diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
index 35fbdd1..cf5929d 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeEditorAction.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
         private bool IsHoveringNode { get { return hoveredNode != null; } }
         private bool IsHoveringReroute { get { return hoveredReroute.port != null; } }
         private XNode.Node hoveredNode = null;
-        [NonSerialized] private XNode.NodePort hoveredPort = null;
+        [NonSerialized] public XNode.NodePort hoveredPort = null;
         [NonSerialized] private XNode.NodePort draggedOutput = null;
         [NonSerialized] private XNode.NodePort draggedOutputTarget = null;
         [NonSerialized] private XNode.NodePort autoConnectOutput = null;
diff --git a/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs b/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
index 431ebb2..e993abe 100644
--- a/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Editor/NodeGraphEditor.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ namespace XNodeEditor {
 
         /// <summary> Returned color is used to color noodles </summary>
         public virtual Color GetNoodleColor(XNode.NodePort output, XNode.NodePort input) {
-            return GetTypeColor(output.ValueType);
+            Color col = GetTypeColor(output.ValueType);
+            if (window.hoveredPort == output || window.hoveredPort == input) return Color.Lerp(col, Color.white, 0.8f);
+            return col;
         }
 
         /// <summary> Returned color is used to color ports </summary>