diff --git a/crates/egui/src/menu.rs b/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
index 780790480b6..83f33f1c04a 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/menu.rs
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ impl SubMenuButton {
             text_galley.size().x + icon_galley.size().x,
             text_galley.size().y.max(icon_galley.size().y),
         );
-        let desired_size = text_and_icon_size + 2.0 * button_padding;
+        let mut desired_size = text_and_icon_size + 2.0 * button_padding;
+        desired_size.y = desired_size.y.at_least(ui.spacing().interact_size.y);
 
         let (rect, response) = ui.allocate_at_least(desired_size, sense);
         response.widget_info(|| {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
index 46f5dd57e88..7a815e9581b 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/button.rs
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ impl Widget for Button {
             desired_size.x += ui.spacing().item_spacing.x + shortcut_text.size().x;
             desired_size.y = desired_size.y.max(shortcut_text.size().y);
         }
+        desired_size += 2.0 * button_padding;
         if !small {
             desired_size.y = desired_size.y.at_least(ui.spacing().interact_size.y);
         }
-        desired_size += 2.0 * button_padding;
         desired_size = desired_size.at_least(min_size);
 
         let (rect, response) = ui.allocate_at_least(desired_size, sense);