diff --git a/dashboard.go b/dashboard.go
index 55f1bb775d..527761679d 100644
--- a/dashboard.go
+++ b/dashboard.go
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ type LinePlusSingleStatProperties struct {
 	ShadeBelow        bool             `json:"shadeBelow"`
 	Position          string           `json:"position"`
 	TimeFormat        string           `json:"timeFormat"`
+	HoverDimension    string           `json:"hoverDimension"`
 }
 
 // XYViewProperties represents options for line, bar, step, or stacked view in Chronograf
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ type XYViewProperties struct {
 	ShadeBelow        bool             `json:"shadeBelow"`
 	Position          string           `json:"position"`
 	TimeFormat        string           `json:"timeFormat"`
+	HoverDimension    string           `json:"hoverDimension"`
 }
 
 // CheckViewProperties represents options for a view representing a check
diff --git a/dashboard_test.go b/dashboard_test.go
index 60496b703a..7fc978922e 100644
--- a/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/dashboard_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ func TestView_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
     "xColumn": "",
     "yColumn": "",
     "shadeBelow": false,
-		"position": "",
-		"timeFormat": ""
+	"position": "",
+	"timeFormat": "",
+	"hoverDimension": ""
   }
 }
 `,
diff --git a/e2e/etc/test-data/alpha_dashboard.json b/e2e/etc/test-data/alpha_dashboard.json
index 6ab6ea48a6..9fa53bf2a1 100644
--- a/e2e/etc/test-data/alpha_dashboard.json
+++ b/e2e/etc/test-data/alpha_dashboard.json
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "xColumn": "_time",
       "yColumn": "_value",
-      "shadeBelow": false
+      "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto"
      }
     }
    },
@@ -258,7 +259,8 @@
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "xColumn": "_time",
       "yColumn": "_value",
-      "shadeBelow": false
+      "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto"
      }
     }
    },
diff --git a/e2e/etc/test-data/hydro-test-template.json b/e2e/etc/test-data/hydro-test-template.json
index cb6c0c3388..a108d2887c 100644
--- a/e2e/etc/test-data/hydro-test-template.json
+++ b/e2e/etc/test-data/hydro-test-template.json
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
        }
       ],
       "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto",
       "shape": "chronograf-v2",
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "type": "xy",
diff --git a/e2e/etc/test-data/sine-test-template.json b/e2e/etc/test-data/sine-test-template.json
index 6a1b93f7f3..e8ed8b6cda 100644
--- a/e2e/etc/test-data/sine-test-template.json
+++ b/e2e/etc/test-data/sine-test-template.json
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "xColumn": "_time",
       "yColumn": "_value",
-      "shadeBelow": false
+      "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto"
      }
     }
    },
diff --git a/e2e/etc/test-data/tau_ceti_dashboard.json b/e2e/etc/test-data/tau_ceti_dashboard.json
index 50c98a156e..efbc58b599 100644
--- a/e2e/etc/test-data/tau_ceti_dashboard.json
+++ b/e2e/etc/test-data/tau_ceti_dashboard.json
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "xColumn": "_time",
       "yColumn": "_value",
-      "shadeBelow": false
+      "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto"
      }
     }
    },
@@ -258,7 +259,8 @@
       "showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
       "xColumn": "_time",
       "yColumn": "_value",
-      "shadeBelow": false
+      "shadeBelow": false,
+      "hoverDimension": "auto"
      }
     }
    },
diff --git a/http/dashboard_test.go b/http/dashboard_test.go
index 45344e2e7c..2afbb5d3ec 100644
--- a/http/dashboard_test.go
+++ b/http/dashboard_test.go
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ func TestService_handleGetDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 		"note": "",
 		"queries": null,
 		"shadeBelow": false,
+		"hoverDimension": "",
 		"showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
 		"timeFormat": "",
 		"type": "xy",
@@ -977,6 +978,7 @@ func TestService_handlePostDashboard(t *testing.T) {
 								"position": "",
 								"queries": null,
 								"shadeBelow": false,
+								"hoverDimension": "",
 								"showNoteWhenEmpty": false,
 								"timeFormat": "",
 								"type": "",
diff --git a/http/swagger.yml b/http/swagger.yml
index ab42dee23c..7c1a598385 100644
--- a/http/swagger.yml
+++ b/http/swagger.yml
@@ -9154,6 +9154,9 @@ components:
           type: string
         shadeBelow:
           type: boolean
+        hoverDimension:
+          type: string
+          enum: [auto, x, y, xy]
         position:
           type: string
           enum: [overlaid, stacked]
@@ -9210,6 +9213,9 @@ components:
           type: string
         shadeBelow:
           type: boolean
+        hoverDimension:
+          type: string
+          enum: [auto, x, y, xy]
         position:
           type: string
           enum: [overlaid, stacked]