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diff --git a/‎doc/api/artist_api.rst
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/artist.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
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@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Interactive
    Artist.pchanged
    Artist.get_cursor_data
    Artist.format_cursor_data
+   Artist.set_mouseover
+   Artist.get_mouseover
    Artist.mouseover
    Artist.contains
    Artist.pick
 
@@ -1295,28 +1295,38 @@ def format_cursor_data(self, data):
                                  if isinstance(item, Number))
             return "[" + data_str + "]"
 
-    @property
-    def mouseover(self):
+    def get_mouseover(self):
         """
-        If this property is set to *True*, the artist will be queried for
-        custom context information when the mouse cursor moves over it.
-
-        See also :meth:`get_cursor_data`, :class:`.ToolCursorPosition` and
-        :class:`.NavigationToolbar2`.
+        Return whether this artist is queried for custom context information
+        when the mouse cursor moves over it.
         """
         return self._mouseover
 
-    @mouseover.setter
-    def mouseover(self, val):
-        val = bool(val)
-        self._mouseover = val
+    def set_mouseover(self, mouseover):
+        """
+        Set whether this artist is queried for custom context information when
+        the mouse cursor moves over it.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        mouseover : bool
+
+        See Also
+        --------
+        get_cursor_data
+        .ToolCursorPosition
+        .NavigationToolbar2
+        """
+        self._mouseover = bool(mouseover)
         ax = self.axes
         if ax:
-            if val:
+            if self._mouseover:
                 ax._mouseover_set.add(self)
             else:
                 ax._mouseover_set.discard(self)
 
+    mouseover = property(get_mouseover, set_mouseover)  # backcompat.
+
 
 def _get_tightbbox_for_layout_only(obj, *args, **kwargs):
     """
 
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ def _set_artist_props(self, a):
             a.set_transform(self.transData)
 
         a.axes = self
-        if a.mouseover:
+        if a.get_mouseover():
             self._mouseover_set.add(a)
 
     def _gen_axes_patch(self):