diff --git a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
index 1db7c63c6..2cb668cff 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/atomics/atoms.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ impl<'a> Atoms<'a> {
         self.0.insert(0, atom.into());
     }
 
+    /// Insert atoms at the beginning of the list (left side).
+    pub fn extend_left(&mut self, atoms: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) {
+        let mut left = atoms.into_atoms();
+        left.0.append(&mut self.0);
+        *self = left;
+    }
+
+    /// Insert atoms at the end of the list (right side).
+    pub fn extend_right(&mut self, atoms: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) {
+        self.0.append(&mut atoms.into_atoms().0);
+    }
+
     /// Concatenate and return the text contents.
     // TODO(lucasmerlin): It might not always make sense to return the concatenated text, e.g.
     // in a submenu button there is a right text '⏵' which is now passed to the screen reader.
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
index 4b4c2fe32..7ad155f16 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ impl<'a> Button<'a> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set the gap between atoms.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn gap(mut self, gap: f32) -> Self {
+        self.layout = self.layout.gap(gap);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Show the button and return a [`AtomLayoutResponse`] for painting custom contents.
     pub fn atom_ui(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> AtomLayoutResponse {
         let Button {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
index 7841fee61..d12020097 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/drag_value.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-#![expect(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)] // False positives with `impl ToString`
-
-use std::{cmp::Ordering, ops::RangeInclusive};
-
 use crate::{
-    Button, CursorIcon, Id, Key, MINUS_CHAR_STR, Modifiers, NumExt as _, Response, RichText, Sense,
-    TextEdit, TextWrapMode, Ui, Widget, WidgetInfo, emath, text,
+    Atom, AtomExt as _, AtomKind, Atoms, Button, CursorIcon, Id, IntoAtoms, Key, MINUS_CHAR_STR,
+    Modifiers, NumExt as _, Response, RichText, Sense, TextEdit, TextWrapMode, Ui, Widget,
+    WidgetInfo, emath, text,
 };
+use emath::Vec2;
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, ops::RangeInclusive};
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@ fn set(get_set_value: &mut GetSetValue<'_>, value: f64) {
 pub struct DragValue<'a> {
     get_set_value: GetSetValue<'a>,
     speed: f64,
-    prefix: String,
-    suffix: String,
+    atoms: Atoms<'a>,
     range: RangeInclusive<f64>,
     clamp_existing_to_range: bool,
     min_decimals: usize,
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@ pub struct DragValue<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> DragValue<'a> {
+    const ATOM_ID: &'static str = "drag_item";
+
     pub fn new<Num: emath::Numeric>(value: &'a mut Num) -> Self {
         let slf = Self::from_get_set(move |v: Option<f64>| {
             if let Some(v) = v {
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ impl<'a> DragValue<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn from_get_set(get_set_value: impl 'a + FnMut(Option<f64>) -> f64) -> Self {
+        let atoms = Atoms::new(Atom::custom(Id::new(Self::ATOM_ID), Vec2::ZERO).atom_grow(true));
+
         Self {
             get_set_value: Box::new(get_set_value),
             speed: 1.0,
-            prefix: Default::default(),
-            suffix: Default::default(),
+            atoms,
             range: f64::NEG_INFINITY..=f64::INFINITY,
             clamp_existing_to_range: true,
             min_decimals: 0,
@@ -164,15 +165,15 @@ impl<'a> DragValue<'a> {
 
     /// Show a prefix before the number, e.g. "x: "
     #[inline]
-    pub fn prefix(mut self, prefix: impl ToString) -> Self {
-        self.prefix = prefix.to_string();
+    pub fn prefix(mut self, prefix: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) -> Self {
+        self.atoms.extend_left(prefix);
         self
     }
 
     /// Add a suffix to the number, this can be e.g. a unit ("°" or " m")
     #[inline]
-    pub fn suffix(mut self, suffix: impl ToString) -> Self {
-        self.suffix = suffix.to_string();
+    pub fn suffix(mut self, suffix: impl IntoAtoms<'a>) -> Self {
+        self.atoms.extend_right(suffix);
         self
     }
 
@@ -433,8 +434,7 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
             speed,
             range,
             clamp_existing_to_range,
-            prefix,
-            suffix,
+            mut atoms,
             min_decimals,
             max_decimals,
             custom_formatter,
@@ -442,6 +442,26 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
             update_while_editing,
         } = self;
 
+        let mut prefix_text = String::new();
+        let mut suffix_text = String::new();
+        let mut past_value = false;
+        let atom_id = Id::new(Self::ATOM_ID);
+        for atom in atoms.iter() {
+            match &atom.kind {
+                AtomKind::Custom(id) if *id == atom_id => {
+                    past_value = true;
+                }
+                AtomKind::Text(text) => {
+                    if past_value {
+                        suffix_text.push_str(text.text());
+                    } else {
+                        prefix_text.push_str(text.text());
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
         let shift = ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift_only());
         // The widget has the same ID whether it's in edit or button mode.
         let id = ui.next_auto_id();
@@ -543,8 +563,6 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
             }
         }
 
-        // some clones below are redundant if AccessKit is disabled
-        #[expect(clippy::redundant_clone)]
         let mut response = if is_kb_editing {
             let mut value_text = ui
                 .data_mut(|data| data.remove_temp::<String>(id))
@@ -586,13 +604,22 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
             ui.data_mut(|data| data.insert_temp(id, value_text));
             response
         } else {
-            let button = Button::new(
-                RichText::new(format!("{}{}{}", prefix, value_text.clone(), suffix))
-                    .text_style(text_style),
-            )
-            .wrap_mode(TextWrapMode::Extend)
-            .sense(Sense::click_and_drag())
-            .min_size(ui.spacing().interact_size); // TODO(emilk): find some more generic solution to `min_size`
+            atoms.map_atoms(|atom| {
+                if let AtomKind::Custom(id) = atom.kind
+                    && id == atom_id
+                {
+                    RichText::new(value_text.clone())
+                        .text_style(text_style.clone())
+                        .into()
+                } else {
+                    atom
+                }
+            });
+            let button = Button::new(atoms)
+                .wrap_mode(TextWrapMode::Extend)
+                .sense(Sense::click_and_drag())
+                .gap(0.0)
+                .min_size(ui.spacing().interact_size); // TODO(emilk): find some more generic solution to `min_size`
 
             let cursor_icon = if value <= *range.start() {
                 CursorIcon::ResizeEast
@@ -607,10 +634,8 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
 
             if ui.style().explanation_tooltips {
                 response = response.on_hover_text(format!(
-                    "{}{}{}\nDrag to edit or click to enter a value.\nPress 'Shift' while dragging for better control.",
-                    prefix,
+                    "{}\nDrag to edit or click to enter a value.\nPress 'Shift' while dragging for better control.",
                     value as f32, // Show full precision value on-hover. TODO(emilk): figure out f64 vs f32
-                    suffix
                 ));
             }
 
@@ -704,7 +729,7 @@ impl Widget for DragValue<'_> {
             // The value is exposed as a string by the text edit widget
             // when in edit mode.
             if !is_kb_editing {
-                let value_text = format!("{prefix}{value_text}{suffix}");
+                let value_text = format!("{prefix_text}{value_text}{suffix_text}");
                 builder.set_value(value_text);
             }
         });
diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Code Example.png b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Code Example.png
index 5d4cc4d49..742c62272 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Code Example.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Code Example.png	
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index 6efc3f4a9..9ce775f7e 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Frame.png
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Frame.png
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index 99ab541d4..9d9d26c7c 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Tessellation Test.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/demos/Tessellation Test.png	
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diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Additive rectangle.png b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Additive rectangle.png
index 0eb5ebd6a..5c6b867d0 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Additive rectangle.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Additive rectangle.png	
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred stroke.png b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred stroke.png
index bd9942eb7..64c5f12e1 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred stroke.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred stroke.png	
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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index 64ddf5c49..e0dcebac3 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred.png
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Blurred.png
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diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Minimal rounding.png b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Minimal rounding.png
index 105bbf285..1a69351b8 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Minimal rounding.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Minimal rounding.png	
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index 035eb931d..5c3621856 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Normal.png
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Normal.png
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index 26014a12c..c8c5c6899 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thick stroke, minimal rounding.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thick stroke, minimal rounding.png	
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index dcbbba2b6..8bfc2f47a 100644
--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin filled.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin filled.png	
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diff --git a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin stroked.png b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin stroked.png
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--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin stroked.png	
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/tessellation_test/Thin stroked.png	
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--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/widget_gallery_dark_x1.png
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/widget_gallery_dark_x1.png
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--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/widget_gallery_dark_x2.png
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--- a/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/widget_gallery_light_x1.png
+++ b/crates/egui_demo_lib/tests/snapshots/widget_gallery_light_x1.png
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diff --git a/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/layout/drag_value.png b/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/layout/drag_value.png
index 44bf0bfcb..86dfef652 100644
--- a/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/layout/drag_value.png
+++ b/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/layout/drag_value.png
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diff --git a/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/visuals/drag_value.png b/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/visuals/drag_value.png
index 2b04df5a5..463c4cbef 100644
--- a/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/visuals/drag_value.png
+++ b/tests/egui_tests/tests/snapshots/visuals/drag_value.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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diff --git a/tests/egui_tests/tests/test_widgets.rs b/tests/egui_tests/tests/test_widgets.rs
index a53ad4a0c..5ef98c8a8 100644
--- a/tests/egui_tests/tests/test_widgets.rs
+++ b/tests/egui_tests/tests/test_widgets.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use egui::accesskit::Role;
 use egui::load::SizedTexture;
 use egui::{
     Align, AtomExt as _, AtomLayout, Button, Color32, ColorImage, Direction, DragValue, Event,
-    Grid, IntoAtoms as _, Layout, PointerButton, Response, Slider, Stroke, StrokeKind, TextEdit,
-    TextWrapMode, TextureHandle, TextureOptions, Ui, UiBuilder, Vec2, Widget as _, include_image,
+    Grid, IntoAtoms as _, Layout, PointerButton, Response, RichText, Slider, Stroke, StrokeKind,
+    TextEdit, TextWrapMode, TextureHandle, TextureOptions, Ui, UiBuilder, Vec2, Widget as _,
+    include_image,
 };
 use egui_kittest::kittest::{Queryable as _, by};
 use egui_kittest::{Harness, Node, SnapshotResult, SnapshotResults};
@@ -74,7 +75,11 @@ fn widget_tests() {
 
     test_widget(
         "drag_value",
-        |ui| DragValue::new(&mut 12.0).ui(ui),
+        |ui| {
+            DragValue::new(&mut 12.0)
+                .suffix(RichText::new(" px").weak().small())
+                .ui(ui)
+        },
         &mut results,
     );