diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/14025.bugfix.rst b/doc/changes/dev/14025.bugfix.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix ``spatial_colors`` is not ``"auto"`` as described by docstring in :func:`mne.viz.plot_evoked`.
+Fix empty topomap created when clicking after time range selection in :func:`mne.viz.plot_evoked`, by `Lifeng Qiu Lin`_.
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diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/14025.newfeature.rst b/doc/changes/dev/14025.newfeature.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ``TimeChange`` behaviour for :func:`mne.viz.plot_evoked`, where vertical time cursor is previewed on hover and marked on click. Also change previous channel names pop-up on click to on hover, by `Lifeng Qiu Lin`_.
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diff --git a/mne/viz/evoked.py b/mne/viz/evoked.py
index 63aca378b59..9098ca168a4 100644
--- a/mne/viz/evoked.py
+++ b/mne/viz/evoked.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     _set_contour_locator,
     plot_topomap,
 )
+from .ui_events import TimeChange, publish, subscribe
 from .utils import (
     DraggableColorbar,
     _check_cov,
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ def _butterfly_on_button_press(event, params):
             event.canvas.draw()
     params["need_draw"] = False
 
+    for ax in params["axes"]:
+        if event.inaxes is ax:
+            publish(ax.figure, TimeChange(time=event.xdata))
+            break
+
 
 def _line_plot_onselect(
     xmin,
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ def _line_plot_onselect(
     ch_types = [type_ for type_ in ch_types if type_ in ("eeg", "grad", "mag")]
     if len(ch_types) == 0:
         raise ValueError("Interactive topomaps only allowed for EEG and MEG channels.")
+    # First click after SpanSelector triggers this again, so reject when zero-width span
+    if xmin == xmax:
+        return
     if (
         "grad" in ch_types
         and len(_pair_grad_sensors(info, topomap_coords=False, raise_error=False)) < 2
@@ -625,20 +634,64 @@ def _plot_lines(
                 selectables[type_idx] = False
 
     if selectable:
-        # Parameters for butterfly interactive plots
-        params = dict(
-            axes=axes,
-            texts=texts,
-            lines=lines,
-            ch_names=info["ch_names"],
-            idxs=idxs,
-            need_draw=False,
-            path_effects=path_effects,
-        )
-        fig.canvas.mpl_connect("pick_event", partial(_butterfly_onpick, params=params))
-        fig.canvas.mpl_connect(
-            "button_press_event", partial(_butterfly_on_button_press, params=params)
-        )
+
+        def _on_hover(event):
+            if not event.inaxes:
+                return
+
+            # pop up channel name on hover
+            ax = event.inaxes
+            ax_idx = np.where([ax is a for a in axes])[0]
+            if len(ax_idx):  # do nothing if ax is used instead
+                ax_idx = ax_idx[0]
+                text = texts[ax_idx]
+                hovered = None
+                for line_idx, line in enumerate(lines[ax_idx]):
+                    hit, details = line.contains(event)
+                    if hit:
+                        hovered = (line_idx, line, details["ind"][0])
+                        break  # stop recursion at first hit
+                if hovered is not None:
+                    line_idx, line, ind = hovered
+                    ch_name = info["ch_names"][idxs[ax_idx][line_idx]]
+                    text.set_position((line.get_xdata()[ind], line.get_ydata()[ind]))
+                    text.set_text(ch_name)
+                    text.set_color(line.get_color())
+                    text.set_alpha(1.0)
+                    text.set_zorder(
+                        len(ax.lines)
+                    )  # to make sure it goes on top of the lines
+                    text.set_path_effects(path_effects)
+                else:
+                    text.set_alpha(0.0)
+                    text.set_path_effects([])
+
+            # vertical line to indicate time point
+            for ax in axes:
+                line = getattr(ax, "_cursorline", None)
+                if line is None:
+                    ax._cursorline = ax.axvline(event.xdata, color="black", alpha=0.2)
+                else:
+                    line.set_xdata([event.xdata, event.xdata])
+            ax.figure.canvas.draw_idle()
+
+        def _rm_cursor(event):
+            for ax in axes:
+                if ax._cursorline is not None:
+                    ax._cursorline.remove()
+                    ax._cursorline = None
+            ax.figure.canvas.draw_idle()
+
+        def _select_time(event):
+            for ax in axes:
+                if event.inaxes is ax:
+                    publish(ax.figure, TimeChange(time=event.xdata))
+                    break
+
+        fig.canvas.mpl_connect("motion_notify_event", _on_hover)
+        fig.canvas.mpl_connect("figure_leave_event", _rm_cursor)
+        fig.canvas.mpl_connect("button_press_event", _select_time)
+
     for ai, (ax, this_type) in enumerate(zip(axes, ch_types_used)):
         line_list = list()  # 'line_list' contains the lines for this axes
         if unit is False:
@@ -849,6 +902,18 @@ def _plot_lines(
                 props=dict(alpha=0.5, facecolor="red"),
             )
 
+    def on_time_change(event):
+        """Respond to a time change UI event."""
+        for ax in axes:
+            line = getattr(ax, "_selectline", None)
+            if line is None:
+                ax._selectline = ax.axvline(event.time, color="black", alpha=1)
+            else:
+                line.set_xdata([event.time, event.time])
+        ax.figure.canvas.draw()
+
+    subscribe(fig, "time_change", on_time_change)
+
 
 def _add_nave(ax, nave):
     """Add nave to axes."""
@@ -986,7 +1051,7 @@ def plot_evoked(
     axes=None,
     gfp=False,
     window_title=None,
-    spatial_colors=False,
+    spatial_colors="auto",
     zorder="unsorted",
     selectable=True,
     noise_cov=None,
@@ -1114,6 +1179,14 @@ def plot_evoked(
     See Also
     --------
     mne.viz.plot_evoked_white
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The figure will publish and subscribe to the following UI events:
+
+    * :class:`~mne.viz.ui_events.TimeChange`
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.13.0
     """  # noqa: E501
     return _plot_evoked(
         evoked=evoked,
diff --git a/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py b/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
index 5335f163bad..c835f10695a 100644
--- a/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
+++ b/mne/viz/tests/test_evoked.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from mne.io import read_raw_fif
 from mne.stats.parametric import _parametric_ci
 from mne.utils import _record_warnings, catch_logging
-from mne.viz import plot_compare_evokeds, plot_evoked_white
+from mne.viz import plot_compare_evokeds, plot_evoked_white, ui_events
 from mne.viz.utils import _fake_click, _get_cmap
 
 base_dir = Path(__file__).parents[2] / "io" / "tests" / "data"
@@ -229,6 +229,59 @@ def test_plot_evoked():
     line_clr = [x.get_color() for x in fig.axes[0].get_lines()]
     assert not np.all(np.isnan(line_clr) & (line_clr == 0))
 
+    # test hover and click functions
+    epochs = _get_epochs()
+    evoked = epochs.average()
+    fig = evoked.plot(picks="mag")
+    ax = fig.axes[0]
+
+    # test hover
+    # check cursorline is created on hover
+    assert not hasattr(ax, "_cursorline")
+    _fake_click(fig, ax, (0.5, 0.5), kind="motion")
+    assert hasattr(ax, "_cursorline")
+    assert ax._cursorline.get_xdata()[0] == 0.0
+    # check if text of channel name is displayed due to hover
+    text = ax.texts[0]
+    assert text.get_alpha() == 0.0
+    traces = [
+        line
+        for line in ax.get_lines()
+        if line.get_picker() and len(line.get_xdata()) > 3
+    ]
+    trace = traces[0]  # pick the first trace (MEG 0111)
+    x, y = trace.get_xdata(), trace.get_ydata()
+    i = len(x) // 2
+    _fake_click(fig, ax, (x[i], y[i]), xform="data", kind="motion")
+    assert text.get_alpha() == 1.0
+
+    # test click
+    assert not hasattr(ax, "_selectline")
+    _fake_click(fig, ax, (0.5, 0.5), kind="press")
+    assert hasattr(ax, "_selectline")
+    assert ax._selectline.get_xdata()[0] == 0.0
+
+    _fake_click(fig, ax, (0.6, 0.5), kind="press")
+    assert ax._selectline.get_xdata()[0] != 0.0
+
+    plt.close("all")
+
+
+def test_plot_evoked_timechange():
+    """Test that time change events are properly handled in plot_evoked."""
+    epochs = _get_epochs()
+    evoked = epochs.average()
+    fig = evoked.plot(picks="mag")
+    ax = fig.axes[0]
+
+    _fake_click(fig, ax, (0.5, 0.5), kind="press")
+    assert ax._selectline.get_xdata()[0] == 0.0
+
+    ui_events.publish(fig, ui_events.TimeChange(time=0.1))
+    assert ax._selectline.get_xdata()[0] == 0.1
+
+    plt.close("all")
+
 
 def test_constrained_layout():
     """Test that we handle constrained layouts correctly."""