diff --git a/app/client/src/utils/boxHelpers.ts b/app/client/src/utils/boxHelpers.ts
index 5ade38372de3..1c6af664c317 100644
--- a/app/client/src/utils/boxHelpers.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/utils/boxHelpers.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@ export interface Rect {
 }
 
 export const areIntersecting = (r1: Rect, r2: Rect) => {
-  return !(
-    r2.left >= r1.right ||
-    r2.right <= r1.left ||
-    r2.top >= r1.bottom ||
-    r2.bottom <= r1.top
-  );
+  // Check left/right overlap first, with short-circuits to avoid unnecessary property reads.
+  const l2 = r2.left;
+  const r1r = r1.right;
+  if (!(l2 < r1r)) return false;
+
+  const r2r = r2.right;
+  const l1 = r1.left;
+  if (!(r2r > l1)) return false;
+
+  // Check top/bottom overlap next.
+  const t2 = r2.top;
+  const b1 = r1.bottom;
+  if (!(t2 < b1)) return false;
+
+  const b2 = r2.bottom;
+  const t1 = r1.top;
+  return b2 > t1;
 };