diff --git a/site/lib/_sass/_site.scss b/site/lib/_sass/_site.scss
index 477179e4b3..04ea3f55f3 100644
--- a/site/lib/_sass/_site.scss
+++ b/site/lib/_sass/_site.scss
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 @use 'components/tabs';
 @use 'components/theming';
 @use 'components/toc';
+@use 'components/tooltip';
 @use 'components/trailing';
 
 // Styles for specific pages, alphabetically ordered.
diff --git a/site/lib/_sass/components/_tooltip.scss b/site/lib/_sass/components/_tooltip.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1348068979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/lib/_sass/components/_tooltip.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+.tooltip-wrapper {
+  position: relative;
+
+  a.tooltip-target:has(+.tooltip) {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    text-decoration-style: dotted;
+  }
+
+  .tooltip {
+    visibility: hidden;
+
+    display: flex;
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: var(--site-z-floating);
+    top: 100%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+
+    flex-flow: column nowrap;
+    width: 20rem;
+
+    background: var(--site-raised-bgColor);
+    border: 0.05rem solid rgba(0, 0, 0, .125);
+    border-radius: 0.75rem;
+    box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, .15);
+    padding: 0.8rem;
+
+    font-size: 1rem;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-style: normal;
+
+    .tooltip-header {
+      font-size: 1.2rem;
+      font-weight: 500;
+      margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    }
+
+    .tooltip-content {
+      font-size: 0.875rem;
+      color: var(--site-secondary-textColor);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // On non-touch devices, show tooltip on hover or focus.
+  @media all and not (pointer: coarse) {
+    &:hover .tooltip {
+      visibility: visible;
+    }
+
+    &:focus-within .tooltip {
+      visibility: visible;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // On touch devices, show tooltip on click.
+  @media all and (pointer: coarse) {
+    .tooltip.visible {
+      visibility: visible;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/site/lib/jaspr_options.dart b/site/lib/jaspr_options.dart
index 831027edc6..14bb2fb9b6 100644
--- a/site/lib/jaspr_options.dart
+++ b/site/lib/jaspr_options.dart
@@ -7,32 +7,34 @@
 import 'package:jaspr/jaspr.dart';
 import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/client/global_scripts.dart'
     as prefix0;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/cookie_notice.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/api_link_tooltip.dart'
     as prefix1;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/copy_button.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/cookie_notice.dart'
     as prefix2;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/download_latest_button.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/copy_button.dart'
     as prefix3;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/feedback.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/download_latest_button.dart'
     as prefix4;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/on_this_page_button.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/feedback.dart'
     as prefix5;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/os_selector.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/on_this_page_button.dart'
     as prefix6;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/dartpad/dartpad_injector.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/common/client/os_selector.dart'
     as prefix7;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/menu_toggle.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/dartpad/dartpad_injector.dart'
     as prefix8;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/site_switcher.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/menu_toggle.dart'
     as prefix9;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/theme_switcher.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/site_switcher.dart'
     as prefix10;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/archive_table.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/layout/theme_switcher.dart'
     as prefix11;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/archive_table.dart'
     as prefix12;
-import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters_sidebar.dart'
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters.dart'
     as prefix13;
+import 'package:docs_flutter_dev_site/src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters_sidebar.dart'
+    as prefix14;
 
 /// Default [JasprOptions] for use with your jaspr project.
 ///
@@ -56,87 +58,96 @@ JasprOptions get defaultJasprOptions => JasprOptions(
       'src/client/global_scripts',
     ),
 
-    prefix1.CookieNotice: ClientTarget<prefix1.CookieNotice>(
+    prefix1.ApiLinkTooltip: ClientTarget<prefix1.ApiLinkTooltip>(
+      'src/components/common/client/api_link_tooltip',
+      params: _prefix1ApiLinkTooltip,
+    ),
+
+    prefix2.CookieNotice: ClientTarget<prefix2.CookieNotice>(
       'src/components/common/client/cookie_notice',
     ),
 
-    prefix2.CopyButton: ClientTarget<prefix2.CopyButton>(
+    prefix3.CopyButton: ClientTarget<prefix3.CopyButton>(
       'src/components/common/client/copy_button',
-      params: _prefix2CopyButton,
+      params: _prefix3CopyButton,
     ),
 
-    prefix3.DownloadLatestButton: ClientTarget<prefix3.DownloadLatestButton>(
+    prefix4.DownloadLatestButton: ClientTarget<prefix4.DownloadLatestButton>(
       'src/components/common/client/download_latest_button',
-      params: _prefix3DownloadLatestButton,
+      params: _prefix4DownloadLatestButton,
     ),
 
-    prefix4.FeedbackComponent: ClientTarget<prefix4.FeedbackComponent>(
+    prefix5.FeedbackComponent: ClientTarget<prefix5.FeedbackComponent>(
       'src/components/common/client/feedback',
-      params: _prefix4FeedbackComponent,
+      params: _prefix5FeedbackComponent,
     ),
 
-    prefix5.OnThisPageButton: ClientTarget<prefix5.OnThisPageButton>(
+    prefix6.OnThisPageButton: ClientTarget<prefix6.OnThisPageButton>(
       'src/components/common/client/on_this_page_button',
     ),
 
-    prefix6.OsSelector: ClientTarget<prefix6.OsSelector>(
+    prefix7.OsSelector: ClientTarget<prefix7.OsSelector>(
       'src/components/common/client/os_selector',
     ),
 
-    prefix7.DartPadInjector: ClientTarget<prefix7.DartPadInjector>(
+    prefix8.DartPadInjector: ClientTarget<prefix8.DartPadInjector>(
       'src/components/dartpad/dartpad_injector',
-      params: _prefix7DartPadInjector,
+      params: _prefix8DartPadInjector,
     ),
 
-    prefix8.MenuToggle: ClientTarget<prefix8.MenuToggle>(
+    prefix9.MenuToggle: ClientTarget<prefix9.MenuToggle>(
       'src/components/layout/menu_toggle',
     ),
 
-    prefix9.SiteSwitcher: ClientTarget<prefix9.SiteSwitcher>(
+    prefix10.SiteSwitcher: ClientTarget<prefix10.SiteSwitcher>(
       'src/components/layout/site_switcher',
     ),
 
-    prefix10.ThemeSwitcher: ClientTarget<prefix10.ThemeSwitcher>(
+    prefix11.ThemeSwitcher: ClientTarget<prefix11.ThemeSwitcher>(
       'src/components/layout/theme_switcher',
     ),
 
-    prefix11.ArchiveTable: ClientTarget<prefix11.ArchiveTable>(
+    prefix12.ArchiveTable: ClientTarget<prefix12.ArchiveTable>(
       'src/components/pages/archive_table',
-      params: _prefix11ArchiveTable,
+      params: _prefix12ArchiveTable,
     ),
 
-    prefix12.LearningResourceFilters:
-        ClientTarget<prefix12.LearningResourceFilters>(
+    prefix13.LearningResourceFilters:
+        ClientTarget<prefix13.LearningResourceFilters>(
           'src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters',
         ),
 
-    prefix13.LearningResourceFiltersSidebar:
-        ClientTarget<prefix13.LearningResourceFiltersSidebar>(
+    prefix14.LearningResourceFiltersSidebar:
+        ClientTarget<prefix14.LearningResourceFiltersSidebar>(
           'src/components/pages/learning_resource_filters_sidebar',
         ),
   },
   styles: () => [],
 );
 
-Map<String, dynamic> _prefix2CopyButton(prefix2.CopyButton c) => {
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix1ApiLinkTooltip(prefix1.ApiLinkTooltip c) => {
+  'url': c.url,
+  'text': c.text,
+};
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix3CopyButton(prefix3.CopyButton c) => {
   'toCopy': c.toCopy,
   'buttonText': c.buttonText,
   'classes': c.classes,
   'title': c.title,
 };
-Map<String, dynamic> _prefix3DownloadLatestButton(
-  prefix3.DownloadLatestButton c,
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix4DownloadLatestButton(
+  prefix4.DownloadLatestButton c,
 ) => {'os': c.os, 'arch': c.arch};
-Map<String, dynamic> _prefix4FeedbackComponent(prefix4.FeedbackComponent c) => {
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix5FeedbackComponent(prefix5.FeedbackComponent c) => {
   'issueUrl': c.issueUrl,
 };
-Map<String, dynamic> _prefix7DartPadInjector(prefix7.DartPadInjector c) => {
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix8DartPadInjector(prefix8.DartPadInjector c) => {
   'title': c.title,
   'theme': c.theme,
   'height': c.height,
   'runAutomatically': c.runAutomatically,
 };
-Map<String, dynamic> _prefix11ArchiveTable(prefix11.ArchiveTable c) => {
+Map<String, dynamic> _prefix12ArchiveTable(prefix12.ArchiveTable c) => {
   'os': c.os,
   'channel': c.channel,
 };
diff --git a/site/lib/src/components/common/client/api_link_tooltip.dart b/site/lib/src/components/common/client/api_link_tooltip.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e973fb83f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/lib/src/components/common/client/api_link_tooltip.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:jaspr/jaspr.dart';
+import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
+import 'package:universal_web/js_interop.dart';
+import 'package:universal_web/web.dart' as web;
+
+import '../../../util.dart';
+import '../../util/global_event_listener.dart';
+
+@client
+class ApiLinkTooltip extends StatefulComponent {
+  const ApiLinkTooltip({required this.url, required this.text, super.key});
+
+  final String url;
+  final String text;
+
+  @override
+  State<ApiLinkTooltip> createState() => _InteractiveApiLinkState();
+}
+
+class _InteractiveApiLinkState extends State<ApiLinkTooltip> {
+  final wrapperKey = GlobalNodeKey<web.HTMLElement>();
+  final tooltipKey = GlobalNodeKey<web.HTMLElement>();
+  Component? tooltipContent;
+
+  bool isTouchscreen = false;
+  bool isVisible = false;
+  double tooltipOffset = 0.0;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+
+    if (kIsWeb) {
+      setupTooltip();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @awaitNotRequired
+  Future<void> setupTooltip() async {
+    final (extractedHeader, extractedDescription) = await scrapeApiDocs(
+      component.url,
+    );
+
+    if (extractedHeader == null && extractedDescription == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    setState(() {
+      tooltipContent = fragment([
+        if (extractedHeader != null)
+          span(classes: 'tooltip-header', [raw(extractedHeader)]),
+        if (extractedDescription != null)
+          span(classes: 'tooltip-content', [raw(extractedDescription)]),
+      ]);
+
+      isTouchscreen = web.window.matchMedia('(pointer: coarse)').matches;
+    });
+
+    context.binding.addPostFrameCallback(ensureVisible);
+
+    // Reposition tooltips on window resize.
+    web.EventStreamProviders.resizeEvent.forTarget(web.window).listen((_) {
+      ensureVisible();
+    });
+  }
+
+  /// Adjust the tooltip position to ensure it is fully inside the
+  /// ancestor .content element.
+  void ensureVisible() {
+    final tooltip = tooltipKey.currentNode;
+    if (tooltip == null) return;
+
+    final tooltipRect = tooltip.getBoundingClientRect();
+    final containerRect = tooltip.closest('.content')?.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    final tooltipLeft = tooltipRect.left - tooltipOffset;
+    final tooltipRight = tooltipRect.right - tooltipOffset;
+    final containerLeft = containerRect?.left ?? 0.0;
+    final containerRight = containerRect?.right ?? web.window.innerWidth;
+
+    if (tooltipLeft < containerLeft) {
+      setState(() => tooltipOffset = containerLeft - tooltipLeft);
+    } else if (tooltipRight > containerRight) {
+      setState(() => tooltipOffset = containerRight - tooltipRight);
+    } else {
+      setState(() => tooltipOffset = 0.0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Component build(BuildContext context) {
+    Component? tooltip;
+
+    if (tooltipContent != null) {
+      tooltip = span(
+        key: tooltipKey,
+        classes: ['tooltip', if (isVisible) 'visible'].toClasses,
+        styles: Styles(
+          raw: {
+            'left': tooltipOffset == 0
+                ? '50%'
+                : 'calc(50% + ${tooltipOffset}px)',
+          },
+        ),
+        [tooltipContent!],
+      );
+
+      if (isTouchscreen) {
+        tooltip = GlobalEventListener(
+          // Close tooltip when clicking outside of this wrapper.
+          onClick: (e) {
+            if (wrapperKey.currentNode?.contains(e.target as web.Node?) ==
+                true) {
+              return;
+            }
+            setState(() => isVisible = false);
+          },
+          // On touchscreen devices, close tooltips when scrolling.
+          onScroll: (_) {
+            setState(() => isVisible = false);
+          },
+          tooltip,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return span(key: wrapperKey, classes: 'tooltip-wrapper', [
+      a(
+        href: component.url,
+        classes: 'tooltip-target',
+        events: {
+          if (tooltipContent != null && isTouchscreen)
+            'click': (event) {
+              if (!isVisible) {
+                setState(() => isVisible = true);
+                event.preventDefault();
+              }
+            },
+        },
+        [
+          code([text(component.text)]),
+        ],
+      ),
+      ?tooltip,
+    ]);
+  }
+}
+
+const contentId = 'dartdoc-main-content';
+// This seems to be a good limit to avoid overly small or large tooltips.
+const maxDescriptionLength = 400;
+const minTrailingParagraphLength = 20;
+
+@awaitNotRequired
+Future<(String?, String?)> scrapeApiDocs(String url) async {
+  try {
+    final response = await http.get(Uri.parse(url));
+    var content = response.body;
+
+    final startIndex = content.indexOf(RegExp('<div\\s+id="$contentId"'));
+    if (startIndex == -1) {
+      print(
+        'Error fetching API docs for $url: content id "$contentId" not found.',
+      );
+      return (null, null);
+    }
+    content = content.substring(startIndex);
+
+    final element =
+        web.document.createElement('template') as web.HTMLTemplateElement;
+    element.innerHTML = content.toJS;
+    final fragment = element.content;
+
+    final header = fragment.querySelector('#$contentId div h1');
+    final description = fragment.querySelector(
+      '#$contentId section.desc',
+    );
+
+    // Remove any feature badge from the header (like "abstract" or "final").
+    final featureBadges = header?.querySelectorAll('.feature');
+    if (featureBadges != null) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < featureBadges.length; i++) {
+        final featureBadge = featureBadges.item(i);
+        featureBadge?.parentNode?.removeChild(featureBadge);
+      }
+    }
+    // Limit description to not exceed <maxDescriptionLength> characters.
+    // This only removes full paragraphs and does not truncate individual ones.
+    var charCount = 0;
+    if (description != null) {
+      final children = description.childNodes;
+      var removeFrom = -1;
+      for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+        final child = children.item(i)!;
+
+        if (child.instanceOfString('HTMLHeadingElement')) {
+          // Stop at any headings.
+          removeFrom = i;
+          break;
+        }
+
+        if (child.textContent?.startsWith('See also') == true) {
+          // Stop at "See also" sections.
+          removeFrom = i;
+          break;
+        }
+
+        if (!child.instanceOfString('HTMLParagraphElement')) {
+          // Skip non-paragraph elements (such as video embeds, code snippets).
+          description.removeChild(child);
+          i--;
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        charCount += child.textContent?.length ?? 0;
+
+        if (charCount > maxDescriptionLength) {
+          removeFrom = i;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Remove any extra paragraphs beyond the max characters.
+      if (removeFrom > 0) {
+        while (children.length > removeFrom) {
+          description.removeChild(children.item(children.length - 1)!);
+        }
+
+        // If the last paragraph is very short, remove it as well.
+        // This avoids having trailing "See also" or similar.
+        while (children.length > 1 &&
+            (children.item(children.length - 1)!.textContent?.length ?? 0) <
+                minTrailingParagraphLength) {
+          description.removeChild(children.item(children.length - 1)!);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Append a "Read more" link to the full docs.
+      description.appendChild(
+        web.document.createElement('a')
+          ..setAttribute('href', url)
+          ..textContent = 'Read more.',
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      (header?.innerHTML as JSString?)?.toDart,
+      (description?.innerHTML as JSString?)?.toDart,
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    print('Error fetching API docs for $url: $e');
+    return (null, null);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/site/lib/src/components/util/global_event_listener.dart b/site/lib/src/components/util/global_event_listener.dart
index d761217ee7..50292859d7 100644
--- a/site/lib/src/components/util/global_event_listener.dart
+++ b/site/lib/src/components/util/global_event_listener.dart
@@ -8,11 +8,18 @@ import 'package:jaspr/jaspr.dart';
 import 'package:universal_web/web.dart' as web;
 
 final class GlobalEventListener extends StatefulComponent {
-  const GlobalEventListener(this.child, {this.onClick, this.onKeyDown});
+  const GlobalEventListener(
+    this.child, {
+    this.onClick,
+    this.onKeyDown,
+    this.onScroll,
+    super.key,
+  });
 
   final Component child;
   final void Function(web.MouseEvent)? onClick;
   final void Function(web.KeyboardEvent)? onKeyDown;
+  final void Function(web.Event)? onScroll;
 
   @override
   State<GlobalEventListener> createState() => _GlobalClickListenerState();
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ final class GlobalEventListener extends StatefulComponent {
 class _GlobalClickListenerState extends State<GlobalEventListener> {
   StreamSubscription<web.MouseEvent>? _clickSubscription;
   StreamSubscription<web.KeyboardEvent>? _keyDownSubscription;
+  StreamSubscription<web.Event>? _scrollSubscription;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -37,6 +45,11 @@ class _GlobalClickListenerState extends State<GlobalEventListener> {
             .forTarget(web.document)
             .listen(onKeyDown);
       }
+      if (component.onScroll case final onScroll?) {
+        _scrollSubscription = web.EventStreamProviders.scrollEvent
+            .forTarget(web.document)
+            .listen(onScroll);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -44,6 +57,7 @@ class _GlobalClickListenerState extends State<GlobalEventListener> {
   void dispose() {
     unawaited(_clickSubscription?.cancel());
     unawaited(_keyDownSubscription?.cancel());
+    unawaited(_scrollSubscription?.cancel());
     super.dispose();
   }
 
diff --git a/site/lib/src/extensions/api_link_processor.dart b/site/lib/src/extensions/api_link_processor.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a2ce8acbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/lib/src/extensions/api_link_processor.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:jaspr_content/jaspr_content.dart';
+
+import '../components/common/client/api_link_tooltip.dart';
+
+/// A node-processing, page extension for Jaspr Content that looks for links to
+/// the flutter API docs and enhances them with interactive tooltips.
+class ApiLinkProcessor implements PageExtension {
+  const ApiLinkProcessor();
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<Node>> apply(Page page, List<Node> nodes) async {
+    return _processNodes(nodes);
+  }
+
+  List<Node> _processNodes(List<Node> nodes) {
+    final processedNodes = <Node>[];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+      final node = nodes[i];
+
+      if (node case ElementNode(
+        tag: 'a',
+        attributes: {'href': final href},
+      ) when href.startsWith('https://api.flutter.dev/')) {
+        if (node.children case [
+          ElementNode(tag: 'code', children: [TextNode(:final text)]),
+        ]) {
+          // Only enable the tooltip for links that contain a code element.
+          processedNodes.add(
+            ComponentNode(ApiLinkTooltip(url: href, text: text)),
+          );
+          continue;
+        } else {
+          processedNodes.add(node);
+        }
+      } else if (node is ElementNode && node.children != null) {
+        processedNodes.add(
+          ElementNode(node.tag, node.attributes, _processNodes(node.children!)),
+        );
+      } else {
+        processedNodes.add(node);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return processedNodes;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/site/lib/src/extensions/registry.dart b/site/lib/src/extensions/registry.dart
index 0439d23d94..1e396552c6 100644
--- a/site/lib/src/extensions/registry.dart
+++ b/site/lib/src/extensions/registry.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import 'package:jaspr_content/jaspr_content.dart';
 
+import 'api_link_processor.dart';
 import 'attribute_processor.dart';
 import 'code_block_processor.dart';
 import 'header_extractor.dart';
@@ -18,4 +19,5 @@ const List<PageExtension> allNodeProcessingExtensions = [
   HeaderWrapperExtension(),
   TableWrapperExtension(),
   CodeBlockProcessor(),
+  ApiLinkProcessor(),
 ];
diff --git a/site/lib/src/style_hash.dart b/site/lib/src/style_hash.dart
index 9f473f0037..fb0c195270 100644
--- a/site/lib/src/style_hash.dart
+++ b/site/lib/src/style_hash.dart
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 // dart format off
 
 /// The generated hash of the `main.css` file.
-const generatedStylesHash = 'ugxj95DjrnBJ';
+const generatedStylesHash = 'kRoCS1Xxb9ee';