diff --git a/egui/src/containers/area.rs b/egui/src/containers/area.rs
index 99d10fbf..b4c9f037 100644
--- a/egui/src/containers/area.rs
+++ b/egui/src/containers/area.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ impl Prepared {
         let move_response = ctx.interact(
             layer_id,
             Rect::everything(),
+            ctx.style().spacing.item_spacing,
             state.rect(),
             interact_id,
             Sense::click_and_drag(),
diff --git a/egui/src/context.rs b/egui/src/context.rs
index 470e3677..fca49aba 100644
--- a/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -427,11 +427,12 @@ impl Context {
         self: &Arc<Self>,
         layer_id: LayerId,
         clip_rect: Rect,
+        item_spacing: Vec2,
         rect: Rect,
         id: Option<Id>,
         sense: Sense,
     ) -> Response {
-        let interact_rect = rect.expand2(0.5 * self.style().spacing.item_spacing); // make it easier to click. TODO: nice way to do this
+        let interact_rect = rect.expand2((0.5 * item_spacing).min(Vec2::splat(5.0))); // make it easier to click
         let hovered = self.contains_mouse(layer_id, clip_rect, interact_rect);
         let has_kb_focus = id.map(|id| self.memory().has_kb_focus(id)).unwrap_or(false);
 
diff --git a/egui/src/ui.rs b/egui/src/ui.rs
index 38902e14..ac33006c 100644
--- a/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -372,14 +372,21 @@ impl Ui {
 /// # Interaction
 impl Ui {
     pub fn interact(&self, rect: Rect, id: Id, sense: Sense) -> Response {
-        self.ctx()
-            .interact(self.layer_id(), self.clip_rect(), rect, Some(id), sense)
+        self.ctx().interact(
+            self.layer_id(),
+            self.clip_rect(),
+            self.style().spacing.item_spacing,
+            rect,
+            Some(id),
+            sense,
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn interact_hover(&self, rect: Rect) -> Response {
         self.ctx().interact(
             self.layer_id(),
             self.clip_rect(),
+            self.style().spacing.item_spacing,
             rect,
             None,
             Sense::nothing(),