diff --git a/charts_flutter/lib/src/chart_gesture_detector.dart b/charts_flutter/lib/src/chart_gesture_detector.dart
index 8c8249ea4..1f40717ee 100644
--- a/charts_flutter/lib/src/chart_gesture_detector.dart
+++ b/charts_flutter/lib/src/chart_gesture_detector.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart'
     show
         BuildContext,
         GestureDetector,
+        MouseRegion,
         ScaleEndDetails,
         ScaleStartDetails,
         ScaleUpdateDetails,
@@ -59,7 +60,9 @@ class ChartGestureDetector {
     _listeningForLongPress = desiredGestures.contains(GestureType.onLongPress);
 
     return new GestureDetector(
-      child: chartContainer,
+      child: new MouseRegion(
+          child: chartContainer,
+          onHover: (e) => onHover(e.position.dx, e.position.dy)),
       onTapDown: wantTapDown ? onTapDown : null,
       onTapUp: wantTap ? onTapUp : null,
       onScaleStart: wantDrag ? onScaleStart : null,
@@ -68,6 +71,12 @@ class ChartGestureDetector {
     );
   }
 
+  void onHover(double x, y) {
+    final container = _containerResolver();
+    _lastTapPoint = new Point(x, y);
+    container.gestureProxy.onHover(_lastTapPoint);
+  }
+
   void onTapDown(TapDownDetails d) {
     final container = _containerResolver();
     final localPosition = container.globalToLocal(d.globalPosition);
diff --git a/charts_flutter/lib/src/util.dart b/charts_flutter/lib/src/util.dart
index b39174825..54cfaa76a 100644
--- a/charts_flutter/lib/src/util.dart
+++ b/charts_flutter/lib/src/util.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart'
     show
         RenderBox,
+        RenderMouseRegion,
         RenderSemanticsGestureHandler,
         RenderPointerListener,
         RenderCustomMultiChildLayoutBox;
@@ -36,9 +37,13 @@ ChartContainerRenderObject getChartContainerRenderObject(RenderBox box) {
       (semanticHandler as RenderSemanticsGestureHandler).child;
 
   assert(renderPointerListener is RenderPointerListener);
-  final chartContainerRenderObject =
+  final renderMouseRegion =
       (renderPointerListener as RenderPointerListener).child;
 
+  assert(renderMouseRegion is RenderMouseRegion);
+  final chartContainerRenderObject =
+      (renderMouseRegion as RenderMouseRegion).child;
+
   assert(chartContainerRenderObject is ChartContainerRenderObject);
 
   return chartContainerRenderObject as ChartContainerRenderObject;
diff --git a/charts_flutter/test/user_managed_state_test.dart b/charts_flutter/test/user_managed_state_test.dart
index f34ef1b1d..313d62b8e 100644
--- a/charts_flutter/test/user_managed_state_test.dart
+++ b/charts_flutter/test/user_managed_state_test.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import 'package:charts_flutter/flutter.dart' as charts;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ void main() {
 
     final testChart = new TestChart(selectionChangedListener, onTapSelection);
 
-    await tester.pumpWidget(testChart);
+    await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(
+      home: testChart,
+    ));
 
     expect(currentSelectionModel, isNull);