diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.css b/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.css
index dcd79e7c91..818100fff7 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.css
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.css
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   width: 24px;
   border: none;
   outline: none;
-  color: var(--color-fg-default);
+  color: var(--color-fg-muted);
   background: transparent;
   padding: 4px;
   cursor: pointer;
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@
   margin: 0;
 }
 
-.copy-icon.small {
-  color: var(--color-fg-muted);
-}
-
-.copy-icon.small svg {
-  height: 14px;
-  width: 14px;
-}
-
 .copy-icon:not(:disabled):hover {
   background-color: var(--color-border-default);
 }
+
+.copy-button-container {
+  visibility: hidden;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  vertical-align: bottom;
+}
+
+.copy-value-container:hover .copy-button-container {
+  visibility: visible;
+}
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.tsx
index be217e9587..3461e1e18e 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/copyToClipboard.tsx
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import * as icons from './icons';
 import './copyToClipboard.css';
 
-export const CopyToClipboard: React.FunctionComponent<{
-  value: string,
-  variant: 'small' | 'large'
-}> = ({ value, variant }) => {
+type CopyToClipboardProps = {
+  value: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A copy to clipboard button.
+ */
+export const CopyToClipboard: React.FunctionComponent<CopyToClipboardProps> = ({ value }) => {
   type IconType = 'copy' | 'check' | 'cross';
   const [icon, setIcon] = React.useState<IconType>('copy');
   const handleCopy = React.useCallback(() => {
@@ -35,5 +39,21 @@ export const CopyToClipboard: React.FunctionComponent<{
     });
   }, [value]);
   const iconElement = icon === 'check' ? icons.check() : icon === 'cross' ? icons.cross() : icons.copy();
-  return <button className={`copy-icon ${variant}`} onClick={handleCopy}>{iconElement}</button>;
+  return <button className="copy-icon" onClick={handleCopy}>{iconElement}</button>;
+};
+
+type CopyToClipboardContainerProps = CopyToClipboardProps & {
+  children: React.ReactNode
+};
+
+/**
+ * Container for displaying a copy to clipboard button alongside children.
+ */
+export const CopyToClipboardContainer: React.FunctionComponent<CopyToClipboardContainerProps> = ({ children, value }) => {
+  return <span className='copy-value-container'>
+    {children}
+    <span className='copy-button-container'>
+      <CopyToClipboard value={value} />
+    </span>
+  </span>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.css b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.css
index 42f72bf438..f4d7448242 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.css
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.css
@@ -75,8 +75,3 @@
   flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
-.copy-button-container {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  margin-left: 8px;
-  vertical-align: bottom;
-}
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.spec.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.spec.tsx
index 68f5738971..21b1535911 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.spec.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ test('should render test case', async ({ mount }) => {
 test('should render copy buttons for annotations', async ({ mount }) => {
   const component = await mount(<TestCaseView projectNames={['chromium', 'webkit']} test={testCase} run={0} anchor=''></TestCaseView>);
   await expect(component.getByText('Annotation text', { exact: false }).first()).toBeVisible();
+  component.getByText('Annotation text', { exact: false }).first().hover();
   await expect(component.getByRole('button').first()).toBeVisible();
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.tsx b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.tsx
index a9e8e1859f..1fe4f42ed3 100644
--- a/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.tsx
+++ b/packages/html-reporter/src/testCaseView.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { TestResultView } from './testResultView';
 import { linkifyText } from '@web/renderUtils';
 import { hashStringToInt, msToString } from './utils';
 import { clsx } from '@web/uiUtils';
-import { CopyToClipboard } from './copyToClipboard';
+import { CopyToClipboardContainer } from './copyToClipboard';
 
 export const TestCaseView: React.FC<{
   projectNames: string[],
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ function TestCaseAnnotationView({ annotation: { type, description } }: { annotat
   return (
     <div className='test-case-annotation'>
       <span style={{ fontWeight: 'bold' }}>{type}</span>
-      {description && <span>: {linkifyText(description)}</span>}
-      {description && <span className='copy-button-container'>
-        <CopyToClipboard value={description} variant='small'/>
-      </span>}
+      {description && <CopyToClipboardContainer value={description}>: {linkifyText(description)}</CopyToClipboardContainer>}
     </div>
   );
 }