actual = app.world_mut().query::<&Player>().single(app.world());
+    assert_eq!(
+        expected.mana - 1,
+        actual.mana,
+        "A single mana point should have been used."
+    );
+
+    // Clear the `just_pressed` status for all `KeyCode`s
+    app.world_mut()
+        .resource_mut::<ButtonInput<KeyCode>>()
+        .clear();
+    app.update();
+
+    // No extra spells have been cast, so no mana should have been used.
+    let after_keypress_event = app.world_mut().query::<&Player>().single(app.world());
+    assert_eq!(
+        expected.mana - 1,
+        after_keypress_event.mana,
+        "No further mana should have been used."
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_window_title() {
+    let mut app = create_test_app();
+    app.add_plugins(game_plugin);
+
+    app.update();
+
+    let window = app.world_mut().query::<&Window>().single(app.world());
+    assert_eq!(window.title, "This is window 0!");
+}