diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa7b174b..3a7ca6bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui_w
 * Calling `Context::set_pixels_per_point` before the first frame will now work.
 * Tooltips that don't fit the window don't flicker anymore ([#1240](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1240)).
 * Scroll areas now follow text cursor ([1252](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1252)).
+* Slider: correctly respond with drag and focus events when interacting with the value directly ([1270](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1270)).
 
 ### Contributors 🙏
 * [AlexxxRu](https://github.com/alexxxru): [#1108](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1108).
diff --git a/egui/src/response.rs b/egui/src/response.rs
index 5478fe10..29bb5626 100644
--- a/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ impl Response {
 impl Response {
     /// A logical "or" operation.
     /// For instance `a.union(b).hovered` means "was either a or b hovered?".
+    ///
+    /// The resulting [`Self::id`] will come from the first (`self`) argument.
     pub fn union(&self, other: Self) -> Self {
         assert!(self.ctx == other.ctx);
         crate::egui_assert!(
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/slider.rs b/egui/src/widgets/slider.rs
index f9285fe2..23480abe 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/slider.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/slider.rs
@@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ impl<'a> Slider<'a> {
             {
                 // Use the `DragValue` id as the id of the whole widget,
                 // so that the focus events work as expected.
-                response = value_response | response;
+                response = value_response.union(response);
             } else {
                 // Use the slider id as the id for the whole widget
-                response = response | value_response;
+                response = response.union(value_response);
             }
         }