diff --git a/giraffe/package.json b/giraffe/package.json
index 267e557f..f576eda5 100644
--- a/giraffe/package.json
+++ b/giraffe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@influxdata/giraffe",
-  "version": "2.16.1",
+  "version": "2.16.2",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "module": "src/index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLayer.tsx b/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLayer.tsx
index 9de4bf8d..b664a8e9 100644
--- a/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLayer.tsx
+++ b/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLayer.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {AnnotationLine} from './AnnotationLine'
 export interface AnnotationLayerProps extends LayerProps {
   spec: AnnotationLayerSpec
   config: AnnotationLayerConfig
+  onHover: (forceHide: boolean) => void
 }
 
 const ANNOTATION_OVERLAY_DEFAULT_STYLE = {
@@ -23,7 +24,17 @@ const ANNOTATION_OVERLAY_DEFAULT_STYLE = {
 } as CSSProperties
 
 export const AnnotationLayer: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLayerProps> = props => {
-  const {config, spec, width, height, hoverX, hoverY, xScale, yScale} = props
+  const {
+    config,
+    spec,
+    width,
+    height,
+    hoverX,
+    hoverY,
+    xScale,
+    yScale,
+    onHover,
+  } = props
   const lineWidth = config.lineWidth || 2
   const annotationsPositions = useMemo(
     () => getAnnotationsPositions(spec.annotationData, xScale, yScale),
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ export const AnnotationLayer: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLayerProps> = props =>
             strokeWidth={lineWidth}
             pin={annotationData.pin}
             id={annotationData.id}
+            onHover={onHover}
           />
         )
       )}
diff --git a/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLine.tsx b/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLine.tsx
index cf7470db..04007ca1 100644
--- a/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLine.tsx
+++ b/giraffe/src/components/AnnotationLine.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface AnnotationLineProps {
   length: number
   pin: AnnotationPinType
   id: string
+  onHover?: (forceHide: boolean) => void
 }
 
 // These could become configurable values
@@ -46,6 +47,14 @@ const RANGE_HEIGHT = 9
  *
  *  style: {cursor: 'pointer'}
  *
+ *  the 'onHover' method is for firing when the user is hovering over
+ *  a clickable area.  it sends a 'true' when the user entered a clickable area
+ *  and a 'false' when it leaves.  This is so if there is a hover legend showing,
+ *  then it will be hidden while on the clickable area.
+ *
+ *  adding the 'onHover' to the tops of the annotations that are clickable:
+ *  the range rectangle and the 'start' pin for vertical annotation lines.
+ *
  * */
 export const AnnotationLine: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLineProps> = props => {
   const {
@@ -56,6 +65,7 @@ export const AnnotationLine: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLineProps> = props => {
     stopValue,
     length,
     pin,
+    onHover = () => {},
   } = props
 
   // This prevents blurry sub-pixel rendering as well as clipped lines
@@ -106,8 +116,6 @@ export const AnnotationLine: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLineProps> = props => {
     )
   }
 
-  // dimension is x:
-
   /**
    * This is the rectangle or 'hat' that goes on top of a range annotation.
    * The entire hat is click to edit for the annotation.
@@ -128,6 +136,12 @@ export const AnnotationLine: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLineProps> = props => {
       fill: color,
       id: props.id,
       style: {cursor: 'pointer', opacity: '60%'},
+      onMouseEnter: () => {
+        onHover(true)
+      },
+      onMouseLeave: () => {
+        onHover(false)
+      },
     })
   }
 
@@ -166,6 +180,12 @@ export const AnnotationLine: FunctionComponent<AnnotationLineProps> = props => {
           style: {cursor: 'pointer'},
           id: props.id,
           className: 'giraffe-annotation-click-target',
+          onMouseEnter: () => {
+            onHover(true)
+          },
+          onMouseLeave: () => {
+            onHover(false)
+          },
         })
       case 'stop':
         return createElement('polygon', {
diff --git a/giraffe/src/components/SizedPlot.tsx b/giraffe/src/components/SizedPlot.tsx
index cae35cab..d5e3bd13 100644
--- a/giraffe/src/components/SizedPlot.tsx
+++ b/giraffe/src/components/SizedPlot.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React, {
   FunctionComponent,
   RefObject,
   useCallback,
+  useState,
 } from 'react'
 
 import {Axes} from './Axes'
@@ -60,6 +61,17 @@ export const SizedPlot: FunctionComponent<SizedPlotProps> = ({
   const hoverX = dragEvent ? null : hoverEvent.x
   const hoverY = dragEvent ? null : hoverEvent.y
 
+  const [forceHoverLegendHide, setForceHoverLegendHide] = useState(false)
+
+  const hideLegend = hideMe => {
+    if (legendHide) {
+      return
+      // it is already hiding, nothing else to do
+      // optimization to reduce unecessary re-renderings
+    }
+    setForceHoverLegendHide(hideMe)
+  }
+
   const handleYBrushEnd = useCallback(
     (yRange: number[]) => {
       env.yDomain = rangeToDomain(yRange, env.yScale, env.innerHeight).reverse()
@@ -258,7 +270,7 @@ export const SizedPlot: FunctionComponent<SizedPlotProps> = ({
             const sharedProps = {
               hoverX,
               hoverY,
-              legendHide,
+              legendHide: legendHide || forceHoverLegendHide,
               plotConfig: config,
               xScale: env.xScale,
               yScale: env.yScale,
@@ -276,6 +288,7 @@ export const SizedPlot: FunctionComponent<SizedPlotProps> = ({
                     {...sharedProps}
                     spec={spec}
                     config={layerConfig as AnnotationLayerConfig}
+                    onHover={hideLegend}
                   />
                 )
               case SpecTypes.Line:
diff --git a/stories/src/annotation.stories.tsx b/stories/src/annotation.stories.tsx
index b2d0cb48..6467580c 100644
--- a/stories/src/annotation.stories.tsx
+++ b/stories/src/annotation.stories.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ storiesOf('Annotations', module)
     const legendFont = legendFontKnob()
     const legendOrientationThreshold = tooltipOrientationThresholdKnob()
     const legendColorizeRows = tooltipColorizeRowsKnob()
+    const legendHide = boolean('Hide Hover Legend', false)
 
     const xTotalTicks = number('X Total Ticks', 8)
     const yTotalTicks = number('Y Total Ticks', 10)
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ storiesOf('Annotations', module)
       xScale,
       yScale,
       legendFont,
+      legendHide,
       legendOrientationThreshold,
       legendColorizeRows,
       tickFont,
@@ -505,6 +507,7 @@ storiesOf('Annotations', module)
     const legendFont = legendFontKnob()
     const legendOrientationThreshold = tooltipOrientationThresholdKnob()
     const legendColorizeRows = tooltipColorizeRowsKnob()
+    const legendHide = boolean('Hide Hover Legend', false)
 
     const xTotalTicks = number('X Total Ticks', 8)
     const yTotalTicks = number('Y Total Ticks', 10)
@@ -577,6 +580,7 @@ storiesOf('Annotations', module)
       xScale,
       yScale,
       legendFont,
+      legendHide,
       legendOrientationThreshold,
       legendColorizeRows,
       tickFont,