diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
index 378b0edc8d9e..3a77e2c04574 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/area.rs
@@ -462,14 +462,17 @@ impl Area {
                 }
             });
 
-            let move_response = ctx.create_widget(WidgetRect {
-                id: interact_id,
-                layer_id,
-                rect: state.rect(),
-                interact_rect: state.rect(),
-                sense,
-                enabled,
-            });
+            let move_response = ctx.create_widget(
+                WidgetRect {
+                    id: interact_id,
+                    layer_id,
+                    rect: state.rect(),
+                    interact_rect: state.rect(),
+                    sense,
+                    enabled,
+                },
+                false,
+            );
 
             if movable && move_response.dragged() {
                 if let Some(pivot_pos) = &mut state.pivot_pos {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs b/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
index c183a4dc7317..9fc21a67a5fe 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/containers/window.rs
@@ -833,14 +833,17 @@ fn resize_interaction(
     }
 
     let is_dragging = |rect, id| {
-        let response = ctx.create_widget(WidgetRect {
-            layer_id,
-            id,
-            rect,
-            interact_rect: rect,
-            sense: Sense::drag(),
-            enabled: true,
-        });
+        let response = ctx.create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                layer_id,
+                id,
+                rect,
+                interact_rect: rect,
+                sense: Sense::drag(),
+                enabled: true,
+            },
+            false,
+        );
         SideResponse {
             hover: response.hovered(),
             drag: response.dragged(),
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/context.rs b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
index 7225af6d1caf..a08149b69b1f 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ impl Context {
     ///
     /// If the widget already exists, its state (sense, Rect, etc) will be updated.
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-    pub(crate) fn create_widget(&self, w: WidgetRect) -> Response {
+    pub(crate) fn create_widget(&self, w: WidgetRect, ignore_focus: bool) -> Response {
         // Remember this widget
         self.write(|ctx| {
             let viewport = ctx.viewport();
@@ -1060,12 +1060,12 @@ impl Context {
             // but also to know when we have reached the widget we are checking for cover.
             viewport.this_frame.widgets.insert(w.layer_id, w);
 
-            if w.sense.focusable {
+            if w.sense.focusable && !ignore_focus {
                 ctx.memory.interested_in_focus(w.id);
             }
         });
 
-        if !w.enabled || !w.sense.focusable || !w.layer_id.allow_interaction() {
+        if !w.enabled || !w.sense.focusable || !w.layer_id.allow_interaction() && !ignore_focus {
             // Not interested or allowed input:
             self.memory_mut(|mem| mem.surrender_focus(w.id));
         }
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ impl Context {
         let res = self.get_response(w);
 
         #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]
-        if w.sense.focusable {
+        if w.sense.focusable && !ignore_focus {
             // Make sure anything that can receive focus has an AccessKit node.
             // TODO(mwcampbell): For nodes that are filled from widget info,
             // some information is written to the node twice.
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/response.rs b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
index d6a9a8a0c7f4..a52d54a709cc 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -857,14 +857,17 @@ impl Response {
             return self.clone();
         }
 
-        self.ctx.create_widget(WidgetRect {
-            layer_id: self.layer_id,
-            id: self.id,
-            rect: self.rect,
-            interact_rect: self.interact_rect,
-            sense: self.sense | sense,
-            enabled: self.enabled,
-        })
+        self.ctx.create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                layer_id: self.layer_id,
+                id: self.id,
+                rect: self.rect,
+                interact_rect: self.interact_rect,
+                sense: self.sense | sense,
+                enabled: self.enabled,
+            },
+            false,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Adjust the scroll position until this UI becomes visible.
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
index e502f11e148d..7693092829dc 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ impl Ui {
             invisible,
             sizing_pass,
             style,
+            sense,
         } = ui_builder;
 
         debug_assert!(
@@ -146,14 +147,17 @@ impl Ui {
 
         // 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/if `interact_bg` is called
-        ui.ctx().create_widget(WidgetRect {
-            id: ui.id,
-            layer_id: ui.layer_id(),
-            rect: start_rect,
-            interact_rect: start_rect,
-            sense: Sense::hover(),
-            enabled: ui.enabled,
-        });
+        ui.ctx().create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                id: ui.id,
+                layer_id: ui.layer_id(),
+                rect: start_rect,
+                interact_rect: start_rect,
+                sense: sense.unwrap_or(Sense::hover()),
+                enabled: ui.enabled,
+            },
+            false,
+        );
 
         if disabled {
             ui.disable();
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ impl Ui {
             invisible,
             sizing_pass,
             style,
+            sense,
         } = ui_builder;
 
         let mut painter = self.painter.clone();
@@ -273,14 +278,17 @@ impl Ui {
 
         // 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/if `interact_bg` is called
-        child_ui.ctx().create_widget(WidgetRect {
-            id: child_ui.id,
-            layer_id: child_ui.layer_id(),
-            rect: start_rect,
-            interact_rect: start_rect,
-            sense: Sense::hover(),
-            enabled: child_ui.enabled,
-        });
+        child_ui.ctx().create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                id: child_ui.id,
+                layer_id: child_ui.layer_id(),
+                rect: start_rect,
+                interact_rect: start_rect,
+                sense: sense.unwrap_or(Sense::hover()),
+                enabled: child_ui.enabled,
+            },
+            false,
+        );
 
         child_ui
     }
@@ -948,14 +956,17 @@ impl Ui {
 impl Ui {
     /// Check for clicks, drags and/or hover on a specific region of this [`Ui`].
     pub fn interact(&self, rect: Rect, id: Id, sense: Sense) -> Response {
-        self.ctx().create_widget(WidgetRect {
-            id,
-            layer_id: self.layer_id(),
-            rect,
-            interact_rect: self.clip_rect().intersect(rect),
-            sense,
-            enabled: self.enabled,
-        })
+        self.ctx().create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                id,
+                layer_id: self.layer_id(),
+                rect,
+                interact_rect: self.clip_rect().intersect(rect),
+                sense,
+                enabled: self.enabled,
+            },
+            false,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Deprecated: use [`Self::interact`] instead.
@@ -975,8 +986,24 @@ impl Ui {
     ///
     /// The rectangle of the [`Response`] (and interactive area) will be [`Self::min_rect`].
     pub fn interact_bg(&self, sense: Sense) -> Response {
+        // We remove the id from used_ids to prevent a duplicate id warning from showing
+        // when the ui was created with `UiBuilder::sense`.
+        // This is a bit hacky, is there a better way?
+        self.ctx().frame_state_mut(|fs| {
+            fs.used_ids.remove(&self.id);
+        });
         // This will update the WidgetRect that was first created in `Ui::new`.
-        self.interact(self.min_rect(), self.id, sense)
+        self.ctx().create_widget(
+            WidgetRect {
+                id: self.id,
+                layer_id: self.layer_id(),
+                rect: self.min_rect(),
+                interact_rect: self.clip_rect().intersect(self.min_rect()),
+                sense,
+                enabled: self.enabled,
+            },
+            true,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Is the pointer (mouse/touch) above this rectangle in this [`Ui`]?
@@ -2685,6 +2712,33 @@ impl Ui {
 
         (InnerResponse { inner, response }, payload)
     }
+
+    /// Create a child ui scope and pass in its response.
+    /// You can use this e.g. to create interactive containers or custom buttons.
+    ///
+    /// This basically does three things:
+    /// 1. Read [`Ui`]s response via [`Context::read_response`].
+    /// 2. Create a child ui scope and call the content fn
+    /// 3. Call [`Ui::interact_bg`] to set the right [`WidgetRect`]
+    pub fn interact_scope<R>(
+        &mut self,
+        sense: Sense,
+        content: impl FnOnce(&mut Self, Option<Response>) -> R,
+    ) -> InnerResponse<R> {
+        let id_source = "interact_ui";
+        let id = self.id.with(Id::new(id_source));
+        let response = self.ctx().read_response(id);
+
+        self.scope_dyn(
+            UiBuilder::new().sense(sense).id_source(id_source),
+            Box::new(|ui| {
+                let inner = content(ui, response);
+                let response = ui.interact_bg(sense);
+                InnerResponse::new(inner, response)
+            }),
+        )
+        .inner
+    }
 }
 
 /// # Menus
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/ui_builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/ui_builder.rs
index 166210b9ab2a..e00a9ec26de5 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/ui_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/ui_builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{hash::Hash, sync::Arc};
 
-use crate::{Id, Layout, Rect, Style, UiStackInfo};
+use crate::{Id, Layout, Rect, Sense, Style, UiStackInfo};
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)] // Used for doclinks
 use crate::Ui;
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct UiBuilder {
     pub invisible: bool,
     pub sizing_pass: bool,
     pub style: Option<Arc<Style>>,
+    pub sense: Option<Sense>,
 }
 
 impl UiBuilder {
@@ -116,4 +117,10 @@ impl UiBuilder {
         self.style = Some(style.into());
         self
     }
+
+    /// Sense of the Ui. Should be the same as the one passed to [`Ui::interact_bg`]
+    pub fn sense(mut self, sense: Sense) -> Self {
+        self.sense = Some(sense);
+        self
+    }
 }