diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/image.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/image.rs
index 43df6aaeeb..55fb343737 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/image.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/widget/image.rs
@@ -279,10 +279,15 @@ pub fn update_image_content_size_system(
             continue;
         }
 
-        if let Some(size) = match &image.texture_atlas {
-            Some(atlas) => atlas.texture_rect(&atlases).map(|t| t.size()),
-            None => textures.get(&image.image).map(Image::size),
-        } {
+        if let Some(size) =
+            image
+                .rect
+                .map(|rect| rect.size().as_uvec2())
+                .or_else(|| match &image.texture_atlas {
+                    Some(atlas) => atlas.texture_rect(&atlases).map(|t| t.size()),
+                    None => textures.get(&image.image).map(Image::size),
+                })
+        {
             // Update only if size or scale factor has changed to avoid needless layout calculations
             if size != image_size.size
                 || combined_scale_factor != *previous_combined_scale_factor