diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.doughnut.js b/src/controllers/controller.doughnut.js
index 59285010b53..9a9befd848a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.doughnut.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.doughnut.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export default class DoughnutController extends DatasetController {
 
   static descriptors = {
     _scriptable: (name) => name !== 'spacing',
-    _indexable: (name) => name !== 'spacing' && !name.startsWith('borderDash') && !name.startsWith('hoverBorderDash'),
+    _indexable: (name) => name !== 'spacing' && !name.startsWith('borderDash'),
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/elements/element.arc.ts b/src/elements/element.arc.ts
index dff28b62a47..72609036011 100644
--- a/src/elements/element.arc.ts
+++ b/src/elements/element.arc.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export default class ArcElement extends Element<ArcProps, ArcOptions> {
 
   static descriptors = {
     _scriptable: true,
-    _indexable: (name) => name !== 'borderDash'
+    _indexable: (name) => !name.startsWith('borderDash')
   };
 
   circumference: number;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.doughnut/borderDash/hover.js b/test/fixtures/controller.doughnut/borderDash/hover.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f846e9dd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/controller.doughnut/borderDash/hover.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module.exports = {
+  config: {
+    type: 'polarArea',
+    data: {
+      labels: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+      datasets: [
+        {
+          // option in dataset
+          data: [5, 2, 4, 7, 6, 8],
+          borderAlign: 'inner',
+          borderColor: 'black'
+        },
+      ]
+    },
+    options: {
+      events: [],
+      elements: {
+        arc: {
+          backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+          borderWidth: 1,
+          hoverBorderDash: [3, 3]
+        }
+      },
+      scales: {
+        r: {
+          display: false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  options: {
+    canvas: {
+      height: 256,
+      width: 512
+    },
+    run(chart) {
+      chart.setActiveElements([
+        {datasetIndex: 0, index: 0}, {datasetIndex: 0, index: 3}
+      ]);
+      chart.update();
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.doughnut/borderDash/hover.png b/test/fixtures/controller.doughnut/borderDash/hover.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7476c921e2
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.polarArea/borderDash/hover.js b/test/fixtures/controller.polarArea/borderDash/hover.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f846e9dd45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/controller.polarArea/borderDash/hover.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+module.exports = {
+  config: {
+    type: 'polarArea',
+    data: {
+      labels: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+      datasets: [
+        {
+          // option in dataset
+          data: [5, 2, 4, 7, 6, 8],
+          borderAlign: 'inner',
+          borderColor: 'black'
+        },
+      ]
+    },
+    options: {
+      events: [],
+      elements: {
+        arc: {
+          backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+          borderWidth: 1,
+          hoverBorderDash: [3, 3]
+        }
+      },
+      scales: {
+        r: {
+          display: false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  options: {
+    canvas: {
+      height: 256,
+      width: 512
+    },
+    run(chart) {
+      chart.setActiveElements([
+        {datasetIndex: 0, index: 0}, {datasetIndex: 0, index: 3}
+      ]);
+      chart.update();
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/controller.polarArea/borderDash/hover.png b/test/fixtures/controller.polarArea/borderDash/hover.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7476c921e2
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