diff --git a/R/helpers.R b/R/helpers.R
index 8018ce0db9..2b7a80f3de 100644
--- a/R/helpers.R
+++ b/R/helpers.R
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ hide_legend <- function(p) {
 toWebGL <- function(p) {
   if (ggplot2::is.ggplot(p)) {
     p <- plotly_build(p)
+    traces_without_hoveron <- glTypes()
+    trace_idx <- vapply(
+      p$x$data,
+      function(trace) trace$type %in% traces_without_hoveron,
+      logical(1)
+    )
+    p <- style(p, hoveron = NULL, traces = which(trace_idx))
   }
   p$x$.plotlyWebGl <- TRUE
   p