diff --git a/egui/src/menu.rs b/egui/src/menu.rs
index 1c6b37bb..ae31ca5f 100644
--- a/egui/src/menu.rs
+++ b/egui/src/menu.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl MenuRoot {
                     destroy = root.id == response.id;
                 }
                 if !in_old_menu {
-                    let in_target = response.rect.contains(pos);
+                    let in_target = response.hovered();
                     if in_target && pointer.secondary_down() {
                         return MenuResponse::Create(pos, id);
                     } else if (in_target && pointer.primary_down()) || destroy {
diff --git a/egui/src/response.rs b/egui/src/response.rs
index 99720b2a..cfb95069 100644
--- a/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ impl Response {
     }
 
     /// The pointer is hovering above this widget or the widget was clicked/tapped this frame.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this is slightly different from checking `response.rect.contains(pointer_pos)`.
+    /// For one, the hover rectangle is slightly larger, by half of the current item spacing
+    /// (to make it easier to click things). But `hovered` also checks that no other area
+    /// is covering this response rectangle.
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn hovered(&self) -> bool {
         self.hovered