diff --git a/nutils/_graph.py b/nutils/_graph.py
index 939308c58..f11964fc7 100644
--- a/nutils/_graph.py
+++ b/nutils/_graph.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import abc
 import html
+import re
 
 Metadata = TypeVar('Metadata')
 GraphvizColorCallback = Callable[['Node'], Optional[str]]
@@ -68,7 +69,33 @@ def export_graphviz(self, *, fill_color: Optional[GraphvizColorCallback] = None,
                 for i, line in enumerate(src.split('\n'), 1):
                     print('{:04d}  {}'.format(i, line))
                 treelog.warning('graphviz failed for error code', status.returncode)
-            img.write(status.stdout)
+            graph = status.stdout
+            if image_type == 'svg':
+                i = graph.rindex(b'</svg>')
+                graph = graph[:i] + clickHandler + graph[i:]
+            img.write(graph)
+
+clickHandler = rb'''
+<style>
+g.edge, g.node { cursor: pointer }
+.highlight path { stroke: orange; stroke-width: 2; }
+.highlight polygon:first-of-type { fill: orange; }
+.highlight polygon { stroke: orange; }
+.highlight text { fill: white; }
+</style>
+<script>
+document.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
+    const g = event.target.closest("g");
+    if (g.classList.contains("edge")) {
+        g.classList.toggle("highlight"); }
+    else if (g.classList.contains("node")) {
+        const index = g.firstElementChild.textContent;
+        const pattern = new RegExp("(^|[^0-9])" + index + "($|[^0-9])")
+        const isnew = g.classList.toggle("highlight");
+        for (const edge of document.getElementsByClassName("edge")) {
+            if (pattern.test(edge.firstElementChild.textContent)) {
+                edge.classList.toggle("highlight", isnew); } } } });
+</script>'''
 
 
 class RegularNode(Node[Metadata]):