diff --git a/apps/docs/content/docs/developers/embedding/css-variables.mdx b/apps/docs/content/docs/developers/embedding/css-variables.mdx
index ae7185964..69836b737 100644
--- a/apps/docs/content/docs/developers/embedding/css-variables.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/content/docs/developers/embedding/css-variables.mdx
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ Specific parts of the embed can be targeted with CSS classes for granular stylin
 | `.embed--WaitingForTurn`          | Waiting screen when it is not the user's turn |
 | `.embed--DocumentCompleted`       | Completion screen after signing               |
 | `.field--FieldRootContainer`      | Base container for document fields            |
+| `.field--FieldRootContainerHover` | Hover state for document fields               |
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  Fields are rendered onto a canvas, which has no real `:hover` pseudo-class. To
+  style a field's hover state, target the `.field--FieldRootContainerHover` class
+  instead of `:hover`. The properties that take effect on hover are
+  `background-color`, `border-color`, `border-width`, `border-radius` and
+  `opacity`. Any of these you leave unset keep their resting value.
+</Callout>
 
 ### Field Data Attributes
 
@@ -159,6 +168,12 @@ Fields expose data attributes for state-based styling:
   opacity: 0.2;
 }
 
+/* Style the field hover state */
+.field--FieldRootContainerHover {
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
+  border-color: var(--primary);
+}
+
 /* Custom widget styling */
 .embed--DocumentWidget {
   background-color: #ffffff;
diff --git a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-canvas-style.ts b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-canvas-style.ts
index 316185607..612eab22c 100644
--- a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-canvas-style.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-canvas-style.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {
   FIELD_PROBE_ANCHOR_SELECTOR,
+  FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_HOVER_CLASS_NAME,
   FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_PROBE_CLASS_NAME,
 } from '@documenso/ui/lib/field-root-container-classes';
 import { colord } from 'colord';
 
-import type { FieldCanvasStyle, FieldRenderMode, FieldToRender } from './field-renderer';
+import type { FieldCanvasStyle, FieldCanvasStyleProps, FieldRenderMode, FieldToRender } from './field-renderer';
 
 export type FieldCanvasStyleCache = Map<string, FieldCanvasStyle | undefined>;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,25 @@ const createFieldProbeElement = (field: FieldToRender): HTMLElement => {
   return $probe;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Map a probe's computed style onto the canvas-handled prop set. Shared by the
+ * resting and hover reads so both honor every property the renderer can apply
+ * (see `field-generic-items.ts`): fill, stroke, stroke width, corner radius and
+ * group opacity.
+ */
+const extractCanvasStyleProps = (computedStyle: CSSStyleDeclaration): FieldCanvasStyleProps => {
+  const borderWidth = getPixelValue(computedStyle.borderTopWidth);
+  const hasBorderStyle = computedStyle.borderTopStyle !== 'none' && Boolean(borderWidth);
+
+  return {
+    backgroundColor: getRenderableColor(computedStyle.backgroundColor),
+    borderColor: hasBorderStyle ? getRenderableColor(computedStyle.borderTopColor) : undefined,
+    borderRadius: getPixelValue(computedStyle.borderTopLeftRadius),
+    borderWidth: hasBorderStyle ? borderWidth : undefined,
+    opacity: getOpacityValue(computedStyle.opacity),
+  };
+};
+
 const computeFieldCanvasStyleFromProbe = (field: FieldToRender): FieldCanvasStyle | undefined => {
   if (typeof document === 'undefined' || typeof window === 'undefined') {
     return undefined;
@@ -119,18 +139,17 @@ const computeFieldCanvasStyleFromProbe = (field: FieldToRender): FieldCanvasStyl
   $anchor.appendChild($probe);
 
   try {
-    const computedStyle = window.getComputedStyle($probe);
-    const borderWidth = getPixelValue(computedStyle.borderTopWidth);
-    const borderColor = getRenderableColor(computedStyle.borderTopColor);
-    const hasBorderStyle = computedStyle.borderTopStyle !== 'none' && Boolean(borderWidth);
-    const borderRadius = getPixelValue(computedStyle.borderTopLeftRadius);
+    const restingStyle = extractCanvasStyleProps(window.getComputedStyle($probe));
+
+    // Reuse the same element for the hover read: adding the hover class makes
+    // `getComputedStyle` resolve the hovered cascade synchronously — no real
+    // pointer or `:hover` pseudo-class needed.
+    $probe.classList.add(FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_HOVER_CLASS_NAME);
+    const hoverStyle = extractCanvasStyleProps(window.getComputedStyle($probe));
 
     return {
-      backgroundColor: getRenderableColor(computedStyle.backgroundColor),
-      borderColor: hasBorderStyle ? borderColor : undefined,
-      borderRadius,
-      borderWidth: hasBorderStyle ? borderWidth : undefined,
-      opacity: getOpacityValue(computedStyle.opacity),
+      ...restingStyle,
+      hover: hoverStyle,
     };
   } finally {
     $probe.remove();
diff --git a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-generic-items.ts b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-generic-items.ts
index d37d0234b..f8533add5 100644
--- a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-generic-items.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-generic-items.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ export const konvaTextFontFamily =
   '"Noto Sans", "Noto Sans Japanese", "Noto Sans Chinese", "Noto Sans Korean", sans-serif';
 export const konvaTextFill = 'black';
 
+// Renderer defaults, shared between `upsertFieldRect` and the hover interaction so
+// hover tweens return the field to its actual idle state rather than a guess.
+const DEFAULT_FIELD_STROKE_WIDTH = 2;
+const DEFAULT_FIELD_CORNER_RADIUS = 2;
+
 export const upsertFieldGroup = (field: FieldToRender, options: RenderFieldElementOptions): Konva.Group => {
   const { pageWidth, pageHeight, pageLayer, editable, scale } = options;
 
@@ -59,8 +64,8 @@ export const upsertFieldRect = (field: FieldToRender, options: RenderFieldElemen
     height: fieldHeight,
     fill: fieldCanvasStyle?.backgroundColor ?? DEFAULT_RECT_BACKGROUND,
     stroke: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderColor ?? (color ? getRecipientColorStyles(color).baseRing : '#e5e7eb'),
-    strokeWidth: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderWidth ?? 2,
-    cornerRadius: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderRadius ?? 2,
+    strokeWidth: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderWidth ?? DEFAULT_FIELD_STROKE_WIDTH,
+    cornerRadius: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderRadius ?? DEFAULT_FIELD_CORNER_RADIUS,
     strokeScaleEnabled: false,
     visible: mode !== 'export',
   } satisfies Partial<Konva.RectConfig>);
@@ -119,71 +124,92 @@ type CreateFieldHoverInteractionOptions = {
   fieldRect: Konva.Rect;
 };
 
+type FieldHoverTweenState = {
+  fill: string;
+  stroke: string;
+  strokeWidth: number;
+  cornerRadius: number;
+  opacity: number;
+};
+
 /**
  * Adds smooth transition-like behavior for hover effects to the field group and rectangle.
+ *
+ * Resting and hover states both derive from the resolved field canvas style (read
+ * from a probe, so custom embed CSS is honored — hover via the
+ * `field--FieldRootContainerHover` class). Every canvas-handled property is
+ * respected on hover: fill, stroke, stroke width, corner radius and opacity. When
+ * the embedder hasn't customized a hover property (its probed value matches the
+ * resting value), it falls back to the resting value — except the background,
+ * which falls back to the default recipient hover color to preserve the built-in
+ * hover effect for teams without custom branding.
  */
 export const createFieldHoverInteraction = ({ options, fieldGroup, fieldRect }: CreateFieldHoverInteractionOptions) => {
-  const { mode } = options;
+  const { mode, color, fieldCanvasStyle } = options;
 
-  if (mode === 'export' || !options.color) {
+  if (mode === 'export' || !color) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (options.fieldCanvasStyle?.backgroundColor) {
-    return;
-  }
+  const recipientStyles = getRecipientColorStyles(color);
 
-  const hoverColor = getRecipientColorStyles(options.color).baseRingHover;
+  const restingState: FieldHoverTweenState = {
+    fill: fieldCanvasStyle?.backgroundColor ?? DEFAULT_RECT_BACKGROUND,
+    stroke: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderColor ?? recipientStyles.baseRing,
+    strokeWidth: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderWidth ?? DEFAULT_FIELD_STROKE_WIDTH,
+    cornerRadius: fieldCanvasStyle?.borderRadius ?? DEFAULT_FIELD_CORNER_RADIUS,
+    opacity: fieldCanvasStyle?.opacity ?? 1,
+  };
 
-  fieldGroup.on('mouseover', () => {
-    const layer = fieldRect.getLayer();
-    if (!layer) {
+  const hover = fieldCanvasStyle?.hover;
+
+  // A hover prop is "customized" only when it differs from the resting value;
+  // otherwise the hover class resolved to nothing and we keep the resting value.
+  const pickHover = <T>(hoverValue: T | undefined, restingValue: T, customizedFallback: T): T => {
+    if (hoverValue === undefined || hoverValue === restingValue) {
+      return customizedFallback;
+    }
+
+    return hoverValue;
+  };
+
+  const hoverState: FieldHoverTweenState = {
+    // Background is special: when uncustomized, fall back to the recipient hover
+    // color rather than the resting fill so the default hover effect still shows.
+    fill: pickHover(hover?.backgroundColor, restingState.fill, recipientStyles.baseRingHover),
+    stroke: pickHover(hover?.borderColor, restingState.stroke, restingState.stroke),
+    strokeWidth: pickHover(hover?.borderWidth, restingState.strokeWidth, restingState.strokeWidth),
+    cornerRadius: pickHover(hover?.borderRadius, restingState.cornerRadius, restingState.cornerRadius),
+    opacity: pickHover(hover?.opacity, restingState.opacity, restingState.opacity),
+  };
+
+  const tweenTo = (state: FieldHoverTweenState) => {
+    if (!fieldRect.getLayer()) {
       return;
     }
 
     new Konva.Tween({
       node: fieldRect,
       duration: 0.3,
-      fill: hoverColor,
+      fill: state.fill,
+      stroke: state.stroke,
+      strokeWidth: state.strokeWidth,
+      cornerRadius: state.cornerRadius,
     }).play();
-  });
-
-  fieldGroup.on('mouseout', () => {
-    const layer = fieldRect.getLayer();
-    if (!layer) {
-      return;
-    }
 
     new Konva.Tween({
-      node: fieldRect,
+      node: fieldGroup,
       duration: 0.3,
-      fill: DEFAULT_RECT_BACKGROUND,
+      opacity: state.opacity,
     }).play();
-  });
+  };
 
-  fieldGroup.on('transformstart', () => {
-    const layer = fieldRect.getLayer();
-    if (!layer) {
-      return;
-    }
+  // Field groups are reused across re-renders (upserted via `findOne`), so clear
+  // any previously-bound hover listeners before re-registering to avoid stacking.
+  fieldGroup.off('mouseover.fieldHover mouseout.fieldHover transformstart.fieldHover transformend.fieldHover');
 
-    new Konva.Tween({
-      node: fieldRect,
-      duration: 0.3,
-      fill: hoverColor,
-    }).play();
-  });
-
-  fieldGroup.on('transformend', () => {
-    const layer = fieldRect.getLayer();
-    if (!layer) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    new Konva.Tween({
-      node: fieldRect,
-      duration: 0.3,
-      fill: DEFAULT_RECT_BACKGROUND,
-    }).play();
-  });
+  fieldGroup.on('mouseover.fieldHover', () => tweenTo(hoverState));
+  fieldGroup.on('mouseout.fieldHover', () => tweenTo(restingState));
+  fieldGroup.on('transformstart.fieldHover', () => tweenTo(hoverState));
+  fieldGroup.on('transformend.fieldHover', () => tweenTo(restingState));
 };
diff --git a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-renderer.ts b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-renderer.ts
index 5b8169e8c..73bb573a5 100644
--- a/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/universal/field-renderer/field-renderer.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export type RenderFieldElementOptions = {
   translations: Record<FieldType, string> | null;
 };
 
-export type FieldCanvasStyle = {
+export type FieldCanvasStyleProps = {
   backgroundColor?: string;
   borderColor?: string;
   borderRadius?: number;
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ export type FieldCanvasStyle = {
   opacity?: number;
 };
 
+export type FieldCanvasStyle = FieldCanvasStyleProps & {
+  /**
+   * The custom hover state, resolved from the `field--FieldRootContainerHover`
+   * class. Mirrors the resting prop set so any canvas-handled property can change
+   * on hover. Properties left unset fall back to the resting value (and the
+   * background falls back to the default recipient hover color).
+   */
+  hover?: FieldCanvasStyleProps;
+};
+
 /**
  * Converts a fields percentage based values to pixel based values.
  */
diff --git a/packages/ui/lib/field-root-container-classes.ts b/packages/ui/lib/field-root-container-classes.ts
index 8eabc695f..e4e6bf8d2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/lib/field-root-container-classes.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/lib/field-root-container-classes.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ export const FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_CLASS_NAME = `${FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_SHARED_CL
 
 export const FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_PROBE_CLASS_NAME = `field--FieldRootContainerProbe ${FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_SHARED_CLASS_NAME}`;
 
+/**
+ * Class embedders target to style a field's hover state, e.g.
+ * `.field--FieldRootContainerHover { background-color: ... }`.
+ *
+ * Canvas-rendered fields can't use the `:hover` pseudo-class (there's no real
+ * DOM element to hover), so the hover probe applies this class permanently to
+ * read the hovered cascade synchronously via `getComputedStyle`. Using a real
+ * class instead of `:hover` keeps resolution deterministic — no stylesheet
+ * parsing, pseudo-class synthesis, or source-order/specificity guesswork.
+ */
+export const FIELD_ROOT_CONTAINER_HOVER_CLASS_NAME = 'field--FieldRootContainerHover';
+
 /**
  * Selector for the element the probe is appended into when reading computed
  * field styles. It must be an ancestor of where real fields render so the probe