diff --git a/egui/src/context.rs b/egui/src/context.rs
index 438f1e3a..9cff1ccd 100644
--- a/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ impl CtxRef {
 
     /// If the given [`Id`] is not unique, an error will be printed at the given position.
     /// Call this for [`Id`]:s that need interaction or persistence.
-    pub(crate) fn register_interaction_id(&self, id: Id, new_pos: Pos2) {
-        let prev_pos = self.frame_state().used_ids.insert(id, new_pos);
-        if let Some(prev_pos) = prev_pos {
-            if prev_pos.distance(new_pos) < 0.1 {
-                // Likely same Widget being interacted with twice, which is fine.
+    pub(crate) fn register_interaction_id(&self, id: Id, new_rect: Rect) {
+        let prev_rect = self.frame_state().used_ids.insert(id, new_rect);
+        if let Some(prev_rect) = prev_rect {
+            // it is ok to reuse the same ID for e.g. a frame around a widget,
+            // or to check for interaction with the same widget twice:
+            if prev_rect.expand(0.1).contains_rect(new_rect)
+                || new_rect.expand(0.1).contains_rect(prev_rect)
+            {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -132,11 +135,11 @@ impl CtxRef {
 
             let id_str = id.short_debug_format();
 
-            if prev_pos.distance(new_pos) < 4.0 {
-                show_error(new_pos, format!("Double use of ID {}", id_str));
+            if prev_rect.min.distance(new_rect.min) < 4.0 {
+                show_error(new_rect.min, format!("Double use of ID {}", id_str));
             } else {
-                show_error(prev_pos, format!("First use of ID {}", id_str));
-                show_error(new_pos, format!("Second use of ID {}", id_str));
+                show_error(prev_rect.min, format!("First use of ID {}", id_str));
+                show_error(new_rect.min, format!("Second use of ID {}", id_str));
             }
 
             // TODO: a tooltip explaining this.
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ impl CtxRef {
             response.clicked[PointerButton::Primary as usize] = true;
         }
 
-        self.register_interaction_id(id, rect.min);
+        self.register_interaction_id(id, rect);
 
         if sense.click || sense.drag {
             let mut memory = self.memory();
diff --git a/egui/src/frame_state.rs b/egui/src/frame_state.rs
index 79b8d1f6..df932365 100644
--- a/egui/src/frame_state.rs
+++ b/egui/src/frame_state.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use epaint::ahash;
 pub(crate) struct FrameState {
     /// All `Id`s that were used this frame.
     /// Used to debug `Id` clashes of widgets.
-    pub(crate) used_ids: ahash::AHashMap<Id, Pos2>,
+    pub(crate) used_ids: ahash::AHashMap<Id, Rect>,
 
     /// Starts off as the screen_rect, shrinks as panels are added.
     /// The `CentralPanel` does not change this.
diff --git a/egui/src/memory.rs b/egui/src/memory.rs
index e95cdb60..de74d160 100644
--- a/egui/src/memory.rs
+++ b/egui/src/memory.rs
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl Focus {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn end_frame(&mut self, used_ids: &epaint::ahash::AHashMap<Id, Pos2>) {
+    pub(crate) fn end_frame(&mut self, used_ids: &epaint::ahash::AHashMap<Id, Rect>) {
         if let Some(id) = self.id {
             // Allow calling `request_focus` one frame and not using it until next frame
             let recently_gained_focus = self.id_previous_frame != Some(id);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ impl Memory {
     pub(crate) fn end_frame(
         &mut self,
         input: &InputState,
-        used_ids: &epaint::ahash::AHashMap<Id, Pos2>,
+        used_ids: &epaint::ahash::AHashMap<Id, Rect>,
     ) {
         self.areas.end_frame();
         self.interaction.focus.end_frame(used_ids);
diff --git a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
index d88ce1ff..50a229cf 100644
--- a/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
+++ b/egui/src/widgets/text_edit.rs
@@ -381,8 +381,14 @@ impl<'t, S: TextBuffer> Widget for TextEdit<'t, S> {
         let max_rect = ui.available_rect_before_wrap().shrink2(margin);
         let mut content_ui = ui.child_ui(max_rect, *ui.layout());
         let response = self.content_ui(&mut content_ui);
+        let id = response.id;
         let frame_rect = response.rect.expand2(margin);
-        let response = response | ui.allocate_rect(frame_rect, Sense::hover());
+        ui.allocate_rect(frame_rect, Sense::hover());
+        let frame_response = ui.interact(frame_rect, id, Sense::click());
+        let response = response | frame_response;
+        if response.clicked() {
+            ui.memory().request_focus(response.id);
+        }
 
         if frame {
             let visuals = ui.style().interact(&response);