diff --git a/.changeset/swift-carpets-yawn.md b/.changeset/swift-carpets-yawn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d242b3cf81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-carpets-yawn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Adding hover message to the Gauge and an info icon to the GaugeCard.
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
index 0336ebc990..bb91358133 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/Gauge.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 import { BackstagePalette, BackstageTheme } from '@backstage/theme';
 import { makeStyles, useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { Circle } from 'rc-progress';
-import React from 'react';
+import { useHover } from '../../hooks';
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 /** @public */
 export type GaugeClassKey = 'root' | 'overlay' | 'circle' | 'colorUnknown';
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles<BackstageTheme>(
       fontWeight: 'bold',
       color: theme.palette.textContrast,
     },
+    hoveringMessageCompliant: {
+      fontSize: 13,
+      top: '50%',
+      left: '50%',
+      transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)',
+      position: 'absolute',
+      wordBreak: 'break-all',
+      display: 'inline-block',
+    },
     circle: {
       width: '80%',
       transform: 'translate(10%, 0)',
@@ -53,6 +63,7 @@ export type GaugeProps = {
   inverse?: boolean;
   unit?: string;
   max?: number;
+  hoverMessage?: ReactNode;
   getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
 };
 
@@ -104,10 +115,11 @@ export const getProgressColor: GaugePropsGetColor = ({
  */
 
 export function Gauge(props: GaugeProps) {
+  const [hoverRef, isHovering] = useHover() as any;
   const { getColor = getProgressColor } = props;
   const classes = useStyles(props);
   const { palette } = useTheme<BackstageTheme>();
-  const { value, fractional, inverse, unit, max } = {
+  const { value, fractional, inverse, unit, max, hoverMessage } = {
     ...defaultGaugeProps,
     ...props,
   };
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ export function Gauge(props: GaugeProps) {
   const asActual = max !== 100 ? Math.round(value) : asPercentage;
 
   return (
-    <div className={classes.root}>
+    <div ref={hoverRef} className={classes.root}>
       <Circle
         strokeLinecap="butt"
         percent={asPercentage}
@@ -125,9 +137,13 @@ export function Gauge(props: GaugeProps) {
         strokeColor={getColor({ palette, value: asActual, inverse, max })}
         className={classes.circle}
       />
-      <div className={classes.overlay}>
-        {isNaN(value) ? 'N/A' : `${asActual}${unit}`}
-      </div>
+      {hoverMessage && isHovering ? (
+        <div className={classes.hoveringMessageCompliant}>{hoverMessage}</div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className={classes.overlay}>
+          {isNaN(value) ? 'N/A' : `${asActual}${unit}`}
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
index 64a6cc1b16..5ce96310b1 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.stories.tsx
@@ -118,3 +118,71 @@ export const StaticColor = () => (
     </Grid>
   </Wrapper>
 );
+
+export const InfoMessage = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.3}
+        iconInfoMessage="Info Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.57}
+        iconInfoMessage="Info Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        progress={0.89}
+        iconInfoMessage="Info Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        subheader="With a subheader"
+        inverse
+        progress={0.2}
+        iconInfoMessage="Info Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+  </Wrapper>
+);
+
+export const HoverMessage = () => (
+  <Wrapper>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard title="Progress" progress={0.3} hoverMessage="Hover Message" />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        progress={0.57}
+        hoverMessage="Hover Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        progress={0.89}
+        hoverMessage="Hover Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+    <Grid item>
+      <GaugeCard
+        title="Progress"
+        inverse
+        progress={0.2}
+        hoverMessage="Hover Message"
+      />
+    </Grid>
+  </Wrapper>
+);
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
index 9e6c19ebfe..745c37d480 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/ProgressBars/GaugeCard.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { BottomLinkProps } from '../../layout/BottomLink';
 import { InfoCard, InfoCardVariants } from '../../layout/InfoCard';
 import { Gauge, GaugePropsGetColor } from './Gauge';
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type Props = {
   variant?: InfoCardVariants;
   /** Progress in % specified as decimal, e.g. "0.23" */
   progress: number;
+  hoverMessage?: ReactNode;
+  iconInfoMessage?: string;
   inverse?: boolean;
   deepLink?: BottomLinkProps;
   getColor?: GaugePropsGetColor;
@@ -52,11 +54,21 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
  */
 export function GaugeCard(props: Props) {
   const classes = useStyles(props);
-  const { title, subheader, progress, inverse, deepLink, variant, getColor } =
-    props;
+  const {
+    title,
+    subheader,
+    progress,
+    inverse,
+    deepLink,
+    hoverMessage,
+    iconInfoMessage,
+    variant,
+    getColor,
+  } = props;
 
   const gaugeProps = {
     inverse,
+    hoverMessage,
     getColor,
     value: progress,
   };
@@ -68,6 +80,7 @@ export function GaugeCard(props: Props) {
         subheader={subheader}
         deepLink={deepLink}
         variant={variant}
+        iconInfoMessage={iconInfoMessage}
       >
         <Gauge {...gaugeProps} />
       </InfoCard>
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/hooks/index.ts b/packages/core-components/src/hooks/index.ts
index 07e585bf27..afaf68e7d9 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 export { useQueryParamState } from './useQueryParamState';
 export { useSupportConfig } from './useSupportConfig';
+export { useHover } from './useHover';
 export type {
   SupportConfig,
   SupportItem,
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/hooks/useHover.ts b/packages/core-components/src/hooks/useHover.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..478f1fb4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/hooks/useHover.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+export const useHover = () => {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState(false);
+
+  const ref = useRef(null);
+  const handleMouseOver = () => setValue(true);
+  const handleMouseOut = () => setValue(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const node = ref.current as any;
+    if (node) {
+      node.addEventListener('mouseenter', handleMouseOver) as any;
+      node.addEventListener('mouseleave', handleMouseOut) as any;
+
+      return () => {
+        node.removeEventListener('mouseenter', handleMouseOver);
+        node.removeEventListener('mouseleave', handleMouseOut);
+      };
+    }
+    return () => {
+      setValue(false);
+    };
+  }, [ref]);
+
+  return [ref, value];
+};
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
index f1e67904f1..70ffd2e0cd 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/InfoCard/InfoCard.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { BottomLink, BottomLinkProps } from '../BottomLink';
 import { ErrorBoundary, ErrorBoundaryProps } from '../ErrorBoundary';
+import Info from '@material-ui/icons/Info';
+import Tooltip from '@material-ui/core/Tooltip';
 
 /** @public */
 export type InfoCardClassKey =
@@ -55,6 +57,15 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
     headerAvatar: {},
     headerAction: {},
     headerContent: {},
+    leftIcon: {
+      float: 'right',
+    },
+    tooltip: {
+      fontSize: 14,
+    },
+    subheader: {
+      float: 'left',
+    },
   }),
   { name: 'BackstageInfoCard' },
 );
@@ -134,6 +145,7 @@ type Props = {
   children?: ReactNode;
   headerStyle?: object;
   headerProps?: CardHeaderProps;
+  iconInfoMessage?: ReactNode;
   action?: ReactNode;
   actionsClassName?: string;
   actions?: ReactNode;
@@ -162,6 +174,7 @@ export function InfoCard(props: Props): JSX.Element {
     children,
     headerStyle,
     headerProps,
+    iconInfoMessage,
     action,
     actionsClassName,
     actions,
@@ -194,6 +207,23 @@ export function InfoCard(props: Props): JSX.Element {
     });
   }
 
+  const cardSubTitle = () => {
+    return (
+      <div className={classes.headerSubheader}>
+        {subheader && <div className={classes.subheader}>{subheader}</div>}
+        {iconInfoMessage && (
+          <Tooltip
+            title={iconInfoMessage}
+            arrow
+            classes={{ tooltip: classes.tooltip }}
+          >
+            <Info className={classes.leftIcon} />
+          </Tooltip>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  };
+
   const errProps: ErrorBoundaryProps =
     errorBoundaryProps || (slackChannel ? { slackChannel } : {});
 
@@ -211,7 +241,7 @@ export function InfoCard(props: Props): JSX.Element {
               content: classes.headerContent,
             }}
             title={title}
-            subheader={subheader}
+            subheader={cardSubTitle()}
             action={action}
             style={{ ...headerStyle }}
             titleTypographyProps={titleTypographyProps}