diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index 81aaa9ceba1..079c12d02ee 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -919,10 +919,6 @@ class Chart {
 		if (mode === 'dataset') {
 			meta = this.getDatasetMeta(items[0].datasetIndex);
 			meta.controller['_' + prefix + 'DatasetHoverStyle']();
-			for (i = 0, ilen = meta.data.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-				meta.controller[prefix + 'HoverStyle'](meta.data[i], items[0].datasetIndex, i);
-			}
-			return;
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0, ilen = items.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/core/core.interaction.js b/src/core/core.interaction.js
index 3afce48fccc..3e130e02fd6 100644
--- a/src/core/core.interaction.js
+++ b/src/core/core.interaction.js
@@ -228,7 +228,12 @@ export default {
 			let items = options.intersect ? getIntersectItems(chart, position, axis) : getNearestItems(chart, position, axis);
 
 			if (items.length > 0) {
-				items = [{datasetIndex: items[0].datasetIndex}]; // when mode: 'dataset' we only need to return datasetIndex
+				const datasetIndex = items[0].datasetIndex;
+				const data = chart.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex).data;
+				items = [];
+				for (let i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
+					items.push({element: data[i], datasetIndex, index: i});
+				}
 			}
 
 			return items;
diff --git a/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js b/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
index ea892c8176e..6f8dc2269c5 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.interaction.tests.js
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ describe('Core.Interaction', function() {
 					y: point.y
 				};
 
-				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {intersect: true});
-				expect(elements).toEqual([{datasetIndex: 0}]);
+				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {intersect: true}).map(item => item.element);
+				expect(elements).toEqual(meta.data);
 			});
 
 			it ('should return an empty array if nothing found', function() {
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ describe('Core.Interaction', function() {
 					y: chart.chartArea.top
 				};
 
-				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {axis: 'x', intersect: false});
-				expect(elements).toEqual([{datasetIndex: 0}]);
+				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {axis: 'x', intersect: false}).map(item => item.element);
+				expect(elements).toEqual(chart.getDatasetMeta(0).data);
 			});
 
 			it ('axis: y gets correct items', function() {
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ describe('Core.Interaction', function() {
 					y: chart.chartArea.top
 				};
 
-				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {axis: 'y', intersect: false});
-				expect(elements).toEqual([{datasetIndex: 1}]);
+				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {axis: 'y', intersect: false}).map(item => item.element);
+				expect(elements).toEqual(chart.getDatasetMeta(1).data);
 			});
 
 			it ('axis: xy gets correct items', function() {
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ describe('Core.Interaction', function() {
 					y: chart.chartArea.top
 				};
 
-				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {intersect: false});
-				expect(elements).toEqual([{datasetIndex: 1}]);
+				var elements = Chart.Interaction.modes.dataset(chart, evt, {intersect: false}).map(item => item.element);
+				expect(elements).toEqual(chart.getDatasetMeta(1).data);
 			});
 		});
 	});