diff --git a/api-generator/components/toast.js b/api-generator/components/toast.js
index 63432b5b44..3097139d39 100644
--- a/api-generator/components/toast.js
+++ b/api-generator/components/toast.js
@@ -75,6 +75,28 @@ const ToastEvents = [
         name: 'onHide',
         description: 'Callback to invoke when message becomes hidden.',
         arguments: []
+    },
+    {
+        name: 'onMouseEnter',
+        description: 'Callback to invoke when a message gets focus with mouse.',
+        arguments: [
+            {
+                name: 'event',
+                type: 'MouseEvent',
+                description: 'Mouse Event'
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        name: 'onMouseLeave',
+        description: 'Callback to invoke when a message loses focus with mouse.',
+        arguments: [
+            {
+                name: 'event',
+                type: 'MouseEvent',
+                description: 'Mouse Event'
+            }
+        ]
     }
 ];
 
diff --git a/components/doc/toast/index.js b/components/doc/toast/index.js
index 277247cf9a..01b4b892e1 100644
--- a/components/doc/toast/index.js
+++ b/components/doc/toast/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import React, { memo } from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { TabView, TabPanel } from '../../lib/tabview/TabView';
-import { useLiveEditorTabs } from '../common/liveeditor';
+import React, { memo } from 'react';
+import { TabPanel, TabView } from '../../lib/tabview/TabView';
 import { CodeHighlight } from '../common/codehighlight';
 import { DevelopmentSection } from '../common/developmentsection';
+import { useLiveEditorTabs } from '../common/liveeditor';
 
 const ToastDoc = memo(() => {
     const sources = {
@@ -827,6 +827,16 @@ toast.current.replace(newMessages);
                                     <td>-</td>
                                     <td>Callback to invoke when message becomes hidden.</td>
                                 </tr>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td>onMouseEnter</td>
+                                    <td>event: Mouse Event </td>
+                                    <td>Callback to invoke when a message gets focus with mouse.</td>
+                                </tr>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <td>onMouseLeave</td>
+                                    <td>event: Mouse Event </td>
+                                    <td>Callback to invoke when a message loses focus with mouse.</td>
+                                </tr>
                             </tbody>
                         </table>
                     </div>
diff --git a/components/lib/api/Locale.js b/components/lib/api/Locale.js
index 40f4de08fb..978621867c 100644
--- a/components/lib/api/Locale.js
+++ b/components/lib/api/Locale.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let locales = {
         dateAfter: 'Date is after',
         custom: 'Custom',
         clear: 'Clear',
+        close: 'Close',
         apply: 'Apply',
         matchAll: 'Match All',
         matchAny: 'Match Any',
diff --git a/components/lib/toast/Toast.js b/components/lib/toast/Toast.js
index 2b1409fc51..a4b123b4e9 100644
--- a/components/lib/toast/Toast.js
+++ b/components/lib/toast/Toast.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const Toast = React.memo(
 
                             return (
                                 <CSSTransition nodeRef={messageRef} key={messageInfo._pId} classNames="p-toast-message" unmountOnExit timeout={{ enter: 300, exit: 300 }} onEntered={onEntered} onExited={onExited} options={props.transitionOptions}>
-                                    <ToastMessage ref={messageRef} messageInfo={messageInfo} onClick={props.onClick} onClose={onClose} />
+                                    <ToastMessage ref={messageRef} messageInfo={messageInfo} onClick={props.onClick} onClose={onClose} onMouseEnter={props.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={props.onMouseLeave} />
                                 </CSSTransition>
                             );
                         })}
@@ -126,5 +126,7 @@ Toast.defaultProps = {
     onClick: null,
     onRemove: null,
     onShow: null,
-    onHide: null
+    onHide: null,
+    onMouseEnter: null,
+    onMouseLeave: null
 };
diff --git a/components/lib/toast/ToastMessage.js b/components/lib/toast/ToastMessage.js
index 8a5749c866..25dc2212e5 100644
--- a/components/lib/toast/ToastMessage.js
+++ b/components/lib/toast/ToastMessage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { localeOption } from '../api/Locale';
+import { Button } from '../button/Button';
 import { useTimeout } from '../hooks/Hooks';
-import { Ripple } from '../ripple/Ripple';
 import { classNames, DomHandler, ObjectUtils } from '../utils/Utils';
 
 export const ToastMessage = React.memo(
@@ -8,12 +9,13 @@ export const ToastMessage = React.memo(
         const messageInfo = props.messageInfo;
         const { severity, content, summary, detail, closable, life, sticky, className: _className, style, contentClassName: _contentClassName, contentStyle } = messageInfo.message;
 
+        const [focused, setFocused] = React.useState(false);
         const [clearTimer] = useTimeout(
             () => {
                 onClose();
             },
             life || 3000,
-            !sticky
+            !sticky && !focused
         );
 
         const onClose = () => {
@@ -27,14 +29,38 @@ export const ToastMessage = React.memo(
             }
         };
 
+        const onMouseEnter = (event) => {
+            props.onMouseEnter && props.onMouseEnter(event);
+
+            // do not continue if the user has canceled the event
+            if (event.defaultPrevented) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // stop timer while user has focused message
+            if (!sticky) {
+                clearTimer();
+                setFocused(true);
+            }
+        };
+
+        const onMouseLeave = (event) => {
+            props.onMouseLeave && props.onMouseLeave(event);
+
+            // do not continue if the user has canceled the event
+            if (event.defaultPrevented) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // restart timer when user has left message
+            if (!sticky) {
+                setFocused(false);
+            }
+        };
+
         const createCloseIcon = () => {
             if (closable !== false) {
-                return (
-                    <button type="button" className="p-toast-icon-close p-link" onClick={onClose}>
-                        <span className="p-toast-icon-close-icon pi pi-times"></span>
-                        <Ripple />
-                    </button>
-                );
+                return <Button type="button" className="p-toast-icon-close p-link" icon="p-toast-icon-close-icon pi pi-times" onClick={onClose} aria-label={localeOption('close')} />;
             }
 
             return null;
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ export const ToastMessage = React.memo(
         const closeIcon = createCloseIcon();
 
         return (
-            <div ref={ref} className={className} style={style} role="alert" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" onClick={onClick}>
+            <div ref={ref} className={className} style={style} role="alert" aria-live="assertive" aria-atomic="true" onClick={onClick} onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}>
                 <div className={contentClassName} style={contentStyle}>
                     {message}
                     {closeIcon}