diff --git a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
index 881dd808b9e8..368f1e61a009 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/client/tester/context.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Task, WorkerGlobalState } from 'vitest'
 import type { BrowserRPC } from '@vitest/browser/client'
-import type { BrowserPage, UserEvent, UserEventClickOptions, UserEventTabOptions, UserEventTypeOptions } from '../../../context'
+import type { BrowserPage, UserEvent, UserEventClickOptions, UserEventHoverOptions, UserEventTabOptions, UserEventTypeOptions } from '../../../context'
 import type { BrowserRunnerState } from '../utils'
 
 // this file should not import anything directly, only types
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ function createUserEvent(): UserEvent {
       )
       keyboard.unreleased = unreleased
     },
-    hover(element: Element) {
+    hover(element: Element, options: UserEventHoverOptions = {}) {
       const css = convertElementToCssSelector(element)
-      return triggerCommand('__vitest_hover', css)
+      return triggerCommand('__vitest_hover', css, options)
     },
-    unhover(element: Element) {
+    unhover(element: Element, options: UserEventHoverOptions = {}) {
       const css = convertElementToCssSelector(element.ownerDocument.body)
-      return triggerCommand('__vitest_hover', css)
+      return triggerCommand('__vitest_hover', css, options)
     },
 
     // non userEvent events, but still useful
diff --git a/test/browser/test/userEvent.test.ts b/test/browser/test/userEvent.test.ts
index 44351d778fab..27ad21be30f1 100644
--- a/test/browser/test/userEvent.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/test/userEvent.test.ts
@@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ describe('userEvent.tripleClick', () => {
 })
 
 describe('userEvent.hover, userEvent.unhover', () => {
-  test('hover works correctly', async () => {
+  test('hover, unhover works correctly', async () => {
     const target = document.createElement('div')
     target.style.width = '100px'
     target.style.height = '100px'
 
     let mouseEntered = false
     let pointerEntered = false
+
     target.addEventListener('mouseover', () => {
       mouseEntered = true
     })
@@ -188,6 +189,46 @@ describe('userEvent.hover, userEvent.unhover', () => {
     expect(mouseEntered).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  test.runIf(server.provider === 'playwright')('hover, unhover correctly pass options', async () => {
+    interface ModifiersDetected { shift: boolean; control: boolean }
+    type ModifierKeys = 'Shift' | 'Control' | 'Alt' | 'ControlOrMeta' | 'Meta'
+
+    const hoverOptions = { modifiers: ['Shift'] as ModifierKeys[] }
+    const unhoverOptions = { modifiers: ['Control'] as ModifierKeys[] }
+
+    const target = document.createElement('div')
+    target.style.width = '100px'
+    target.style.height = '100px'
+
+    let modifiersDetected: ModifiersDetected = {
+      shift: false,
+      control: false,
+    }
+
+    target.addEventListener('mouseover', (e) => {
+      modifiersDetected.shift = e.shiftKey
+      modifiersDetected.control = e.ctrlKey
+    })
+
+    target.addEventListener('mouseout', (e) => {
+      modifiersDetected.shift = e.shiftKey
+      modifiersDetected.control = e.ctrlKey
+    })
+
+    document.body.appendChild(target)
+
+    await userEvent.hover(target, hoverOptions)
+
+    expect(modifiersDetected.shift).toEqual(hoverOptions.modifiers.includes('Shift'))
+    expect(modifiersDetected.control).toEqual(hoverOptions.modifiers.includes('Control'))
+    modifiersDetected = { shift: false, control: false }
+
+    await userEvent.unhover(target, unhoverOptions)
+
+    expect(modifiersDetected.shift).toEqual(unhoverOptions.modifiers.includes('Shift'))
+    expect(modifiersDetected.control).toEqual(unhoverOptions.modifiers.includes('Control'))
+  })
+
   test('hover works with shadow root', async () => {
     const shadowRoot = createShadowRoot()
     const target = document.createElement('div')
@@ -210,6 +251,7 @@ describe('userEvent.hover, userEvent.unhover', () => {
     })
 
     shadowRoot.appendChild(target)
+    expect.poll(() => document.body.contains(target)).toBeTruthy()
 
     await userEvent.hover(target)