diff --git a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
index 7e3ffe4c97038..0eb90b2abd253 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_sprite/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -459,27 +459,37 @@ pub fn queue_sprites(
                 }
 
                 // Calculate vertex data for this item
-
                 let mut uvs = QUAD_UVS;
-                if extracted_sprite.flip_x {
-                    uvs = [uvs[1], uvs[0], uvs[3], uvs[2]];
-                }
-                if extracted_sprite.flip_y {
-                    uvs = [uvs[3], uvs[2], uvs[1], uvs[0]];
-                }
 
                 // By default, the size of the quad is the size of the texture
                 let mut quad_size = current_image_size;
 
-                // If a rect is specified, adjust UVs and the size of the quad
+                // If a rect is specified, adjust UVs and the size of the quad.
+                // The UVs are shrunk by half the size of a texel to prevent
+                // floating point inaccuracies from causing incorrect sampling.
                 if let Some(rect) = extracted_sprite.rect {
                     let rect_size = rect.size();
-                    for uv in &mut uvs {
-                        *uv = (rect.min + *uv * rect_size) / current_image_size;
+                    let texel_half_extent = 1.0 / current_image_size / 2.0;
+                    let shift = [
+                        texel_half_extent * Vec2::new(1., -1.),
+                        texel_half_extent * Vec2::new(-1., -1.),
+                        texel_half_extent * Vec2::new(-1., 1.),
+                        texel_half_extent * Vec2::new(1., 1.),
+                    ];
+
+                    for i in 0..4usize {
+                        uvs[i] = (rect.min + uvs[i] * rect_size) / current_image_size + shift[i];
                     }
                     quad_size = rect_size;
                 }
 
+                if extracted_sprite.flip_x {
+                    uvs = [uvs[1], uvs[0], uvs[3], uvs[2]];
+                }
+                if extracted_sprite.flip_y {
+                    uvs = [uvs[3], uvs[2], uvs[1], uvs[0]];
+                }
+
                 // Override the size if a custom one is specified
                 if let Some(custom_size) = extracted_sprite.custom_size {
                     quad_size = custom_size;