diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/Result/Virtual/DeviceLinks.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/Result/Virtual/DeviceLinks.pm
index bb449135..cd6e0255 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/Result/Virtual/DeviceLinks.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/DB/Result/Virtual/DeviceLinks.pm
@@ -15,24 +15,28 @@ __PACKAGE__->table_class('DBIx::Class::ResultSource::View');
 __PACKAGE__->table('device_links');
 __PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->is_virtual(1);
 __PACKAGE__->result_source_instance->view_definition(<<ENDSQL
- SELECT dp.ip AS left_ip, array_agg(dp.port) AS left_port, array_agg(dp.name) AS left_descr,
+ SELECT dp.ip AS left_ip, ld.dns AS left_dns, ld.name AS left_name,
+        array_agg(dp.port) AS left_port, array_agg(dp.name) AS left_descr,
         sum(btrim(dp.speed, ' MGTbps')::float
           * (CASE btrim(dp.speed, ' 0123456789.')
                WHEN 'Gbps' THEN 1000
                WHEN 'Tbps' THEN 1000000
                ELSE 1 END)) AS aggspeed,
         count(*) AS aggports,
-        dp2.ip AS right_ip, array_agg(dp2.port) AS right_port, array_agg(dp2.name) AS right_descr
+        dp2.ip AS right_ip, rd.dns AS right_dns, rd.name AS right_name,
+        array_agg(dp2.port) AS right_port, array_agg(dp2.name) AS right_descr
 
  FROM device_port dp
+ INNER JOIN device ld ON dp.ip = ld.ip
  INNER JOIN device_ip di ON dp.remote_ip = di.alias
+ INNER JOIN device rd ON di.ip = rd.ip
  INNER JOIN device_port dp2 ON (di.ip = dp2.ip AND dp.remote_port = dp2.port)
 
  WHERE dp.remote_port IS NOT NULL
    AND dp.type = 'ethernetCsmacd'
    AND dp.speed LIKE '%bps'
    AND dp.ip <= dp2.ip
- GROUP BY left_ip, right_ip
+ GROUP BY left_ip, left_dns, left_name, right_ip, right_dns, right_name
  ORDER BY dp.ip
 ENDSQL
 );
@@ -41,6 +45,12 @@ __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
   'left_ip' => {
     data_type => 'inet',
   },
+  'left_dns' => {
+    data_type => 'text',
+  },
+  'left_name' => {
+    data_type => 'text',
+  },
   'left_port' => {
     data_type => '[text]',
   },
@@ -56,6 +66,12 @@ __PACKAGE__->add_columns(
   'right_ip' => {
     data_type => 'inet',
   },
+  'right_dns' => {
+    data_type => 'text',
+  },
+  'right_name' => {
+    data_type => 'text',
+  },
   'right_port' => {
     data_type => '[text]',
   },
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
index 0c0c8040..f72b7b3c 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Neighbors.pm
@@ -72,6 +72,25 @@ sub to_speed {
   return $speed;
 }
 
+sub make_link_infostring {
+  my $link = shift or return '';
+
+  my $domain = quotemeta( setting('domain_suffix') || '' );
+  (my $left_name = lc($link->{left_dns} || $link->{left_name} || $link->{left_ip})) =~ s/$domain$//;
+  (my $right_name = lc($link->{right_dns} || $link->{right_name} || $link->{right_ip})) =~ s/$domain$//;
+
+  if ($link->{aggports} == 1) {
+    return sprintf '<strong>%s:%s</strong> (%s)<br><strong>%s:%s</strong> (%s)',
+      $left_name, $link->{left_port}->[0], $link->{left_descr}->[0],
+      $right_name, $link->{right_port}->[0], $link->{right_descr}->[0];
+  }
+  else {
+    return sprintf '<strong>%s:(%s)</strong><br><strong>%s:(%s)</strong>',
+      $left_name, join(',', @{$link->{left_port}}),
+      $right_name, join(',', @{$link->{right_port}});
+  }
+}
+
 ajax '/ajax/data/device/netmap' => require_login sub {
     my $q = param('q');
     my $qdev = schema('netdisco')->resultset('Device')
@@ -122,6 +141,7 @@ ajax '/ajax/data/device/netmap' => require_login sub {
       push @{$data{'links'}}, {
         FROMID => $link->{left_ip},
         TOID   => $link->{right_ip},
+        INFOSTRING => make_link_infostring($link),
         SPEED  => to_speed($link->{aggspeed}),
       };
 
diff --git a/share/public/css/netdisco.css b/share/public/css/netdisco.css
index d93b6bc3..5cd4a325 100644
--- a/share/public/css/netdisco.css
+++ b/share/public/css/netdisco.css
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ td > form.nd_inline-form {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+/* netmap tooltip box */
+#netmap_pane_tooltip {
+  width: unset;
+}
+
 /* fixup for prepended checkbox in sidebar */
 .nd_searchcheckbox {
   width: 121px;
diff --git a/share/public/javascripts/d3-force-network-chart.js b/share/public/javascripts/d3-force-network-chart.js
index 0262bfcc..eaa6266a 100644
--- a/share/public/javascripts/d3-force-network-chart.js
+++ b/share/public/javascripts/d3-force-network-chart.js
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ function netGobrechtsD3Force(domContainerId, options, apexPluginId, apexPageItem
                 .attr("id", v.dom.containerId);
         } else {
             v.dom.container = d3.select("#" + v.dom.containerId);
-            d3.selectAll("#" + v.dom.containerId + "_tooltip, #" + v.dom.containerId + "_customizing").remove();
+            d3.selectAll("#" + v.dom.containerId + "_customizing").remove();
+            // d3.selectAll("#" + v.dom.containerId + "_tooltip").remove();
         }
 
         // create SVG element, if not existing (if we have an APEX context, it is already created from the APEX plugin )
diff --git a/share/views/ajax/device/netmap.tt b/share/views/ajax/device/netmap.tt
index b3d9ea50..369a4a1d 100644
--- a/share/views/ajax/device/netmap.tt
+++ b/share/views/ajax/device/netmap.tt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<div id="netmap_pane_tooltip" class="net_gobrechts_d3_force_tooltip" style="top: 0px; left: 0px;"></div>
 <script>
 
 // ***********************************************