diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index 04efec3a..1124d817 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - fix useNodesData: handle invalid node id thanks @saswatax
 - fix forwardRef: use custom fixForwardRef function
+- refactor intersection helpers to use passed node value
 
 ## 12.0.0-next.11
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
index d05135c9..5c10ad6a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useReactFlow.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export function useReactFlow<NodeType extends Node = Node, EdgeType extends Edge
     []
   );
 
-  const getNodeRect = useCallback((nodeOrRect: NodeType | { id: Node['id'] }): Rect | null => {
+  const getNodeRect = useCallback((nodeOrRect: NodeType | { id: NodeType['id'] }): Rect | null => {
     const node =
       isNode(nodeOrRect) && nodeHasDimensions(nodeOrRect)
         ? nodeOrRect