diff --git a/.changeset/wet-dancers-type.md b/.changeset/wet-dancers-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65c0e7b4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-dancers-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@cloudflare/kumo": minor
+---
+
+Extend LegendItems to take pointer events & timeseries merges forwardref to support those events
diff --git a/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/components/demos/Chart/ChartDemo.tsx b/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/components/demos/Chart/ChartDemo.tsx
index 02a79827f7..91a902dd27 100644
--- a/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/components/demos/Chart/ChartDemo.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/components/demos/Chart/ChartDemo.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 import * as echarts from "echarts/core";
 import type { EChartsOption } from "echarts";
 import { BarChart, LineChart, PieChart } from "echarts/charts";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
   AriaComponent,
   AxisPointerComponent,
@@ -540,6 +540,98 @@ export function ChartExampleDemo() {
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Timeseries chart with legend items that highlight the corresponding series on hover.
+ * Hovering a legend item dispatches a highlight action to the chart and fades the other legend items.
+ */
+export function LegendHighlightDemo() {
+  const isDarkMode = useIsDarkMode();
+  const chartRef = useRef<echarts.ECharts>(null);
+  const [hoveredSeries, setHoveredSeries] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const series = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        name: "P99",
+        color: ChartPalette.semantic("Attention", isDarkMode),
+        value: "124",
+        unit: "ms",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "P95",
+        color: ChartPalette.semantic("Warning", isDarkMode),
+        value: "76",
+        unit: "ms",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "P75",
+        color: ChartPalette.semantic("Neutral", isDarkMode),
+        value: "32",
+        unit: "ms",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "P50",
+        color: ChartPalette.semantic("NeutralLight", isDarkMode),
+        value: "10",
+        unit: "ms",
+      },
+    ],
+    [isDarkMode],
+  );
+
+  const data = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      series.map((s, i) => ({
+        name: s.name,
+        data: buildSeriesData(3 - i, 30, 60_000, 1 - i * 0.2),
+        color: s.color,
+      })),
+    [series],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <LayerCard>
+      <LayerCard.Secondary>Read latency</LayerCard.Secondary>
+      <LayerCard.Primary>
+        <div className="flex divide-x divide-kumo-line gap-4 px-2 mb-2">
+          {series.map((s) => (
+            <ChartLegend.LargeItem
+              key={s.name}
+              name={s.name}
+              color={s.color}
+              value={s.value}
+              unit={s.unit}
+              inactive={hoveredSeries !== null && hoveredSeries !== s.name}
+              onPointerEnter={() => {
+                setHoveredSeries(s.name);
+                chartRef.current?.dispatchAction({
+                  type: "highlight",
+                  seriesName: s.name,
+                });
+              }}
+              onPointerLeave={() => {
+                setHoveredSeries(null);
+                chartRef.current?.dispatchAction({
+                  type: "downplay",
+                  seriesName: s.name,
+                });
+              }}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <TimeseriesChart
+          ref={chartRef}
+          xAxisName="Time (UTC)"
+          echarts={echarts}
+          isDarkMode={isDarkMode}
+          data={data}
+          height={300}
+        />
+      </LayerCard.Primary>
+    </LayerCard>
+  );
+}
+
 function buildSeriesData(
   seed = 0,
   points = 50,
diff --git a/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/pages/charts/timeseries.mdx b/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/pages/charts/timeseries.mdx
index a80636f718..746b52fccf 100644
--- a/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/pages/charts/timeseries.mdx
+++ b/packages/kumo-docs-astro/src/pages/charts/timeseries.mdx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   CustomAxisLabelFormatDemo,
   GradientLineChartDemo,
   IncompleteDataChartDemo,
+  LegendHighlightDemo,
   LoadingChartDemo,
   TimeRangeSelectionChartDemo,
 } from "~/components/demos/Chart/ChartDemo";
@@ -101,6 +102,21 @@ import Heading from "~/components/docs/Heading.astro";
   </ComponentExample>
 </ComponentSection>
 
+<ComponentSection>
+  <Heading level={3}>Legend Highlight</Heading>
+
+<p>
+  Hovering a legend item highlights the corresponding series on the chart and
+  fades the others. Use <code>onPointerEnter</code> and{" "}
+  <code>onPointerLeave</code> on <code>ChartLegend</code> items together with{" "}
+  <code>dispatchAction</code> on the chart ref.
+</p>
+
+  <ComponentExample demo="LegendHighlightDemo">
+    <LegendHighlightDemo client:visible />
+  </ComponentExample>
+</ComponentSection>
+
 <ComponentSection>
   <Heading level={3}>Loading State</Heading>
 
diff --git a/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/Legend.tsx b/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/Legend.tsx
index 31e4c6dced..bd9717f6b2 100644
--- a/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/Legend.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/Legend.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import type {
+  KeyboardEventHandler,
+  MouseEventHandler,
+  PointerEventHandler,
+} from "react";
 import { cn } from "../../utils";
 
+const onInteractiveKeyDown: KeyboardEventHandler<HTMLDivElement> = (event) => {
+  if (event.key !== "Enter" && event.key !== " ") return;
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.currentTarget.click();
+};
+
 /** Shared props for both legend item variants */
 interface LegendItemProps {
   /** Series name shown as a label */
@@ -12,6 +23,14 @@ interface LegendItemProps {
   unit?: string;
   /** When `true`, renders the item at 50% opacity to indicate a deselected state */
   inactive?: boolean;
+  /** Fired when a pointer enters the legend item — useful for highlighting the corresponding chart series */
+  onPointerEnter?: PointerEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
+  /** Fired when a pointer leaves the legend item — useful for resetting chart series emphasis */
+  onPointerLeave?: PointerEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
+  /** Fired when the legend item is clicked — useful for toggling series visibility */
+  onClick?: MouseEventHandler<HTMLDivElement>;
+  /** Optional className to customize legend item presentation */
+  className?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -19,9 +38,32 @@ interface LegendItemProps {
  * and a large value with an optional small unit below. Use for prominent
  * single-metric displays such as dashboard cards.
  */
-function LargeItem({ color, value, name, unit, inactive }: LegendItemProps) {
+function LargeItem({
+  color,
+  value,
+  name,
+  unit,
+  inactive,
+  onPointerEnter,
+  onPointerLeave,
+  onClick,
+  className,
+}: LegendItemProps) {
   return (
-    <div className="inline-flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-42 py-2">
+    <div
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line prefer-tag-over-role
+      role="button"
+      tabIndex={onClick ? 0 : -1}
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-flex flex-col gap-2 min-w-42 py-2",
+        { "cursor-pointer": !!onClick },
+        className,
+      )}
+      onPointerEnter={onPointerEnter}
+      onPointerLeave={onPointerLeave}
+      onClick={onClick}
+      onKeyDown={onClick ? onInteractiveKeyDown : undefined}
+    >
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
         <span
           className={cn("size-2 rounded-full inline-block", {
@@ -59,9 +101,31 @@ function LargeItem({ color, value, name, unit, inactive }: LegendItemProps) {
  * Small legend item — inline layout with a colored dot, series name, and value
  * on a single row. Use for compact legends below or beside a chart.
  */
-function SmallItem({ color, value, name, inactive }: LegendItemProps) {
+function SmallItem({
+  color,
+  value,
+  name,
+  inactive,
+  onPointerEnter,
+  onPointerLeave,
+  onClick,
+  className,
+}: LegendItemProps) {
   return (
-    <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+    <div
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line prefer-tag-over-role
+      role="button"
+      tabIndex={onClick ? 0 : -1}
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-flex items-center gap-2",
+        { "cursor-pointer": !!onClick },
+        className,
+      )}
+      onPointerEnter={onPointerEnter}
+      onPointerLeave={onPointerLeave}
+      onClick={onClick}
+      onKeyDown={onClick ? onInteractiveKeyDown : undefined}
+    >
       <span
         className={cn("size-2 rounded-full inline-block", {
           "opacity-50": inactive,
diff --git a/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/TimeseriesChart.tsx b/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/TimeseriesChart.tsx
index c16d5140ff..bae33fafbe 100644
--- a/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/TimeseriesChart.tsx
+++ b/packages/kumo/src/components/chart/TimeseriesChart.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type * as echarts from "echarts/core";
 import type { LineSeriesOption, BarSeriesOption } from "echarts/charts";
 import type { EChartsOption } from "echarts";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { Chart, ChartEvents } from "./EChart";
 
 /** A single data series rendered on a `TimeseriesChart` */
@@ -119,27 +119,46 @@ export interface TimeseriesChartProps {
  * />
  * ```
  */
-export function TimeseriesChart({
-  echarts,
-  type = "line",
-  data,
-  xAxisName,
-  xAxisTickCount,
-  xAxisTickFormat,
-  yAxisTickFormat,
-  yAxisTickLabelFormat,
-  yAxisName,
-  yAxisTickCount,
-  tooltipValueFormat,
-  onTimeRangeChange,
-  height = 350,
-  incomplete,
-  isDarkMode,
-  gradient,
-  loading,
-  ariaDescription,
-}: TimeseriesChartProps) {
+export const TimeseriesChart = forwardRef<
+  echarts.ECharts | null,
+  TimeseriesChartProps
+>(function TimeseriesChart(
+  {
+    echarts,
+    type = "line",
+    data,
+    xAxisName,
+    xAxisTickCount,
+    xAxisTickFormat,
+    yAxisTickFormat,
+    yAxisTickLabelFormat,
+    yAxisName,
+    yAxisTickCount,
+    tooltipValueFormat,
+    onTimeRangeChange,
+    height = 350,
+    incomplete,
+    isDarkMode,
+    gradient,
+    loading,
+    ariaDescription,
+  },
+  ref,
+) {
   const chartRef = useRef<echarts.ECharts | null>(null);
+
+  const mergedRef = useCallback(
+    (instance: echarts.ECharts | null) => {
+      chartRef.current = instance;
+      if (typeof ref === "function") {
+        ref(instance);
+      } else if (ref) {
+        ref.current = instance;
+      }
+    },
+    [ref],
+  );
+
   const incompleteBefore = incomplete?.before;
   const incompleteAfter = incomplete?.after;
 
@@ -378,7 +397,7 @@ export function TimeseriesChart({
       {!loading && (
         <Chart
           echarts={echarts}
-          ref={chartRef}
+          ref={mergedRef}
           options={options as EChartsOption}
           height={height}
           isDarkMode={isDarkMode}
@@ -387,7 +406,9 @@ export function TimeseriesChart({
       )}
     </div>
   );
-}
+});
+
+TimeseriesChart.displayName = "TimeseriesChart";
 
 /**
  * Animated sine-wave skeleton shown while `TimeseriesChart` is in `loading` state.