diff --git a/src/traces/bar/hover.js b/src/traces/bar/hover.js
index f1fe8d8cc82..a4e58c7f4cb 100644
--- a/src/traces/bar/hover.js
+++ b/src/traces/bar/hover.js
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ module.exports = function hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, hovermode) {
     if(Color.opacity(mc)) pointData.color = mc;
     else if(Color.opacity(mlc) && mlw) pointData.color = mlc;
 
+    var size = (trace.base) ? di.b + di.s : di.s;
     if(trace.orientation === 'h') {
         pointData.x0 = pointData.x1 = xa.c2p(di.x, true);
-        pointData.xLabelVal = di.b + di.s;
+        pointData.xLabelVal = size;
 
         pointData.y0 = ya.c2p(barPos(di) - barDelta, true);
         pointData.y1 = ya.c2p(barPos(di) + barDelta, true);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports = function hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, hovermode) {
     }
     else {
         pointData.y0 = pointData.y1 = ya.c2p(di.y, true);
-        pointData.yLabelVal = di.b + di.s;
+        pointData.yLabelVal = size;
 
         pointData.x0 = xa.c2p(barPos(di) - barDelta, true);
         pointData.x1 = xa.c2p(barPos(di) + barDelta, true);