diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/app.css b/src/main/frontend/app/app.css
index 850cf13a..da4331a0 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/app/app.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/app.css
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@
     --palette-parameters: #1389ff;
     --palette-monitoring: #00ff84;
     --palette-transactionalstorages: #fdc300;
+
+    /* Label styling */
+    --label-components: #edfeea;
+    --label-category: #feeaf0;
+    --label-eip: #eaf0fe;
+    --label-type: #feeaf0;
+    --label-deprecated: #a8a8a8;
+
+    --label-border-components: #a5f994;
+    --label-border-category: #f994b3;
+    --label-border-eip: #94b3f9;
+    --label-border-type: #f994b3;
+    --label-border-deprecated: #444444;
   }
 
   [data-theme='dark'] {
@@ -104,6 +117,19 @@
     --palette-parameters: #0d4a87;
     --palette-monitoring: #01924c;
     --palette-transactionalstorages: #9c7800;
+
+    /* Label styling */
+    --label-components: #20930c;
+    --label-category: #bf063e;
+    --label-eip: #123ea2;
+    --label-type: #bf063e;
+    --label-deprecated: #444444;
+
+    --label-border-components: #89be7e;
+    --label-border-category: #e37294;
+    --label-border-eip: #5174c7;
+    --label-border-type: #e37294;
+    --label-border-deprecated: #b6b6b6;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/element-hover-card.tsx b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/element-hover-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e3fcb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/element-hover-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom'
+import type { ElementDetails } from '~/types/ff-doc.types'
+import { getFirstLabelGroup } from '~/utils/flow-utils'
+import ExternalLinkIcon from '../../../../icons/solar/External Link.svg?react'
+
+interface ElementHoverCardProps {
+  anchorRect: DOMRect
+  element: ElementDetails
+  isLocked: boolean
+  onComplete?: () => void
+  onUnlock?: () => void
+}
+
+export default function ElementHoverCard({
+  anchorRect,
+  element,
+  isLocked,
+  onComplete,
+  onUnlock,
+}: ElementHoverCardProps) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [position, setPosition] = useState<{ top: number; left: number }>({ top: 0, left: 0 })
+  const [fillWidth, setFillWidth] = useState(0)
+  const offset = 10 // distance between anchor and tooltip
+  const [labelGroup, label] = getFirstLabelGroup(element.labels)
+  const route = element.labels ? [labelGroup, label, element.name].join('/') : element.className
+  const frankdocUrl = `https://frankdoc.frankframework.org/#/${route}`
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (!ref.current || !anchorRect) return
+
+    const tooltip = ref.current
+    const tooltipHeight = tooltip.offsetHeight
+    const tooltipWidth = tooltip.offsetWidth
+
+    const viewportHeight = window.innerHeight
+    const margin = 8 // space from top/bottom of screen
+
+    // Desired centered position
+    const centeredTop = anchorRect.top + anchorRect.height / 2 - tooltipHeight / 2
+
+    // Clamp within viewport
+    const clampedTop = Math.min(Math.max(centeredTop, margin), viewportHeight - tooltipHeight - margin)
+
+    const left = anchorRect.left - tooltipWidth - offset
+
+    setPosition({
+      top: clampedTop,
+      left,
+    })
+  }, [anchorRect])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      setFillWidth(100)
+    }, 50)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
+  }, [onComplete])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handleClickOutside(event: MouseEvent) {
+      if (!isLocked) return
+      if (!ref.current) return
+
+      if (!ref.current.contains(event.target as Node)) {
+        onUnlock?.()
+      }
+    }
+
+    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', handleClickOutside, true)
+
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener('pointerdown', handleClickOutside, true)
+    }
+  }, [isLocked, onUnlock])
+
+  return createPortal(
+    <div
+      ref={ref}
+      style={{
+        position: 'fixed',
+        top: position.top,
+        left: position.left - offset,
+        pointerEvents: isLocked ? 'auto' : 'none',
+        zIndex: 50,
+      }}
+      className="border-border bg-background flex max-h-[70vh] max-w-[40vw] flex-col rounded-md border text-sm shadow-lg"
+    >
+      <div className="bg-backdrop h-[4px] w-full flex-shrink-0">
+        <div
+          className="bg-foreground-active h-full transition-all duration-1000 ease-linear"
+          style={{ width: `${fillWidth}%` }}
+          onTransitionEnd={() => {
+            if (fillWidth === 100) {
+              onComplete?.()
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-x-auto overflow-y-auto p-5">
+        <p className="text-foreground-muted">{element.labels.Components}</p>
+        <h2 className="mb-2 font-semibold">
+          <a
+            href={frankdocUrl}
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="hover:text-foreground-active hover:underline"
+          >
+            {element.name}
+            <ExternalLinkIcon className="ml-3 inline h-4 w-4" />
+          </a>
+        </h2>
+        <div className="py-2">
+          {element.deprecated && (
+            <span
+              key={'deprecated'}
+              className="mr-1 rounded-full border border-[var(--label-border-deprecated)] bg-[var(--label-deprecated)] p-2"
+            >
+              Deprecated
+            </span>
+          )}
+          {element.labels &&
+            Object.entries(element.labels).map(([key, value]) => (
+              <span
+                key={key}
+                className={'mr-1 rounded-full border p-2'}
+                style={{
+                  backgroundColor: `var(--label-${key.toLowerCase()})`,
+                  borderColor: `var(--label-border-${key.toLowerCase()})`,
+                }}
+              >
+                {value}
+              </span>
+            ))}
+        </div>
+        {element.description && <p className="text-sm" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: element.description }} />}
+      </div>
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/sorted-elements.tsx b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/sorted-elements.tsx
index 4327106f..18be7a49 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/sorted-elements.tsx
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/routes/studio/context/sorted-elements.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { ElementDetails } from '@frankframework/ff-doc'
 import { getElementTypeFromName } from '../node-translator-module'
 import DangerIcon from '../../../../icons/solar/Danger Triangle.svg?react'
 import { DeprecatedListPopover } from './deprecated-list-popover'
+import ElementHoverCard from './element-hover-card'
 
 interface Properties {
   type: string
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ export default function SortedElements({ type, items, onDragStart, searchTerm }:
   const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false)
   const gradientEnabled = useSettingsStore((state) => state.studio.gradient)
   const { setDraggedName } = useNodeContextStore((state) => state)
+  const [hoveredRect, setHoveredRect] = useState<DOMRect | null>(null)
+  const [hoveredElement, setHoveredElement] = useState<ElementDetails | null>(null)
+  const [lockedElement, setLockedElement] = useState<ElementDetails | null>(null)
 
   const toggleExpansion = () => {
     setIsExpanded(!isExpanded)
@@ -38,8 +42,12 @@ export default function SortedElements({ type, items, onDragStart, searchTerm }:
         onClick={toggleExpansion}
         className="text-foreground-muted hover:text-foreground-active flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 text-left text-sm font-semibold capitalize"
       >
-        {shouldExpand ? <ArrowDownIcon className="fill-current" /> : <ArrowRightIcon className="fill-current" />}
-        {type}
+        {shouldExpand ? (
+          <ArrowDownIcon className="h-4 w-4 fill-current" />
+        ) : (
+          <ArrowRightIcon className="h-4 w-4 fill-current" />
+        )}
+        <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{type}</span>
       </button>
 
       {shouldExpand && (
@@ -52,8 +60,24 @@ export default function SortedElements({ type, items, onDragStart, searchTerm }:
                 key={value.name}
                 className="border-border m-2 flex cursor-move items-center justify-between rounded border p-4"
                 draggable
-                onDragStart={onDragStart(value)}
+                onDragStart={(event) => {
+                  setHoveredRect(null)
+                  setHoveredElement(null)
+                  setLockedElement(null)
+                  onDragStart(value)(event)
+                }}
                 onDragEnd={() => setDraggedName(null)}
+                onMouseEnter={(event) => {
+                  setLockedElement(null) // unlock previous element
+                  const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect()
+                  setHoveredRect(rect)
+                  setHoveredElement(value)
+                }}
+                onMouseLeave={() => {
+                  if (lockedElement?.name === value.name) return
+                  setHoveredElement(null)
+                  setHoveredRect(null)
+                }}
                 style={{
                   background: gradientEnabled
                     ? `radial-gradient(
@@ -79,6 +103,20 @@ export default function SortedElements({ type, items, onDragStart, searchTerm }:
           })}
         </div>
       )}
+      {(hoveredRect && hoveredElement) || lockedElement ? (
+        <ElementHoverCard
+          key={(lockedElement ?? hoveredElement)!.name}
+          anchorRect={hoveredRect!}
+          element={lockedElement ?? hoveredElement!}
+          isLocked={!!lockedElement}
+          onComplete={() => setLockedElement(hoveredElement)}
+          onUnlock={() => {
+            setLockedElement(null)
+            setHoveredElement(null)
+            setHoveredRect(null)
+          }}
+        />
+      ) : null}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/app/utils/flow-utils.ts b/src/main/frontend/app/utils/flow-utils.ts
index c8f87abd..5cb42703 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/app/utils/flow-utils.ts
+++ b/src/main/frontend/app/utils/flow-utils.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ export function cloneWithRemappedIds<T>(value: T, idMap: Map<string, string>, ge
   return value
 }
 
+// Helper function from frank-doc https://github.com/frankframework/frank-doc/blob/master/frank-doc-frontend/src/app/app.service.ts
+export function getFirstLabelGroup(filters: Record<string, string> | undefined): [string, string] {
+  const defaultLabelGroup: [string, string] = ['-', '-']
+  if (!filters) return defaultLabelGroup
+  const labelGroups = Object.entries(filters)
+  if (labelGroups.length === 0) return defaultLabelGroup
+  return labelGroups[0]
+}
+
 /**  Converts the tagname of a non capitalized element that has a classname attribute to the last part of said classname, e.g.:
  * <pipe name="uploadFiles" className="org.frankframework.pipes.ForEachChildElementPipe" />
  * Becomes <ForEachChildElementPipe name="uploadFiles" />
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/icons/solar/External Link.svg b/src/main/frontend/icons/solar/External Link.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..091713aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/frontend/icons/solar/External Link.svg	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M13 11L22 2M22 2H16.6562M22 2V7.34375" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke="currentColor"></path><path d="M22 12C22 16.714 22 19.0711 20.5355 20.5355C19.0711 22 16.714 22 12 22C7.28595 22 4.92893 22 3.46447 20.5355C2 19.0711 2 16.714 2 12C2 7.28595 2 4.92893 3.46447 3.46447C4.92893 2 7.28595 2 12 2" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke="currentColor"></path></svg>
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