diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ConflictLayer.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ConflictLayer.tsx
index 27070fc7..78a3aaaa 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ConflictLayer.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/ConflictLayer.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import { useDraw, usePicking } from '../hooks/useCanvas';
-import { type DrawingFunction, type PickingDrawingFunction } from '../lib/types';
+import type { DrawingFunction, PickingDrawingFunction, PickingElement } from '../lib/types';
 import { drawAliasedRect } from '../utils/canvas';
 import { indexToColor, hexToRgb } from '../utils/colors';
 
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ export type Conflict = {
   spaceEnd: number;
 };
 
+export type ConflictPickingElement = PickingElement & {
+  type: 'conflict';
+  conflictIndex: number;
+};
+
+export function isConflictPickingElement(
+  element: PickingElement
+): element is ConflictPickingElement {
+  return element.type === 'conflict';
+}
+
 export type ConflictLayerProps = {
   conflicts: Conflict[];
 };
@@ -58,7 +69,8 @@ export const ConflictLayer = ({ conflicts }: ConflictLayerProps) => {
         const height = getSpacePixel(conflict.spaceEnd) - y;
         const border = BORDERS[0].size;
 
-        const index = registerPickingElement({ type: 'conflict', conflictIndex });
+        const pickingElement: ConflictPickingElement = { type: 'conflict', conflictIndex };
+        const index = registerPickingElement(pickingElement);
         const color = hexToRgb(indexToColor(index));
 
         drawAliasedRect(
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PathLayer.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PathLayer.tsx
index f562d0af..7786c0e1 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PathLayer.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/components/PathLayer.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   type OperationalPoint,
   type PathData,
   type PickingDrawingFunction,
+  type PickingElement,
   type Point,
   type SpaceTimeChartContextType,
 } from '../lib/types';
@@ -28,6 +29,23 @@ const DEFAULT_PICKING_TOLERANCE = 5;
 const PAUSE_THICKNESS = 7;
 const PAUSE_OPACITY = 0.2;
 
+export type PointPickingElement = PickingElement & { type: 'point'; pathId: string; point: Point };
+
+export type SegmentPickingElement = PickingElement & {
+  type: 'segment';
+  pathId: string;
+  from: Point;
+  to: Point;
+};
+
+export function isPointPickingElement(element: PickingElement): element is PointPickingElement {
+  return element.type === 'point';
+}
+
+export function isSegmentPickingElement(element: PickingElement): element is SegmentPickingElement {
+  return element.type === 'segment';
+}
+
 type PathStyle = {
   width: number;
   endWidth: number;
@@ -396,12 +414,13 @@ export const PathLayer = ({
       getPathSegments(stcContext).forEach((point, i, a) => {
         if (i) {
           const previousPoint = a[i - 1];
-          const index = registerPickingElement({
+          const pickingElement: SegmentPickingElement = {
             type: 'segment',
             pathId: path.id,
             from: previousPoint,
             to: point,
-          });
+          };
+          const index = registerPickingElement(pickingElement);
           const lineColor = hexToRgb(indexToColor(index));
           drawAliasedLine(
             imageData,
@@ -416,11 +435,12 @@ export const PathLayer = ({
 
       // Draw snap points:
       getSnapPoints(stcContext).forEach((point) => {
-        const index = registerPickingElement({
+        const pickingElement: PointPickingElement = {
           type: 'point',
           pathId: path.id,
           point,
-        });
+        };
+        const index = registerPickingElement(pickingElement);
         const lineColor = hexToRgb(indexToColor(index));
         drawAliasedDisc(
           imageData,
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/lib/types.ts b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/lib/types.ts
index 483a7016..35706ddf 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/lib/types.ts
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/lib/types.ts
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ export const LAYERS = ['background', 'graduations', 'paths', 'overlay', 'caption
 export type LayerType = (typeof LAYERS)[number];
 
 // PICKING SPECIFIC TYPES:
-export type PickingElement =
-  | { type: 'point'; pathId: string; point: Point }
-  | { type: 'segment'; pathId: string; from: Point; to: Point }
-  | { type: 'conflict'; conflictIndex: number };
+export type PickingElement = { type: string };
 export type HoveredItem = { layer: PickingLayerType; element: PickingElement };
 
 export type DrawingFunction = (
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/layers.stories.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/layers.stories.tsx
index 52af9261..8c8e302c 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/layers.stories.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/layers.stories.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   OccupancyBlockLayer,
   SpaceTimeChart,
   PathLayer,
+  isConflictPickingElement,
 } from '..';
 import { OPERATIONAL_POINTS, PATHS, START_DATE } from './lib/paths';
 import { X_ZOOM_LEVEL, Y_ZOOM_LEVEL } from './lib/utils';
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ const Wrapper = () => {
         yOffset={0}
         onHoveredChildUpdate={({ item }) => {
           let conflict = null;
-          if (item?.element?.type === 'conflict') {
+          if (item && isConflictPickingElement(item.element)) {
             conflict = CONFLICTS[item.element.conflictIndex];
           }
           setHoveredConflict(conflict);
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/paths-interactions.stories.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/paths-interactions.stories.tsx
index e96e8589..316928c2 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/paths-interactions.stories.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/paths-interactions.stories.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Meta } from '@storybook/react';
 import cx from 'classnames';
 import { keyBy } from 'lodash';
 
-import { SpaceTimeChart, PathLayer } from '..';
+import { SpaceTimeChart, PathLayer, isPointPickingElement, isSegmentPickingElement } from '..';
 import { OPERATIONAL_POINTS, PATHS } from './lib/paths';
 import { X_ZOOM_LEVEL, Y_ZOOM_LEVEL, zoom } from './lib/utils';
 import { type PathData, type Point } from '../lib/types';
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ const Wrapper = ({
           }
         }}
         onHoveredChildUpdate={({ item }) => {
-          const hoveredPathId = item && 'pathId' in item.element ? item.element.pathId : null;
+          const hoveredPathId =
+            item && (isPointPickingElement(item.element) || isSegmentPickingElement(item.element))
+              ? item.element.pathId
+              : null;
           setState((prev) => ({ ...prev, hoveredPathId }));
         }}
         onPan={({ initialPosition, position, initialData, data, isPanning }) => {
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/scroll-navigation.stories.tsx b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/scroll-navigation.stories.tsx
index 748f5bd0..39f95aa0 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/scroll-navigation.stories.tsx
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/stories/scroll-navigation.stories.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Meta } from '@storybook/react';
 import cx from 'classnames';
 import { keyBy } from 'lodash';
 
-import { SpaceTimeChart, PathLayer } from '..';
+import { SpaceTimeChart, PathLayer, isPointPickingElement, isSegmentPickingElement } from '..';
 import { OPERATIONAL_POINTS, PATHS } from './lib/paths';
 import { X_ZOOM_LEVEL, Y_ZOOM_LEVEL, zoom } from './lib/utils';
 import { type Point } from '../lib/types';
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ const Wrapper = ({ spaceScaleType }: WrapperProps) => {
           }));
         }}
         onHoveredChildUpdate={({ item }) => {
-          const hoveredPathId = item && 'pathId' in item.element ? item.element.pathId : null;
+          const hoveredPathId =
+            item && (isPointPickingElement(item.element) || isSegmentPickingElement(item.element))
+              ? item.element.pathId
+              : null;
           setState((s) => ({ ...s, hoveredPathId }));
         }}
         onPan={({ initialPosition, position, isPanning }) => {
diff --git a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/snapping.ts b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/snapping.ts
index 1a02fc2e..0057cbed 100644
--- a/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/snapping.ts
+++ b/ui-charts/src/spaceTimeChart/utils/snapping.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isPointPickingElement, isSegmentPickingElement } from '../components/PathLayer';
 import { type HoveredItem, type Point } from '../lib/types';
 
 /**
@@ -48,16 +49,15 @@ export function getClosestPointOnSegment(
 export function snapPosition(mousePosition: Point, hoveredItem: HoveredItem | null) {
   if (!mousePosition || !hoveredItem) return mousePosition;
 
-  switch (hoveredItem.element.type) {
-    case 'point':
-      return hoveredItem.element.point;
-    case 'segment':
-      return getClosestPointOnSegment(
-        mousePosition,
-        hoveredItem.element.from,
-        hoveredItem.element.to
-      );
-    default:
-      return mousePosition;
+  if (isPointPickingElement(hoveredItem.element)) {
+    return hoveredItem.element.point;
+  } else if (isSegmentPickingElement(hoveredItem.element)) {
+    return getClosestPointOnSegment(
+      mousePosition,
+      hoveredItem.element.from,
+      hoveredItem.element.to
+    );
+  } else {
+    return mousePosition;
   }
 }