diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
index 76ff5eaafc322..93e985a44b31f 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_resource/pipeline_cache.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use bevy_ecs::{
 };
 use bevy_platform::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use bevy_shader::{
-    CachedPipelineId, PipelineCacheError, Shader, ShaderCache, ShaderCacheSource, ShaderDefVal,
+    CachedPipelineId, Shader, ShaderCache, ShaderCacheError, ShaderCacheSource, ShaderDefVal,
     ValidateShader,
 };
 use bevy_tasks::Task;
@@ -74,23 +74,16 @@ pub struct CachedPipeline {
 }
 
 /// State of a cached pipeline inserted into a [`PipelineCache`].
-#[cfg_attr(
-    not(target_arch = "wasm32"),
-    expect(
-        clippy::large_enum_variant,
-        reason = "See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/19220"
-    )
-)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum CachedPipelineState {
     /// The pipeline GPU object is queued for creation.
     Queued,
     /// The pipeline GPU object is being created.
-    Creating(Task<Result<Pipeline, PipelineCacheError>>),
+    Creating(Task<Result<Pipeline, ShaderCacheError>>),
     /// The pipeline GPU object was created successfully and is available (allocated on the GPU).
     Ok(Pipeline),
     /// An error occurred while trying to create the pipeline GPU object.
-    Err(PipelineCacheError),
+    Err(ShaderCacheError),
 }
 
 impl CachedPipelineState {
@@ -151,15 +144,11 @@ impl LayoutCache {
     }
 }
 
-#[expect(
-    clippy::result_large_err,
-    reason = "See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/19220"
-)]
 fn load_module(
     render_device: &RenderDevice,
     shader_source: ShaderCacheSource,
     validate_shader: &ValidateShader,
-) -> Result<WgpuWrapper<ShaderModule>, PipelineCacheError> {
+) -> Result<WgpuWrapper<ShaderModule>, ShaderCacheError> {
     let shader_source = match shader_source {
         #[cfg(feature = "shader_format_spirv")]
         ShaderCacheSource::SpirV(data) => wgpu::util::make_spirv(data),
@@ -201,7 +190,7 @@ fn load_module(
     if let Some(Some(wgpu::Error::Validation { description, .. })) =
         bevy_tasks::futures::now_or_never(error)
     {
-        return Err(PipelineCacheError::CreateShaderModule(description));
+        return Err(ShaderCacheError::CreateShaderModule(description));
     }
 
     Ok(shader_module)
@@ -739,13 +728,13 @@ impl PipelineCache {
 
             CachedPipelineState::Err(err) => match err {
                 // Retry
-                PipelineCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(_)
-                | PipelineCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable => {
+                ShaderCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(_)
+                | ShaderCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable => {
                     cached_pipeline.state = CachedPipelineState::Queued;
                 }
 
                 // Shader could not be processed ... retrying won't help
-                PipelineCacheError::ProcessShaderError(err) => {
+                ShaderCacheError::ProcessShaderError(err) => {
                     let error_detail =
                         err.emit_to_string(&self.shader_cache.lock().unwrap().composer);
                     if std::env::var("VERBOSE_SHADER_ERROR")
@@ -756,7 +745,7 @@ impl PipelineCache {
                     error!("failed to process shader error:\n{}", error_detail);
                     return;
                 }
-                PipelineCacheError::CreateShaderModule(description) => {
+                ShaderCacheError::CreateShaderModule(description) => {
                     error!("failed to create shader module: {}", description);
                     return;
                 }
@@ -851,7 +840,7 @@ fn pipeline_error_context(cached_pipeline: &CachedPipeline) -> String {
     feature = "multi_threaded"
 ))]
 fn create_pipeline_task(
-    task: impl Future<Output = Result<Pipeline, PipelineCacheError>> + Send + 'static,
+    task: impl Future<Output = Result<Pipeline, ShaderCacheError>> + Send + 'static,
     sync: bool,
 ) -> CachedPipelineState {
     if !sync {
@@ -870,7 +859,7 @@ fn create_pipeline_task(
     not(feature = "multi_threaded")
 ))]
 fn create_pipeline_task(
-    task: impl Future<Output = Result<Pipeline, PipelineCacheError>> + Send + 'static,
+    task: impl Future<Output = Result<Pipeline, ShaderCacheError>> + Send + 'static,
     _sync: bool,
 ) -> CachedPipelineState {
     match bevy_tasks::block_on(task) {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_shader/src/shader_cache.rs b/crates/bevy_shader/src/shader_cache.rs
index 141c64fdfbc4d..5f196649969e0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_shader/src/shader_cache.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_shader/src/shader_cache.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub struct ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
         &RenderDevice,
         ShaderCacheSource,
         &ValidateShader,
-    ) -> Result<ShaderModule, PipelineCacheError>,
+    ) -> Result<ShaderModule, ShaderCacheError>,
     #[cfg(feature = "shader_format_wesl")]
     module_path_to_asset_id: HashMap<wesl::syntax::ModulePath, AssetId<Shader>>,
     shaders: HashMap<AssetId<Shader>, Shader>,
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
             &RenderDevice,
             ShaderCacheSource,
             &ValidateShader,
-        ) -> Result<ShaderModule, PipelineCacheError>,
+        ) -> Result<ShaderModule, ShaderCacheError>,
     ) -> Self {
         let capabilities = get_capabilities(features, downlevel);
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
@@ -131,16 +131,12 @@ impl<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[expect(
-        clippy::result_large_err,
-        reason = "See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/19220"
-    )]
     fn add_import_to_composer(
         composer: &mut naga_oil::compose::Composer,
         import_path_shaders: &HashMap<ShaderImport, AssetId<Shader>>,
         shaders: &HashMap<AssetId<Shader>, Shader>,
         import: &ShaderImport,
-    ) -> Result<(), PipelineCacheError> {
+    ) -> Result<(), ShaderCacheError> {
         // Early out if we've already imported this module
         if composer.contains_module(&import.module_name()) {
             return Ok(());
@@ -150,34 +146,32 @@ impl<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
         let shader = import_path_shaders
             .get(import)
             .and_then(|handle| shaders.get(handle))
-            .ok_or(PipelineCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable)?;
+            .ok_or(ShaderCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable)?;
 
         // Recurse down to ensure all import dependencies are met
         for import in &shader.imports {
             Self::add_import_to_composer(composer, import_path_shaders, shaders, import)?;
         }
 
-        composer.add_composable_module(shader.into())?;
+        composer
+            .add_composable_module(shader.into())
+            .map_err(Box::new)?;
         // if we fail to add a module the composer will tell us what is missing
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    #[expect(
-        clippy::result_large_err,
-        reason = "See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/19220"
-    )]
     pub fn get(
         &mut self,
         render_device: &RenderDevice,
         pipeline: CachedPipelineId,
         id: AssetId<Shader>,
         shader_defs: &[ShaderDefVal],
-    ) -> Result<Arc<ShaderModule>, PipelineCacheError> {
+    ) -> Result<Arc<ShaderModule>, ShaderCacheError> {
         let shader = self
             .shaders
             .get(&id)
-            .ok_or(PipelineCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(id))?;
+            .ok_or(ShaderCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(id))?;
 
         let data = self.data.entry(id).or_default();
         let n_asset_imports = shader
@@ -190,7 +184,7 @@ impl<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
             .filter(|import| matches!(import, ShaderImport::AssetPath(_)))
             .count();
         if n_asset_imports != n_resolved_asset_imports {
-            return Err(PipelineCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable);
+            return Err(ShaderCacheError::ShaderImportNotYetAvailable);
         }
 
         data.pipelines.insert(pipeline);
@@ -268,12 +262,13 @@ impl<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> ShaderCache<ShaderModule, RenderDevice> {
                             })
                             .collect::<std::collections::HashMap<_, _>>();
 
-                        let naga = self.composer.make_naga_module(
-                            naga_oil::compose::NagaModuleDescriptor {
+                        let naga = self
+                            .composer
+                            .make_naga_module(naga_oil::compose::NagaModuleDescriptor {
                                 shader_defs,
                                 ..shader.into()
-                            },
-                        )?;
+                            })
+                            .map_err(Box::new)?;
 
                         #[cfg(not(feature = "decoupled_naga"))]
                         {
@@ -418,21 +413,14 @@ impl<'a> wesl::Resolver for ShaderResolver<'a> {
 }
 
 /// Type of error returned by a `PipelineCache` when the creation of a GPU pipeline object failed.
-#[cfg_attr(
-    not(target_arch = "wasm32"),
-    expect(
-        clippy::large_enum_variant,
-        reason = "See https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/19220"
-    )
-)]
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum PipelineCacheError {
+pub enum ShaderCacheError {
     #[error(
         "Pipeline could not be compiled because the following shader could not be loaded: {0:?}"
     )]
     ShaderNotLoaded(AssetId<Shader>),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    ProcessShaderError(#[from] naga_oil::compose::ComposerError),
+    ProcessShaderError(#[from] Box<naga_oil::compose::ComposerError>),
     #[error("Shader import not yet available.")]
     ShaderImportNotYetAvailable,
     #[error("Could not create shader module: {0}")]
diff --git a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
index e9c3af5481eab..b3f07de48ad4d 100644
--- a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
+++ b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use bevy::{
         texture::GpuImage,
         Render, RenderApp, RenderStartup, RenderSystems,
     },
-    shader::PipelineCacheError,
+    shader::ShaderCacheError,
 };
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl render_graph::Node for GameOfLifeNode {
                         self.state = GameOfLifeState::Init;
                     }
                     // If the shader hasn't loaded yet, just wait.
-                    CachedPipelineState::Err(PipelineCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(_)) => {}
+                    CachedPipelineState::Err(ShaderCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(_)) => {}
                     CachedPipelineState::Err(err) => {
                         panic!("Initializing assets/{SHADER_ASSET_PATH}:\n{err}")
                     }
diff --git a/release-content/migration-guides/shader_cache_error.md b/release-content/migration-guides/shader_cache_error.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..356055bfd4622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-content/migration-guides/shader_cache_error.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+title: "`PipelineCacheError` renamed to `ShaderCacheError`"
+pull_requests: [22362]
+---
+
+`PipelineCacheError` has been renamed to `ShaderCacheError` and the `ProcessShaderError` variant has been `Box`ed.