diff --git a/crates/egui/src/memory.rs b/crates/egui/src/memory.rs
index ed1c11df935..973147bdc9e 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/memory.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/memory.rs
@@ -727,7 +727,9 @@ impl Memory {
     /// Forget window positions, sizes etc.
     /// Can be used to auto-layout windows.
     pub fn reset_areas(&mut self) {
-        self.areas = Default::default();
+        for area in self.areas.values_mut() {
+            *area = Default::default();
+        }
     }
 
     /// Obtain the previous rectangle of an area.