diff --git a/src/mixins/canvas_events.mixin.js b/src/mixins/canvas_events.mixin.js
index 676e301d646..e0364c615f1 100644
--- a/src/mixins/canvas_events.mixin.js
+++ b/src/mixins/canvas_events.mixin.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
       addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mousedown', this._onMouseDown);
       addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mousemove', this._onMouseMove);
       addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mouseout', this._onMouseOut);
+      addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mouseenter', this._onMouseEnter);
       addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'wheel', this._onMouseWheel);
       addListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'contextmenu', this._onContextMenu);
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
       this._onOrientationChange = this._onOrientationChange.bind(this);
       this._onMouseWheel = this._onMouseWheel.bind(this);
       this._onMouseOut = this._onMouseOut.bind(this);
+      this._onMouseEnter = this._onMouseEnter.bind(this);
       this._onContextMenu = this._onContextMenu.bind(this);
     },
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@
       removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mousedown', this._onMouseDown);
       removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mousemove', this._onMouseMove);
       removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mouseout', this._onMouseOut);
+      removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'mouseenter', this._onMouseEnter);
       removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'wheel', this._onMouseWheel);
       removeListener(this.upperCanvasEl, 'contextmenu', this._onContextMenu);
 
@@ -139,6 +142,17 @@
       target && target.fire('mouseout', { e: e });
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {Event} e Event object fired on mouseenter
+     */
+    _onMouseEnter: function(e) {
+      if (!this.findTarget(e)) {
+        this.fire('mouse:over', { target: null, e: e });
+        this._hoveredTarget = null;
+      }
+    },
+
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {Event} [e] Event object fired on Event.js orientation change