diff --git a/crates/egui/src/response.rs b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
index 027938fb18c..bc252052ae4 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/response.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/response.rs
@@ -770,9 +770,8 @@ impl Response {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// See also: [`Ui::menu_button`] and [`Ui::close_menu`].
-    pub fn context_menu(self, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) -> Self {
-        menu::context_menu(&self, add_contents);
-        self
+    pub fn context_menu(&self, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) -> Option<InnerResponse<()>> {
+        menu::context_menu(self, add_contents)
     }
 }