diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarGroup.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarGroup.tsx
index a2446028f1..bf12cae641 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarGroup.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/components/series/BarGroup.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export default function BarGroup<
       // and let Tooltip find the nearest point among them
       dataKeys.forEach(key => {
         const entry = dataRegistry.get(key);
-
         if (entry && svgPoint && width && height && showTooltip) {
           const datum = (horizontal ? findNearestDatumY : findNearestDatumX)({
             point: svgPoint,
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/src/index.ts b/packages/visx-xychart/src/index.ts
index 32574bcbdd..fe996eeb52 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/src/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export { default as EventEmitterProvider } from './providers/EventEmitterProvide
 export { default as ThemeProvider } from './providers/ThemeProvider';
 export { default as TooltipProvider } from './providers/TooltipProvider';
 
+// hooks
+export { default as useEventEmitter } from './hooks/useEventEmitter';
+
 // themes
 export { default as lightTheme } from './theme/themes/light';
 export { default as darkTheme } from './theme/themes/dark';
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/__mocks__/@visx/event.ts b/packages/visx-xychart/test/__mocks__/@visx/event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dad74649ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/__mocks__/@visx/event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function localPoint() {
+  return {
+    x: 5,
+    y: 3,
+    value: () => ({ x: 5, y: 3 }),
+    toArray: () => [5, 3],
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8590eee6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarGroup.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { BarGroup, BarSeries, DataProvider, useEventEmitter } from '../../src';
+import setupTooltipTest from '../mocks/setupTooltipTest.test';
+
+const providerProps = {
+  initialDimensions: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+  xScale: { type: 'linear' },
+  yScale: { type: 'linear' },
+} as const;
+
+const accessors = {
+  xAccessor: (d: { x: number }) => d.x,
+  yAccessor: (d: { y: number }) => d.y,
+};
+
+const series1 = {
+  key: 'bar1',
+  data: [
+    { x: 10, y: 5 },
+    { x: 7, y: 5 },
+  ],
+  ...accessors,
+};
+
+const series2 = {
+  key: 'bar2',
+  data: [
+    { x: 10, y: 5 },
+    { x: 7, y: 20 },
+  ],
+  ...accessors,
+};
+
+describe('<BarGroup />', () => {
+  it('should be defined', () => {
+    expect(BarSeries).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should render rects', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(
+      <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
+        <svg>
+          <BarGroup horizontal>
+            <BarSeries dataKey={series1.key} {...series1} />
+            <BarSeries dataKey={series2.key} {...series2} />
+          </BarGroup>
+        </svg>
+      </DataProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.find('rect')).toHaveLength(4);
+  });
+
+  it('should invoke showTooltip/hideTooltip on mousemove/mouseout', () => {
+    expect.assertions(2);
+
+    const showTooltip = jest.fn();
+    const hideTooltip = jest.fn();
+
+    const EventEmitter = () => {
+      const emit = useEventEmitter();
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        if (emit) {
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mousemove', new MouseEvent('mousemove'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); // one per key
+
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mouseout', new MouseEvent('mouseout'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+      });
+
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    setupTooltipTest(
+      <>
+        <BarGroup horizontal>
+          <BarSeries dataKey={series1.key} {...series1} />
+          <BarSeries dataKey={series2.key} {...series2} />
+        </BarGroup>
+        <EventEmitter />
+      </>,
+      { showTooltip, hideTooltip },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
index 467ce976fb..54077895bb 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarSeries.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
-import { DataContext, BarSeries } from '../../src';
+import { DataContext, BarSeries, useEventEmitter } from '../../src';
 import getDataContext from '../mocks/getDataContext';
+import setupTooltipTest from '../mocks/setupTooltipTest.test';
+
+const series = { key: 'bar', data: [{}, {}], xAccessor: () => 0, yAccessor: () => 10 };
 
 describe('<BarSeries />', () => {
   it('should be defined', () => {
     expect(BarSeries).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  it('should render a LinePath', () => {
-    const series = { key: 'bar', data: [{}, {}], xAccessor: () => 0, yAccessor: () => 10 };
+  it('should render rects', () => {
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(series)}>
         <svg>
@@ -19,4 +21,44 @@ describe('<BarSeries />', () => {
     );
     expect(wrapper.find('rect')).toHaveLength(2);
   });
+
+  it('should invoke showTooltip/hideTooltip on mousemove/mouseout', () => {
+    expect.assertions(2);
+
+    const showTooltip = jest.fn();
+    const hideTooltip = jest.fn();
+
+    const ConditionalEventEmitter = () => {
+      const { dataRegistry } = useContext(DataContext);
+      // BarSeries won't render until its data is registered
+      // wait for that to emit the events
+      return dataRegistry?.get(series.key) ? <EventEmitter /> : null;
+    };
+
+    const EventEmitter = () => {
+      const emit = useEventEmitter();
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        if (emit) {
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mousemove', new MouseEvent('mousemove'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mouseout', new MouseEvent('mouseout'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        }
+      });
+
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    setupTooltipTest(
+      <>
+        <BarSeries dataKey={series.key} {...series} />
+        <ConditionalEventEmitter />
+      </>,
+      { showTooltip, hideTooltip },
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
index e6125485b2..b567e94c5e 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/BarStack.test.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import React, { useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
-import { BarStack, BarSeries, DataProvider, DataContext } from '../../src';
+import { BarStack, BarSeries, DataProvider, DataContext, useEventEmitter } from '../../src';
+import setupTooltipTest from '../mocks/setupTooltipTest.test';
 
 const providerProps = {
   initialDimensions: { width: 100, height: 100 },
@@ -81,4 +82,40 @@ describe('<BarStack />', () => {
       </DataProvider>,
     );
   });
+
+  it('should invoke showTooltip/hideTooltip on mousemove/mouseout', () => {
+    expect.assertions(2);
+
+    const showTooltip = jest.fn();
+    const hideTooltip = jest.fn();
+
+    const EventEmitter = () => {
+      const emit = useEventEmitter();
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        if (emit) {
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mousemove', new MouseEvent('mousemove'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2); // one per key
+
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mouseout', new MouseEvent('mouseout'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        }
+      });
+
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    setupTooltipTest(
+      <>
+        <BarStack horizontal>
+          <BarSeries dataKey={series1.key} {...series1} />
+          <BarSeries dataKey={series2.key} {...series2} />
+        </BarStack>
+        <EventEmitter />
+      </>,
+      { showTooltip, hideTooltip },
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/LineSeries.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/LineSeries.test.tsx
index 08ad575df4..32ee7f7c42 100644
--- a/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/LineSeries.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/components/LineSeries.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import { LinePath } from '@visx/shape';
-import { DataContext, LineSeries } from '../../src';
+import { DataContext, LineSeries, useEventEmitter } from '../../src';
 import getDataContext from '../mocks/getDataContext';
+import setupTooltipTest from '../mocks/setupTooltipTest.test';
+
+const series = { key: 'line', data: [{}], xAccessor: () => 4, yAccessor: () => 7 };
 
 describe('<LineSeries />', () => {
   it('should be defined', () => {
@@ -10,7 +13,6 @@ describe('<LineSeries />', () => {
   });
 
   it('should render a LinePath', () => {
-    const series = { key: 'line', data: [], xAccessor: () => 'x', yAccessor: () => '7' };
     const wrapper = mount(
       <DataContext.Provider value={getDataContext(series)}>
         <svg>
@@ -21,4 +23,44 @@ describe('<LineSeries />', () => {
     // @ts-ignore produces a union type that is too complex to represent.ts(2590)
     expect(wrapper.find(LinePath)).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it('should invoke showTooltip/hideTooltip on mousemove/mouseout', () => {
+    expect.assertions(2);
+
+    const showTooltip = jest.fn();
+    const hideTooltip = jest.fn();
+
+    const ConditionalEventEmitter = () => {
+      const { dataRegistry } = useContext(DataContext);
+      // LineSeries won't render until its data is registered
+      // wait for that to emit the events
+      return dataRegistry?.get(series.key) ? <EventEmitter /> : null;
+    };
+
+    const EventEmitter = () => {
+      const emit = useEventEmitter();
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        if (emit) {
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mousemove', new MouseEvent('mousemove'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+          // @ts-ignore not a React.MouseEvent
+          emit('mouseout', new MouseEvent('mouseout'));
+          expect(showTooltip).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        }
+      });
+
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    setupTooltipTest(
+      <>
+        <LineSeries dataKey={series.key} {...series} />
+        <ConditionalEventEmitter />
+      </>,
+      { showTooltip, hideTooltip },
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/visx-xychart/test/mocks/setupTooltipTest.test.tsx b/packages/visx-xychart/test/mocks/setupTooltipTest.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46719ddb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/visx-xychart/test/mocks/setupTooltipTest.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { DataProvider, EventEmitterProvider, TooltipContext, TooltipContextType } from '../../src';
+
+const providerProps = {
+  initialDimensions: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+  xScale: { type: 'linear' },
+  yScale: { type: 'linear' },
+} as const;
+
+const defaultTooltipContext = {
+  tooltipOpen: false,
+  showTooltip: jest.fn(),
+  updateTooltip: jest.fn(),
+  hideTooltip: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+// sets up boilerplate context for testing tooltips
+export default function setupTooltipTest(
+  children: React.ReactNode,
+  tooltipContext?: Partial<TooltipContextType<object>>,
+) {
+  return mount(
+    <DataProvider {...providerProps}>
+      <EventEmitterProvider>
+        <TooltipContext.Provider value={{ ...defaultTooltipContext, ...tooltipContext }}>
+          <svg>{children}</svg>
+        </TooltipContext.Provider>
+      </EventEmitterProvider>
+    </DataProvider>,
+  );
+}