diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
index 78163b13fcb..7ab9582775c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ set(SRC
   tree/tree_element_gpencil_layer.cc
   tree/tree_element_id.cc
   tree/tree_element_id_library.cc
+  tree/tree_element_id_mesh.cc
   tree/tree_element_id_scene.cc
   tree/tree_element_label.cc
   tree/tree_element_nla.cc
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ set(SRC
   tree/tree_element_gpencil_layer.hh
   tree/tree_element_id.hh
   tree/tree_element_id_library.hh
+  tree/tree_element_id_mesh.hh
   tree/tree_element_id_scene.hh
   tree/tree_element_label.hh
   tree/tree_element_nla.hh
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
index c98fdfdfe92..66db3ad5d63 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
@@ -550,27 +550,13 @@ static void outliner_add_id_contents(SpaceOutliner *space_outliner,
   switch (GS(id->name)) {
     case ID_LI:
     case ID_SCE:
+    case ID_ME:
       BLI_assert_msg(0, "ID type expected to be expanded through new tree-element design");
       break;
     case ID_OB: {
       outliner_add_object_contents(space_outliner, te, tselem, (Object *)id);
       break;
     }
-    case ID_ME: {
-      Mesh *me = (Mesh *)id;
-
-      if (outliner_animdata_test(me->adt)) {
-        outliner_add_element(space_outliner, &te->subtree, me, te, TSE_ANIM_DATA, 0);
-      }
-
-      outliner_add_element(space_outliner, &te->subtree, me->key, te, TSE_SOME_ID, 0);
-      for (int a = 0; a < me->totcol; a++) {
-        outliner_add_element(space_outliner, &te->subtree, me->mat[a], te, TSE_SOME_ID, a);
-      }
-      /* could do tfaces with image links, but the images are not grouped nicely.
-       * would require going over all tfaces, sort images in use. etc... */
-      break;
-    }
     case ID_CU_LEGACY: {
       Curve *cu = (Curve *)id;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
index 668d0966bc6..53bec7a5340 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "../outliner_intern.hh"
 #include "common.hh"
 #include "tree_element_id_library.hh"
+#include "tree_element_id_mesh.hh"
 #include "tree_element_id_scene.hh"
 
 #include "tree_element_id.hh"
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<TreeElementID> TreeElementID::createFromID(TreeElement &legacy_t
       return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDLibrary>(legacy_te, (Library &)id);
     case ID_SCE:
       return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDScene>(legacy_te, (Scene &)id);
-    case ID_OB:
     case ID_ME:
+      return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDMesh>(legacy_te, (Mesh &)id);
+    case ID_OB:
     case ID_CU_LEGACY:
     case ID_MB:
     case ID_MA:
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0d1e40d757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup spoutliner
+ */
+
+#include "DNA_listBase.h"
+#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
+#include "DNA_outliner_types.h"
+
+#include "../outliner_intern.hh"
+
+#include "tree_element_id_mesh.hh"
+
+namespace blender::ed::outliner {
+
+TreeElementIDMesh::TreeElementIDMesh(TreeElement &legacy_te_, Mesh &mesh)
+    : TreeElementID(legacy_te_, mesh.id), mesh_(mesh)
+{
+}
+
+bool TreeElementIDMesh::isExpandValid() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+void TreeElementIDMesh::expand(SpaceOutliner &space_outliner) const
+{
+  expand_animation_data(space_outliner, mesh_.adt);
+
+  expandKey(space_outliner);
+  expandMaterials(space_outliner);
+}
+
+void TreeElementIDMesh::expandKey(SpaceOutliner &space_outliner) const
+{
+  outliner_add_element(
+      &space_outliner, &legacy_te_.subtree, mesh_.key, &legacy_te_, TSE_SOME_ID, 0);
+}
+
+void TreeElementIDMesh::expandMaterials(SpaceOutliner &space_outliner) const
+{
+  for (int a = 0; a < mesh_.totcol; a++) {
+    outliner_add_element(
+        &space_outliner, &legacy_te_.subtree, mesh_.mat[a], &legacy_te_, TSE_SOME_ID, a);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::ed::outliner
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.hh b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3f99982db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_mesh.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup spoutliner
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "tree_element_id.hh"
+
+namespace blender::ed::outliner {
+
+class TreeElementIDMesh final : public TreeElementID {
+  Mesh &mesh_;
+
+ public:
+  TreeElementIDMesh(TreeElement &legacy_te_, Mesh &mesh);
+
+  void expand(SpaceOutliner &) const override;
+  bool isExpandValid() const override;
+
+ private:
+  void expandKey(SpaceOutliner &) const;
+  void expandMaterials(SpaceOutliner &) const;
+};
+
+}  // namespace blender::ed::outliner