diff --git a/src/Pools/EcsPool.cs b/src/Pools/EcsPool.cs
index 0a7a87b..bb611c7 100644
--- a/src/Pools/EcsPool.cs
+++ b/src/Pools/EcsPool.cs
@@ -390,6 +390,11 @@ namespace DCFApixels.DragonECS
         {
             pool.TryAddOrGet(entityID) = component;
         }
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static ref T Apply(short worldID, int entityID)
+        {
+            return ref EcsWorld.GetPoolInstance<EcsPool<T>>(worldID).TryAddOrGet(entityID);
+        }
         #endregion
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Pools/EcsTagPool.cs b/src/Pools/EcsTagPool.cs
index c2b25ec..b229203 100644
--- a/src/Pools/EcsTagPool.cs
+++ b/src/Pools/EcsTagPool.cs
@@ -331,6 +331,13 @@ namespace DCFApixels.DragonECS
         {
             pool.TryAdd(entityID);
         }
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static ref T Apply(short worldID, int entityID)
+        {
+            var pool = EcsWorld.GetPoolInstance<EcsTagPool<T>>(worldID);
+            pool.TryAdd(entityID);
+            return ref pool._fakeComponent;
+        }
         #endregion
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Pools/EcsValuePool.cs b/src/Pools/EcsValuePool.cs
index 7b2d355..f97b7eb 100644
--- a/src/Pools/EcsValuePool.cs
+++ b/src/Pools/EcsValuePool.cs
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ namespace DCFApixels.DragonECS
         {
             pool.TryAddOrGet(entityID) = component;
         }
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        public static ref T Apply(short worldID, int entityID)
+        {
+            return ref EcsWorld.GetPoolInstance<EcsValuePool<T>>(worldID).TryAddOrGet(entityID);
+        }
         #endregion
     }