diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicPortHoverTooltip.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicPortHoverTooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda726d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicPortHoverTooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import React from "react"
+import type { HoverLabel } from "../hooks/useSchematicPortHover"
+import { zIndexMap } from "../utils/z-index-map"
+
+export const SchematicPortHoverTooltip = ({
+  containerRef,
+  hoverLabel,
+}: {
+  containerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>
+  hoverLabel: HoverLabel | null
+}) => {
+  if (!hoverLabel) return null
+  const rect = containerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect()
+  if (!rect) return null
+  const left = hoverLabel.x - rect.left + 10
+  const top = hoverLabel.y - rect.top + 10
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        position: "absolute",
+        pointerEvents: "none",
+        backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0.75)",
+        color: "white",
+        padding: "2px 4px",
+        borderRadius: "4px",
+        fontFamily: "sans-serif",
+        fontSize: "12px",
+        left,
+        top,
+        zIndex: zIndexMap.schematicPortHoverLabel,
+      }}
+    >
+      {hoverLabel.name}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
index 1e9a2c8..773aa90 100644
--- a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ 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"
+import { SchematicPortHoverTooltip } from "./SchematicPortHoverTooltip"
 
 interface Props {
   circuitJson: CircuitJson
@@ -129,6 +131,12 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     })
   }, [circuitJson, containerWidth, containerHeight])
 
+  const { hoverLabel } = useSchematicPortHover({
+    svgDivRef,
+    circuitJson,
+    svgString,
+  })
+
   const containerBackgroundColor = useMemo(() => {
     const match = svgString.match(
       /<svg[^>]*style="[^"]*background-color:\s*([^;\"]+)/i,
@@ -291,6 +299,10 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
         />
       )}
       {svgDiv}
+      <SchematicPortHoverTooltip
+        containerRef={containerRef}
+        hoverLabel={hoverLabel}
+      />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts b/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f540a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useSchematicPortHover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
+
+export interface HoverLabel {
+  name: string
+  x: number
+  y: number
+}
+
+export const useSchematicPortHover = ({
+  svgDivRef,
+  circuitJson,
+  svgString,
+}: {
+  svgDivRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>
+  circuitJson: CircuitJson
+  svgString: string
+}) => {
+  const [hoverLabel, setHoverLabel] = useState<HoverLabel | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const svg = svgDivRef.current
+    if (!svg) return
+
+    const handleEnter = (e: Event) => {
+      const target = e.currentTarget as SVGGElement
+      const id = target.getAttribute("data-schematic-port-id")
+      if (!id) return
+      const port = su(circuitJson).source_port.get(id as any)
+      const name = (port as any)?.name || id
+      const ev = e as MouseEvent
+      setHoverLabel({ name, x: ev.clientX, y: ev.clientY })
+    }
+
+    const handleMove = (e: Event) => {
+      const ev = e as MouseEvent
+      setHoverLabel((prev) =>
+        prev ? { ...prev, x: ev.clientX, y: ev.clientY } : prev,
+      )
+    }
+
+    const handleLeave = () => setHoverLabel(null)
+
+    const portEls = svg.querySelectorAll<SVGGElement>(".schematic-port-hover")
+    portEls.forEach((el) => {
+      el.addEventListener("mouseenter", handleEnter)
+      el.addEventListener("mousemove", handleMove)
+      el.addEventListener("mouseleave", handleLeave)
+    })
+
+    return () => {
+      portEls.forEach((el) => {
+        el.removeEventListener("mouseenter", handleEnter)
+        el.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleMove)
+        el.removeEventListener("mouseleave", handleLeave)
+      })
+    }
+  }, [svgString, circuitJson])
+
+  return { hoverLabel }
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts b/lib/utils/z-index-map.ts
index 891151e..52e01b6 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,
+  schematicPortHoverLabel: 200,
 }