diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/label_widget.h b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/label_widget.h
index 8f130a8e16..bf66721e52 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/label_widget.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/label_widget.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct Menu_view::Label_widget : Widget, Cursor::Glyph_position
 
 	Animated_color _color;
 
+	bool _hover = false;  /* report hover details */
+
 	int _min_width  = 0;
 	int _min_height = 0;
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ struct Menu_view::Label_widget : Widget, Cursor::Glyph_position
 		_text       = Text("");
 		_min_width  = 0;
 		_min_height = 0;
+		_hover      = node.attribute_value("hover", false);
 
 		_factory.styles.with_label_style(node, [&] (Label_style style) {
 			_color.fade_to(style.color, Animated_color::Steps{80}); });
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@ struct Menu_view::Label_widget : Widget, Cursor::Glyph_position
 
 	Hovered hovered(Point at) const override
 	{
+		if (!_hover)
+			return Hovered { .unique_id = { }, .detail = { } };
+
 		Unique_id const hovered_id = Widget::hovered(at).unique_id;
 
 		if (!hovered_id.valid())
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/text_area/dialog.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/text_area/dialog.cc
index cfacdfe12e..04a037111e 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/text_area/dialog.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/text_area/dialog.cc
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void Dialog::produce_xml(Xml_generator &xml)
 				xml.node("label", [&] () {
 					xml.attribute("font", "monospace/regular");
 					xml.attribute("text", String<512>(line));
+					xml.attribute("hover", "yes");
 
 					if (_cursor.y.value == at.value)
 						xml.node("cursor", [&] () {