diff --git a/src/canvas.class.js b/src/canvas.class.js
index 01d62e89..68c34aba 100644
--- a/src/canvas.class.js
+++ b/src/canvas.class.js
@@ -1133,21 +1133,25 @@
      * @private
      */
     _fireOverOutEvents: function(target, e) {
+      var overOpt, outOpt, hoveredTarget = this._hoveredTarget;
+      if (hoveredTarget !== target) {
+        overOpt = { e: e, target: target, previousTarget: this._hoveredTarget };
+        outOpt = { e: e, target: this._hoveredTarget, nextTarget: target };
+        this._hoveredTarget = target;
+      }
       if (target) {
-        if (this._hoveredTarget !== target) {
-          if (this._hoveredTarget) {
-            this.fire('mouse:out', { target: this._hoveredTarget, e: e });
-            this._hoveredTarget.fire('mouseout', { e: e });
+        if (hoveredTarget !== target) {
+          if (hoveredTarget) {
+            this.fire('mouse:out', outOpt);
+            hoveredTarget.fire('mouseout', outOpt);
           }
-          this.fire('mouse:over', { target: target, e: e });
-          target.fire('mouseover', { e: e });
-          this._hoveredTarget = target;
+          this.fire('mouse:over', overOpt);
+          target.fire('mouseover', overOpt);
         }
       }
-      else if (this._hoveredTarget) {
-        this.fire('mouse:out', { target: this._hoveredTarget, e: e });
-        this._hoveredTarget.fire('mouseout', { e: e });
-        this._hoveredTarget = null;
+      else if (hoveredTarget) {
+        this.fire('mouse:out', outOpt);
+        hoveredTarget.fire('mouseout', outOpt);
       }
     },