diff --git a/src/components/Notifications.tsx b/src/components/Notifications.tsx
index ce62478..c82ee4f 100644
--- a/src/components/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Notifications.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ import type { Notification } from '../types/types';
 type Props = {
   notifications: Notification[];
   onRemove: (id: number) => void;
+  onHover: (id: number, hovering: boolean) => void;
 };
 
-export default function Notifications({ notifications, onRemove }: Props) {
+export default function Notifications({
+  notifications,
+  onRemove,
+  onHover,
+}: Props) {
   return (
     <div className="notifications">
       {notifications.map((n) => (
         <div
           key={n.id}
           className={`notification ${n.type} ${n.removing ? 'notification-out' : ''}`}
+          onMouseEnter={() => onHover(n.id, true)}
+          onMouseLeave={() => onHover(n.id, false)}
         >
           <span className="notification-message" title={n.message}>
             {n.message}
diff --git a/src/components/app/App.tsx b/src/components/app/App.tsx
index ff6d2ac..e9ff995 100644
--- a/src/components/app/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/App.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function App() {
   const [dsps, setDsps] = useState<DSP[]>([]);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [page, setPage] = useState<AppPage>('home');
-  const { notifications, notify, removeNotification } = useNotifications();
+  const { notifications, notify, removeNotification, hoverNotification } = useNotifications();
 
   async function addDSP(dsp: Omit<DSP, 'id' | 'status'>) {
     try {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function App() {
 
   return (
     <div className="app">
-      <Notifications notifications={notifications} onRemove={removeNotification} />
+      <Notifications notifications={notifications} onRemove={removeNotification} onHover={hoverNotification}/>
 
       <TopBar
         dsps={dsps}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNotifications.tsx b/src/hooks/useNotifications.tsx
index 57b768b..a99a1d8 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNotifications.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useNotifications.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { NotificationType, Notification } from '../types/types';
 
 export function useNotifications() {
   const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState<Notification[]>([]);
+  const hovered = useRef<Set<number>>(new Set());
 
   const notify = useCallback(
     (message: string, type: NotificationType = 'error', dspName?: string) => {
@@ -19,24 +20,42 @@ export function useNotifications() {
         },
       ]);
 
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      const removeLater = () => {
+        if (hovered.current.has(id)) {
+          setTimeout(removeLater, 1000);
+          return;
+        }
+
         setNotifications((prev) => prev.filter((n) => n.id !== id));
-      }, 5000);
+      };
+
+      setTimeout(removeLater, 5000);
     },
     []
   );
 
   const removeNotification = useCallback((id: number) => {
-    setNotifications((prev) => prev.map((n) => (n.id === id ? { ...n, removing: true } : n)));
+    setNotifications((prev) =>
+      prev.map((n) => (n.id === id ? { ...n, removing: true } : n))
+    );
 
     setTimeout(() => {
       setNotifications((prev) => prev.filter((n) => n.id !== id));
     }, 250);
   }, []);
 
+  const hoverNotification = useCallback((id: number, hovering: boolean) => {
+    if (hovering) {
+      hovered.current.add(id);
+    } else {
+      hovered.current.delete(id);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   return {
     notifications,
     notify,
     removeNotification,
+    hoverNotification,
   };
 }