diff --git a/.changeset/mosaic-rename-merge-style-props.md b/.changeset/mosaic-rename-merge-style-props.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mosaic-rename-merge-style-props.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/__tests__/props.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/__tests__/props.test.ts
index 54761210c46..2e3e9d66933 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/__tests__/props.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/__tests__/props.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
-import { mergeProps, themeProps } from '../props';
+import { mergeStyleProps, themeProps } from '../props';
 
 // The public styling contract lives here, not in any one component: the stable
 // `.cl-<slot>` class, `data-<axis>` variant reflection, and the class/style merge
@@ -37,38 +37,38 @@ describe('themeProps', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('mergeProps', () => {
+describe('mergeStyleProps', () => {
   it('concatenates className across bags, base first', () => {
-    const merged = mergeProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, { className: 'x1 x2' });
+    const merged = mergeStyleProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, { className: 'x1 x2' });
     expect(merged.className).toBe('cl-button x1 x2');
   });
 
   it('accepts a trailing string as an appended className', () => {
-    const merged = mergeProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, { className: 'x1' }, 'consumer');
+    const merged = mergeStyleProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, { className: 'x1' }, 'consumer');
     expect(merged.className).toBe('cl-button x1 consumer');
   });
 
   it('accepts a trailing object as a style and lets it win', () => {
-    const merged = mergeProps({ style: { marginTop: '2px', color: 'red' } }, undefined, { marginTop: '8px' });
+    const merged = mergeStyleProps({ style: { marginTop: '2px', color: 'red' } }, undefined, { marginTop: '8px' });
     expect(merged.style).toEqual({ marginTop: '8px', color: 'red' });
   });
 
   it('disambiguates the trailing className and style pair by position', () => {
-    const merged = mergeProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, undefined, 'consumer', { marginTop: '8px' });
+    const merged = mergeStyleProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, undefined, 'consumer', { marginTop: '8px' });
     expect(merged.className).toBe('cl-button consumer');
     expect(merged.style).toEqual({ marginTop: '8px' });
   });
 
   it('treats a string second argument as a className', () => {
-    expect(mergeProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, 'consumer').className).toBe('cl-button consumer');
+    expect(mergeStyleProps({ className: 'cl-button' }, 'consumer').className).toBe('cl-button consumer');
   });
 
   it('drops className entirely when nothing contributes one', () => {
-    expect(mergeProps({ 'data-intent': 'primary' }, {})).not.toHaveProperty('className');
+    expect(mergeStyleProps({ 'data-intent': 'primary' }, {})).not.toHaveProperty('className');
   });
 
   it('preserves non-class/style props from both bags', () => {
-    const merged = mergeProps({ 'data-intent': 'primary' }, { role: 'button' });
+    const merged = mergeStyleProps({ 'data-intent': 'primary' }, { role: 'button' });
     expect(merged).toMatchObject({ 'data-intent': 'primary', role: 'button' });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/button/button.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/button/button.tsx
index b991702c5a9..62d0dffbe46 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/button/button.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/button/button.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { mergeProps, themeProps } from '../../props';
+import { mergeStyleProps, themeProps } from '../../props';
 import { styles } from './button.styles';
 
 export interface ButtonProps extends React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'button'> {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const Button = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ButtonProps>(function
       ref={ref}
       type='button'
       disabled={disabled}
-      {...mergeProps(
+      {...mergeStyleProps(
         themeProps('button', { intent, variant, size, shape, fullWidth, disabled }),
         stylex.props(
           styles.base,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/props.ts b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/props.ts
index 9722e4cbd4c..16000abdb05 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/props.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/props.ts
@@ -72,14 +72,17 @@ function mergeTwoProps(base: PropsObject, overrides: PropsObject): PropsObject {
  * `className`/`style` into one spreadable object. Positional, mirroring astryx's
  * helper so the consumer's `className` and `style` can be passed raw:
  *
- *   mergeProps(themeProps('button', { variant }), stylex.props(...), className, style)
+ *   mergeStyleProps(themeProps('button', { variant }), stylex.props(...), className, style)
  *
  * The trailing pair disambiguates by type — a string is a `className`, an object
  * is a `style` — which is why `style` is accepted directly rather than wrapped.
  * Order is deliberate: stable class + data-attrs, then StyleX atoms, then the
  * consumer's `className`/`style` last so they win.
+ *
+ * Distinct from `@clerk/headless`'s `mergeProps`: this only fuses styling output
+ * (className/style) and does not chain event handlers.
  */
-export function mergeProps(
+export function mergeStyleProps(
   first: PropsObject,
   second?: PropsObject | string,
   classNameOrStyle?: string | React.CSSProperties,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/styles/index.ts b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/styles/index.ts
index 787900e54bf..f1716fae927 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/styles/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/styles/index.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ export type ColorVarName = keyof typeof colorVars;
 export type RadiusVarName = keyof typeof radiusVars;
 export type SpacingVarName = keyof typeof spacingVars;
 export type TypeScaleVarName = keyof typeof typeScaleVars;
-export { mergeProps, themeProps } from '../props';
+export { mergeStyleProps, themeProps } from '../props';