diff --git a/crates/egui/src/context.rs b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
index 3566042d..ea51532a 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ impl ContextImpl {
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct WidgetRect {
     /// Where the widget is.
-    pub rect: Rect,
+    ///
+    /// This is after clipping with the parent ui clip rect.
+    pub interact_rect: Rect,
 
     /// The globally unique widget id.
     ///
@@ -234,13 +236,17 @@ impl WidgetRects {
 
     /// Insert the given widget rect in the given layer.
     pub fn insert(&mut self, layer_id: LayerId, widget_rect: WidgetRect) {
+        if !widget_rect.interact_rect.is_positive() {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let layer_widgets = self.by_layer.entry(layer_id).or_default();
 
         if let Some(last) = layer_widgets.last_mut() {
             if last.id == widget_rect.id {
                 // e.g. calling `response.interact(…)` right after interacting.
                 last.sense |= widget_rect.sense;
-                last.rect = last.rect.union(widget_rect.rect);
+                last.interact_rect = last.interact_rect.union(widget_rect.interact_rect);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -1046,15 +1052,25 @@ impl Context {
             );
         }
 
-        self.interact_with_hovered(layer_id, id, rect, sense, enabled, contains_pointer)
+        self.interact_with_hovered(
+            layer_id,
+            id,
+            rect,
+            interact_rect,
+            sense,
+            enabled,
+            contains_pointer,
+        )
     }
 
     /// You specify if a thing is hovered, and the function gives a [`Response`].
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(crate) fn interact_with_hovered(
         &self,
         layer_id: LayerId,
         id: Id,
         rect: Rect,
+        interact_rect: Rect,
         sense: Sense,
         enabled: bool,
         contains_pointer: bool,
@@ -1065,6 +1081,7 @@ impl Context {
             layer_id,
             id,
             rect,
+            interact_rect,
             sense,
             enabled,
             contains_pointer,
@@ -1108,9 +1125,14 @@ impl Context {
             // We add all widgets here, even non-interactive ones,
             // because we need this list not only for checking for blocking widgets,
             // but also to know when we have reached the widget we are checking for cover.
-            viewport
-                .layer_rects_this_frame
-                .insert(layer_id, WidgetRect { id, rect, sense });
+            viewport.layer_rects_this_frame.insert(
+                layer_id,
+                WidgetRect {
+                    id,
+                    interact_rect,
+                    sense,
+                },
+            );
 
             let input = &viewport.input;
             let memory = &mut ctx.memory;
@@ -1857,7 +1879,7 @@ impl Context {
                         } else {
                             (Color32::from_rgb(0, 0, 0x88), "hover")
                         };
-                        painter.debug_rect(rect.rect, color, text);
+                        painter.debug_rect(rect.interact_rect, color, text);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -2314,13 +2336,13 @@ impl Context {
         layer_id: LayerId,
         id: Id,
         sense: Sense,
-        rect: Rect,
+        interact_rect: Rect,
     ) -> bool {
-        if !rect.is_positive() {
+        if !interact_rect.is_positive() {
             return false; // don't even remember this widget
         }
 
-        let contains_pointer = self.rect_contains_pointer(layer_id, rect);
+        let contains_pointer = self.rect_contains_pointer(layer_id, interact_rect);
 
         let mut blocking_widget = None;
 
@@ -2330,9 +2352,14 @@ impl Context {
             // We add all widgets here, even non-interactive ones,
             // because we need this list not only for checking for blocking widgets,
             // but also to know when we have reached the widget we are checking for cover.
-            viewport
-                .layer_rects_this_frame
-                .insert(layer_id, WidgetRect { id, rect, sense });
+            viewport.layer_rects_this_frame.insert(
+                layer_id,
+                WidgetRect {
+                    id,
+                    interact_rect,
+                    sense,
+                },
+            );
 
             // Check if any other widget is covering us.
             // Whichever widget is added LAST (=on top) gets the input.
@@ -2347,7 +2374,7 @@ impl Context {
                                 // which means there are no widgets covering us.
                                 break;
                             }
-                            if !blocking.rect.contains(pointer_pos) {
+                            if !blocking.interact_rect.contains(pointer_pos) {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             if sense.interactive() && !blocking.sense.interactive() {
@@ -2369,7 +2396,7 @@ impl Context {
 
                             if blocking.sense.interactive() {
                                 // Another widget is covering us at the pointer position
-                                blocking_widget = Some(blocking.rect);
+                                blocking_widget = Some(blocking.interact_rect);
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
@@ -2382,7 +2409,7 @@ impl Context {
         if let Some(blocking_rect) = blocking_widget {
             if sense.interactive() && self.memory(|m| m.options.style.debug.show_blocking_widget) {
                 Self::layer_painter(self, LayerId::debug()).debug_rect(
-                    rect,
+                    interact_rect,
                     Color32::GREEN,
                     "Covered",
                 );
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/response.rs b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
index 2cef7849..073ab561 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ pub struct Response {
     /// The area of the screen we are talking about.
     pub rect: Rect,
 
+    /// The rectangle sensing interaction.
+    ///
+    /// This is sometimes smaller than [`Self::rect`] because of clipping
+    /// (e.g. when inside a scroll area).
+    ///
+    /// The interact rect may also be slightly larger than the widget rect,
+    /// because egui adds half if the item spacing to make the interact rect easier to hit.
+    pub interact_rect: Rect,
+
     /// The senses (click and/or drag) that the widget was interested in (if any).
     pub sense: Sense,
 
@@ -605,6 +614,7 @@ impl Response {
             self.layer_id,
             self.id,
             self.rect,
+            self.interact_rect,
             sense,
             self.enabled,
             self.contains_pointer,
@@ -799,6 +809,7 @@ impl Response {
             layer_id: self.layer_id,
             id: self.id,
             rect: self.rect.union(other.rect),
+            interact_rect: self.interact_rect.union(other.interact_rect),
             sense: self.sense.union(other.sense),
             enabled: self.enabled || other.enabled,
             contains_pointer: self.contains_pointer || other.contains_pointer,
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
index 559711a2..1d65253e 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -650,10 +650,12 @@ impl Ui {
         id: Id,
         sense: Sense,
     ) -> Response {
+        let interact_rect = rect.intersect(self.clip_rect());
         self.ctx().interact_with_hovered(
             self.layer_id(),
             id,
             rect,
+            interact_rect,
             sense,
             self.enabled,
             contains_pointer,
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
index b3fda5a5..abe3838a 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
@@ -49,9 +49,20 @@ impl eframe::App for MyApp {
             }
             ui.label(format!("Hello '{}', age {}", self.name, self.age));
 
-            ui.image(egui::include_image!(
-                "../../../crates/egui/assets/ferris.png"
-            ));
+            // ui.image(egui::include_image!(
+            //     "../../../crates/egui/assets/ferris.png"
+            // ));
+
+            let (response, painter) =
+                ui.allocate_painter(egui::vec2(300.0, 150.0), egui::Sense::click());
+            painter.rect_filled(response.rect, 2.0, egui::Color32::BLACK);
+            let clicked_pos = response.interact_pointer_pos();
+            if response.clicked() {
+                eprintln!("clicked_pos: {clicked_pos:?}");
+            }
+            if response.is_pointer_button_down_on() {
+                eprintln!("down_pos: {clicked_pos:?}");
+            }
         });
     }
 }