diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
index 2fe2ad59ac42..e11144ff8f8a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -2010,8 +2010,14 @@ def enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=None, xy=None):
         if xy is not None:
             x, y = xy
             self._lastx, self._lasty = x, y
+        else:
+            x = None
+            y = None
+            cbook.warn_deprecated('3.0', 'enter_notify_event expects a '
+                                         'location but '
+                                 'your backend did not pass one.')
 
-        event = Event('figure_enter_event', self, guiEvent)
+        event = LocationEvent('figure_enter_event', self, x, y, guiEvent)
         self.callbacks.process('figure_enter_event', event)
 
     @cbook.deprecated("2.1")
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
index e5ef40caf74f..6230511f7361 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def __init__(self, figure, master=None, resize_callback=None):
         self._tkcanvas.bind("<Configure>", self.resize)
         self._tkcanvas.bind("<Key>", self.key_press)
         self._tkcanvas.bind("<Motion>", self.motion_notify_event)
+        self._tkcanvas.bind("<Enter>", self.enter_notify_event)
+        self._tkcanvas.bind("<Leave>", self.leave_notify_event)
         self._tkcanvas.bind("<KeyRelease>", self.key_release)
         for name in "<Button-1>", "<Button-2>", "<Button-3>":
             self._tkcanvas.bind(name, self.button_press_event)
@@ -326,6 +328,11 @@ def motion_notify_event(self, event):
         y = self.figure.bbox.height - event.y
         FigureCanvasBase.motion_notify_event(self, x, y, guiEvent=event)
 
+    def enter_notify_event(self, event):
+        x = event.x
+        # flipy so y=0 is bottom of canvas
+        y = self.figure.bbox.height - event.y
+        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=event, xy=(x, y))
 
     def button_press_event(self, event, dblclick=False):
         x = event.x
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
index 573110aaac1c..0bbab45c0a8b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -225,7 +225,10 @@ def leave_notify_event(self, widget, event):
         FigureCanvasBase.leave_notify_event(self, event)
 
     def enter_notify_event(self, widget, event):
-        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, event)
+        x = event.x
+        # flipy so y=0 is bottom of canvas
+        y = self.get_allocation().height - event.y
+        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=event, xy=(x, y))
 
     def size_allocate(self, widget, allocation):
         dpival = self.figure.dpi
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
index b1a75b248dd8..a3757d6000bf 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt5.py
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ def get_width_height(self):
         return int(w / self._dpi_ratio), int(h / self._dpi_ratio)
 
     def enterEvent(self, event):
-        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=event)
+        x, y = self.mouseEventCoords(event.pos())
+        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=event, xy=(x, y))
 
     def leaveEvent(self, event):
         QtWidgets.QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
index 81b0729b65d8..ada580d0077c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
@@ -1053,7 +1053,10 @@ def _onLeave(self, evt):
 
     def _onEnter(self, evt):
         """Mouse has entered the window."""
-        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=evt)
+        x = evt.GetX()
+        y = self.figure.bbox.height - evt.GetY()
+        evt.Skip()
+        FigureCanvasBase.enter_notify_event(self, guiEvent=evt, xy=(x, y))
 
 
 class FigureCanvasWx(_FigureCanvasWxBase):