diff --git a/.changeset/metal-flowers-sneeze.md b/.changeset/metal-flowers-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05e7b99cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-flowers-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'layerchart': patch
+---
+
+fix(TooltipContext): correct `bisect-band` hit detection by accounting for chart padding
diff --git a/packages/layerchart/src/lib/components/tooltip/TooltipContext.svelte b/packages/layerchart/src/lib/components/tooltip/TooltipContext.svelte
index a844762ac..5ff781ecd 100644
--- a/packages/layerchart/src/lib/components/tooltip/TooltipContext.svelte
+++ b/packages/layerchart/src/lib/components/tooltip/TooltipContext.svelte
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
 
         case 'bisect-band': {
           // `x` and `y` values at pointer coordinate
-          const xValueAtPoint = scaleInvert(ctx.xScale, point.x);
-          const yValueAtPoint = scaleInvert(ctx.yScale, point.y);
+          const xValueAtPoint = scaleInvert(ctx.xScale, point.x - ctx.padding.left);
+          const yValueAtPoint = scaleInvert(ctx.yScale, point.y - ctx.padding.top);
 
           if (isScaleBand(ctx.xScale)) {
             // Find point closest to pointer within the x band