diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/spawn_component.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/spawn_component.dart
index dbf5b63e0..5aaafcc08 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/components/spawn_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/components/spawn_component.dart
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class SpawnComponent extends Component {
     this.within = true,
     this.selfPositioning = false,
     this.autoStart = true,
+    this.spawnWhenLoaded = false,
     Random? random,
     super.key,
   })  : assert(
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class SpawnComponent extends Component {
     this.within = true,
     this.selfPositioning = false,
     this.autoStart = true,
+    this.spawnWhenLoaded = false,
     Random? random,
     super.key,
   })  : assert(
@@ -107,6 +109,9 @@ class SpawnComponent extends Component {
   /// Whether the timer automatically starts or not.
   final bool autoStart;
 
+  /// Whether the timer should start when the [SpawnComponent] is loaded.
+  final bool spawnWhenLoaded;
+
   @override
   FutureOr<void> onLoad() async {
     if (area == null && !selfPositioning) {
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ class SpawnComponent extends Component {
         amount++;
       },
       autoStart: autoStart,
+      tickWhenLoaded: spawnWhenLoaded,
     );
     timer = timerComponent.timer;
     add(timerComponent);
diff --git a/packages/flame/test/components/spawn_component_test.dart b/packages/flame/test/components/spawn_component_test.dart
index 19c82f169..1874a7740 100644
--- a/packages/flame/test/components/spawn_component_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/test/components/spawn_component_test.dart
@@ -166,5 +166,58 @@ void main() {
       await game.ready();
       expect(world.children.length, 2);
     });
+
+    testWithFlameGame(
+      'Does not spawns right away when spawnWhenLoaded is false (default)',
+      (game) async {
+        final random = Random(0);
+        final shape = Rectangle.fromCenter(
+          center: Vector2(100, 200),
+          size: Vector2.all(200),
+        );
+        final spawn = SpawnComponent(
+          factory: (_) => PositionComponent(),
+          period: 1,
+          area: shape,
+          random: random,
+        );
+        final world = game.world;
+        await world.ensureAdd(spawn);
+        expect(world.children.whereType<PositionComponent>(), isEmpty);
+        game.update(1.5);
+        await game.ready();
+        expect(
+          world.children.whereType<PositionComponent>(),
+          hasLength(1),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    testWithFlameGame(
+      'Spawns right away when spawnWhenLoaded is true',
+      (game) async {
+        final random = Random(0);
+        final shape = Rectangle.fromCenter(
+          center: Vector2(100, 200),
+          size: Vector2.all(200),
+        );
+        final spawn = SpawnComponent(
+          factory: (_) => PositionComponent(),
+          period: 1,
+          area: shape,
+          random: random,
+          spawnWhenLoaded: true,
+        );
+        final world = game.world;
+        await world.ensureAdd(spawn);
+        expect(world.children.whereType<PositionComponent>(), hasLength(1));
+        game.update(1.5);
+        await game.ready();
+        expect(
+          world.children.whereType<PositionComponent>(),
+          hasLength(2),
+        );
+      },
+    );
   });
 }