diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/EdgeArrowMarker.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/EdgeArrowMarker.tsx
index 56193e54784..a56a97c85d3 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/EdgeArrowMarker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/EdgeArrowMarker.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function EdgeArrowMarker() {
         viewBox="0 0 10 10"
         refX="8"
         refY="5"
-        markerUnits="strokeWidth"
+        markerUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
         markerWidth="10"
         markerHeight="10"
         orient="auto"
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/Node.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/Node.tsx
index 61aae2373fc..1dcdf97828c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/Node.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/Node.tsx
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ import React, { MouseEvent, memo } from 'react';
 import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 
 import { Field, getFieldColorModeForField, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { useTheme2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
+import { HoverState } from './NodeGraph';
 import { NodeDatum } from './types';
 import { statToString } from './utils';
 
 const nodeR = 40;
 
-const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, hovering: HoverState) => ({
   mainGroup: css`
     cursor: pointer;
     font-size: 10px;
+    transition: opacity 300ms;
+    opacity: ${hovering === 'inactive' ? 0.5 : 1};
   `,
 
   mainCircle: css`
@@ -61,10 +64,12 @@ export const Node = memo(function Node(props: {
   onMouseEnter: (id: string) => void;
   onMouseLeave: (id: string) => void;
   onClick: (event: MouseEvent<SVGElement>, node: NodeDatum) => void;
-  hovering: boolean;
+  hovering: HoverState;
 }) {
   const { node, onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave, onClick, hovering } = props;
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  const theme = useTheme2();
+  const styles = getStyles(theme, hovering);
+  const isHovered = hovering === 'active';
 
   if (!(node.x !== undefined && node.y !== undefined)) {
     return null;
@@ -86,23 +91,23 @@ export const Node = memo(function Node(props: {
       aria-label={`Node: ${node.title}`}
     >
       <circle className={styles.mainCircle} r={nodeR} cx={node.x} cy={node.y} />
-      {hovering && <circle className={styles.hoverCircle} r={nodeR - 3} cx={node.x} cy={node.y} strokeWidth={2} />}
+      {isHovered && <circle className={styles.hoverCircle} r={nodeR - 3} cx={node.x} cy={node.y} strokeWidth={2} />}
       <ColorCircle node={node} />
       <g className={styles.text}>
-        <foreignObject x={node.x - (hovering ? 100 : 35)} y={node.y - 15} width={hovering ? '200' : '70'} height="40">
-          <div className={cx(styles.statsText, hovering && styles.textHovering)}>
+        <foreignObject x={node.x - (isHovered ? 100 : 35)} y={node.y - 15} width={isHovered ? '200' : '70'} height="40">
+          <div className={cx(styles.statsText, isHovered && styles.textHovering)}>
             <span>{node.mainStat && statToString(node.mainStat, node.dataFrameRowIndex)}</span>
             <br />
             <span>{node.secondaryStat && statToString(node.secondaryStat, node.dataFrameRowIndex)}</span>
           </div>
         </foreignObject>
         <foreignObject
-          x={node.x - (hovering ? 100 : 50)}
+          x={node.x - (isHovered ? 100 : 50)}
           y={node.y + nodeR + 5}
-          width={hovering ? '200' : '100'}
+          width={isHovered ? '200' : '100'}
           height="40"
         >
-          <div className={cx(styles.titleText, hovering && styles.textHovering)}>
+          <div className={cx(styles.titleText, isHovered && styles.textHovering)}>
             <span>{node.title}</span>
             <br />
             <span>{node.subTitle}</span>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/NodeGraph.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/NodeGraph.tsx
index 0c851b95a76..d421e8c8aad 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/NodeGraph.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/NodeGraph.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import cx from 'classnames';
-import React, { memo, MouseEvent, MutableRefObject, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { memo, MouseEvent, MutableRefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import useMeasure from 'react-use/lib/useMeasure';
 
 import { DataFrame, GrafanaTheme2, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { useFocusPositionOnLayout } from './useFocusPositionOnLayout';
 import { useHighlight } from './useHighlight';
 import { usePanning } from './usePanning';
 import { useZoom } from './useZoom';
-import { processNodes, Bounds } from './utils';
+import { processNodes, Bounds, findConnectedNodesForEdge, findConnectedNodesForNode } from './utils';
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   wrapper: css`
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ export function NodeGraph({ getLinks, dataFrames, nodeLimit }: Props) {
   const [measureRef, { width, height }] = useMeasure();
   const [config, setConfig] = useState<Config>(defaultConfig);
 
-  // We need hover state here because for nodes we also highlight edges and for edges have labels separate to make
-  // sure they are visible on top of everything else
-  const { nodeHover, setNodeHover, clearNodeHover, edgeHover, setEdgeHover, clearEdgeHover } = useHover();
-
   const firstNodesDataFrame = nodesDataFrames[0];
   const firstEdgesDataFrame = edgesDataFrames[0];
 
@@ -136,6 +132,20 @@ export function NodeGraph({ getLinks, dataFrames, nodeLimit }: Props) {
     [firstEdgesDataFrame, firstNodesDataFrame, theme]
   );
 
+  // We need hover state here because for nodes we also highlight edges and for edges have labels separate to make
+  // sure they are visible on top of everything else
+  const { nodeHover, setNodeHover, clearNodeHover, edgeHover, setEdgeHover, clearEdgeHover } = useHover();
+  const [hoveringIds, setHoveringIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let linked: string[] = [];
+    if (nodeHover) {
+      linked = findConnectedNodesForNode(processed.nodes, processed.edges, nodeHover);
+    } else if (edgeHover) {
+      linked = findConnectedNodesForEdge(processed.nodes, processed.edges, edgeHover);
+    }
+    setHoveringIds(linked);
+  }, [nodeHover, edgeHover, processed]);
+
   // This is used for navigation from grid to graph view. This node will be centered and briefly highlighted.
   const [focusedNodeId, setFocusedNodeId] = useState<string>();
   const setFocused = useCallback((e: MouseEvent, m: NodesMarker) => setFocusedNodeId(m.node.id), [setFocusedNodeId]);
@@ -216,7 +226,7 @@ export function NodeGraph({ getLinks, dataFrames, nodeLimit }: Props) {
               onMouseEnter={setNodeHover}
               onMouseLeave={clearNodeHover}
               onClick={onNodeOpen}
-              hoveringId={nodeHover || highlightId}
+              hoveringIds={hoveringIds || [highlightId]}
             />
 
             <Markers markers={markers || []} onClick={setFocused} />
@@ -274,14 +284,16 @@ export function NodeGraph({ getLinks, dataFrames, nodeLimit }: Props) {
   );
 }
 
-// These components are here as a perf optimisation to prevent going through all nodes and edges on every pan/zoom.
+// Active -> emphasized, inactive -> de-emphasized, and default -> normal styling
+export type HoverState = 'active' | 'inactive' | 'default';
 
+// These components are here as a perf optimisation to prevent going through all nodes and edges on every pan/zoom.
 interface NodesProps {
   nodes: NodeDatum[];
   onMouseEnter: (id: string) => void;
   onMouseLeave: (id: string) => void;
   onClick: (event: MouseEvent<SVGElement>, node: NodeDatum) => void;
-  hoveringId?: string;
+  hoveringIds?: string[];
 }
 const Nodes = memo(function Nodes(props: NodesProps) {
   return (
@@ -293,7 +305,13 @@ const Nodes = memo(function Nodes(props: NodesProps) {
           onMouseEnter={props.onMouseEnter}
           onMouseLeave={props.onMouseLeave}
           onClick={props.onClick}
-          hovering={props.hoveringId === n.id}
+          hovering={
+            !props.hoveringIds || props.hoveringIds.length === 0
+              ? 'default'
+              : props.hoveringIds?.includes(n.id)
+              ? 'active'
+              : 'inactive'
+          }
         />
       ))}
     </>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.test.ts
index 8e382a38829..edba930b1c6 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { ArrayVector, createTheme, DataFrame, FieldType, MutableDataFrame } from
 
 import { NodeGraphOptions } from './types';
 import {
+  findConnectedNodesForEdge,
+  findConnectedNodesForNode,
   getEdgeFields,
   getNodeFields,
   getNodeGraphDataFrames,
@@ -359,3 +361,37 @@ describe('processNodes', () => {
     expect(edgesFrame?.fields.find((f) => f.name === 'secondaryStat')?.config).toEqual({ unit: 'ft^2' });
   });
 });
+
+describe('finds connections', () => {
+  const theme = createTheme();
+
+  it('finds connected nodes given an edge id', () => {
+    const { nodes, edges } = processNodes(
+      makeNodesDataFrame(3),
+      makeEdgesDataFrame([
+        [0, 1],
+        [0, 2],
+        [1, 2],
+      ]),
+      theme
+    );
+
+    const linked = findConnectedNodesForEdge(nodes, edges, edges[0].id);
+    expect(linked).toEqual(['0', '1']);
+  });
+
+  it('finds connected nodes given a node id', () => {
+    const { nodes, edges } = processNodes(
+      makeNodesDataFrame(4),
+      makeEdgesDataFrame([
+        [0, 1],
+        [0, 2],
+        [1, 2],
+      ]),
+      theme
+    );
+
+    const linked = findConnectedNodesForNode(nodes, edges, nodes[0].id);
+    expect(linked).toEqual(['0', '1', '2']);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.ts
index 593c6263450..1c735e56432 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/nodeGraph/utils.ts
@@ -404,3 +404,30 @@ export const applyOptionsToFrames = (frames: DataFrame[], options: NodeGraphOpti
     return frame;
   });
 };
+
+// Returns an array of node ids which are connected to a given edge
+export const findConnectedNodesForEdge = (nodes: NodeDatum[], edges: EdgeDatum[], edgeId: string): string[] => {
+  const edge = edges.find((edge) => edge.id === edgeId);
+  if (edge) {
+    return [
+      ...new Set(nodes.filter((node) => edge.source === node.id || edge.target === node.id).map((node) => node.id)),
+    ];
+  }
+  return [];
+};
+
+// Returns an array of node ids which are connected to a given node
+export const findConnectedNodesForNode = (nodes: NodeDatum[], edges: EdgeDatum[], nodeId: string): string[] => {
+  const node = nodes.find((node) => node.id === nodeId);
+  if (node) {
+    const linkedEdges = edges.filter((edge) => edge.source === node.id || edge.target === node.id);
+    return [
+      ...new Set(
+        linkedEdges.flatMap((edge) =>
+          nodes.filter((n) => edge.source === n.id || edge.target === n.id).map((n) => n.id)
+        )
+      ),
+    ];
+  }
+  return [];
+};