diff --git a/crates/egui/src/response.rs b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
index d9dc61c36..846b04467 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -993,9 +993,9 @@ impl Response {
             ctx: other.ctx,
             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),
+            rect: self.rect | other.rect,
+            interact_rect: self.interact_rect | other.interact_rect,
+            sense: self.sense | other.sense,
             flags: self.flags | other.flags,
             interact_pointer_pos: self.interact_pointer_pos.or(other.interact_pointer_pos),
             intrinsic_size: None,