diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.test.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.test.ts
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+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.test.ts
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+import {test, expect, vi} from 'vitest'
+import {mergeProps} from '../mergeProps'
+
+test('merges className', () => {
+  const propsA = {className: 'foo'}
+  const propsB = {className: 'bar'}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+
+  expect(merged.className).toBe('foo bar')
+})
+
+test('merges event handlers', () => {
+  const onClickA = vi.fn()
+  const onClickB = vi.fn()
+  const propsA = {onClick: onClickA}
+  const propsB = {onClick: onClickB}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+  merged.onClick(new MouseEvent('click'))
+
+  expect(onClickA).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(onClickB).toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+test('does not call second event handler if first prevents default', () => {
+  const onClickA = vi.fn(event => event.preventDefault())
+  const onClickB = vi.fn()
+  const propsA = {onClick: onClickA}
+  const propsB = {onClick: onClickB}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+  merged.onClick(new MouseEvent('click', {cancelable: true}))
+
+  expect(onClickA).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(onClickB).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+test('overrides event handler props when the existing value is not a function', () => {
+  const onClick = vi.fn()
+  const propsA = {onClick: undefined}
+  const propsB = {onClick}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+
+  merged.onClick(new MouseEvent('click'))
+
+  expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+test('merges style', () => {
+  const propsA = {style: {color: 'red'}}
+  const propsB = {style: {backgroundColor: 'blue'}}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+
+  expect(merged.style).toEqual({color: 'red', backgroundColor: 'blue'})
+})
+
+test('overrides non-mergeable props', () => {
+  const propsA = {id: 'foo'}
+  const propsB = {id: 'bar'}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+
+  expect(merged.id).toBe('bar')
+})
+
+test('adds new props', () => {
+  const propsA = {foo: 'foo'}
+  const propsB = {bar: 'bar'}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+
+  expect(merged.foo).toBe('foo')
+  expect(merged.bar).toBe('bar')
+})
+
+test('merges multiple props', () => {
+  const onClickA = vi.fn()
+  const onClickB = vi.fn()
+  const propsA = {className: 'foo', onClick: onClickA, style: {color: 'red'}}
+  const propsB = {className: 'bar', onClick: onClickB, style: {backgroundColor: 'blue'}}
+  const merged = mergeProps(propsA, propsB)
+  merged.onClick(new MouseEvent('click'))
+
+  expect(merged.className).toBe('foo bar')
+  expect(merged.style).toEqual({color: 'red', backgroundColor: 'blue'})
+  expect(onClickA).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(onClickB).toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.types.test.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.types.test.ts
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+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/__tests__/mergeProps.types.test.ts
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+import {mergeProps} from '../mergeProps'
+
+export function mergePropsKeepsPropsFromBothObjects() {
+  const merged = mergeProps({foo: 'foo'}, {bar: 1})
+
+  return merged satisfies {foo: string; bar: number}
+}
+
+export function mergePropsUsesSecondObjectForOverlappingProps() {
+  const merged = mergeProps({value: 'one'}, {value: 1})
+
+  return merged satisfies {value: number}
+}
+
+export function mergePropsDoesNotIntersectOverlappingProps() {
+  const merged = mergeProps({value: 'one'}, {value: 1})
+
+  // @ts-expect-error overlapping props should use the second object type instead of an impossible intersection
+  const value: never = merged.value
+
+  return value
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/mergeProps.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/mergeProps.ts
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+import {clsx} from 'clsx'
+import type {Merge} from './types'
+
+type EventHandler = (event: {defaultPrevented?: boolean}) => void
+type ClassValue = Parameters<typeof clsx>[number]
+
+function mergeProps<A extends object, B extends object = A>(a: A, b: B): Merge<A, B> {
+  const merged = {...a} as Record<string, unknown>
+
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(b)) {
+    if (key in merged) {
+      const existing = merged[key]
+
+      if (key === 'className') {
+        merged[key] = clsx(existing as ClassValue, value as ClassValue)
+      } else if (isEventHandlerKey(key) && isEventHandler(existing) && isEventHandler(value)) {
+        merged[key] = composeEventHandlers(existing, value)
+      } else if (key === 'style') {
+        merged[key] = mergeStyle(existing, value)
+      } else {
+        merged[key] = value
+      }
+    } else {
+      merged[key] = value
+    }
+  }
+
+  return merged as Merge<A, B>
+}
+
+function composeEventHandlers(a: EventHandler, b: EventHandler) {
+  return (event: Parameters<EventHandler>[0]) => {
+    a(event)
+
+    if (!event.defaultPrevented) {
+      b(event)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function isEventHandlerKey(key: string) {
+  return key.startsWith('on')
+}
+
+function isEventHandler(value: unknown): value is EventHandler {
+  return typeof value === 'function'
+}
+
+function mergeStyle(a: unknown, b: unknown) {
+  return {
+    ...(isObject(a) ? a : {}),
+    ...(isObject(b) ? b : {}),
+  }
+}
+
+function isObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null
+}
+
+export {mergeProps}