diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
index 3802af55dd349..01921f5dcba0c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub trait DetectChanges {
     /// Returns `true` if this value was added or mutably dereferenced after the system last ran.
     fn is_changed(&self) -> bool;
 
-    /// Returns the change tick recording the previous time this data was changed.
+    /// Returns the change tick recording the time this data was most recently changed.
     ///
     /// Note that components and resources are also marked as changed upon insertion.
     ///
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub trait DetectChangesMut: DetectChanges {
     /// **Note**: This operation cannot be undone.
     fn set_changed(&mut self);
 
-    /// Manually sets the change tick recording the previous time this data was mutated.
+    /// Manually sets the change tick recording the time when this data was last mutated.
     ///
     /// # Warning
     /// This is a complex and error-prone operation, primarily intended for use with rollback networking strategies.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ macro_rules! change_detection_impl {
 
             #[inline]
             fn last_changed(&self) -> u32 {
-                self.ticks.last_change_tick
+                self.ticks.changed.tick
             }
         }
 
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ macro_rules! change_detection_mut_impl {
 
             #[inline]
             fn set_last_changed(&mut self, last_change_tick: u32) {
-                self.ticks.last_change_tick = last_change_tick
+                self.ticks
+                    .changed
+                    .set_changed(last_change_tick);
             }
 
             #[inline]