diff --git a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
index ab4fd20..d3ad57f 100644
--- a/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/SchematicViewer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
 import { useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicComponentLocationsInSvg"
 import { useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents } from "lib/hooks/useChangeSchematicTracesForMovedComponents"
 import { useSchematicGroupsOverlay } from "lib/hooks/useSchematicGroupsOverlay"
+import { useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces } from "lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces"
 import { enableDebug } from "lib/utils/debug"
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react"
 import {
@@ -345,6 +346,12 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
     editEvents: editEventsWithUnappliedEditEvents,
   })
 
+  useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces({
+    svgDivRef,
+    circuitJson,
+    circuitJsonKey,
+  })
+
   // Add group overlays when enabled
   useSchematicGroupsOverlay({
     svgDivRef,
@@ -406,6 +413,10 @@ export const SchematicViewer = ({
           {`[data-schematic-port-id]:hover { cursor: pointer !important; }`}
         </style>
       )}
+      <style>
+        {`[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"].same-net-trace-hovered { filter: invert(1); }
+[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"].same-net-trace-hovered .trace-crossing-outline { opacity: 0; }`}
+      </style>
       <div
         ref={containerRef}
         style={{
diff --git a/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces.ts b/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..530e21d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hooks/useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react"
+import { su } from "@tscircuit/soup-util"
+import type { CircuitJson } from "circuit-json"
+
+const HOVERED_TRACE_CLASS = "same-net-trace-hovered"
+
+const getTraceGroupFromTarget = (target: EventTarget | null) => {
+  if (!(target instanceof Element)) return null
+  return target.closest<SVGGElement>(
+    '[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"][data-schematic-trace-id]',
+  )
+}
+
+const getTraceId = (traceGroup: Element | null) => {
+  return traceGroup?.getAttribute("data-schematic-trace-id") ?? null
+}
+
+class UnionFind {
+  parent = new Map<string, string>()
+
+  find(id: string): string {
+    if (!this.parent.has(id)) {
+      this.parent.set(id, id)
+      return id
+    }
+
+    const parentId = this.parent.get(id)!
+    if (parentId === id) return id
+
+    const root = this.find(parentId)
+    this.parent.set(id, root)
+    return root
+  }
+
+  union(a: string, b: string) {
+    const rootA = this.find(a)
+    const rootB = this.find(b)
+
+    if (rootA !== rootB) {
+      this.parent.set(rootB, rootA)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const useHighlightConnectedSchematicTraces = ({
+  svgDivRef,
+  circuitJson,
+  circuitJsonKey,
+}: {
+  svgDivRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>
+  circuitJson: CircuitJson
+  circuitJsonKey: string
+}) => {
+  const highlightedTraceIdsRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
+
+  const connectedTraceIdsByTraceId = useMemo(() => {
+    const traceIdsByGroupId = new Map<string, Set<string>>()
+    const groupIdByTraceId = new Map<string, string>()
+
+    try {
+      const unionFind = new UnionFind()
+      const sourceTraces = su(circuitJson).source_trace.list()
+
+      for (const sourceTrace of sourceTraces) {
+        const sourceTraceId = sourceTrace.source_trace_id
+        if (!sourceTraceId) continue
+
+        const sourceTraceNodeId = `source_trace:${sourceTraceId}`
+        unionFind.find(sourceTraceNodeId)
+
+        const connectedSourcePortIds =
+          sourceTrace.connected_source_port_ids ?? []
+        const connectedSourceNetIds = sourceTrace.connected_source_net_ids ?? []
+
+        for (const sourcePortId of connectedSourcePortIds) {
+          unionFind.union(sourceTraceNodeId, `source_port:${sourcePortId}`)
+        }
+
+        for (const sourceNetId of connectedSourceNetIds) {
+          unionFind.union(sourceTraceNodeId, `source_net:${sourceNetId}`)
+        }
+      }
+
+      const schematicTraces = su(circuitJson).schematic_trace.list()
+
+      for (const schematicTrace of schematicTraces) {
+        const schematicTraceId = schematicTrace.schematic_trace_id
+        if (!schematicTraceId) continue
+
+        const groupId = schematicTrace.source_trace_id
+          ? unionFind.find(`source_trace:${schematicTrace.source_trace_id}`)
+          : `schematic_trace:${schematicTraceId}`
+
+        groupIdByTraceId.set(schematicTraceId, groupId)
+
+        const traceIds = traceIdsByGroupId.get(groupId) ?? new Set<string>()
+        traceIds.add(schematicTraceId)
+        traceIdsByGroupId.set(groupId, traceIds)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to derive connected schematic traces", err)
+    }
+
+    const connectedTraceIdsByTraceId = new Map<string, Set<string>>()
+
+    for (const [traceId, groupId] of groupIdByTraceId) {
+      connectedTraceIdsByTraceId.set(
+        traceId,
+        traceIdsByGroupId.get(groupId) ?? new Set([traceId]),
+      )
+    }
+
+    return connectedTraceIdsByTraceId
+  }, [circuitJsonKey, circuitJson])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const svg = svgDivRef.current
+    if (!svg) return
+
+    const clearHighlightedTraces = () => {
+      if (highlightedTraceIdsRef.current.size === 0) return
+
+      for (const traceId of highlightedTraceIdsRef.current) {
+        svg
+          .querySelector(
+            `[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"][data-schematic-trace-id="${traceId}"]`,
+          )
+          ?.classList.remove(HOVERED_TRACE_CLASS)
+      }
+
+      highlightedTraceIdsRef.current.clear()
+    }
+
+    const highlightConnectedTraces = (traceId: string | null) => {
+      clearHighlightedTraces()
+
+      if (!traceId) return
+
+      const connectedTraceIds =
+        connectedTraceIdsByTraceId.get(traceId) ?? new Set([traceId])
+
+      for (const connectedTraceId of connectedTraceIds) {
+        svg
+          .querySelector(
+            `[data-circuit-json-type="schematic_trace"][data-schematic-trace-id="${connectedTraceId}"]`,
+          )
+          ?.classList.add(HOVERED_TRACE_CLASS)
+      }
+
+      highlightedTraceIdsRef.current = new Set(connectedTraceIds)
+    }
+
+    const handlePointerOver = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      highlightConnectedTraces(
+        getTraceId(getTraceGroupFromTarget(event.target)),
+      )
+    }
+
+    const handlePointerOut = (event: PointerEvent) => {
+      const currentTraceGroup = getTraceGroupFromTarget(event.target)
+      const nextTraceGroup = getTraceGroupFromTarget(event.relatedTarget)
+
+      if (currentTraceGroup && currentTraceGroup === nextTraceGroup) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (!nextTraceGroup) {
+        clearHighlightedTraces()
+        return
+      }
+
+      highlightConnectedTraces(getTraceId(nextTraceGroup))
+    }
+
+    svg.addEventListener("pointerover", handlePointerOver)
+    svg.addEventListener("pointerout", handlePointerOut)
+    svg.addEventListener("pointerleave", clearHighlightedTraces)
+
+    return () => {
+      clearHighlightedTraces()
+      svg.removeEventListener("pointerover", handlePointerOver)
+      svg.removeEventListener("pointerout", handlePointerOut)
+      svg.removeEventListener("pointerleave", clearHighlightedTraces)
+    }
+  }, [svgDivRef, connectedTraceIdsByTraceId])
+}