diff --git a/src/components/fx/hover.js b/src/components/fx/hover.js
index 6731db8e483..9a2efdc3b68 100644
--- a/src/components/fx/hover.js
+++ b/src/components/fx/hover.js
@@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ exports.multiHovers = function multiHovers(hoverItems, opts) {
     // Fix vertical overlap
     var tooltipSpacing = 5;
     var lastBottomY = 0;
+    var anchor = 0;
     hoverLabel
         .sort(function(a, b) {return a.y0 - b.y0;})
-        .each(function(d) {
+        .each(function(d, i) {
             var topY = d.y0 - d.by / 2;
 
             if((topY - tooltipSpacing) < lastBottomY) {
@@ -225,12 +226,16 @@ exports.multiHovers = function multiHovers(hoverItems, opts) {
             }
 
             lastBottomY = topY + d.by + d.offset;
-        });
 
+            if(i === opts.anchorIndex || 0) anchor = d.offset;
+        })
+        .each(function(d) {
+            d.offset -= anchor;
+        });
 
     alignHoverText(hoverLabel, fullOpts.rotateLabels);
 
-    return hoverLabel.node();
+    return hoverLabel;
 };
 
 // The actual implementation is here:
diff --git a/src/components/modebar/manage.js b/src/components/modebar/manage.js
index 37db6546ee8..ffa98cdd38a 100644
--- a/src/components/modebar/manage.js
+++ b/src/components/modebar/manage.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ function getButtonGroups(gd, buttonsToRemove, buttonsToAdd, showSendToCloud) {
     var hasTernary = fullLayout._has('ternary');
     var hasMapbox = fullLayout._has('mapbox');
     var hasPolar = fullLayout._has('polar');
+    var hasSankey = fullLayout._has('sankey');
     var allAxesFixed = areAllAxesFixed(fullLayout);
 
     var groups = [];
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ function getButtonGroups(gd, buttonsToRemove, buttonsToAdd, showSendToCloud) {
     else if(hasPie) {
         hoverGroup = ['hoverClosestPie'];
     }
+    else if(hasSankey) {
+        hoverGroup = ['hoverClosestCartesian', 'hoverCompareCartesian'];
+    }
     else { // hasPolar, hasTernary
         // always show at least one hover icon.
         hoverGroup = ['toggleHover'];
diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/plot.js b/src/traces/sankey/plot.js
index c10e0866851..8f3815b79e9 100644
--- a/src/traces/sankey/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/sankey/plot.js
@@ -156,51 +156,69 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, calcData) {
         if(gd._fullLayout.hovermode === false) return;
         var obj = d.link.trace.link;
         if(obj.hoverinfo === 'none' || obj.hoverinfo === 'skip') return;
-        var rootBBox = gd._fullLayout._paperdiv.node().getBoundingClientRect();
-        var hoverCenterX;
-        var hoverCenterY;
-        if(d.link.circular) {
-            hoverCenterX = (d.link.circularPathData.leftInnerExtent + d.link.circularPathData.rightInnerExtent) / 2 + d.parent.translateX;
-            hoverCenterY = d.link.circularPathData.verticalFullExtent + d.parent.translateY;
-        } else {
-            var boundingBox = element.getBoundingClientRect();
-            hoverCenterX = boundingBox.left + boundingBox.width / 2 - rootBBox.left;
-            hoverCenterY = boundingBox.top + boundingBox.height / 2 - rootBBox.top;
-        }
 
-        var hovertemplateLabels = {valueLabel: d3.format(d.valueFormat)(d.link.value) + d.valueSuffix};
-        d.link.fullData = d.link.trace;
+        var hoverItems = [];
 
-        var tooltip = Fx.loneHover({
-            x: hoverCenterX,
-            y: hoverCenterY,
-            name: hovertemplateLabels.valueLabel,
-            text: [
-                d.link.label || '',
-                sourceLabel + d.link.source.label,
-                targetLabel + d.link.target.label,
-                d.link.concentrationscale ? concentrationLabel + d3.format('%0.2f')(d.link.flow.labelConcentration) : ''
-            ].filter(renderableValuePresent).join('<br>'),
-            color: castHoverOption(obj, 'bgcolor') || Color.addOpacity(d.tinyColorHue, 1),
-            borderColor: castHoverOption(obj, 'bordercolor'),
-            fontFamily: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.family'),
-            fontSize: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.size'),
-            fontColor: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.color'),
-            idealAlign: d3.event.x < hoverCenterX ? 'right' : 'left',
+        function hoverCenterPosition(link) {
+            var hoverCenterX, hoverCenterY;
+            if(link.circular) {
+                hoverCenterX = (link.circularPathData.leftInnerExtent + link.circularPathData.rightInnerExtent) / 2 + d.parent.translateX;
+                hoverCenterY = link.circularPathData.verticalFullExtent + d.parent.translateY;
+            } else {
+                hoverCenterX = (link.source.x1 + link.target.x0) / 2 + d.parent.translateX;
+                hoverCenterY = (link.y0 + link.y1) / 2 + d.parent.translateY;
+            }
+            return [hoverCenterX, hoverCenterY];
+        }
 
-            hovertemplate: obj.hovertemplate,
-            hovertemplateLabels: hovertemplateLabels,
-            eventData: [d.link]
-        }, {
+        // For each related links, create a hoverItem
+        var anchorIndex = 0;
+        for(var i = 0; i < d.flow.links.length; i++) {
+            var link = d.flow.links[i];
+            if(gd._fullLayout.hovermode === 'closest' && d.link.pointNumber !== link.pointNumber) continue;
+            if(d.link.pointNumber === link.pointNumber) anchorIndex = i;
+            link.fullData = link.trace;
+            obj = d.link.trace.link;
+            var hoverCenter = hoverCenterPosition(link);
+            var hovertemplateLabels = {valueLabel: d3.format(d.valueFormat)(link.value) + d.valueSuffix};
+
+            hoverItems.push({
+                x: hoverCenter[0],
+                y: hoverCenter[1],
+                name: hovertemplateLabels.valueLabel,
+                text: [
+                    link.label || '',
+                    sourceLabel + link.source.label,
+                    targetLabel + link.target.label,
+                    link.concentrationscale ? concentrationLabel + d3.format('%0.2f')(link.flow.labelConcentration) : ''
+                ].filter(renderableValuePresent).join('<br>'),
+                color: castHoverOption(obj, 'bgcolor') || Color.addOpacity(link.color, 1),
+                borderColor: castHoverOption(obj, 'bordercolor'),
+                fontFamily: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.family'),
+                fontSize: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.size'),
+                fontColor: castHoverOption(obj, 'font.color'),
+                idealAlign: d3.event.x < hoverCenter[0] ? 'right' : 'left',
+
+                hovertemplate: obj.hovertemplate,
+                hovertemplateLabels: hovertemplateLabels,
+                eventData: [link]
+            });
+        }
+
+        var tooltips = Fx.multiHovers(hoverItems, {
             container: fullLayout._hoverlayer.node(),
             outerContainer: fullLayout._paper.node(),
-            gd: gd
+            gd: gd,
+            anchorIndex: anchorIndex
         });
 
-        if(!d.link.concentrationscale) {
-            makeTranslucent(tooltip, 0.65);
-        }
-        makeTextContrasty(tooltip);
+        tooltips.each(function() {
+            var tooltip = this;
+            if(!d.link.concentrationscale) {
+                makeTranslucent(tooltip, 0.65);
+            }
+            makeTextContrasty(tooltip);
+        });
     };
 
     var linkUnhover = function(element, d, sankey) {
diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/render.js b/src/traces/sankey/render.js
index ab4a330c8f5..9e3be406b35 100644
--- a/src/traces/sankey/render.js
+++ b/src/traces/sankey/render.js
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ function sankeyModel(layout, d, traceIndex) {
                         concentration: link.value / total,
                         links: flowLinks
                     };
+                    if(link.concentrationscale) {
+                        link.color = tinycolor(link.concentrationscale(link.flow.labelConcentration));
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -287,9 +290,6 @@ function sankeyModel(layout, d, traceIndex) {
 
 function linkModel(d, l, i) {
     var tc = tinycolor(l.color);
-    if(l.concentrationscale) {
-        tc = tinycolor(l.concentrationscale(l.flow.labelConcentration));
-    }
     var basicKey = l.source.label + '|' + l.target.label;
     var key = basicKey + '__' + i;
 
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/sankey_circular_large.json b/test/image/mocks/sankey_circular_large.json
index 6af23521291..99c8af5835f 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/sankey_circular_large.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/sankey_circular_large.json
@@ -220,10 +220,11 @@
           [1, "#9467bd"]
         ]
       }],
-      "hovertemplate": "<b>%{label}</b><br>%{flow.labelConcentration:%0.2f}<br>%{flow.value}"
+      "hovertemplate": "%{label}<br><b>flow.labelConcentration</b>: %{flow.labelConcentration:0.2%}<br><b>flow.concentration</b>: %{flow.concentration:0.2%}<br><b>flow.value</b>: %{flow.value}"
     }
   }],
   "layout": {
+      "hovermode": "x",
       "width": 800,
       "height": 800
   }
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/sankey_link_concentration.json b/test/image/mocks/sankey_link_concentration.json
index a4b4564fff0..a5f45300584 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/sankey_link_concentration.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/sankey_link_concentration.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "layout": {
         "title": "Sankey diagram with links colored based on their concentration within a flow",
         "width": 800,
-        "height": 800
+        "height": 800,
+        "hovermode": "x"
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/sankey_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/sankey_test.js
index 5780a72cdec..b9a84534a66 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/sankey_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/sankey_test.js
@@ -778,6 +778,47 @@ describe('sankey tests', function() {
                 .then(done);
         });
 
+        it('should show the multiple hover labels in a flow in hovermode `x`', function(done) {
+            var gd = createGraphDiv();
+            var mockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mock);
+            Plotly.plot(gd, mockCopy).then(function() {
+                _hover(351, 202);
+
+                assertLabel(
+                    ['source: Nuclear', 'target: Thermal generation', '100TWh'],
+                    ['rgb(144, 238, 144)', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)', 13, 'Arial', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)']
+                );
+
+                var g = d3.selectAll('.hovertext');
+                expect(g.size()).toBe(1);
+                return Plotly.relayout(gd, 'hovermode', 'x');
+            })
+            .then(function() {
+                _hover(351, 202);
+
+                assertMultipleLabels(
+                    [
+                      ['Old generation plant (made-up)', 'source: Nuclear', 'target: Thermal generation', '500TWh'],
+                      ['New generation plant (made-up)', 'source: Nuclear', 'target: Thermal generation', '140TWh'],
+                      ['source: Nuclear', 'target: Thermal generation', '100TWh'],
+                      ['source: Nuclear', 'target: Thermal generation', '100TWh']
+                    ],
+                    [
+                      ['rgb(33, 102, 172)', 'rgb(255, 255, 255)', 13, 'Arial', 'rgb(255, 255, 255)'],
+                      ['rgb(178, 24, 43)', 'rgb(255, 255, 255)', 13, 'Arial', 'rgb(255, 255, 255)'],
+                      ['rgb(144, 238, 144)', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)', 13, 'Arial', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)'],
+                      ['rgb(218, 165, 32)', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)', 13, 'Arial', 'rgb(68, 68, 68)']
+                    ]
+                );
+
+                var g = d3.select('.hovertext:nth-child(3)');
+                var domRect = g.node().getBoundingClientRect();
+                expect((domRect.bottom + domRect.top) / 2).toBeCloseTo(203, 0, 'it should center the hoverlabel associated with hovered link');
+            })
+            .catch(failTest)
+            .then(done);
+        });
+
         it('should not show any labels if hovermode is false', function(done) {
             var gd = createGraphDiv();
             var mockCopy = Lib.extendDeep({}, mock);
@@ -1265,7 +1306,18 @@ describe('sankey tests', function() {
 });
 
 function assertLabel(content, style) {
+    assertMultipleLabels([content], [style]);
+}
+
+function assertMultipleLabels(contentArray, styleArray) {
     var g = d3.selectAll('.hovertext');
+    expect(g.size()).toEqual(contentArray.length, 'wrong number of hoverlabels, expected to find ' + contentArray.length);
+    g.each(function(el, i) {
+        _assertLabelGroup(d3.select(this), contentArray[i], styleArray[i]);
+    });
+}
+
+function _assertLabelGroup(g, content, style) {
     var lines = g.selectAll('.nums .line');
     var name = g.selectAll('.name');
     var tooltipBoundingBox = g.node().getBoundingClientRect();