diff --git a/gesture/gesture.go b/gesture/gesture.go
index 890e3e4c..aa3585b5 100644
--- a/gesture/gesture.go
+++ b/gesture/gesture.go
@@ -27,6 +27,46 @@ import (
 // The duration is somewhat arbitrary.
 const doubleClickDuration = 200 * time.Millisecond
 
+// Hover detects the hover gesture for a pointer area.
+type Hover struct {
+	// entered tracks whether the pointer is inside the gesture.
+	entered bool
+	// pid is the pointer.ID.
+	pid pointer.ID
+}
+
+// Add the gesture to detect hovering over the current pointer area.
+func (h *Hover) Add(ops *op.Ops) {
+	pointer.InputOp{
+		Tag:   h,
+		Types: pointer.Enter | pointer.Leave,
+	}.Add(ops)
+}
+
+// Hovered returns whether a pointer is inside the area.
+func (h *Hover) Hovered(q event.Queue) bool {
+	for _, ev := range q.Events(h) {
+		e, ok := ev.(pointer.Event)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch e.Type {
+		case pointer.Leave:
+			if h.entered && h.pid == e.PointerID {
+				h.entered = false
+			}
+		case pointer.Enter:
+			if !h.entered {
+				h.pid = e.PointerID
+			}
+			if h.pid == e.PointerID {
+				h.entered = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return h.entered
+}
+
 // Click detects click gestures in the form
 // of ClickEvents.
 type Click struct {
diff --git a/gesture/gesture_test.go b/gesture/gesture_test.go
index 3c9f0383..f9fd3365 100644
--- a/gesture/gesture_test.go
+++ b/gesture/gesture_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,42 @@
 package gesture
 
 import (
+	"image"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"gioui.org/f32"
 	"gioui.org/io/event"
 	"gioui.org/io/pointer"
 	"gioui.org/io/router"
 	"gioui.org/op"
 )
 
+func TestHover(t *testing.T) {
+	ops := new(op.Ops)
+	var h Hover
+	rect := image.Rect(20, 20, 40, 40)
+	stack := pointer.Rect(rect).Push(ops)
+	h.Add(ops)
+	stack.Pop()
+	r := new(router.Router)
+	r.Frame(ops)
+
+	r.Queue(
+		pointer.Event{Type: pointer.Move, Position: f32.Pt(30, 30)},
+	)
+	if !h.Hovered(r) {
+		t.Fatal("expected hovered")
+	}
+
+	r.Queue(
+		pointer.Event{Type: pointer.Move, Position: f32.Pt(50, 50)},
+	)
+	if h.Hovered(r) {
+		t.Fatal("expected not hovered")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMouseClicks(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		label  string