diff --git a/examples/callout/widget.cpp b/examples/callout/widget.cpp
index 5174834..6640db8 100644
--- a/examples/callout/widget.cpp
+++ b/examples/callout/widget.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent),
       m_scene(0),
       m_chart(0),
-      m_view(0)
+      m_view(0),
+      m_tooltip(0)
 {
     // chart
     m_chart = new QChart;
     m_chart->setMinimumSize(640, 480);
+    m_chart->setTitle("Hover the line to show callout. Click the line to make it stay");
+    m_chart->legend()->hide();
     QLineSeries *series = new QLineSeries;
-    series->setName("Click the line to create a movable callout");
     series->append(1, 3);
     series->append(4, 5);
     series->append(5, 4.5);
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ Widget::Widget(QWidget *parent)
     mainLayout->addWidget(m_view);
     setLayout(mainLayout);
 
-    connect(series, SIGNAL(clicked(QPointF)), this, SLOT(addCallout(QPointF)));
+    connect(series, SIGNAL(clicked(QPointF)), this, SLOT(keepCallout()));
+    connect(series, SIGNAL(hovered(QPointF, bool)), this, SLOT(tooltip(QPointF,bool)));
 }
 
 Widget::~Widget()
@@ -46,11 +49,23 @@ Widget::~Widget()
     
 }
 
-void Widget::addCallout(QPointF point)
+void Widget::keepCallout()
 {
-    Callout *label = new Callout(m_chart);
-    label->setText(QString("X: %1\nY: %2").arg(point.x()).arg(point.y()));
-    label->setAnchor(m_chart->mapFromParent(m_view->mapToScene(m_view->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos()))));
-    label->setPos(m_chart->mapFromParent(m_view->mapToScene(m_view->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos() + QPoint(10, -50)))));
-    label->setZValue(11);
+    m_tooltip = new Callout(m_chart);
+}
+
+void Widget::tooltip(QPointF point, bool state)
+{
+    if (m_tooltip == 0)
+        m_tooltip = new Callout(m_chart);
+
+    if (state) {
+        m_tooltip->setText(QString("X: %1\nY: %2").arg(point.x()).arg(point.y()));
+        m_tooltip->setAnchor(m_chart->mapFromParent(m_view->mapToScene(m_view->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos()))));
+        m_tooltip->setPos(m_chart->mapFromParent(m_view->mapToScene(m_view->mapFromGlobal(QCursor::pos() + QPoint(10, -50)))));
+        m_tooltip->setZValue(11);
+        m_tooltip->show();
+    } else {
+        m_tooltip->hide();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/callout/widget.h b/examples/callout/widget.h
index 5cf0733..7c5041a 100644
--- a/examples/callout/widget.h
+++ b/examples/callout/widget.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 class QGraphicsScene;
 class QGraphicsView;
+class Callout;
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_USE_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ public:
     ~Widget();
 
 public slots:
-    void addCallout(QPointF point);
+    void keepCallout();
+    void tooltip(QPointF point, bool state);
 
 private:
     QGraphicsScene *m_scene;
     QChart *m_chart;
     QGraphicsView *m_view;
+    Callout *m_tooltip;
 };
 
 #endif // WIDGET_H
diff --git a/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp b/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
index 0a6db1a..4a05dfe 100644
--- a/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
+++ b/src/linechart/linechartitem.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ LineChartItem::LineChartItem(QLineSeries *series, ChartPresenter *presenter)
       m_series(series),
       m_pointsVisible(false)
 {
+    setAcceptHoverEvents(true);
     setZValue(ChartPresenter::LineChartZValue);
     QObject::connect(series->d_func(), SIGNAL(updated()), this, SLOT(handleUpdated()));
     QObject::connect(series, SIGNAL(visibleChanged()), this, SLOT(handleUpdated()));
@@ -132,6 +133,18 @@ void LineChartItem::mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
     QGraphicsItem::mousePressEvent(event);
 }
 
+void LineChartItem::hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
+{
+    emit XYChart::hovered(calculateDomainPoint(event->pos()), true);
+    QGraphicsItem::hoverEnterEvent(event);
+}
+
+void LineChartItem::hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event)
+{
+    emit XYChart::hovered(calculateDomainPoint(event->pos()), false);
+    QGraphicsItem::hoverEnterEvent(event);
+}
+
 #include "moc_linechartitem_p.cpp"
 
 QTCOMMERCIALCHART_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h b/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
index 7727b31..383ed41 100644
--- a/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
+++ b/src/linechart/linechartitem_p.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 protected:
     void updateGeometry();
     void mousePressEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
+    void hoverEnterEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
+    void hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *event);
 
 private:
     QLineSeries *m_series;
diff --git a/src/xychart/qxyseries.h b/src/xychart/qxyseries.h
index 6146772..71d95f4 100644
--- a/src/xychart/qxyseries.h
+++ b/src/xychart/qxyseries.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void clicked(const QPointF &point);
+    void hovered(const QPointF &point, bool state);
     void pointReplaced(int index);
     void pointRemoved(int index);
     void pointAdded(int index);
diff --git a/src/xychart/xychart.cpp b/src/xychart/xychart.cpp
index d7d65f8..f7356b1 100644
--- a/src/xychart/xychart.cpp
+++ b/src/xychart/xychart.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ XYChart::XYChart(QXYSeries *series, ChartPresenter *presenter)
     QObject::connect(series, SIGNAL(pointAdded(int)), this, SLOT(handlePointAdded(int)));
     QObject::connect(series, SIGNAL(pointRemoved(int)), this, SLOT(handlePointRemoved(int)));
     QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(clicked(QPointF)), series, SIGNAL(clicked(QPointF)));
+    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(hovered(QPointF,bool)), series, SIGNAL(hovered(QPointF,bool)));
 }
 
 void XYChart::setGeometryPoints(const QVector<QPointF>& points)
diff --git a/src/xychart/xychart_p.h b/src/xychart/xychart_p.h
index 7d4b155..2cb780d 100644
--- a/src/xychart/xychart_p.h
+++ b/src/xychart/xychart_p.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void clicked(const QPointF &point);
+    void hovered(const QPointF &point, bool state);
 
 protected:
     virtual void updateChart(QVector<QPointF> &oldPoints, QVector<QPointF> &newPoints, int index = -1);