diff --git a/api/api.lua b/api/api.lua
index 577c312b..48fc07b8 100644
--- a/api/api.lua
+++ b/api/api.lua
@@ -1543,6 +1543,18 @@ function pfUI.api.BarButtonAnchor(button,basename,buttonindex,barsize,formfactor
   return button._anchor
 end
 
+-- [ MouseIsOverHitRect ] --
+-- Like MouseIsOver, but tests the frame's hit rect, the area the engine
+-- uses for mouse focus and OnEnter/OnLeave. CreateBackdrop widens that
+-- rect by the border, so plain MouseIsOver misses a band around the frame.
+-- 'frame'      the frame to test
+-- return       true when the cursor is inside the frame's hit rect
+function pfUI.api.MouseIsOverHitRect(frame)
+  if not frame.GetHitRectInsets then return MouseIsOver(frame) end
+  local left, right, top, bottom = frame:GetHitRectInsets()
+  return MouseIsOver(frame, -top, bottom, left, -right)
+end
+
 -- [ Enable Autohide ] --
 -- 'frame'  the frame that should be hidden
 function pfUI.api.EnableAutohide(frame, timeout, combat)
diff --git a/api/ui-widgets.lua b/api/ui-widgets.lua
index 6f3c8130..9f7c4f65 100644
--- a/api/ui-widgets.lua
+++ b/api/ui-widgets.lua
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ function pfUI.api.SkinButton(button, cr, cg, cb, icon, disableHighlight)
   end
 
   b.UnlockHighlight = function()
-    if not MouseIsOver(b) then
+    if not MouseIsOverHitRect(b) then
       b:SetBackdropBorderColor(GetStringColor(pfUI_config.appearance.border.color))
     end
     b.locked = false
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ function pfUI.api.CreateInfoBox(text, time, parent, height)
 
       if GetTime() > infobox.lastshow + infobox.duration then
         if not infobox.fade:IsPlaying() then infobox.fade:Play() end
-      elseif MouseIsOver(this) then
+      elseif MouseIsOverHitRect(this) then
         this:SetAlpha(max(0.4, this:GetAlpha() - .1))
       else
         this:SetAlpha(min(1, this:GetAlpha() + .1))
diff --git a/modules/actionbar.lua b/modules/actionbar.lua
index 4b9fb865..9e752c91 100644
--- a/modules/actionbar.lua
+++ b/modules/actionbar.lua
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("actionbar", function ()
     -- handle button highlight
     if keystate == "down" then
       self.highlight:Show()
-    elseif not MouseIsOver(self) then
+    elseif not MouseIsOverHitRect(self) then
       self.highlight:Hide()
     end
   end
diff --git a/modules/equipmentmanager.lua b/modules/equipmentmanager.lua
index 4197831d..efeb5e39 100644
--- a/modules/equipmentmanager.lua
+++ b/modules/equipmentmanager.lua
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("equipmentmanager", function()
   rowMenu:RegisterEvent("GLOBAL_MOUSE_DOWN")
   rowMenu:SetScript("OnEvent", function()
     if not this:IsShown() then return end
-    if MouseIsOver(this) then return end
-    if this.anchorBtn and MouseIsOver(this.anchorBtn) then return end
+    if MouseIsOverHitRect(this) then return end
+    if this.anchorBtn and MouseIsOverHitRect(this.anchorBtn) then return end
     this:Hide()
   end)
   tinsert(UISpecialFrames, "pfEqMgrRowMenu")  -- Escape closes it
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("equipmentmanager", function()
 
     -- Show the gear and tooltip while the cursor is over the row or its
     -- gear child. The gear sits inside the row's rectangle, so a single
-    -- MouseIsOver(row) check covers both. OnLeave on the row and the gear
-    -- catches every exit path, so no OnUpdate poll is needed.
+    -- MouseIsOverHitRect(row) check covers both. OnLeave on the row and the
+    -- gear catches every exit path, so no OnUpdate poll is needed.
     local function HideRowHover()
-      if MouseIsOver(row) then return end
+      if MouseIsOverHitRect(row) then return end
       GameTooltip:Hide()
       row.gear:Hide()
     end
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 824913d2..f77b9d8d 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
         return
       end
 
-      if MouseIsOver(this) and not this.over then
+      local over = MouseIsOverHitRect(this)
+      if over and not this.over then
         this.tex:Show()
         this.over = true
-      elseif not MouseIsOver(this) and this.over then
+      elseif not over and this.over then
         this.tex:Hide()
         this.over = nil
       end
diff --git a/modules/xpbar.lua b/modules/xpbar.lua
index 90a78729..72541ffa 100644
--- a/modules/xpbar.lua
+++ b/modules/xpbar.lua
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ end
     local self = self or this
 
     if self.text_mouse == "1" then
-      self.bar.text:SetShown(MouseIsOver(self))
+      self.bar.text:SetShown(self.hover)
     end
 
     if self.always then return end