diff --git a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-lsp-server/MLIRServer.cpp b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-lsp-server/MLIRServer.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-lsp-server/MLIRServer.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Tools/mlir-lsp-server/MLIRServer.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@
   Optional<lsp::Hover> findHover(const lsp::URIForFile &uri,
                                  const lsp::Position &hoverPos);
   Optional<lsp::Hover>
-  buildHoverForOperation(const AsmParserState::OperationDefinition &op);
+  buildHoverForOperation(llvm::SMRange hoverRange,
+                         const AsmParserState::OperationDefinition &op);
   lsp::Hover buildHoverForOperationResult(llvm::SMRange hoverRange,
                                           Operation *op, unsigned resultStart,
                                           unsigned resultEnd,
@@ -439,7 +440,12 @@
   for (const AsmParserState::OperationDefinition &op : asmState.getOpDefs()) {
     // Check if the position points at this operation.
     if (contains(op.loc, posLoc))
-      return buildHoverForOperation(op);
+      return buildHoverForOperation(op.loc, op);
+
+    // Check if the position points at the symbol name.
+    for (auto &use : op.symbolUses)
+      if (contains(use, posLoc))
+        return buildHoverForOperation(use, op);
 
     // Check if the position points at a result group.
     for (unsigned i = 0, e = op.resultGroups.size(); i < e; ++i) {
@@ -473,8 +479,8 @@
 }
 
 Optional<lsp::Hover> MLIRDocument::buildHoverForOperation(
-    const AsmParserState::OperationDefinition &op) {
-  lsp::Hover hover(getRangeFromLoc(sourceMgr, op.loc));
+    llvm::SMRange hoverRange, const AsmParserState::OperationDefinition &op) {
+  lsp::Hover hover(getRangeFromLoc(sourceMgr, hoverRange));
   llvm::raw_string_ostream os(hover.contents.value);
 
   // Add the operation name to the hover.
diff --git a/mlir/test/mlir-lsp-server/hover.test b/mlir/test/mlir-lsp-server/hover.test
--- a/mlir/test/mlir-lsp-server/hover.test
+++ b/mlir/test/mlir-lsp-server/hover.test
@@ -128,6 +128,30 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT:    }
 // CHECK-NEXT:  }
 // -----
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":6,"method":"shutdown"}
+// Hover on a symbol reference.
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":6,"method":"textDocument/hover","params":{
+  "textDocument":{"uri":"test:///foo.mlir"},
+  "position":{"line":0,"character":8}
+}}
+//      CHECK:  "id": 6,
+// CHECK-NEXT:  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+// CHECK-NEXT:  "result": {
+// CHECK-NEXT:    "contents": {
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "kind": "markdown",
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "value": "\"func\" : public @foo\n\nGeneric Form:\n\n```mlir\n\"func\"() ( {\n}) {sym_name = \"foo\", type = (i1) -> ()} : () -> ()\n```\n"
+// CHECK-NEXT:    },
+// CHECK-NEXT:    "range": {
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "end": {
+// CHECK-NEXT:        "character": 9,
+// CHECK-NEXT:        "line": 0
+// CHECK-NEXT:      },
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "start": {
+// CHECK-NEXT:        "character": 5,
+// CHECK-NEXT:        "line": 0
+// CHECK-NEXT:      }
+// CHECK-NEXT:    }
+// CHECK-NEXT:  }
+// -----
+{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":7,"method":"shutdown"}
 // -----
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"exit"}