diff --git a/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/hover/mod.rs b/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/hover/mod.rs
index b82a8b62..e3d60c7d 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/hover/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/hover/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod std_hover;
 pub use build_hover::build_hover_content_for_completion;
 use build_hover::build_semantic_info_hover;
 use emmylua_code_analysis::{EmmyLuaAnalysis, FileId};
-use emmylua_parser::LuaAstNode;
+use emmylua_parser::{LuaAstNode, LuaTokenKind};
 pub use find_origin::{find_all_same_named_members, find_member_origin_owner};
 pub use hover_builder::HoverBuilder;
 pub use hover_humanize::infer_prefix_global_name;
@@ -56,10 +56,20 @@ pub fn hover(analysis: &EmmyLuaAnalysis, file_id: FileId, position: Position) ->
 
     let token = match root.syntax().token_at_offset(position_offset) {
         TokenAtOffset::Single(token) => token,
-        TokenAtOffset::Between(_, right) => right,
-        TokenAtOffset::None => {
-            return None;
+        TokenAtOffset::Between(left, right) => {
+            if matches!(
+                right.kind().into(),
+                LuaTokenKind::TkDot
+                    | LuaTokenKind::TkColon
+                    | LuaTokenKind::TkLeftBracket
+                    | LuaTokenKind::TkRightBracket
+            ) {
+                left
+            } else {
+                right
+            }
         }
+        TokenAtOffset::None => return None,
     };
     match token {
         keywords if is_keyword(keywords.clone()) => {
diff --git a/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/test/hover_test.rs b/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/test/hover_test.rs
index 9f1b17f9..279f686c 100644
--- a/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/test/hover_test.rs
+++ b/crates/emmylua_ls/src/handlers/test/hover_test.rs
@@ -310,4 +310,59 @@ mod tests {
         ));
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[gtest]
+    fn test_before_dot_returns_object_info() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut ws = ProviderVirtualWorkspace::new();
+        ws.def(
+            r#"
+                ---@class Node
+                ---@field field number?
+                ---@field method fun(self: Node)
+
+                ---@type Node
+                node = {}
+
+                function node.method() end
+            "#,
+        );
+
+        check!(ws.check_hover(
+            r#"
+                node<??>.field = nil
+            "#,
+            VirtualHoverResult {
+                value: "```lua\n(global) node: Node {\n    field: number?,\n    method: function,\n}\n```".to_string(),
+            },
+        ));
+
+        check!(ws.check_hover(
+            r#"
+                node<??>:method()
+            "#,
+            VirtualHoverResult {
+                value: "```lua\n(global) node: Node {\n    field: number?,\n    method: function,\n}\n```".to_string(),
+            },
+        ));
+
+        check!(ws.check_hover(
+            r#"
+                node<??>["key"] = "value"
+            "#,
+            VirtualHoverResult {
+                value: "```lua\n(global) node: Node {\n    field: number?,\n    method: function,\n}\n```".to_string(),
+            },
+        ));
+
+        check!(ws.check_hover(
+            r#"
+                node["key"<??>] = "value"
+            "#,
+            VirtualHoverResult {
+                value: "\"key\"".to_string(),
+            },
+        ));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }