diff --git a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Markers.js b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Markers.js
index 7bc5d7a3b..548943572 100644
--- a/WebContent/base/OSRM.Markers.js
+++ b/WebContent/base/OSRM.Markers.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 OSRM.Markers = function() {
 	this.route = new Array();
 	this.highlight = new OSRM.DragMarker("highlight", {zIndexOffset:-1,draggable:true,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-highlight'],dragicon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-highlight-drag']});;
+	this.hover = new OSRM.Marker("hover", {zIndexOffset:-1,draggable:false,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-highlight']});;
 	this.dragger = new OSRM.DragMarker("drag", {draggable:true,icon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-drag'],dragicon:OSRM.G.icons['marker-drag']});;
 };
 OSRM.extend( OSRM.Markers,{
diff --git a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
index afc1ad516..2bc47b7d7 100644
--- a/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
+++ b/WebContent/routing/OSRM.RoutingDescription.js
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ uninit: function() {
 },
 
 // route description events
+onMouseOverRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
+	OSRM.G.markers.hover.setPosition( new L.LatLng(lat, lng) );
+	OSRM.G.markers.hover.show();
+
+},
+onMouseOutRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
+	OSRM.G.markers.hover.hide();	
+},
 onClickRouteDescription: function(lat, lng) {
 	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.setPosition( new L.LatLng(lat, lng) );
 	OSRM.G.markers.highlight.show();
@@ -104,7 +112,10 @@ show: function(response) {
 		
 		body += '<td class="description-body-items">';
 		var pos = positions[response.route_instructions[i][3]];
-		body += '<div class="description-body-item" onclick="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onClickRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')">';
+		body += '<div id="description-'+i+'" class="description-body-item" ' +
+			'onclick="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onClickRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')" ' +
+			'onmouseover="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onMouseOverRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')" ' +
+			'onmouseout="OSRM.RoutingDescription.onMouseOutRouteDescription('+pos.lat.toFixed(6)+","+pos.lng.toFixed(6)+')">';
 
 		// build route description
 		if( response.route_instructions[i][1] != "" )