diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/Node.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/Node.scala
index 1734cce..c17ff0e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/Node.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/Node.scala
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ abstract class Node extends Widget with MouseHandler with HoverHandler with Pers
   override def update(): Unit = {
     super.update()
 
-    if (isHovered || isMoving) {
+    if (mouseOver || isMoving) {
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.RMB, "Menu")
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.DragLMB, "Move node")
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ abstract class Node extends Widget with MouseHandler with HoverHandler with Pers
 
   private def stopMoving(): Unit = {
     isMoving = false
-    if (isHovered)
+    if (mouseOver)
       highlight.goto(HoveredHighlight)
     else
       highlight.goto(NoHighlight)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/NodeTypeWidget.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/NodeTypeWidget.scala
index 0f5e9e3..3831f5f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/NodeTypeWidget.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/NodeTypeWidget.scala
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class NodeTypeWidget(val nodeType: NodeType) extends Widget with MouseHandler wi
 
   override def update(): Unit = {
     super.update()
-    if (isHovered) {
+    if (mouseOver) {
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, "Add node")
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/ShiftClickNode.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/ShiftClickNode.scala
index d39e02d..7d45510 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/ShiftClickNode.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/ShiftClickNode.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ trait ShiftClickNode extends Node {
   override def update(): Unit = {
     super.update()
 
-    if (isHovered || isMoving)
+    if (mouseOver || isMoving)
       root.get.statusBar.addKeyMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, "SHIFT", hoveredShiftStatusBarText)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/WindowedNode.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/WindowedNode.scala
index caa80a3..304893c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/WindowedNode.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/WindowedNode.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ trait WindowedNode[T <: Window] extends Node with Windowed[T] {
   }
 
   override def update(): Unit = {
-    if (isHovered || isMoving)
+    if (mouseOver || isMoving)
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, if (windowCreated && window.isOpen) "Close" else "Open")
 
     super.update()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/nodes/NoteBlockNodeBase.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/nodes/NoteBlockNodeBase.scala
index e59c748..bd66c6f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/nodes/NoteBlockNodeBase.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/node/nodes/NoteBlockNodeBase.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ abstract class NoteBlockNodeBase(entity: Entity with Environment) extends Entity
 
   override def update(): Unit = {
     super.update()
-    if (isHovered || isMoving) {
+    if (mouseOver || isMoving) {
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, "Play sample")
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/UiHandler.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/UiHandler.scala
index 8f2ef55..17da776 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/UiHandler.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/UiHandler.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import ocelot.desktop.geometry.{Rect2D, Size2D, Vector2D}
 import ocelot.desktop.graphics.Graphics
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.handlers.HoverHandler
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.sources.{BrainEvents, KeyEvents, MouseEvents, ScrollEvents}
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{Capturing, CapturingEvent, Dispatchable, MouseEvent}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{Capturing, CapturingEvent, Dispatchable, HoverEvent, MouseEvent}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.{RootWidget, Widget}
 import ocelot.desktop.util._
 import ocelot.desktop.{OcelotDesktop, Settings}
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
 import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
 import scala.util.Try
 
-
 object UiHandler extends Logging {
   var root: RootWidget = _
   var graphics: Graphics = _
@@ -506,12 +505,16 @@ object UiHandler extends Logging {
     }
 
     hierarchy.reverseIterator.foreach {
-      case handler: HoverHandler if !mouseTarget.contains(handler) => handler.setHovered(false)
+      case h: HoverHandler if !mouseTarget.contains(h) && h._mouseOver.update(false) =>
+        dispatchCapturing(h)(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave))
+
       case _ =>
     }
 
     mouseTarget.foreach {
-      case handler: HoverHandler => handler.setHovered(true)
+      case h: HoverHandler if h._mouseOver.update(true) =>
+        dispatchCapturing(h)(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter))
+
       case _ =>
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/HoverEvent.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/HoverEvent.scala
index c3abbc2..439bcf5 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/HoverEvent.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/HoverEvent.scala
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ object HoverEvent {
   }
 }
 
-case class HoverEvent(state: HoverEvent.State.Value) extends Event
+case class HoverEvent(state: HoverEvent.State.Value) extends CapturingEvent
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/handlers/HoverHandler.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/handlers/HoverHandler.scala
index 61cf6ae..c49cd1a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/handlers/HoverHandler.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/event/handlers/HoverHandler.scala
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.ui.event.handlers
 
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.HoverEvent
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.Widget
+import ocelot.desktop.util.Register
 
 trait HoverHandler extends Widget {
-  private var wasHovered = false
-  private var _isHovered: Boolean = false
+  // must only be updated in UiHandler.
+  val _mouseOver: Register.Writeable[Boolean] = Register.apply(false)
 
-  def isHovered: Boolean = _isHovered
-
-  def setHovered(v: Boolean): Unit = {
-    _isHovered = v
-
-    if (_isHovered && !wasHovered)
-      handleEvent(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter))
-    else if (!_isHovered && wasHovered)
-      handleEvent(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave))
-    wasHovered = _isHovered
-  }
+  def mouseOver: Boolean = _mouseOver.value
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/IconButton.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/IconButton.scala
index 5f771ea..4f49bff 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/IconButton.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/IconButton.scala
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class IconButton(
   protected def pressedActiveColor: Color = pressedColor.toRGBANorm.mapRgb(_ * (1 - darkenActiveColorFactor))
   protected def releasedActiveColor: Color = releasedColor.toRGBANorm.mapRgb(_ * (1 - darkenActiveColorFactor))
 
-  private def targetPressedColor: Color = if (isHovered) pressedActiveColor else pressedColor
-  private def targetReleasedColor: Color = if (isHovered) releasedActiveColor else releasedColor
+  private def targetPressedColor: Color = if (mouseOver) pressedActiveColor else pressedColor
+  private def targetReleasedColor: Color = if (mouseOver) releasedActiveColor else releasedColor
 
   private def targetIconMix: Float = if (model.pressed) 1f else 0f
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Plot.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Plot.scala
index e59aeaf..e076156 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Plot.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Plot.scala
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ abstract class Plot extends Widget {
       }
     }
 
-    if (panel.isHovered) {
+    if (panel.mouseOver) {
       g.foreground = ColorScheme("PlotLine")
       val pos = UiHandler.mousePosition
       val x = xAxis.inversePos(pos.x - pBounds.x, pBounds.w)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/ScrollView.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/ScrollView.scala
index 8001b43..d05ac3f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/ScrollView.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/ScrollView.scala
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ class ScrollView(val inner: Widget) extends Widget with Logging with HoverHandle
 
     val mousePos = UiHandler.mousePosition
 
-    val vAnimDir = if (isHovered && vThumbHoverArea.contains(mousePos) || dragState.isVertical) 1 else -1
-    val hAnimDir = if (isHovered && hThumbHoverArea.contains(mousePos) || dragState.isHorizontal) 1 else -1
+    val vAnimDir = if (mouseOver && vThumbHoverArea.contains(mousePos) || dragState.isVertical) 1 else -1
+    val hAnimDir = if (mouseOver && hThumbHoverArea.contains(mousePos) || dragState.isHorizontal) 1 else -1
 
     vAnim = (vAnim + UiHandler.dt / 0.2f * vAnimDir).clamped()
     hAnim = (hAnim + UiHandler.dt / 0.2f * hAnimDir).clamped()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Viewport3DWidget.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Viewport3DWidget.scala
index 9c7c586..144b461 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Viewport3DWidget.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/Viewport3DWidget.scala
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ abstract class Viewport3DWidget extends Widget with MouseHandler with HoverHandl
 
     scene = createScene()
 
-    if (isHovered) {
+    if (mouseOver) {
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, "Rotate view")
       root.get.statusBar.addKeyMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.LMB, "SHIFT", "Pan view")
     }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/WorkspaceView.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/WorkspaceView.scala
index 3692160..d5737fe 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/WorkspaceView.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/WorkspaceView.scala
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class WorkspaceView extends Widget with Persistable with MouseHandler with Hover
     g.restore()
 
     gridAlpha.update()
-    if (KeyEvents.isControlDown && (isHovered || nodes.exists(_.isHovered))) {
+    if (KeyEvents.isControlDown && (mouseOver || nodes.exists(_.mouseOver))) {
       gridAlpha.goto(0.1f)
       drawGrid(g)
     } else {
@@ -663,15 +663,15 @@ class WorkspaceView extends Widget with Persistable with MouseHandler with Hover
     nodes.foreach(_.update())
     particleSystem.update(UiHandler.dt)
 
-    if (isHovered) {
+    if (mouseOver) {
       root.get.statusBar.addKeyEntry(Settings.get.keymap.name(Center), "Reset camera")
     }
 
-    if (isHovered || nodes.exists(_.isHovered)) {
+    if (mouseOver || nodes.exists(_.mouseOver)) {
       root.get.statusBar.addKeyEntry("CTRL", "Show grid")
     }
 
-    if (isHovered && newConnection.isEmpty) {
+    if (mouseOver && newConnection.isEmpty) {
       root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(
         IconSource.Icons.LMB,
         if (nodeSelector.isClosed) "Add node" else "Close selector",
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/contextmenu/ContextMenuSubmenu.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/contextmenu/ContextMenuSubmenu.scala
index 709b89a..d790f16 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/contextmenu/ContextMenuSubmenu.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/contextmenu/ContextMenuSubmenu.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ContextMenuSubmenu(
       super.update()
       if (
         !isClosing && !bounds.inflated(4).contains(UiHandler.mousePosition)
-        && !parentEntry.isHovered
+        && !parentEntry.mouseOver
       ) close()
     }
   }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ContextMenuSubmenu(
   }
 
   override def update(): Unit = {
-    if (!isHovered && submenu.isClosed) super.leave()
+    if (!mouseOver && submenu.isClosed) super.leave()
     super.update()
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/statusbar/StatusBar.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/statusbar/StatusBar.scala
index 438cc94..3d28082 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/statusbar/StatusBar.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/statusbar/StatusBar.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import ocelot.desktop.geometry.{Padding2D, Size2D}
 import ocelot.desktop.graphics.{Graphics, IconSource}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.UiHandler
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.handlers.{HoverHandler, MouseHandler}
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{ClickEvent, HoverEvent, MouseEvent}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{ClickEvent, MouseEvent}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.layout.{AlignItems, LinearLayout}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget._
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.contextmenu.{ContextMenu, ContextMenuEntry}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class StatusBar extends Widget {
     override def hThumbVisible: Boolean = false
   }
 
-  private lazy val hoverBoxWithPauseButton: HoverBox = new HoverBox(new IconButton(
+  children :+= new HoverBox(new IconButton(
     IconSource.Icons.Pause,
     IconSource.Icons.Play,
     mode = IconButton.Mode.Switch,
@@ -64,23 +64,18 @@ class StatusBar extends Widget {
     tooltip = Some("Pause emulation"),
     model = new IconButton.ReadOnlyModel(() => OcelotDesktop.emulationPaused),
   ) {
-    eventHandlers += {
-      case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter) =>
-        hoverBoxWithPauseButton.startHoverEnterAnimation()
-      case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave) =>
-        hoverBoxWithPauseButton.startHoverLeaveAnimation()
-    }
     override def onPressed(): Unit = {
       OcelotDesktop.emulationPaused = true
       labelTooltip.foreach(_.setText("Resume emulation"))
     }
+
     override def onReleased(): Unit = {
       OcelotDesktop.emulationPaused = false
       labelTooltip.foreach(_.setText("Pause emulation"))
     }
   }, Padding2D(left = 2, right = 2))
 
-  private lazy val hoverBoxWithTpsLabel: HoverBox = new HoverBox(new Label with MouseHandler with HoverHandler {
+  children :+= new HoverBox(new Label with MouseHandler with HoverHandler {
     override protected def receiveClickEvents: Boolean = true
 
     eventHandlers += {
@@ -113,18 +108,12 @@ class StatusBar extends Widget {
         }
 
         root.get.contextMenus.open(menu, pos)
-
-      case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter) =>
-        hoverBoxWithTpsLabel.startHoverEnterAnimation()
-
-      case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave) =>
-        hoverBoxWithTpsLabel.startHoverLeaveAnimation()
     }
 
     override def update(): Unit = {
       super.update()
 
-      if (isHovered) {
+      if (mouseOver) {
         root.get.statusBar.addMouseEntry(IconSource.Icons.RMB, "Change simulation speed")
       }
     }
@@ -136,9 +125,6 @@ class StatusBar extends Widget {
     override def text: String = f"TPS: ${OcelotDesktop.tpsCounter.fps}%02.1f"
   })
 
-  children :+= hoverBoxWithPauseButton
-  children :+= new PaddingBox(hoverBoxWithTpsLabel, Padding2D(left = 8))
-
   def addMouseEntry(icon: IconSource, text: String): Unit = {
     if (!keyMouseEntries.children.collect({ case e: MouseEntry => e.icon }).contains(icon)) {
       keyMouseEntries.children :+= new MouseEntry(icon, text)
@@ -165,17 +151,15 @@ class StatusBar extends Widget {
     keyMouseEntries.children = ArraySeq.empty
   }
 
-  private class HoverBox(widget: Widget, padding: Padding2D = Padding2D(left = 8, right = 8)) extends PaddingBox(widget, padding) with HoverAnimation {
+  private class HoverBox(widget: Widget, padding: Padding2D = Padding2D(left = 8, right = 8))
+    extends PaddingBox(widget, padding)
+      with HoverAnimation {
+
     override def receiveMouseEvents: Boolean = true
 
     override protected val hoverAnimationColorActive: Color = ColorScheme("StatusBarActive")
     override protected val hoverAnimationColorDefault: Color = hoverAnimationColorActive.toRGBANorm.withAlpha(0)
 
-    // public re-exports
-    override def startHoverEnterAnimation(): Unit = super.startHoverEnterAnimation()
-
-    override def startHoverLeaveAnimation(): Unit = super.startHoverLeaveAnimation()
-
     override def draw(g: Graphics): Unit = {
       g.rect(bounds, hoverAnimation.color)
       super.draw(g)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/traits/HoverAnimation.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/traits/HoverAnimation.scala
index 449c2af..7bcd827 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/traits/HoverAnimation.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/traits/HoverAnimation.scala
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@ package ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.traits
 import ocelot.desktop.ColorScheme
 import ocelot.desktop.color.Color
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.Const._
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{EventAware, HoverEvent}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.{Capturing, EventAware, HoverEvent}
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.event.handlers.HoverHandler
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.{Updatable, Widget}
 import ocelot.desktop.util.animation.ColorAnimation
 
-/** Helper trait that manages color animations for UI widgets that should be highlighted on mouse hover. */
-
-//noinspection ScalaWeakerAccess
-
+/**
+  * Helper trait that manages color animations for UI widgets that should be highlighted on mouse hover.
+  */
 trait HoverAnimation extends Widget with EventAware with HoverHandler with Updatable {
+  //noinspection ScalaWeakerAccess
   protected val hoverAnimationSpeedEnter: Float = AnimationSpeedHoverEnter
+  //noinspection ScalaWeakerAccess
   protected val hoverAnimationSpeedLeave: Float = AnimationSpeedHoverLeave
   protected val hoverAnimationColorDefault: Color = ColorScheme("ButtonBackground")
   protected val hoverAnimationColorActive: Color = ColorScheme("ButtonBackgroundActive")
@@ -22,21 +23,13 @@ trait HoverAnimation extends Widget with EventAware with HoverHandler with Updat
     new ColorAnimation(hoverAnimationColorDefault, hoverAnimationSpeedEnter)
 
   eventHandlers += {
-    case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter) =>
-      startHoverEnterAnimation()
+    case Capturing(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Enter)) =>
+      hoverAnimation.speed = hoverAnimationSpeedEnter
+      hoverAnimation.goto(hoverAnimationColorActive)
 
-    case HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave) =>
-      startHoverLeaveAnimation()
-  }
-
-  protected def startHoverEnterAnimation(): Unit = {
-    hoverAnimation.speed = hoverAnimationSpeedEnter
-    hoverAnimation.goto(hoverAnimationColorActive)
-  }
-
-  protected def startHoverLeaveAnimation(): Unit = {
-    hoverAnimation.speed = hoverAnimationSpeedLeave
-    hoverAnimation.goto(hoverAnimationColorDefault)
+    case Capturing(HoverEvent(HoverEvent.State.Leave)) =>
+      hoverAnimation.speed = hoverAnimationSpeedLeave
+      hoverAnimation.goto(hoverAnimationColorDefault)
   }
 
   override def update(): Unit = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Register.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Register.scala
index c3840c2..6bb2757 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Register.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/Register.scala
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ object Register {
 
       changed
     }
+    
+    def update(nextValue: T): Boolean = {
+      this.nextValue = nextValue
+      
+      update()
+    }
   }
 
   class Sampling[T](next: () => T) extends Register[T] {