diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
index 791abf9..1b3c38d 100644
--- a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
 import { useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg"
 import { useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents"
 import { useSchematicGroupsOverlay } from "lib/hooks/useSchematicGroupsOverlay"
+import { useSchematicTraceHover } from "lib/hooks/useSchematicTraceHover"
 import { enableDebug } from "lib/utils/debug"
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import {
@@ -346,6 +347,13 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     showGroups: showSchematicGroups && !disableGroups,
   })
 
+  // Add trace hover effect
+  useSchematicTraceHover({
+    svgDivRef,
+    circuitJson,
+    enabled: isInteractionEnabled && !showSpiceOverlay,
+  })
+
   // keep the latest touch handler without re-rendering the svg div
   const handleComponentTouchStartRef = useRef(handleComponentTouchStart)
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useSchematicTraceHover.ts b/lib/hooks/useSchematicTraceHover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cadbf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useSchematicTraceHover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
+
+/**
+ * Hook to add hover color change for schematic traces.
+ * When hovering over a trace, all traces with the same source_trace_id (same net) are highlighted.
+ */
+export const useSchematicTraceHover = ({
+  svgDivRef,
+  circuitJson,
+  enabled = true,
+}: {
+  svgDivRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
+  circuitJson: CircuitJson
+  enabled?: boolean
+}) => {
+  const hoveredTraceIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
+
+  const handleTraceMouseEnter = useCallback(
+    (e: Event) => {
+      if (!enabled) return
+      const target = e.currentTarget as SVGElement
+      const traceId = target.getAttribute("data-schematic-trace-id")
+      if (!traceId) return
+
+      hoveredTraceIdRef.current = traceId
+      const svg = svgDivRef.current
+      if (!svg) return
+
+      // Find all paths in the same trace group and add hover class
+      const tracePaths = svg.querySelectorAll(
+        `[data-schematic-trace-id="${traceId}"] path`,
+      )
+
+      for (const path of Array.from(tracePaths)) {
+        const pathEl = path as SVGPathElement
+        // Store original stroke color
+        if (!pathEl.dataset.originalStroke) {
+          pathEl.dataset.originalStroke = pathEl.getAttribute("stroke") || ""
+        }
+        // Apply hover color - use a bright blue for visibility
+        pathEl.setAttribute("stroke", "#3b82f6")
+        pathEl.setAttribute("stroke-width", "3")
+        pathEl.style.filter = "drop-shadow(0 0 3px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.5))"
+      }
+    },
+    [enabled, svgDivRef],
+  )
+
+  const handleTraceMouseLeave = useCallback(
+    (e: Event) => {
+      if (!enabled) return
+      const target = e.currentTarget as SVGElement
+      const traceId = target.getAttribute("data-schematic-trace-id")
+      if (!traceId) return
+
+      hoveredTraceIdRef.current = null
+      const svg = svgDivRef.current
+      if (!svg) return
+
+      // Restore original styles
+      const tracePaths = svg.querySelectorAll(
+        `[data-schematic-trace-id="${traceId}"] path`,
+      )
+
+      for (const path of Array.from(tracePaths)) {
+        const pathEl = path as SVGPathElement
+        // Restore original stroke
+        const originalStroke = pathEl.dataset.originalStroke
+        if (originalStroke) {
+          pathEl.setAttribute("stroke", originalStroke)
+        }
+        pathEl.setAttribute("stroke-width", "2")
+        pathEl.style.filter = ""
+      }
+    },
+    [enabled, svgDivRef],
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return
+    const svg = svgDivRef.current
+    if (!svg) return
+
+    // Find all schematic trace elements and add hover listeners
+    const traceElements = svg.querySelectorAll(
+      '[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"]',
+    )
+
+    for (const traceEl of Array.from(traceElements)) {
+      traceEl.addEventListener("mouseenter", handleTraceMouseEnter)
+      traceEl.addEventListener("mouseleave", handleTraceMouseLeave)
+      // Add cursor pointer to indicate interactivity
+      ;(traceEl as SVGElement).style.cursor = "pointer"
+    }
+
+    // Add CSS for smooth transitions
+    if (!svg.querySelector("style#trace-hover-styles")) {
+      const style = document.createElement("style")
+      style.id = "trace-hover-styles"
+      style.textContent = `
+        [data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"] path {
+          transition: stroke 150ms ease, stroke-width 150ms ease, filter 150ms ease;
+        }
+      `
+      svg.appendChild(style)
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      for (const traceEl of Array.from(traceElements)) {
+        traceEl.removeEventListener("mouseenter", handleTraceMouseEnter)
+        traceEl.removeEventListener("mouseleave", handleTraceMouseLeave)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [svgDivRef, circuitJson, enabled, handleTraceMouseEnter, handleTraceMouseLeave])
+}