diff --git a/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html b/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
index 2b800c08b6..4f94fde285 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
+++ b/platform/features/plot/res/templates/plot.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="gl-plot-coords"
-                 ng-if="representation.showControls">
+                 ng-if="subplot.isHovering()">
                 {{subplot.getHoverCoordinates().join(', ')}}
             </div>
 
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
             </div>
 
             <div class="gl-plot-display-area"
-                 ng-mouseenter="representation.showControls = true">
+                 ng-mouseenter="subplot.isHovering(true); representation.showControls = true;"
+                 ng-mouseleave="subplot.isHovering(false)">
 
                 <div class="gl-plot-hash hash-v"
                      ng-repeat="tick in subplot.getDomainTicks()"
diff --git a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
index 0bc7df84aa..41c30127ed 100644
--- a/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
+++ b/platform/features/plot/src/SubPlot.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ define(
                 formatter = new PlotFormatter(),
                 domainOffset,
                 mousePosition,
-                marqueeStart;
+                marqueeStart,
+                isHovering = false;
 
             // Utility, for map/forEach loops. Index 0 is domain,
             // index 1 is range.
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ define(
                  * @param $event the mouse event
                  */
                 hover: function ($event) {
+                    isHovering = true;
                     mousePosition = toMousePosition($event);
                     if (marqueeStart) {
                         updateMarqueeBox();
@@ -194,6 +196,12 @@ define(
                 },
                 setDomainOffset: function (value) {
                     domainOffset = value;
+                },
+                isHovering: function (state) {
+                    if (state !== undefined) {
+                        isHovering = state;
+                    }
+                    return isHovering;
                 }
             };
         }