Systems and methods for touch-based hovering on remote devices are provided. A client device may include a touchscreen sensor capable of detecting that a user finger is within a predetermined distance from the touchscreen surface, but is not actually touching the touchscreen surface. When a user holds one or more fingers above a touch-enabled client device, the user fingers may be detected. Further, the screen coordinates of the fingers above the client device are determined. The coordinates, along with a command regarding a hover event, are sent to a host device with which the client device has an open remote session. The host device may execute the command in accordance with the coordinates to effect a hover event. Display instructions are sent from the host device to the client device, which generates a client device display including a hover event corresponding to that executed on the host device.