diff --git a/draftlogs/8079_fix.md b/draftlogs/8079_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1b139ad218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/8079_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Pick the trace drawn last on a hover tie in `scattergl` and `splom` (matching `scatter`) [[#8079](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/8079)]
diff --git a/src/traces/scattergl/hover.js b/src/traces/scattergl/hover.js
index b153fb65434..624bf589b66 100644
--- a/src/traces/scattergl/hover.js
+++ b/src/traces/scattergl/hover.js
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ function hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, hovermode) {
                 ) ? 0 : Infinity;
             }
 
-            if(dx < minDist) {
+            // Accept a tie so that the point drawn last wins, as in `Fx.getClosest`
+            if(dx <= minDist) {
                 minDist = dx;
                 pty = y[k];
                 dy = ya.c2p(pty) - ypx;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ function hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, hovermode) {
             }
         }
     } else {
-        for(i = ids.length - 1; i > -1; i--) {
+        for(i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
             k = ids[i];
             ptx = x[k];
             pty = y[k];
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ function hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, hovermode) {
             dy = ya.c2p(pty) - ypx;
 
             dist = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
-            if(dist < minDist) {
+            // Accept a tie so that the trace drawn last wins, as in `Fx.getClosest`
+            if(dist <= minDist) {
                 minDist = dxy = dist;
                 closestId = k;
             }
diff --git a/src/traces/splom/hover.js b/src/traces/splom/hover.js
index d3b891542e2..251016b31d7 100644
--- a/src/traces/splom/hover.js
+++ b/src/traces/splom/hover.js
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ function _hoverPoints(pointData, xval, yval, axisHoversubplots) {
         var dy = ya.c2p(pty) - ypx;
         var dist = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
 
-        if(axisHoversubplots || dist < minDist) {
+        // Accept a tie so that the point drawn last wins, as in `Fx.getClosest`
+        if(axisHoversubplots || dist <= minDist) {
             minDist = dxy = dist;
             id = i;
         }
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/hover_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/hover_test.js
index 061fd8ac4e5..544bf2f0e29 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/hover_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/hover_test.js
@@ -3281,7 +3281,7 @@ describe('splom hover *axis* hoversubplots splom points on same position should
         assertFirstPointOn(gd, 'x', 'y');
         expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toBe(4);
         assertHoverLabelContent({
-            nums: ['1', '1', '1', '1'],
+            nums: ['1', '4', '4', '4'],
             name: ['', '', '', ''],
             axis: '1'
         });
@@ -3289,20 +3289,20 @@ describe('splom hover *axis* hoversubplots splom points on same position should
         Lib.clearThrottle();
         Plotly.Fx.hover(gd, {}, 'xy2');
         assertFirstPointOn(gd, 'x', 'y2');
-        expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toBe(4);
         assertHoverLabelContent({
-            nums: ['1', '2', '2'],
-            name: ['', '', ''],
+            nums: ['1', '3', '3', '3'],
+            name: ['', '', '', ''],
             axis: '1'
         });
 
         Lib.clearThrottle();
         Plotly.Fx.hover(gd, {}, 'xy3');
         assertFirstPointOn(gd, 'x', 'y3');
-        expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toBe(3);
+        expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toBe(4);
         assertHoverLabelContent({
-            nums: ['1', '2', '2'],
-            name: ['', '', ''],
+            nums: ['1', '3', '3', '3'],
+            name: ['', '', '', ''],
             axis: '1'
         });
 
@@ -5617,6 +5617,44 @@ describe('hover working with zorder', function () {
     });
 });
 
+describe('hover on points at the same position', () => {
+    afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+    ['scatter', 'scattergl', 'splom'].forEach((type) => {
+        const makeTrace = (x, y) =>
+            type === 'splom' ? { type, dimensions: [{ values: x }, { values: y }] } : { type, x, y };
+        // splom plots dimension 0 against dimension 1 on subplot xy2
+        const subplot = type === 'splom' ? 'xy2' : 'xy';
+
+        it(`picks the trace drawn last for ${type} in closest hovermode`, async () => {
+            const gd = createGraphDiv();
+            await Plotly.newPlot(gd, {
+                data: [makeTrace([0, 1, 2], [1, 0, 1]), makeTrace([0, 1, 2], [2, 0, 2])],
+                layout: { width: 400, height: 400, hovermode: 'closest' }
+            });
+
+            Fx.hover(gd, { xval: 1, yval: 0 }, subplot);
+
+            expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toEqual(1);
+            expect(gd._hoverdata[0].curveNumber).toEqual(1);
+            expect(gd._hoverdata[0].pointNumber).toEqual(1);
+        });
+
+        it(`picks the point drawn last for ${type} in x hovermode`, async () => {
+            const gd = createGraphDiv();
+            await Plotly.newPlot(gd, {
+                data: [makeTrace([0, 1, 1, 2], [1, 0, 0, 1])],
+                layout: { width: 400, height: 400, hovermode: 'x' }
+            });
+
+            Fx.hover(gd, { xval: 1, yval: 0 }, subplot);
+
+            expect(gd._hoverdata.length).toEqual(1);
+            expect(gd._hoverdata[0].pointNumber).toEqual(2);
+        });
+    });
+});
+
 describe('hover label rotation:', function () {
     var gd;
 
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
index 1f21365e14a..32a0ac8102f 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/select_test.js
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe('Click-to-select', function() {
         [
             testCase('scatterpolargl', require('../../image/mocks/glpolar_scatter.json'), 130, 290,
               [[], [], [], [19], [], []], { dragmode: 'zoom' }),
-            testCase('splom', require('../../image/mocks/splom_lower.json'), 427, 400, [[], [7], []])
+            testCase('splom', require('../../image/mocks/splom_lower.json'), 427, 400, [[], [43], []])
         ]
           .forEach(function(testCase) {
               it('@gl trace type ' + testCase.label, function(done) {