diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index 19fea69ddd..475471b0fb 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::connectSignalsToSlots(EntityScriptingInterface* entityS
     connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::hoverOverEntity, entityScriptingInterface, &EntityScriptingInterface::hoverOverEntity);
 
     connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::hoverLeaveEntity, entityScriptingInterface, &EntityScriptingInterface::hoverLeaveEntity);
-    connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::hoverEnterEntity, hoverOverlayInterface, &HoverOverlayInterface::destroyHoverOverlay);
+    connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::hoverLeaveEntity, hoverOverlayInterface, &HoverOverlayInterface::destroyHoverOverlay);
 
     connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::enterEntity, entityScriptingInterface, &EntityScriptingInterface::enterEntity);
     connect(this, &EntityTreeRenderer::leaveEntity, entityScriptingInterface, &EntityScriptingInterface::leaveEntity);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.cpp
index 5cbdadbf6f..5737dbfa91 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.cpp
@@ -12,19 +12,15 @@
 #include "HoverOverlayInterface.h"
 
 HoverOverlayInterface::HoverOverlayInterface() {
-
+    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("hifi.hover_overlay.debug=false"));
 }
 
 void HoverOverlayInterface::createHoverOverlay(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const PointerEvent& event) {
-    if (_verboseLogging) {
-        qDebug() << "Creating Hover Overlay on top of entity with ID: " << entityItemID;
-    }
+    qCDebug(hover_overlay) << "Creating Hover Overlay on top of entity with ID: " << entityItemID;
     setCurrentHoveredEntity(entityItemID);
 }
 
 void HoverOverlayInterface::destroyHoverOverlay(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const PointerEvent& event) {
-    if (_verboseLogging) {
-        qDebug() << "Destroying Hover Overlay on top of entity with ID: " << entityItemID;
-    }
+    qCDebug(hover_overlay) << "Destroying Hover Overlay on top of entity with ID: " << entityItemID;
     setCurrentHoveredEntity(QUuid());
 }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.h b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.h
index 84fdac3ca4..7bf55f2ab8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayInterface.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <PointerEvent.h>
 
 #include "EntityTree.h"
-
+#include "HoverOverlayLogging.h"
 
 class HoverOverlayInterface : public QObject, public Dependency  {
     Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99a2dff782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//
+//  HoverOverlayLogging.cpp
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by Zach Fox on 2017-07-17
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "HoverOverlayLogging.h"
+
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(hover_overlay, "hifi.hover_overlay")
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.h b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0c6268993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/HoverOverlayLogging.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+//  HoverOverlayLogging.h
+//  libraries/entities/src
+//
+//  Created by Zach Fox on 2017-07-17
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_HoverOverlayLogging_h
+#define hifi_HoverOverlayLogging_h
+
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
+
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(hover_overlay)
+
+#endif // hifi_HoverOverlayLogging_h