diff --git a/examples/vite-app/package.json b/examples/vite-app/package.json
index 7a87f510..5b5d4762 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/vite-app/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
-    "reactflow": "workspace:*"
+    "reactflow": "workspace:*",
+    "zustand": "^4.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@cypress/skip-test": "^2.6.1",
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/ConnectionStatus.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/ConnectionStatus.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4102b9a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/ConnectionStatus.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { ReactFlowState, useStore } from 'reactflow';
+import { shallow } from 'zustand/shallow';
+
+import styles from './validation.module.css';
+
+const selector = (state: ReactFlowState) => ({
+  connectionPosition: state.connectionPosition,
+  connectionStatus: state.connectionStatus,
+  connectionNodeId: state.connectionNodeId,
+  connectionTargetNodeId: state.connectionTargetNodeId,
+});
+
+function ConnectionStatus() {
+  const { connectionPosition, connectionStatus, connectionNodeId, connectionTargetNodeId } = useStore(
+    selector,
+    shallow
+  );
+
+  if (!connectionPosition) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.connectionstatus}>
+      {connectionNodeId ? (
+        <>
+          <div>
+            <strong>connection info</strong>
+          </div>
+          <div>position: {JSON.stringify(connectionPosition)}</div>
+          <div>status: {JSON.stringify(connectionStatus)}</div>
+          <div>source node id: {JSON.stringify(connectionNodeId)}</div>
+          <div>target node id: {JSON.stringify(connectionTargetNodeId)}</div>
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        'no connection data'
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default ConnectionStatus;
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/index.tsx
index c55d8178..ed2b5419 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/index.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import ReactFlow, {
   Edge,
 } from 'reactflow';
 
+import ConnectionStatus from './ConnectionStatus';
+
 import styles from './validation.module.css';
 
 const initialNodes: Node[] = [
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ const ValidationFlow = () => {
       onEdgeUpdate={onEdgeUpdate}
       isValidConnection={isValidConnection}
       fitView
-    />
+    >
+      <ConnectionStatus />
+    </ReactFlow>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/validation.module.css b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/validation.module.css
index 63d58eee..c19a8723 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/validation.module.css
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/Validation/validation.module.css
@@ -39,3 +39,10 @@
 .validationflow :global .invalid .react-flow__connection-path {
   stroke: #ff6060;
 }
+
+.connectionstatus {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 20px;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts b/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
index 46cc64e9..84effd91 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/Handle/handler.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ export function handlePointerDown({
     connectionHandleId: handleId,
     connectionHandleType: handleType,
     connectionStatus: null,
+    connectionTargetNodeId: null,
+    connectionTargetHandeId: null,
   });
 
   onConnectStart?.(event, { nodeId, handleId, handleType });
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ export function handlePointerDown({
             )
           : connectionPosition,
       connectionStatus: getConnectionStatus(!!prevClosestHandle, isValid),
+      connectionTargetNodeId: connection.target,
+      connectionTargetHandleId: connection.targetHandle,
     });
 
     if (!prevClosestHandle && !isValid && !handleDomNode) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/index.ts b/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
index c85225db..58cc5080 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/index.ts
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ const createRFStore = () =>
         connectionHandleId: initialState.connectionHandleId,
         connectionHandleType: initialState.connectionHandleType,
         connectionStatus: initialState.connectionStatus,
+        connectionTargetNodeId: initialState.connectionTargetNodeId,
+        connectionTargetHandleId: initialState.connectionTargetHandleId,
       }),
     reset: () => set({ ...initialState }),
   }));
diff --git a/packages/core/src/store/initialState.ts b/packages/core/src/store/initialState.ts
index 55aca27f..2722038d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/store/initialState.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/store/initialState.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ const initialState: ReactFlowStore = {
   connectionNodeId: null,
   connectionHandleId: null,
   connectionHandleType: 'source',
+  connectionTargetNodeId: null,
+  connectionTargetHandleId: null,
   connectionPosition: { x: 0, y: 0 },
   connectionStatus: null,
   connectionMode: ConnectionMode.Strict,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
index 549228a8..fab391d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ export type ReactFlowStore = {
 
   connectionNodeId: string | null;
   connectionHandleId: string | null;
+  connectionTargetNodeId: string | null;
+  connectionTargetHandleId: string | null;
   connectionHandleType: HandleType | null;
   connectionPosition: XYPosition;
   connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus | null;
@@ -284,4 +286,4 @@ export type OnError = (id: string, message: string) => void;
 
 export interface UpdateEdgeOptions {
   shouldReplaceId?: boolean;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a1a1c3d2..3c4975fe 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ importers:
       start-server-and-test: ^1.14.0
       typescript: ^4.9.4
       vite: ^4.0.4
+      zustand: ^4.3.1
     dependencies:
       '@reactflow/node-resizer': link:../../packages/node-resizer
       classcat: registry.npmjs.org/classcat/5.0.4
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ importers:
       react-dom: registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/18.2.0_react@18.2.0
       react-router-dom: registry.npmjs.org/react-router-dom/6.3.0_biqbaboplfbrettd7655fr4n2y
       reactflow: link:../../packages/reactflow
+      zustand: registry.npmjs.org/zustand/4.3.1_react@18.2.0
     devDependencies:
       '@cypress/skip-test': registry.npmjs.org/@cypress/skip-test/2.6.1
       '@types/dagre': registry.npmjs.org/@types/dagre/0.7.48