diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
index ab4fd20..bdf86b5 100644
--- a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
 import {
-  convertCircuitJsonToSchematicSvg,
   type ColorOverrides,
+  convertCircuitJsonToSchematicSvg,
 } from "circuit-to-svg"
-import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
 import { useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg"
 import { useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents"
+import { useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover } from "lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover"
+import { getStoredBoolean, setStoredBoolean } from "lib/hooks/useLocalStorage"
 import { useSchematicGroupsOverlay } from "lib/hooks/useSchematicGroupsOverlay"
 import { enableDebug } from "lib/utils/debug"
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
@@ -16,21 +19,19 @@ import {
 import { useMouseMatrixTransform } from "use-mouse-matrix-transform"
 import { useResizeHandling } from "../hooks/use-resize-handling"
 import { useComponentDragging } from "../hooks/useComponentDragging"
+import { useSpiceSimulation } from "../hooks/useSpiceSimulation"
 import type { ManualEditEvent } from "../types/edit-events"
+import { getSpiceFromCircuitJson } from "../utils/spice-utils"
+import { zIndexMap } from "../utils/z-index-map"
 import { EditIcon } from "./EditIcon"
 import { GridIcon } from "./GridIcon"
-import { ViewMenuIcon } from "./ViewMenuIcon"
-import { ViewMenu } from "./ViewMenu"
-import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
-import { SpiceSimulationIcon } from "./SpiceSimulationIcon"
-import { SpiceSimulationOverlay } from "./SpiceSimulationOverlay"
-import { zIndexMap } from "../utils/z-index-map"
-import { useSpiceSimulation } from "../hooks/useSpiceSimulation"
-import { getSpiceFromCircuitJson } from "../utils/spice-utils"
-import { getStoredBoolean, setStoredBoolean } from "lib/hooks/useLocalStorage"
 import { MouseTracker } from "./MouseTracker"
 import { SchematicComponentMouseTarget } from "./SchematicComponentMouseTarget"
 import { SchematicPortMouseTarget } from "./SchematicPortMouseTarget"
+import { SpiceSimulationIcon } from "./SpiceSimulationIcon"
+import { SpiceSimulationOverlay } from "./SpiceSimulationOverlay"
+import { ViewMenu } from "./ViewMenu"
+import { ViewMenuIcon } from "./ViewMenuIcon"
 
 interface Props {
   circuitJson: CircuitJson
@@ -345,6 +346,12 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     editEvents: editEventsWithUnappliedEditEvents,
   })
 
+  useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover({
+    svgDivRef,
+    circuitJson,
+    circuitJsonKey,
+  })
+
   // Add group overlays when enabled
   useSchematicGroupsOverlay({
     svgDivRef,
@@ -398,14 +405,23 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     <MouseTracker>
       {onSchematicComponentClicked && (
         <style>
-          {`.schematic-component-clickable [data-schematic-component-id]:hover { cursor: pointer !important; }`}
+          {
+            ".schematic-component-clickable [data-schematic-component-id]:hover { cursor: pointer !important; }"
+          }
         </style>
       )}
       {onSchematicPortClicked && (
         <style>
-          {`[data-schematic-port-id]:hover { cursor: pointer !important; }`}
+          {"[data-schematic-port-id]:hover { cursor: pointer !important; }"}
         </style>
       )}
+      <style>
+        {`
+          [data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"].schematic-trace-net-hover path:not(.trace-invisible-hover-outline) {
+            stroke: #ff8c00 !important;
+          }
+        `}
+      </style>
       <div
         ref={containerRef}
         style={{
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover.ts b/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf9ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
+import { useEffect } from "react"
+
+const TRACE_HOVER_CLASS = "schematic-trace-net-hover"
+
+const getSourceTraceNetKey = (sourceTrace: any) => {
+  if (!sourceTrace) return null
+
+  if (sourceTrace.source_net_id)
+    return `source_net:${sourceTrace.source_net_id}`
+  if (sourceTrace.subcircuit_connectivity_map_key) {
+    return `subcircuit:${sourceTrace.subcircuit_connectivity_map_key}`
+  }
+  if (sourceTrace.connected_source_port_ids?.length) {
+    return `ports:${[...sourceTrace.connected_source_port_ids].sort().join("|")}`
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+export const useHighlightConnectedSchematicTracesOnHover = ({
+  svgDivRef,
+  circuitJson,
+  circuitJsonKey,
+}: {
+  svgDivRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
+  circuitJson: CircuitJson
+  circuitJsonKey: string
+}) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const svgDiv = svgDivRef.current
+    if (!svgDiv) return
+
+    const soup = su(circuitJson)
+    const sourceTraceToNetKey = new Map<string, string>()
+
+    for (const sourceTrace of soup.source_trace.list() as any[]) {
+      const sourceTraceId = sourceTrace.source_trace_id
+      const netKey = getSourceTraceNetKey(sourceTrace)
+      if (sourceTraceId && netKey) {
+        sourceTraceToNetKey.set(sourceTraceId, netKey)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const schematicTraceIdToNetKey = new Map<string, string>()
+    for (const schematicTrace of soup.schematic_trace.list() as any[]) {
+      const schematicTraceId = schematicTrace.schematic_trace_id
+      const sourceTraceId = schematicTrace.source_trace_id
+      const netKey = sourceTraceId
+        ? sourceTraceToNetKey.get(sourceTraceId)
+        : null
+
+      if (schematicTraceId && netKey) {
+        schematicTraceIdToNetKey.set(schematicTraceId, netKey)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const traceGroups = Array.from(
+      svgDiv.querySelectorAll<SVGGElement>(
+        '[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"][data-schematic-trace-id]',
+      ),
+    )
+
+    const getTraceNetKey = (traceGroup: SVGGElement) => {
+      const traceId = traceGroup.getAttribute("data-schematic-trace-id")
+      return traceId ? schematicTraceIdToNetKey.get(traceId) : null
+    }
+
+    const clearHover = () => {
+      for (const traceGroup of traceGroups) {
+        traceGroup.classList.remove(TRACE_HOVER_CLASS)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const handlePointerEnter = (event: Event) => {
+      const traceGroup = event.currentTarget as SVGGElement
+      const hoveredNetKey = getTraceNetKey(traceGroup)
+      if (!hoveredNetKey) return
+
+      for (const candidateTraceGroup of traceGroups) {
+        candidateTraceGroup.classList.toggle(
+          TRACE_HOVER_CLASS,
+          getTraceNetKey(candidateTraceGroup) === hoveredNetKey,
+        )
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (const traceGroup of traceGroups) {
+      traceGroup.addEventListener("pointerenter", handlePointerEnter)
+      traceGroup.addEventListener("pointerleave", clearHover)
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      for (const traceGroup of traceGroups) {
+        traceGroup.removeEventListener("pointerenter", handlePointerEnter)
+        traceGroup.removeEventListener("pointerleave", clearHover)
+      }
+    }
+  }, [svgDivRef, circuitJson, circuitJsonKey])
+}