diff --git a/sqlpage/apexcharts.js b/sqlpage/apexcharts.js
index 2935b212..db85c8f9 100644
--- a/sqlpage/apexcharts.js
+++ b/sqlpage/apexcharts.js
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ sqlpage_chart = (() => {
     if (data.xticks) options.xaxis.tickAmount = data.xticks;
     const chart = new ApexCharts(chartContainer, options);
     chart.render();
+    keepLinkedTooltipOpen(chartContainer);
     if (window.charts) window.charts.push(chart);
     else window.charts = [chart];
     c.removeAttribute("data-pre-init");
@@ -418,9 +419,10 @@ sqlpage_chart = (() => {
     tooltip.className = "apexcharts-tooltip-text";
     tooltip.style.fontFamily = "inherit";
 
-    const seriesName = document.createElement("div");
+    const seriesName = document.createElement(link ? "a" : "div");
     seriesName.className = "apexcharts-tooltip-y-group";
     seriesName.style.fontWeight = "bold";
+    if (seriesName instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) seriesName.href = link;
     seriesName.innerText = name;
     tooltip.appendChild(seriesName);
 
@@ -447,7 +449,6 @@ sqlpage_chart = (() => {
       axisValue.appendChild(valueSpan);
       tooltip.appendChild(axisValue);
     }
-    addLinkToTooltip(tooltip, link);
     return tooltip.outerHTML;
   }
 
@@ -455,16 +456,20 @@ sqlpage_chart = (() => {
     return chartTooltip(args, []);
   }
 
-  /** @param {HTMLElement} tooltip @param {string|undefined} link */
-  function addLinkToTooltip(tooltip, link) {
-    if (!link) return;
-    const linkContainer = document.createElement("div");
-    linkContainer.className = "apexcharts-tooltip-y-group";
-    const anchor = document.createElement("a");
-    anchor.href = link;
-    anchor.textContent = "Open link";
-    linkContainer.appendChild(anchor);
-    tooltip.appendChild(linkContainer);
+  /** @param {HTMLElement} chartContainer */
+  function keepLinkedTooltipOpen(chartContainer) {
+    chartContainer.addEventListener(
+      "mouseout",
+      (event) => {
+        const nextTarget = event.relatedTarget;
+        if (
+          nextTarget instanceof Element &&
+          nextTarget.closest(".apexcharts-tooltip")?.querySelector("a")
+        )
+          event.stopPropagation();
+      },
+      true,
+    );
   }
 
   return sqlpage_chart;
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/chart/test.ts b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/chart/test.ts
index 7d06689a..f0c2197c 100644
--- a/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/chart/test.ts
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/chart/test.ts
@@ -373,8 +373,10 @@ test("shows an interactive data point link in a rangeBar tooltip", async ({
   await renderChart(page, "link");
 
   await page.locator("#test-chart .apexcharts-rangebar-area").first().hover();
-  const link = page.locator("#test-chart .apexcharts-tooltip a");
-  await expect(link).toHaveText("Open link");
+  const link = page.locator(
+    "#test-chart .apexcharts-tooltip .apexcharts-tooltip-text > a",
+  );
+  await expect(link).toHaveText("Design");
   await expect(link).toHaveAttribute(
     "href",
     "/workpackage_edit.sql?workpackage_name=Design",
@@ -392,6 +394,8 @@ test("shows an interactive data point link in a rangeBar tooltip", async ({
     };
   });
   expect(colors.link).toBe(colors.tooltip);
+  await link.hover();
+  await expect(link).toBeVisible();
   await page.locator("#test-chart .apexcharts-rangebar-area").nth(1).hover();
   await expect(page.locator("#test-chart .apexcharts-tooltip a")).toHaveCount(
     0,
@@ -417,6 +421,23 @@ for (const [type, mark] of [
   });
 }
 
+for (const [type, mark] of [
+  ["bar", ".apexcharts-bar-area"],
+  ["scatter", ".apexcharts-marker"],
+]) {
+  test(`keeps a data point link open when entering a ${type} tooltip`, async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await renderChart(page, `link-${type}`);
+
+    await page.locator(`#test-chart ${mark}`).nth(0).hover({ force: true });
+    const link = page.locator("#test-chart .apexcharts-tooltip a");
+    await expect(link).toHaveCount(1);
+    await link.hover();
+    await expect(link).toBeVisible();
+  });
+}
+
 test("links each slice of a pie chart from its own row", async ({ page }) => {
   const chart = await renderChart(page, "link-pie");