diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb751325a4..16e999d1e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 ### Added
+- Add generic popover component to ui-components  
 - Show changeset signatures in ui and add public keys ([#1273](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1273))
 
 ## [2.3.0] - 2020-07-23
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/index.ts b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/index.ts
index 8fb3115c65..3b1eb82271 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/index.ts
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/index.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export * from "./navigation";
 export * from "./repos";
 export * from "./table";
 export * from "./toast";
+export * from "./popover";
 
 export {
   File,
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.stories.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7df89486a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
+import React from "react";
+import styled from "styled-components";
+import usePopover from "./usePopover";
+import Popover from "./Popover";
+
+const Wrapper = styled.div`
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 20rem;
+`;
+
+storiesOf("Popover", module)
+  .addDecorator(storyFn => <Wrapper>{storyFn()}</Wrapper>)
+  .add("Default", () => {
+    const { triggerProps, popoverProps } = usePopover();
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Popover title={<strong>Spaceship Heart of Gold</strong>} width={512} {...popoverProps}>
+          <p>
+            The Heart of Gold is the sleekest, most advanced, coolest spaceship in the galaxy. Its stunning good looks
+            mirror its awesome speed and power. It is powered by the revolutionary new Infinite Improbability Drive,
+            which lets the ship pass through every point in every universe simultaneously.
+          </p>
+        </Popover>
+        <button className="button" {...triggerProps}>
+          Trigger
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  })
+  .add("Link", () => {
+    const { triggerProps, popoverProps } = usePopover();
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Popover title={<strong>Spaceship Heart of Gold</strong>} width={512} {...popoverProps}>
+          <p>
+            The Heart of Gold is the sleekest, most advanced, coolest spaceship in the galaxy. Its stunning good looks
+            mirror its awesome speed and power. It is powered by the revolutionary new Infinite Improbability Drive,
+            which lets the ship pass through every point in every universe simultaneously.
+          </p>
+        </Popover>
+        <a href="#" {...triggerProps}>
+          Trigger
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    );
+  });
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f12cccd00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/Popover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import React, { Dispatch, FC, ReactNode, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Action } from "./usePopover";
+import styled from "styled-components";
+
+type Props = {
+  title: ReactNode;
+  width?: number;
+  // props should be defined by usePopover
+  offsetTop?: number;
+  offsetLeft?: number;
+  show: boolean;
+  dispatch: Dispatch<Action>;
+};
+
+type ContainerProps = {
+  width: number;
+};
+
+const PopoverContainer = styled.div<ContainerProps>`
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 100;
+  width: ${props => props.width}px;
+  display: block;
+
+  &:before {
+    position: absolute;
+    content: "";
+    border-style: solid;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    height: 0;
+    width: 0;
+    top: 100%;
+    left: ${props => props.width / 2}px;
+    border-color: transparent;
+    border-bottom-color: white;
+    border-left-color: white;
+    border-width: 0.4rem;
+    margin-left: -0.4rem;
+    margin-top: -0.4rem;
+    -webkit-transform-origin: center;
+    transform-origin: center;
+    box-shadow: -1px 1px 2px rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.2);
+    transform: rotate(-45deg);
+  }
+`;
+
+const SmallHr = styled.hr`
+  margin: 0.5em 0;
+`;
+
+const PopoverHeading = styled.div`
+  height: 1.5em;
+`;
+
+const Popover: FC<Props> = props => {
+  if (!props.show) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return <InnerPopover {...props} />;
+};
+
+const InnerPopover: FC<Props> = ({ title, show, width, offsetTop, offsetLeft, dispatch, children }) => {
+  const [height, setHeight] = useState(125);
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (ref.current) {
+      setHeight(ref.current.clientHeight);
+    }
+  }, [ref]);
+
+  const onMouseEnter = () => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "enter-popover"
+    });
+  };
+
+  const onMouseLeave = () => {
+    dispatch({
+      type: "leave-popover"
+    });
+  };
+
+  const top = (offsetTop || 0) - height - 5;
+  const left = (offsetLeft || 0) - width! / 2;
+  return (
+    <PopoverContainer
+      onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
+      onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
+      className={"box"}
+      style={{ top: `${top}px`, left: `${left}px` }}
+      width={width!}
+      ref={ref}
+    >
+      <PopoverHeading>{title}</PopoverHeading>
+      <SmallHr />
+      {children}
+    </PopoverContainer>
+  );
+};
+
+Popover.defaultProps = {
+  width: 120
+};
+
+export default Popover;
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/index.ts b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d768334db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+export { default as Popover } from "./Popover";
+export { default as usePopover } from "./usePopover";
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/usePopover.ts b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/usePopover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db73194916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-components/src/popover/usePopover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+import { Dispatch, useReducer, useRef } from "react";
+
+type EnterTrigger = {
+  type: "enter-trigger";
+  offsetTop: number;
+  offsetLeft: number;
+};
+
+type LeaveTrigger = {
+  type: "leave-trigger";
+};
+
+type EnterPopover = {
+  type: "enter-popover";
+};
+
+type LeavePopover = {
+  type: "leave-popover";
+};
+
+export type Action = EnterTrigger | LeaveTrigger | EnterPopover | LeavePopover;
+
+type State = {
+  offsetTop?: number;
+  offsetLeft?: number;
+  onPopover: boolean;
+  onTrigger: boolean;
+};
+
+const initialState = {
+  onPopover: false,
+  onTrigger: false
+};
+
+const reducer = (state: State, action: Action): State => {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case "enter-trigger": {
+      if (state.onPopover) {
+        return state;
+      }
+      return {
+        offsetTop: action.offsetTop,
+        offsetLeft: action.offsetLeft,
+        onTrigger: true,
+        onPopover: false
+      };
+    }
+    case "leave-trigger": {
+      if (state.onPopover) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          onTrigger: false
+        };
+      }
+      return initialState;
+    }
+    case "enter-popover": {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        onPopover: true
+      };
+    }
+    case "leave-popover": {
+      if (state.onTrigger) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          onPopover: false
+        };
+      }
+      return initialState;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+const dispatchDeferred = (dispatch: Dispatch<Action>, action: Action) => {
+  setTimeout(() => dispatch(action), 250);
+};
+
+const usePopover = () => {
+  const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+  const onMouseOver = () => {
+    const current = triggerRef.current!;
+    dispatchDeferred(dispatch, {
+      type: "enter-trigger",
+      offsetTop: current.offsetTop,
+      offsetLeft: current.offsetLeft + current.offsetWidth / 2
+    });
+  };
+
+  const onMouseLeave = () => {
+    dispatchDeferred(dispatch, {
+      type: "leave-trigger"
+    });
+  };
+
+  return {
+    triggerProps: {
+      onMouseOver,
+      onMouseLeave,
+      ref: (node: HTMLElement | null) => (triggerRef.current = node)
+    },
+    popoverProps: {
+      dispatch,
+      show: state.onPopover || state.onTrigger,
+      offsetTop: state.offsetTop,
+      offsetLeft: state.offsetLeft
+    }
+  };
+};
+
+export default usePopover;