diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e80879..424e03d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
+- renamed `init_resource` to `finally_init_resource` to emphasise the difference to Bevy's `init_resource`
+
 ## v0.22.0 - 01.12.2024
 - support for Bevy 0.15
 - support for using sub states as loading states ([@mgi388](https://github.com/mgi388) in [#239](https://github.com/NiklasEi/bevy_asset_loader/pull/239))
diff --git a/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state.rs b/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state.rs
index 9653f54..aed9220 100644
--- a/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state.rs
+++ b/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state.rs
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ impl<S: FreelyMutableState> ConfigureLoadingState for LoadingState<S> {
 
         self
     }
+
+    fn init_resource<R: Resource + FromWorld>(self) -> Self {
+        self.finally_init_resource::<R>()
+    }
 }
 
 ///  Systems in this set check the loading state of assets.
diff --git a/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state/config.rs b/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state/config.rs
index 25b2a3f..4be4e8f 100644
--- a/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state/config.rs
+++ b/bevy_asset_loader/src/loading_state/config.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ pub trait ConfigureLoadingState {
     /// See the `dynamic_asset` example
     #[must_use = "The configuration will only be applied when passed to App::configure_loading_state"]
     fn with_dynamic_assets_file<C: DynamicAssetCollection + Asset>(self, file: &str) -> Self;
+
+    /// The resource will be initialized at the end of the loading state using its [`FromWorld`] implementation.
+    /// All asset collections will be available at that point and fully loaded.
+    ///
+    /// See the `finally_init_resource` example
+    #[must_use = "The configuration will only be applied when passed to App::configure_loading_state"]
+    #[deprecated(
+        since = "0.22.1",
+        note = "Method has been renamed to `finally_init_resource`"
+    )]
+    fn init_resource<R: Resource + FromWorld>(self) -> Self;
 }
 
 /// Can be used to add new asset collections or similar configuration to a loading state.
@@ -192,4 +203,8 @@ impl<S: FreelyMutableState> ConfigureLoadingState for LoadingStateConfig<S> {
 
         self
     }
+
+    fn init_resource<R: Resource + FromWorld>(self) -> Self {
+        self.finally_init_resource::<R>()
+    }
 }