diff --git a/src/lsp.rs b/src/lsp.rs
index 6b828c80..5a00ee2f 100644
--- a/src/lsp.rs
+++ b/src/lsp.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 use crate::types::Column;
-use crate::{Arch, Instruction, NameToInstructionMap, NameToRegisterMap, Register, TargetConfig};
+use crate::{
+    Arch, Hoverable, Instruction, NameToInstructionMap, NameToRegisterMap, Register, TargetConfig,
+};
 use log::{error, info};
-use lsp_types::{InitializeParams, TextDocumentPositionParams, Url};
+use lsp_types::{
+    Documentation, Hover, HoverContents, InitializeParams, TextDocumentPositionParams, Url,
+};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::BufRead;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -53,6 +59,48 @@ pub fn get_word_from_file_params(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn get_hover_resp<T: Hoverable + Display>(
+    word: &str,
+    map: &HashMap<(Arch, &str), T>,
+) -> Option<Hover> {
+    let (x86_res, x86_64_res) = search_for_hoverable(word, map);
+
+    let hover_res: Option<Hover> = match (x86_res.is_some(), x86_64_res.is_some()) {
+        (true, _) | (_, true) => {
+            let mut value = String::new();
+            if let Some(x86_res) = x86_res {
+                value += &format!("{}", x86_res);
+            }
+            if let Some(x86_64_res) = x86_64_res {
+                value += &format!(
+                    "{}{}",
+                    if x86_res.is_some() { "\n\n" } else { "" },
+                    x86_64_res
+                );
+            }
+            Some(Hover {
+                contents: HoverContents::Markup(MarkupContent {
+                    kind: MarkupKind::Markdown,
+                    value,
+                }),
+                range: None,
+            })
+        }
+        _ => {
+            // don't know of this word
+            None
+        }
+    };
+    None
+}
+
+fn search_for_hoverable<'a: 'b, 'b, T: Hoverable>(
+    word: &str,
+    map: &'a HashMap<(Arch, &str), T>,
+) -> (Option<&'b T>, Option<&'b T>) {
+    (None, None)
+}
+
 // Note: Have to call .cloned() on the results of .get()
 // here because of compiler issue regarding entangled lifetimes: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/80389
 pub fn search_for_instr<'a: 'b, 'b>(
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 9b0ae02b..dbad014c 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use strum_macros::{AsRefStr, Display, EnumString};
 
+// Define a trait for types we display on Hover Requests so we can avoid some
+// duplicate code
+pub trait Hoverable {}
+
 // Instruction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Instruction {
@@ -12,6 +16,8 @@ pub struct Instruction {
     pub arch: Option<Arch>,
 }
 
+impl Hoverable for Instruction {}
+
 impl Default for Instruction {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let name = String::new();
@@ -170,6 +176,8 @@ pub struct Register {
     pub url: Option<String>,
 }
 
+impl Hoverable for Register {}
+
 impl Default for Register {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let name = String::new();