diff --git a/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-element-highlight.spec.ts b/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-element-highlight.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ba3bffbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-element-highlight.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { chartEmitElementHighlight as render } from '../plots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight';
+import { createNodeGCanvas } from './utils/createNodeGCanvas';
+import { sleep } from './utils/sleep';
+import { kebabCase } from './utils/kebabCase';
+import { createPromise, dispatchFirstElementEvent } from './utils/event';
+import './utils/useSnapshotMatchers';
+import './utils/useCustomFetch';
+
+describe('chart.emit', () => {
+  const dir = `${__dirname}/snapshots/api/${kebabCase(render.name)}`;
+  const canvas = createNodeGCanvas(800, 500);
+
+  it('chart.on("element:highlight") should receive expected data.', async () => {
+    const { chart, finished } = render({
+      canvas,
+      container: document.createElement('div'),
+    });
+    await finished;
+    await sleep(20);
+
+    // chart.emit('element:highlight', options) should trigger slider.
+    chart.emit('element:highlight', {
+      data: { data: { population: 5038433 } },
+    });
+    await sleep(20);
+    await expect(canvas).toMatchCanvasSnapshot(dir, 'step0');
+
+    // chart.emit('element:unhighlight', options) should reset.
+    chart.emit('element:unhighlight', {});
+    await sleep(20);
+    await expect(canvas).toMatchCanvasSnapshot(dir, 'step1');
+
+    chart.off();
+
+    // chart.on("element:highlight") should receive expected data.
+    const [highlight, resolveHighlight] = createPromise();
+    chart.on('element:highlight', (event) => {
+      if (!event.nativeEvent) return;
+      expect(event.data.data).toEqual({
+        age: '<10',
+        population: 5038433,
+        state: 'CA',
+      });
+      expect(event.data.group).toEqual([
+        { age: '<10', population: 5038433, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '10-19', population: 5170341, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '20-29', population: 5809455, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '30-39', population: 5354112, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '40-49', population: 5179258, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '50-59', population: 5042094, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '60-69', population: 3737461, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '70-79', population: 2011678, state: 'CA' },
+        { age: '≥80', population: 1311374, state: 'CA' },
+      ]);
+      resolveHighlight();
+    });
+    dispatchFirstElementEvent(canvas, 'pointerover');
+    await sleep(20);
+    await highlight;
+
+    // chart.on("element:unhighlight") should be called.
+    const [unhighlight, resolveUnhighlight] = createPromise();
+    chart.on('element:unhighlight', (event) => {
+      if (!event.nativeEvent) return;
+      resolveUnhighlight();
+    });
+    dispatchFirstElementEvent(canvas, 'pointerout');
+    await sleep(20);
+    await unhighlight;
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    canvas?.destroy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-slider-filter.spec.ts b/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-slider-filter.spec.ts
index 58ccb6c192..bfe664d46e 100644
--- a/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-slider-filter.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/integration/api-chart-emit-slider-filter.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { chartEmitSliderFilter as render } from '../plots/api/chart-emit-slider-filter';
+import { SLIDER_CLASS_NAME } from '../../src/interaction/sliderFilter';
+import { dispatchValueChange } from '../plots/tooltip/appl-line-slider-filter';
 import { createNodeGCanvas } from './utils/createNodeGCanvas';
 import { sleep } from './utils/sleep';
 import { kebabCase } from './utils/kebabCase';
-import './utils/useSnapshotMatchers';
-import { SLIDER_CLASS_NAME } from '../../src/interaction/sliderFilter';
-import { dispatchValueChange } from '../plots/tooltip/appl-line-slider-filter';
 import { createPromise } from './utils/event';
+import './utils/useSnapshotMatchers';
 
 describe('chart.emit', () => {
   const dir = `${__dirname}/snapshots/api/${kebabCase(render.name)}`;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('chart.emit', () => {
     chart.emit('sliderX:filter', {
       data: { selection: [X, undefined] },
     });
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep(20);
     await expect(canvas).toMatchCanvasSnapshot(dir, 'step0');
 
     // chart.emit('sliderY:filter', options) should trigger slider.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('chart.emit', () => {
     chart.emit('sliderY:filter', {
       data: { selection: [undefined, Y] },
     });
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep(20);
     await expect(canvas).toMatchCanvasSnapshot(dir, 'step1');
 
     chart.off();
diff --git a/__tests__/integration/snapshots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight/step0.png b/__tests__/integration/snapshots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight/step0.png
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diff --git a/__tests__/integration/snapshots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight/step1.png b/__tests__/integration/snapshots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight/step1.png
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diff --git a/__tests__/plots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight.ts b/__tests__/plots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cba667afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/plots/api/chart-emit-element-highlight.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { Chart } from '../../../src';
+
+export function chartEmitElementHighlight(context) {
+  const { container, canvas } = context;
+
+  // button
+  const button = document.createElement('button');
+  button.innerText = 'Highlight';
+  container.appendChild(button);
+
+  const button1 = document.createElement('button');
+  button1.innerText = 'reset';
+  container.appendChild(button1);
+
+  // wrapperDiv
+  const wrapperDiv = document.createElement('div');
+  container.appendChild(wrapperDiv);
+
+  const chart = new Chart({
+    theme: 'classic',
+    container: wrapperDiv,
+    padding: 'auto',
+    canvas,
+  });
+
+  chart.options({
+    type: 'interval',
+    transform: [
+      { type: 'sortX', by: 'y', reverse: true, reducer: 'sum', slice: 6 },
+      { type: 'dodgeX' },
+    ],
+    data: {
+      type: 'fetch',
+      value: 'data/stateages.csv',
+    },
+    encode: {
+      x: 'state',
+      y: 'population',
+      color: 'age',
+    },
+    state: {
+      active: { fill: 'red' },
+      inactive: { opacity: 0.6 },
+    },
+    interaction: {
+      elementHighlightByX: { delay: 0 },
+      tooltip: false,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const finished = chart.render();
+
+  chart.on('element:highlight', (event) => {
+    const { data, nativeEvent } = event;
+    if (nativeEvent) console.log('element:highlight', data);
+  });
+
+  chart.on('element:unhighlight', (event) => {
+    const { nativeEvent } = event;
+    if (nativeEvent) console.log('reset');
+  });
+
+  button.onclick = () => {
+    chart.emit('element:highlight', {
+      data: { data: { population: 5038433 } },
+    });
+  };
+
+  button1.onclick = () => {
+    chart.emit('element:unhighlight', {});
+  };
+
+  return { chart, finished };
+}
diff --git a/__tests__/plots/api/index.ts b/__tests__/plots/api/index.ts
index b32fc5a7fb..fe559df473 100644
--- a/__tests__/plots/api/index.ts
+++ b/__tests__/plots/api/index.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ export { chartEmitBrushHighlightX } from './chart-emit-brush-highlight-x';
 export { chartRenderBrushEnd } from './chart-render-brush-end';
 export { chartChangeDataEmpty } from './chart-change-data-empty';
 export { chartEmitSliderFilter } from './chart-emit-slider-filter';
+export { chartEmitElementHighlight } from './chart-emit-element-highlight';
diff --git a/site/docs/spec/interaction/elementHighlight.zh.md b/site/docs/spec/interaction/elementHighlight.zh.md
index ee352bc811..188f320d17 100644
--- a/site/docs/spec/interaction/elementHighlight.zh.md
+++ b/site/docs/spec/interaction/elementHighlight.zh.md
@@ -41,3 +41,29 @@ chart.render();
 | background                | 是否高亮背景   | `boolean`    | false  |
 | offset                    | 主方向的偏移量 | `number`     | 0      |
 | `background${StyleAttrs}` | 背景的样式     | `StyleAttrs` | -      |
+
+## 案例
+
+### 触发事件
+
+```js
+chart.emit('element:highlight', {
+  data: { data: { population: 5038433 } },
+});
+
+chart.emit('element:unhighlight', {});
+```
+
+### 获得数据
+
+```js
+chart.on('element:highlight', (event) => {
+  const { data, nativeEvent } = event;
+  if (nativeEvent) console.log('element:highlight', data);
+});
+
+chart.on('element:unhighlight', (event) => {
+  const { nativeEvent } = event;
+  if (nativeEvent) console.log('reset');
+});
+```
diff --git a/site/docs/spec/interaction/tooltip.zh.md b/site/docs/spec/interaction/tooltip.zh.md
index bc0e3f4d0b..590c0834e5 100644
--- a/site/docs/spec/interaction/tooltip.zh.md
+++ b/site/docs/spec/interaction/tooltip.zh.md
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ chart.interaction('tooltip', {
 chart.render();
 ```
 
-## 获得提示数据
+### 获得提示数据
 
 ```js
 chart.on('tooltip:show', (event) => {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ chart.on('tooltip:hide', () => {
 });
 ```
 
-## 手动控制展示/隐藏
+### 手动控制展示/隐藏
 
 对于 Interval、Point 等非系列 Mark，控制展示的方式如下：
 
diff --git a/src/interaction/elementHighlight.ts b/src/interaction/elementHighlight.ts
index 871c1e99d9..59ff590303 100644
--- a/src/interaction/elementHighlight.ts
+++ b/src/interaction/elementHighlight.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   offsetTransform,
   renderBackground,
   renderLink,
+  selectElementByData,
   selectG2Elements,
   selectPlotArea,
   useState,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export function elementHighlight(
     delay = 60, // delay to unhighlighted element
     scale,
     coordinate,
+    emitter,
     state = {},
   }: Record<string, any>,
 ) {
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export function elementHighlight(
 
   let out; // Timer for delaying unhighlighted.
   const pointerover = (event) => {
-    const { target: element } = event;
+    const { target: element, nativeEvent = true } = event;
     if (!elementSet.has(element)) return;
     if (out) clearTimeout(out);
     const k = groupKey(element);
@@ -84,6 +86,16 @@ export function elementHighlight(
     }
     appendBackground(element);
     appendLink(group);
+
+    // Emit events.
+    if (!nativeEvent) return;
+    emitter.emit('element:highlight', {
+      nativeEvent,
+      data: {
+        data: datum(element),
+        group: group.map(datum),
+      },
+    });
   };
 
   const delayUnhighlighted = () => {
@@ -94,12 +106,15 @@ export function elementHighlight(
     }, delay);
   };
 
-  const unhighlighted = () => {
+  const unhighlighted = (nativeEvent = true) => {
     for (const e of elements) {
       removeState(e, 'active', 'inactive');
       removeBackground(e);
       removeLink(e);
     }
+    if (nativeEvent) {
+      emitter.emit('element:unhighlight', { nativeEvent });
+    }
   };
 
   const pointerout = (event) => {
@@ -118,10 +133,30 @@ export function elementHighlight(
   root.addEventListener('pointerout', pointerout);
   root.addEventListener('pointerleave', pointerleave);
 
+  const onRest = (e) => {
+    const { nativeEvent } = e;
+    if (nativeEvent) return;
+    unhighlighted(false);
+  };
+
+  const onHighlight = (e) => {
+    const { nativeEvent } = e;
+    if (nativeEvent) return;
+    const { data } = e.data;
+    const element = selectElementByData(elements, data, datum);
+    if (!element) return;
+    pointerover({ target: element, nativeEvent: false });
+  };
+
+  emitter.on('element:highlight', onHighlight);
+  emitter.on('element:unhighlight', onRest);
+
   return () => {
     root.removeEventListener('pointerover', pointerover);
     root.removeEventListener('pointerout', pointerout);
     root.removeEventListener('pointerleave', pointerleave);
+    emitter.off('element:highlight', onHighlight);
+    emitter.off('element:unhighlight', onRest);
     for (const e of elements) {
       removeBackground(e);
       removeLink(e);
@@ -136,7 +171,7 @@ export function ElementHighlight({
   link = false,
   ...rest
 }) {
-  return (context) => {
+  return (context, _, emitter) => {
     const { container, view, options } = context;
     const { scale, coordinate } = view;
     const plotArea = selectPlotArea(container);
@@ -153,6 +188,7 @@ export function ElementHighlight({
       background,
       link,
       delay,
+      emitter,
       ...rest,
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/interaction/tooltip.ts b/src/interaction/tooltip.ts
index 23ea950950..a735da3ccb 100644
--- a/src/interaction/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/interaction/tooltip.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   mousePosition,
   selectFacetG2Elements,
   createDatumof,
+  selectElementByData,
 } from './utils';
 import { dataOf } from './event';
 
@@ -683,11 +684,7 @@ export function tooltip(
 
   const onTooltipShow = ({ nativeEvent, data }) => {
     if (nativeEvent) return;
-    const element = elements.find((d) =>
-      Object.entries(data.data).every(
-        ([key, value]) => datum(d)[key] === value,
-      ),
-    );
+    const element = selectElementByData(elements, data.data, datum);
     if (!element) return;
     const bbox = element.getBBox();
     const { x, y, width, height } = bbox;
diff --git a/src/interaction/utils.ts b/src/interaction/utils.ts
index 98ad4dd91e..e5359934ce 100644
--- a/src/interaction/utils.ts
+++ b/src/interaction/utils.ts
@@ -456,3 +456,9 @@ export function setCursor(root, cursor) {
 export function restoreCursor(root) {
   setCursor(root, 'default');
 }
+
+export function selectElementByData(elements, data, datum) {
+  return elements.find((d) =>
+    Object.entries(data).every(([key, value]) => datum(d)[key] === value),
+  );
+}