diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js b/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
index d5257db270826..4893adfd5319d 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import type {
   ReactResponderContext,
 } from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 import {REACT_EVENT_COMPONENT_TYPE} from 'shared/ReactSymbols';
+import {
+  getEventPointerType,
+  getEventCurrentTarget,
+  isEventPositionWithinTouchHitTarget,
+} from './utils';
 
 const CAPTURE_PHASE = 2;
 
@@ -31,11 +36,11 @@ type HoverState = {
   hoverTarget: null | Element | Document,
   isActiveHovered: boolean,
   isHovered: boolean,
-  isInHitSlop: boolean,
+  isOverTouchHitTarget: boolean,
   isTouched: boolean,
   hoverStartTimeout: null | Symbol,
   hoverEndTimeout: null | Symbol,
-  skipMouseAfterPointer: boolean,
+  ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents: boolean,
 };
 
 type HoverEventType = 'hoverstart' | 'hoverend' | 'hoverchange' | 'hovermove';
@@ -181,9 +186,9 @@ function dispatchHoverEndEvents(
       dispatchHoverChangeEvent(context, props, state);
     }
 
-    state.isInHitSlop = false;
+    state.isOverTouchHitTarget = false;
     state.hoverTarget = null;
-    state.skipMouseAfterPointer = false;
+    state.ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents = false;
     state.isTouched = false;
   };
 
@@ -219,17 +224,25 @@ function unmountResponder(
   }
 }
 
+function isEmulatedMouseEvent(event, state) {
+  const {type} = event;
+  return (
+    state.ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents &&
+    (type === 'mousemove' || type === 'mouseover' || type === 'mouseout')
+  );
+}
+
 const HoverResponder = {
   targetEventTypes,
   createInitialState() {
     return {
       isActiveHovered: false,
       isHovered: false,
-      isInHitSlop: false,
+      isOverTouchHitTarget: false,
       isTouched: false,
       hoverStartTimeout: null,
       hoverEndTimeout: null,
-      skipMouseAfterPointer: false,
+      ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents: false,
     };
   },
   onEvent(
@@ -238,112 +251,92 @@ const HoverResponder = {
     props: HoverProps,
     state: HoverState,
   ): boolean {
-    const {type, phase, target} = event;
-    const nativeEvent: any = event.nativeEvent;
+    const {type} = event;
 
     // Hover doesn't handle capture target events at this point
-    if (phase === CAPTURE_PHASE) {
+    if (event.phase === CAPTURE_PHASE) {
       return false;
     }
-    switch (type) {
-      /**
-       * Prevent hover events when touch is being used.
-       */
-      case 'touchstart': {
-        if (!state.isTouched) {
-          state.isTouched = true;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'touchcancel':
-      case 'touchend': {
-        if (state.isTouched) {
-          state.isTouched = false;
-        }
-        break;
-      }
 
+    const pointerType = getEventPointerType(event);
+
+    switch (type) {
+      // START
       case 'pointerover':
-      case 'mouseover': {
-        if (!state.isHovered && !state.isTouched) {
-          if (nativeEvent.pointerType === 'touch') {
+      case 'mouseover':
+      case 'touchstart': {
+        if (!state.isHovered) {
+          // Prevent hover events for touch
+          if (state.isTouched || pointerType === 'touch') {
             state.isTouched = true;
             return false;
           }
-          if (type === 'pointerover') {
-            state.skipMouseAfterPointer = true;
+
+          // Prevent hover events for emulated events
+          if (isEmulatedMouseEvent(event, state)) {
+            return false;
           }
-          if (
-            context.isPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(
-              target.ownerDocument,
-              nativeEvent.x,
-              nativeEvent.y,
-            )
-          ) {
-            state.isInHitSlop = true;
+
+          if (isEventPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(event, context)) {
+            state.isOverTouchHitTarget = true;
             return false;
           }
-          state.hoverTarget = target;
+          state.hoverTarget = getEventCurrentTarget(event, context);
+          state.ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents = true;
           dispatchHoverStartEvents(event, context, props, state);
         }
-        break;
-      }
-      case 'pointerout':
-      case 'mouseout': {
-        if (state.isHovered && !state.isTouched) {
-          dispatchHoverEndEvents(event, context, props, state);
-        }
-        break;
+        return false;
       }
 
+      // MOVE
       case 'pointermove':
       case 'mousemove': {
-        if (type === 'mousemove' && state.skipMouseAfterPointer === true) {
-          return false;
-        }
-
-        if (state.isHovered && !state.isTouched) {
-          if (state.isInHitSlop) {
-            if (
-              !context.isPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(
-                target.ownerDocument,
-                nativeEvent.x,
-                nativeEvent.y,
-              )
-            ) {
-              dispatchHoverStartEvents(event, context, props, state);
-              state.isInHitSlop = false;
-            }
-          } else if (state.isHovered) {
-            if (
-              context.isPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(
-                target.ownerDocument,
-                nativeEvent.x,
-                nativeEvent.y,
-              )
-            ) {
-              dispatchHoverEndEvents(event, context, props, state);
-              state.isInHitSlop = true;
+        if (state.isHovered && !isEmulatedMouseEvent(event, state)) {
+          if (state.isHovered) {
+            if (state.isOverTouchHitTarget) {
+              // If we were moving over the TouchHitTarget and have now moved
+              // over the Responder target
+              if (!isEventPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(event, context)) {
+                dispatchHoverStartEvents(event, context, props, state);
+                state.isOverTouchHitTarget = false;
+              }
             } else {
-              if (props.onHoverMove) {
-                const syntheticEvent = createHoverEvent('hovermove', target);
-                context.dispatchEvent(syntheticEvent, props.onHoverMove, {
-                  discrete: false,
-                });
+              // If we were moving over the Responder target and have now moved
+              // over the TouchHitTarget
+              if (isEventPositionWithinTouchHitTarget(event, context)) {
+                dispatchHoverEndEvents(event, context, props, state);
+                state.isOverTouchHitTarget = true;
+              } else {
+                if (props.onHoverMove && state.hoverTarget !== null) {
+                  const syntheticEvent = createHoverEvent(
+                    'hovermove',
+                    state.hoverTarget,
+                  );
+                  context.dispatchEvent(syntheticEvent, props.onHoverMove, {
+                    discrete: false,
+                  });
+                }
               }
             }
           }
         }
-        break;
+        return false;
       }
 
-      case 'pointercancel': {
-        if (state.isHovered && !state.isTouched) {
+      // END
+      case 'pointerout':
+      case 'pointercancel':
+      case 'mouseout':
+      case 'touchcancel':
+      case 'touchend': {
+        if (state.isHovered) {
           dispatchHoverEndEvents(event, context, props, state);
-          state.hoverTarget = null;
+          state.ignoreEmulatedMouseEvents = false;
+        }
+        if (state.isTouched) {
           state.isTouched = false;
         }
-        break;
+        return false;
       }
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/__tests__/Hover-test.internal.js b/packages/react-events/src/__tests__/Hover-test.internal.js
index cdd8ea3532861..6076807575bd6 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/__tests__/Hover-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/__tests__/Hover-test.internal.js
@@ -65,12 +65,24 @@ describe('Hover event responder', () => {
     });
 
     it('is not called if "pointerover" pointerType is touch', () => {
-      const event = createPointerEvent('pointerover');
-      event.pointerType = 'touch';
+      const event = createPointerEvent('pointerover', {pointerType: 'touch'});
       ref.current.dispatchEvent(event);
       expect(onHoverStart).not.toBeCalled();
     });
 
+    it('is called if valid "pointerover" follows touch', () => {
+      ref.current.dispatchEvent(
+        createPointerEvent('pointerover', {pointerType: 'touch'}),
+      );
+      ref.current.dispatchEvent(
+        createPointerEvent('pointerout', {pointerType: 'touch'}),
+      );
+      ref.current.dispatchEvent(
+        createPointerEvent('pointerover', {pointerType: 'mouse'}),
+      );
+      expect(onHoverStart).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
     it('ignores browser emulated "mouseover" event', () => {
       ref.current.dispatchEvent(createPointerEvent('pointerover'));
       ref.current.dispatchEvent(createPointerEvent('mouseover'));