diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
index 786b93d53c4..6cc474e141b 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ impl Ui {
             min_rect: placer.min_rect(),
             max_rect: placer.max_rect(),
         };
-        let child_ui = Ui {
+        let mut child_ui = Ui {
             id: stable_id,
             unique_id,
             next_auto_id_salt,
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ impl Ui {
             min_rect_already_remembered: false,
         };
 
+        if disabled {
+            child_ui.disable();
+        }
+
         // Register in the widget stack early, to ensure we are behind all widgets we contain:
         let start_rect = Rect::NOTHING; // This will be overwritten when `remember_min_rect` is called
         child_ui.ctx().create_widget(