diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 11ef7b536f..740ddedb68 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # plotly (development version)
 
+## Bug fixes
+
+* Closed #1582, #2296: Avoid `hoveron=` related warnings when converting a ggplot object toWebGL().
+
 # 4.10.3
 
 ## Improvements
diff --git a/R/helpers.R b/R/helpers.R
index 8018ce0db9..05c0c03c1b 100644
--- a/R/helpers.R
+++ b/R/helpers.R
@@ -162,11 +162,24 @@ hide_legend <- function(p) {
 toWebGL <- function(p) {
   if (ggplot2::is.ggplot(p)) {
     p <- plotly_build(p)
+    p <- remove_hoveron_from_gl_traces(p)
   }
   p$x$.plotlyWebGl <- TRUE
   p
 }
 
+# ggplotly automatically assigns hoveron mappings that are incompatible with
+# webGL based traces, we remove those mappings during toWebGL() conversion
+# (See #1582)
+remove_hoveron_from_gl_traces <- function(p) {
+  traces_without_hoveron <- glTypes()
+  trace_idx <- vapply(
+    p$x$data,
+    function(trace) trace$type %in% traces_without_hoveron,
+    logical(1)
+  )
+  p <- style(p, hoveron = NULL, traces = which(trace_idx))
+}
 
 #' Create a complete empty plotly graph.
 #'