diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-row.js b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-row.js
index a26bee551..cba5210c1 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-row.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table-row.js
@@ -81,24 +81,12 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTableRow extends React.Component {
     this.saveLabelElementRef = this.saveLabelElementRef.bind(this);
     this.onMouseDown = this.onMouseDown.bind(this);
     this.onMouseUp = this.onMouseUp.bind(this);
-    this.onMouseEnter = this.onMouseEnter.bind(this);
-    this.onMouseLeave = this.onMouseLeave.bind(this);
   }
 
   saveLabelElementRef(ref) {
     this.labelElement = ref;
   }
 
-  onMouseEnter() {
-    const { node, onMouseEnterRow } = this.props;
-    onMouseEnterRow(node);
-  }
-
-  onMouseLeave() {
-    const { node, onMouseLeaveRow } = this.props;
-    onMouseLeaveRow(node);
-  }
-
   onMouseDown(ev) {
     const { pageX, pageY } = ev;
     this.mouseDragOrigin = [pageX, pageY];
@@ -121,8 +109,7 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTableRow extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { node, nodeIdKey, topologyId, columns, onClick, onMouseEnterRow, onMouseLeaveRow,
-      selected, colStyles } = this.props;
+    const { node, nodeIdKey, topologyId, columns, onClick, selected, colStyles } = this.props;
     const [firstColumnStyle, ...columnStyles] = colStyles;
     const values = renderValues(node, columns, columnStyles);
     const nodeId = node[nodeIdKey];
@@ -132,8 +119,8 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTableRow extends React.Component {
       <tr
         onMouseDown={onClick && this.onMouseDown}
         onMouseUp={onClick && this.onMouseUp}
-        onMouseEnter={onMouseEnterRow && this.onMouseEnter}
-        onMouseLeave={onMouseLeaveRow && this.onMouseLeave}
+        onMouseEnter={this.props.onMouseEnter}
+        onMouseLeave={this.props.onMouseLeave}
         className={className}>
         <td
           className="node-details-table-node-label truncate"
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table.js b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table.js
index 2cd8f9eba..ee898b907 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/node-details/node-details-table.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import debug from 'debug';
 import React from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { find, get, union, sortBy, groupBy, concat } from 'lodash';
+import { find, get, union, sortBy, groupBy, concat, debounce, findIndex } from 'lodash';
 
 import { NODE_DETAILS_DATA_ROWS_DEFAULT_LIMIT } from '../../constants/limits';
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import ShowMore from '../show-more';
 import NodeDetailsTableRow from './node-details-table-row';
 import NodeDetailsTableHeaders from './node-details-table-headers';
 import { ipToPaddedString } from '../../utils/string-utils';
+import { moveElement, insertElement } from '../../utils/array-utils';
+import { TABLE_ROW_FOCUS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL } from '../../constants/timer';
 import {
   isIP, isNumber, defaultSortDesc, getTableColumnsStyles
 } from '../../utils/node-details-utils';
@@ -123,8 +126,14 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTable extends React.Component {
       sortedDesc: this.props.sortedDesc,
       sortedBy: this.props.sortedBy
     };
-    this.handleLimitClick = this.handleLimitClick.bind(this);
     this.updateSorted = this.updateSorted.bind(this);
+    this.handleLimitClick = this.handleLimitClick.bind(this);
+    this.onMouseLeaveRow = this.onMouseLeaveRow.bind(this);
+    this.onMouseEnterRow = this.onMouseEnterRow.bind(this);
+    // Use debouncing to prevent event flooding when e.g. crossing fast with mouse cursor
+    // over the whole table. That would be expensive as each focus causes table to rerender.
+    this.debouncedFocusRow = debounce(this.focusRow, TABLE_ROW_FOCUS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL);
+    this.debouncedUnfocusRow = debounce(this.unfocusRow, TABLE_ROW_FOCUS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL);
   }
 
   updateSorted(sortedBy, sortedDesc) {
@@ -137,20 +146,64 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTable extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ limit });
   }
 
+  focusRow(rowIndex, node) {
+    this.setState({
+      focusedRowIndex: rowIndex,
+      focusedNode: node
+    });
+    log(`Focused row ${rowIndex}`);
+  }
+
+  unfocusRow() {
+    if (this.state.focusedRowIndex) {
+      this.setState({
+        focusedRowIndex: null,
+        focusedNode: null
+      });
+      log('Unfocused row');
+    }
+  }
+
+  onMouseEnterRow(rowIndex, node) {
+    this.debouncedUnfocusRow.cancel();
+    this.debouncedFocusRow(rowIndex, node);
+  }
+
+  onMouseLeaveRow() {
+    this.debouncedFocusRow.cancel();
+    this.debouncedUnfocusRow();
+  }
+
   getColumnHeaders() {
     const columns = this.props.columns || [];
     return [{id: 'label', label: this.props.label}].concat(columns);
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { nodeIdKey, columns, topologyId, onClickRow, onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave,
-      onMouseEnterRow, onMouseLeaveRow } = this.props;
+    const { nodeIdKey, columns, topologyId, onClickRow, onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave } = this.props;
+    const { focusedRowIndex, focusedNode } = this.state;
 
     const sortedBy = this.state.sortedBy || getDefaultSortedBy(columns, this.props.nodes);
     const sortedByHeader = this.getColumnHeaders().find(h => h.id === sortedBy);
     const sortedDesc = this.state.sortedDesc || defaultSortDesc(sortedByHeader);
 
     let nodes = getSortedNodes(this.props.nodes, sortedByHeader, sortedDesc);
+    if (focusedRowIndex && focusedRowIndex < nodes.length) {
+      const nodeRowIndex = findIndex(nodes, node => node.id === focusedNode.id);
+      if (nodeRowIndex >= 0) {
+        // If the focused node still exists in the table, we move it
+        // to the hovered row, keeping the rest of the table sorted.
+        moveElement(nodes, nodeRowIndex, focusedRowIndex);
+      } else {
+        // Otherwise we insert the dead focused node there, pretending
+        // it's still alive. That enables the users to read off all the
+        // info they want and perhaps even open the details panel. Also,
+        // only if we do this, we can guarantee that mouse hover will
+        // always freeze the table row until we focus out.
+        insertElement(nodes, focusedRowIndex, focusedNode);
+      }
+    }
+
     const limited = nodes && this.state.limit > 0 && nodes.length > this.state.limit;
     const expanded = this.state.limit === 0;
     const notShown = nodes.length - this.state.limit;
@@ -178,7 +231,7 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTable extends React.Component {
               style={this.props.tbodyStyle}
               onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
               onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}>
-              {nodes && nodes.map(node => (
+              {nodes && nodes.map((node, index) => (
                 <NodeDetailsTableRow
                   key={node.id}
                   renderIdCell={this.props.renderIdCell}
@@ -188,8 +241,8 @@ export default class NodeDetailsTable extends React.Component {
                   colStyles={styles}
                   columns={columns}
                   onClick={onClickRow}
-                  onMouseLeaveRow={onMouseLeaveRow}
-                  onMouseEnterRow={onMouseEnterRow}
+                  onMouseEnter={() => { this.onMouseEnterRow(index, node); }}
+                  onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeaveRow}
                   topologyId={topologyId} />
               ))}
             </tbody>
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/constants/timer.js b/client/app/scripts/constants/timer.js
index 8c8d4dc4e..fb6eb92f4 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/constants/timer.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/constants/timer.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /* Intervals in ms */
 export const API_INTERVAL = 30000;
 export const TOPOLOGY_INTERVAL = 5000;
+export const TABLE_ROW_FOCUS_DEBOUNCE_INTERVAL = 200;
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/__tests__/array-utils-test.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/__tests__/array-utils-test.js
index 49f0eb4bd..c24dcba00 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/__tests__/array-utils-test.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/__tests__/array-utils-test.js
@@ -45,4 +45,40 @@ describe('ArrayUtils', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe('insertElement', () => {
+    const f = (array, index, element) => {
+      ArrayUtils.insertElement(array, index, element);
+      return array;
+    };
+
+    it('it should insert an element into the array at the specified index', () => {
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 0, 'a')).toEqual(['a', 'x', 'y', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 1, 'a')).toEqual(['x', 'a', 'y', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 2, 'a')).toEqual(['x', 'y', 'a', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 3, 'a')).toEqual(['x', 'y', 'z', 'a']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('moveElement', () => {
+    const f = (array, from, to) => {
+      ArrayUtils.moveElement(array, from, to);
+      return array;
+    };
+
+    it('it should move an array element, modifying the array', () => {
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 0, 1)).toEqual(['y', 'x', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 1, 0)).toEqual(['y', 'x', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 0, 2)).toEqual(['y', 'z', 'x']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 2, 0)).toEqual(['z', 'x', 'y']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 1, 2)).toEqual(['x', 'z', 'y']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 2, 1)).toEqual(['x', 'z', 'y']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 0, 0)).toEqual(['x', 'y', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 1, 1)).toEqual(['x', 'y', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['x', 'y', 'z'], 2, 2)).toEqual(['x', 'y', 'z']);
+      expect(f(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], 4, 1)).toEqual(['a', 'e', 'b', 'c', 'd']);
+      expect(f(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], 1, 4)).toEqual(['a', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'b']);
+      expect(f(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e'], 1, 3)).toEqual(['a', 'c', 'd', 'b', 'e']);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/array-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/array-utils.js
index c07891398..f20f39950 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/array-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/array-utils.js
@@ -9,3 +9,14 @@ export function uniformSelect(array, size) {
     array[parseInt(index * (array.length / (size - (1 - 1e-9))), 10)]
   );
 }
+
+export function insertElement(array, index, element) {
+  array.splice(index, 0, element);
+}
+
+export function moveElement(array, from, to) {
+  if (from !== to) {
+    const removedElement = array.splice(from, 1)[0];
+    insertElement(array, to, removedElement);
+  }
+}