diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index b3ac4cd8..6350b202 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ impl TextEdit<'_> {
         let painter = ui.painter_at(text_clip_rect.expand(1.0)); // expand to avoid clipping cursor
 
         if interactive {
-            if let Some(pointer_pos) = ui.ctx().pointer_interact_pos() {
+            if let Some(pointer_pos) = response.interact_pointer_pos() {
                 if response.hovered() && text.is_mutable() {
                     ui.output_mut(|o| o.mutable_text_under_cursor = true);
                 }