diff --git a/src/plots/attributes.js b/src/plots/attributes.js
index 52b03c671ed..c2b79cb419d 100644
--- a/src/plots/attributes.js
+++ b/src/plots/attributes.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = {
         valType: 'flaglist',
         role: 'info',
         flags: ['x', 'y', 'z', 'text', 'name'],
-        extras: ['all', 'none'],
+        extras: ['all', 'none', 'hide'],
         dflt: 'all',
         description: 'Determines which trace information appear on hover.'
     },
diff --git a/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js b/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
index a367d6e65b3..fb4e3c925e6 100644
--- a/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
+++ b/src/plots/cartesian/graph_interact.js
@@ -394,14 +394,16 @@ function hover(gd, evt, subplot) {
         hovermode = 'array';
         for(itemnum = 0; itemnum < evt.length; itemnum++) {
             cd = gd.calcdata[evt[itemnum].curveNumber||0];
-            searchData.push(cd);
+            if(cd[0].trace.hoverinfo !== 'none') {
+                searchData.push(cd);
+            }
         }
     }
     else {
         for(curvenum = 0; curvenum < gd.calcdata.length; curvenum++) {
             cd = gd.calcdata[curvenum];
             trace = cd[0].trace;
-            if(subplots.indexOf(getSubplot(trace)) !== -1) {
+            if(trace.hoverinfo !== 'none' && subplots.indexOf(getSubplot(trace)) !== -1) {
                 searchData.push(cd);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/traces/choropleth/plot.js b/src/traces/choropleth/plot.js
index b440f60cdf2..76b88763055 100644
--- a/src/traces/choropleth/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/choropleth/plot.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ plotChoropleth.style = function(geo) {
 function makeCleanHoverLabelsFunc(geo, trace) {
     var hoverinfo = trace.hoverinfo;
 
-    if(hoverinfo === 'none') {
+    if(hoverinfo === 'none' || hoverinfo === 'hide') {
         return function cleanHoverLabelsFunc(pt) {
             delete pt.nameLabel;
             delete pt.textLabel;
diff --git a/src/traces/pie/plot.js b/src/traces/pie/plot.js
index e96c21fbf77..9faaf2ffc91 100644
--- a/src/traces/pie/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/pie/plot.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, cdpie) {
                     // in case we dragged over the pie from another subplot,
                     // or if hover is turned off
                     if(gd._dragging || fullLayout2.hovermode === false ||
-                            hoverinfo === 'none' || !hoverinfo) {
+                            hoverinfo === 'none' || hoverinfo === 'hide' || !hoverinfo) {
                         return;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergeo/plot.js b/src/traces/scattergeo/plot.js
index 921dce93b84..75c19393483 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergeo/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergeo/plot.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ plotScatterGeo.style = function(geo) {
 function makeCleanHoverLabelsFunc(geo, trace) {
     var hoverinfo = trace.hoverinfo;
 
-    if(hoverinfo === 'none') {
+    if(hoverinfo === 'none' || hoverinfo === 'hide') {
         return function cleanHoverLabelsFunc(d) { delete d.textLabel; };
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/click_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/click_test.js
index 8dd517cdd15..5e948cf9693 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/click_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/click_test.js
@@ -83,7 +83,28 @@ describe('Test click interactions:', function() {
     });
 
     describe('click event with hoverinfo set to none - plotly_click', function() {
-        var futureData;
+        var futureData = null;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+
+            var modifiedMockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mockCopy);
+            modifiedMockCopy.data[0].hoverinfo = 'none';
+            Plotly.plot(gd, modifiedMockCopy.data, modifiedMockCopy.layout)
+                .then(done);
+
+            gd.on('plotly_click', function(data) {
+                futureData = data;
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('should not register the hover', function() {
+            click(pointPos[0], pointPos[1]);
+            expect(futureData).toEqual(null);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('click events with hoverinfo set to none - plotly_hover', function() {
+        var futureData = null;
 
         beforeEach(function(done) {
 
@@ -92,12 +113,33 @@ describe('Test click interactions:', function() {
             Plotly.plot(gd, modifiedMockCopy.data, modifiedMockCopy.layout)
                 .then(done);
 
+            gd.on('plotly_hover', function(data) {
+                futureData = data;
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('should not register the click', function() {
+            click(pointPos[0], pointPos[1]);
+            expect(futureData).toEqual(null);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('click event with hoverinfo set to hide - plotly_click', function() {
+        var futureData;
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+
+            var modifiedMockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mockCopy);
+            modifiedMockCopy.data[0].hoverinfo = 'hide';
+            Plotly.plot(gd, modifiedMockCopy.data, modifiedMockCopy.layout)
+                .then(done);
+
             gd.on('plotly_click', function(data) {
                 futureData = data;
             });
         });
 
-        it('should contain the correct fields despite hoverinfo: "none"', function() {
+        it('should contain the correct fields despite hoverinfo: "hide"', function() {
             click(pointPos[0], pointPos[1]);
             expect(futureData.points.length).toEqual(1);
 
@@ -113,13 +155,13 @@ describe('Test click interactions:', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('click events with hoverinfo set to none - plotly_hover', function() {
+    describe('click events with hoverinfo set to hide - plotly_hover', function() {
         var futureData;
 
         beforeEach(function(done) {
 
             var modifiedMockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mockCopy);
-            modifiedMockCopy.data[0].hoverinfo = 'none';
+            modifiedMockCopy.data[0].hoverinfo = 'hide';
             Plotly.plot(gd, modifiedMockCopy.data, modifiedMockCopy.layout)
                 .then(done);
 
@@ -128,7 +170,7 @@ describe('Test click interactions:', function() {
             });
         });
 
-        it('should contain the correct fields despite hoverinfo: "none"', function() {
+        it('should contain the correct fields despite hoverinfo: "hide"', function() {
             click(pointPos[0], pointPos[1]);
             expect(futureData.points.length).toEqual(1);
 
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/hover_label_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/hover_label_test.js
index 8f4c71e0eae..2454e716551 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/hover_label_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/hover_label_test.js
@@ -309,7 +309,24 @@ describe('hover info', function() {
             Plotly.plot(createGraphDiv(), mockCopy.data, mockCopy.layout).then(done);
         });
 
-        it('does not render if hover is set to none', function() {
+        it('does not hover if hover info is set to none', function() {
+            var gd = document.getElementById('graph');
+            Fx.hover('graph', evt, 'xy');
+
+            expect(gd._hoverdata, undefined);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('hover info hide', function() {
+        var mockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mock);
+
+        mockCopy.data[0].hoverinfo = 'hide';
+
+        beforeEach(function(done) {
+            Plotly.plot(createGraphDiv(), mockCopy.data, mockCopy.layout).then(done);
+        });
+
+        it('does not render if hover is set to hide', function() {
             var gd = document.getElementById('graph');
             Fx.hover('graph', evt, 'xy');