diff --git a/src/HTMLMesh.js b/src/HTMLMesh.js
index 4baffc3..3a3d709 100644
--- a/src/HTMLMesh.js
+++ b/src/HTMLMesh.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class HTMLMesh extends Mesh {
 
 		}
 
+		this.addEventListener( 'mouseleave', onEvent );
 		this.addEventListener( 'mousedown', onEvent );
 		this.addEventListener( 'mousemove', onEvent );
 		this.addEventListener( 'mouseup', onEvent );
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class HTMLMesh extends Mesh {
 
 			canvases.delete( dom );
 
+			this.removeEventListener( 'mouseleave', onEvent );
 			this.removeEventListener( 'mousedown', onEvent );
 			this.removeEventListener( 'mousemove', onEvent );
 			this.removeEventListener( 'mouseup', onEvent );
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ class HTMLTexture extends CanvasTexture {
 			if ( ! this.scheduleUpdate ) {
 
 				// ideally should use xr.requestAnimationFrame, here setTimeout to avoid passing the renderer
-				this.scheduleUpdate = setTimeout( () => this.update(), 16 );
+				this.scheduleUpdate = setTimeout( () => this.update(), 100 );
 
 			}
 
@@ -121,6 +123,18 @@ class HTMLTexture extends CanvasTexture {
 
 }
 
+// Those are all css properties we use in this file:
+const USED_CSS_PROPERTIES = [
+	'backgroundColor', 'color',
+	'borderRadius',
+	'borderTopWidth', 'borderTopColor', 'borderTopStyle',
+	'borderLeftWidth', 'borderLeftColor', 'borderLeftStyle',
+	'borderBottomWidth', 'borderBottomColor', 'borderBottomStyle',
+	'borderRightWidth', 'borderRightColor', 'borderRightStyle',
+	'accentColor', 'fontFamily', 'fontWeight', 'fontSize', 'textTransform',
+	'paddingLeft', 'paddingTop', 'paddingBottom', 'paddingRight',
+	'overflow'
+];
 
 //
 
@@ -243,6 +257,38 @@ function html2canvas( element ) {
 
 	}
 
+	function getStyleForElement( element ) {
+		const style = window.getComputedStyle( element );
+		if ( element instanceof HTMLButtonElement ) {
+			if ( element.dataset.hoverStyleStored !== 'true' ) {
+				// The first time we render, store hover style in data attributes to make
+				// hover style work in VR because style aren't recomputed when we add the
+				// hover class.
+				if ( element.dataset.hoverStyleStored !== 'pending' ) {
+					// The mutation observer won't trigger rerender if we add the class now because we're currently rendering (scheduleUpdate is defined)
+					// Wait end of render before we modify the DOM.
+					element.dataset.hoverStyleStored = 'pending';
+					queueMicrotask( () => {
+						// Disable any css transition to avoir having a
+						// background color in between states when rerender is triggered.
+						element.style.transitionDuration = '0s';
+						element.classList.add( 'hover' );
+					} );
+				} else if ( element.classList.contains( 'hover' ) ){
+					// rerender was called, now store the updated computed style for hover
+					for ( const prop of USED_CSS_PROPERTIES ) {
+						element.dataset[prop] = style[prop];
+					}
+					element.dataset.hoverStyleStored = 'true';
+					queueMicrotask( () => {
+						element.classList.remove( 'hover' );
+					} );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return element.classList.contains( 'hover' ) && element.dataset.hoverStyleStored === 'true' ? element.dataset : style;
+	}
+
 	function drawElement( element, style ) {
 
 		let x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0;
@@ -288,7 +334,7 @@ function html2canvas( element ) {
 			width = rect.width;
 			height = rect.height;
 
-			style = window.getComputedStyle( element );
+			style = getStyleForElement( element );
 
 			// Get the border of the element used for fill and border
 
@@ -526,6 +572,16 @@ function htmlevent( element, event, x, y ) {
 
 				element.dispatchEvent( new MouseEvent( event, mouseEventInit ) );
 
+				if ( element instanceof HTMLButtonElement ) {
+					switch ( event ) {
+						case 'mousemove':
+							if ( !element.classList.contains( 'hover' ) ) {
+								element.classList.add('hover');
+							}
+							break;
+					}
+				}
+
 				if ( element instanceof HTMLInputElement && element.type === 'range' && ( event === 'mousedown' || event === 'click' ) ) {
 
 					const [ min, max ] = [ 'min', 'max' ].map( property => parseFloat( element[ property ] ) );
@@ -538,6 +594,10 @@ function htmlevent( element, event, x, y ) {
 
 				}
 
+			} else {
+				if ( element instanceof HTMLButtonElement ) {
+					if ( element.classList.contains( 'hover' ) ) element.classList.remove( 'hover' );
+				}
 			}
 
 			for ( let i = 0; i < element.childNodes.length; i ++ ) {
diff --git a/src/aframe-html.js b/src/aframe-html.js
index ac4cf3d..6a39577 100644
--- a/src/aframe-html.js
+++ b/src/aframe-html.js
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('html', {
 		}
 		if (type === 'mouseleave' && this.activeRaycaster === raycaster) {
 			this.activeRaycaster = null;
+			_event.type = type;
+			_event.data.set( -1, -1 );
+			const mesh = this.el.getObject3D('html');
+			mesh.dispatchEvent( _event );
 		}
 		if (this.cursor) this.cursor.visible = false;
 		if (intersection) {