diff --git a/.changeset/social-tools-sniff.md b/.changeset/social-tools-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfb447f63d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/social-tools-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'openzeppelin-solidity': minor
+---
+
+`ERC1155`: Introduce the `_checkAuthorized` internal virtual function to encapsulate `isApprovedForAll` and `msg.sender == from` checks.
diff --git a/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol b/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
index 1af455cc6e2..6ecd3579f23 100644
--- a/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/ERC1155/ERC1155.sol
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ abstract contract ERC1155 is Context, ERC165, IERC1155, IERC1155MetadataURI, IER
 
     /// @inheritdoc IERC1155
     function safeTransferFrom(address from, address to, uint256 id, uint256 value, bytes memory data) public virtual {
-        address sender = _msgSender();
-        if (from != sender && !isApprovedForAll(from, sender)) {
-            revert ERC1155MissingApprovalForAll(sender, from);
-        }
+        _checkAuthorized(_msgSender(), from);
         _safeTransferFrom(from, to, id, value, data);
     }
 
@@ -112,13 +109,17 @@ abstract contract ERC1155 is Context, ERC165, IERC1155, IERC1155MetadataURI, IER
         uint256[] memory values,
         bytes memory data
     ) public virtual {
-        address sender = _msgSender();
-        if (from != sender && !isApprovedForAll(from, sender)) {
-            revert ERC1155MissingApprovalForAll(sender, from);
-        }
+        _checkAuthorized(_msgSender(), from);
         _safeBatchTransferFrom(from, to, ids, values, data);
     }
 
+    /// @dev Checks if `operator` is authorized to transfer tokens owned by `owner`. Reverts with {ERC1155MissingApprovalForAll} if not.
+    function _checkAuthorized(address operator, address owner) internal view virtual {
+        if (owner != operator && !isApprovedForAll(owner, operator)) {
+            revert ERC1155MissingApprovalForAll(operator, owner);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dev Transfers a `value` amount of tokens of type `id` from `from` to `to`. Will mint (or burn) if `from`
      * (or `to`) is the zero address.