diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfdd7505169..93a70f4d00c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * `ERC721URIStorage`: Add a new extension that implements the `_setTokenURI` behavior as it was available in 3.4.0. ([#2555](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/pull/2555))
  * `AccessControl`: Added ERC165 interface detection. ([#2562](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/pull/2562))
  * `AccessControlEnumerable`: Fixed `renounceRole` not updated underlying set. ([#2572](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/pull/2572))
+ * `ERC1155`: Make `uri` public so overloading function can call it using super. ([#2576](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts/pull/2576))
 
 ### How to upgrade from 3.x
 
diff --git a/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol b/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
index 90746a24f00..ed2d8056f2d 100644
--- a/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ contract ERC1155 is Context, ERC165, IERC1155, IERC1155MetadataURI {
      * Clients calling this function must replace the `\{id\}` substring with the
      * actual token type ID.
      */
-    function uri(uint256) external view virtual override returns (string memory) {
+    function uri(uint256) public view virtual override returns (string memory) {
         return _uri;
     }