diff --git a/src/ts/RemoteCursorManager.ts b/src/ts/RemoteCursorManager.ts
index 13e2cb5..3d10649 100644
--- a/src/ts/RemoteCursorManager.ts
+++ b/src/ts/RemoteCursorManager.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface IRemoteCursorManagerOptions {
   editor: monaco.editor.ICodeEditor;
 
   /**
-   * Determines if tooltips will be shown when the cursor is moved.
+   * Determines if tooltips will be shown when the cursor is moved or hovered.
    */
   tooltips?: boolean;
 
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export interface IRemoteCursorManagerOptions {
    * it was last moved.
    */
   tooltipDuration?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * Show the tooltip when the cursor is hovered
+   */
+  showTooltipOnHover?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ export class RemoteCursorManager {
       label,
       this._options.tooltips,
       tooltipDurationMs,
+      this._options.showTooltipOnHover,
       () => this.removeCursor(id));
     this._cursorWidgets.set(id, cursorWidget);
 
diff --git a/src/ts/RemoteCursorWidget.ts b/src/ts/RemoteCursorWidget.ts
index d5a2897..1b5685f 100644
--- a/src/ts/RemoteCursorWidget.ts
+++ b/src/ts/RemoteCursorWidget.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export class RemoteCursorWidget implements editor.IContentWidget, IDisposable {
               label: string,
               tooltipEnabled: boolean,
               tooltipDuration: number,
+              showTooltipOnHover: boolean,
               onDisposed: OnDisposed) {
     this._editor = codeEditor;
     this._tooltipDuration = tooltipDuration;
@@ -81,6 +82,16 @@ export class RemoteCursorWidget implements editor.IContentWidget, IDisposable {
       this._scrollListener = this._editor.onDidScrollChange(() => {
         this._updateTooltipPosition();
       });
+
+      if (showTooltipOnHover) {
+        this._domNode.style.pointerEvents = 'auto';
+        this._domNode.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
+          this._setTooltipVisible(true);
+        })
+        this._domNode.addEventListener('mouseout', () => {
+          this._setTooltipVisible(false);
+        })
+      }
     } else {
       this._tooltipNode = null;
       this._scrollListener = null;