diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cdc041..b628e82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ export default () => (
   />
 )
 ```
+
+## Port Hover Tooltip
+
+If the SVG generated by `circuit-to-svg` includes `data-schematic-port-id` attributes, the viewer will display the port's name when you hover over a schematic port.
diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
index 1e9a2c8..c67e985 100644
--- a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { EditIcon } from "./EditIcon"
 import { GridIcon } from "./GridIcon"
 import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
 import { zIndexMap } from "../utils/z-index-map"
+import { useSchematicPortHover } from "../hooks/useSchematicPortHover"
 
 interface Props {
   circuitJson: CircuitJson
@@ -189,6 +190,11 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     editEvents: editEventsWithUnappliedEditEvents,
   })
 
+  const hoverData = useSchematicPortHover({
+    svgDivRef,
+    circuitJson,
+  })
+
   const svgDiv = useMemo(
     () => (
       <div
@@ -291,6 +297,26 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
         />
       )}
       {svgDiv}
+      {hoverData && (
+        <div
+          style={{
+            position: "absolute",
+            left: hoverData.x,
+            top: hoverData.y,
+            transform: "translate(-50%, -100%)",
+            backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0.7)",
+            color: "white",
+            padding: "2px 4px",
+            borderRadius: "4px",
+            fontFamily: "sans-serif",
+            fontSize: "12px",
+            pointerEvents: "none",
+            zIndex: zIndexMap.tooltip,
+          }}
+        >
+          {hoverData.name}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts b/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c23b3f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
+
+export interface HoverData {
+  name: string
+  x: number
+  y: number
+}
+
+export const useSchematicPortHover = ({
+  svgDivRef,
+  circuitJson,
+}: {
+  svgDivRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
+  circuitJson: CircuitJson
+}) => {
+  const [hover, setHover] = useState<HoverData | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const svgDiv = svgDivRef.current
+    if (!svgDiv) return
+
+    const handleMouseOver = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as Element | null
+      if (!target) return
+      const portGroup = target.closest(
+        "[data-schematic-port-id]",
+      ) as SVGGraphicsElement | null
+      if (!portGroup) return
+      const schPortId = portGroup.getAttribute("data-schematic-port-id")
+      if (!schPortId) return
+      const schPort = su(circuitJson).schematic_port.get(schPortId)
+      if (!schPort) return
+      const srcPort = su(circuitJson).source_port.get(schPort.source_port_id)
+      if (!srcPort) return
+      const rect = portGroup.getBoundingClientRect()
+      setHover({
+        name: srcPort.name || "",
+        x: rect.x + rect.width / 2,
+        y: rect.y,
+      })
+    }
+
+    const handleMouseOut = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+      const target = e.target as Element | null
+      if (!target) return
+      if (
+        target.closest("[data-schematic-port-id]") &&
+        !svgDiv.contains(e.relatedTarget as Node)
+      ) {
+        setHover(null)
+      }
+    }
+
+    svgDiv.addEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseOver)
+    svgDiv.addEventListener("mouseout", handleMouseOut)
+    return () => {
+      svgDiv.removeEventListener("mouseover", handleMouseOver)
+      svgDiv.removeEventListener("mouseout", handleMouseOut)
+    }
+  }, [svgDivRef, circuitJson])
+
+  return hover
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts b/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts
index 891151e..c4472ed 100644
--- a/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ export const zIndexMap = {
   schematicEditIcon: 50,
   schematicGridIcon: 49,
   clickToInteractOverlay: 100,
+  tooltip: 101,
 }