Some elements in a slot do not show hover state in prototype preview

👋🏻 Hi guys,

I’ve run into what seems like a bug while working with the new slots feature in Figma components, and I’m curious if anyone else has experienced this.

I’m currently implementing slots in my components and really like the concept so far. However, I’m facing an issue that makes the feature unreliable for my use case.

The issue:
Sometimes (not consistently), when I place a component with a hover interaction into a slot and preview the frame, the hover states inside that slot don’t trigger at all.

Possible pattern I noticed:

• The issue seems more likely when using multiple slots within a single component
• For example, in a navigation bar with dynamic content on both the left and right sides (two separate slots), the hover states in the second slot often don’t work in preview

Additional observation:

• If I place placeholder elements (with hover states) inside the slot in the main component, those hover interactions usually don’t work
• When I then insert the component as an instance and add new elements into the slot, only the hover states of the newly added elements (inside the instance) work — not the ones defined in the parent component

This behavior feels inconsistent and makes it hard to rely on slots for interactive components.

Has anyone experienced something similar or found a workaround?

Thanks in advance!