diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/README.md b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/README.md
index 90f90d1f6b..ab084a3594 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/README.md
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/README.md
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false);
 | `isOpen`                        | `bool`                                       | -                   | ✔        | Open state                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `onToggle`                      | `() => void`                                 | -                   | ✔        | Function for toggle open state of dropdown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `placement`                     | [Placement Dictionary][dictionary-placement] | "bottom"            | ✕        | Placement of tooltip                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| `isFocusableOnHover`            | `bool`                                       | false               | ✕        | Allows you to mouse over a tooltip without closing it. We suggest turning off the `click` trigger if you use this feature.                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `trigger`                       | ["click" \| "hover" \| "manual"]             | ["click", "hover" ] | ✕        | How tooltip is triggered: `click`, `hover`, `manual`. You may pass multiple triggers. If you pass `manual`, there will be no toggle functionality and you should provide your own toggle solution.                                                                         |
 
 On top of the API options, the components accept [additional attributes][readme-additional-attributes].
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipModern.tsx b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipModern.tsx
index 6c5e9af554..924d16d3c8 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipModern.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipModern.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const TooltipModern = (props: TooltipModernProps) => {
     id,
     isDismissible = false,
     isOpen = false,
+    isFocusableOnHover = false,
     onToggle,
     placement: tooltipPlacement,
     trigger = ['click', 'hover'],
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ const TooltipModern = (props: TooltipModernProps) => {
     isOpen,
     offset: tooltipOffset,
     onToggle,
+    isFocusableOnHover,
     shiftProp,
     sizeProp,
     tooltipArrowWidth,
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/useFloating.ts b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/useFloating.ts
index 22daa34121..1bb6ff5981 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/useFloating.ts
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/Tooltip/useFloating.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   inline,
   limitShift,
   offset,
+  safePolygon,
   shift,
   size,
   useClick,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type UseTooltipUIProps = {
   isOpen?: boolean;
   offset?: number;
   onToggle: (isOpen: boolean) => void;
+  isFocusableOnHover?: boolean;
   shiftProp: boolean;
   sizeProp: boolean;
   tooltipArrowWidth?: number;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ export const useFloating = (props: UseTooltipUIProps) => {
     isOpen = false,
     offset: tooltipOffset = 0,
     onToggle,
+    isFocusableOnHover,
     shiftProp,
     sizeProp,
     tooltipArrowWidth = 0,
@@ -65,6 +68,13 @@ export const useFloating = (props: UseTooltipUIProps) => {
   const isHoverEnabled = trigger?.includes(TOOLTIP_TRIGGER.HOVER);
   const isClickEnabled = trigger?.includes(TOOLTIP_TRIGGER.CLICK);
 
+  const useSafePolygons = (isClickable: boolean) =>
+    isClickable
+      ? safePolygon({
+          requireIntent: false,
+        })
+      : undefined;
+
   // Floating UI library settings
   const { x, y, refs, context, placement, middlewareData } = useFloatingUI({
     open: isOpen,
@@ -125,7 +135,10 @@ export const useFloating = (props: UseTooltipUIProps) => {
 
   // Floating UI library interaction hooks
   const click = useClick(context, { enabled: isClickEnabled });
-  const hover = useHover(context, { enabled: isHoverEnabled });
+  const hover = useHover(context, {
+    enabled: isHoverEnabled,
+    handleClose: useSafePolygons(!!isFocusableOnHover),
+  });
   const dismiss = useDismiss(context);
   const role = useRole(context, { role: 'tooltip' });
   const { getReferenceProps, getFloatingProps } = useInteractions([click, hover, dismiss, role]);
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/demo/TooltipWithFloatingUI.tsx b/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/demo/TooltipWithFloatingUI.tsx
index 495ad2ac89..205475c90e 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/demo/TooltipWithFloatingUI.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/demo/TooltipWithFloatingUI.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ const TooltipWithFloatingUI = () => {
             flipFallbackPlacements={suggestedFallbackPlacement}
             enableShifting={shift}
             enableSizing={size}
+            trigger={['hover']}
+            isFocusableOnHover
           >
             <TooltipTrigger elementType={Button}>I have a tooltip 😎</TooltipTrigger>
             <TooltipPopover>
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/stories/TooltipModern.stories.tsx b/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/stories/TooltipModern.stories.tsx
index a2d0dad6a1..9eb4ed137e 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/stories/TooltipModern.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/components/TooltipModern/stories/TooltipModern.stories.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof TooltipModern> = {
         defaultValue: { summary: 'bottom' },
       },
     },
+    isFocusableOnHover: {
+      control: 'boolean',
+    },
+    trigger: {
+      control: 'select',
+      options: ['click, hover', 'hover', 'click'],
+      table: {
+        defaultValue: { summary: 'click, hover' },
+      },
+    },
+    isOpen: {
+      control: 'boolean',
+    },
   },
   args: {
     children: (
@@ -53,7 +66,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof TooltipModern> = {
         point to the center of the trigger.
       </>
     ),
-    isOpen: true,
+    isOpen: false,
     id: 'TooltipModernExample',
     enableFlipping: true,
     enableShifting: true,
@@ -61,6 +74,7 @@ const meta: Meta<typeof TooltipModern> = {
     enableFlippingCrossAxis: true,
     trigger: ['click', 'hover'],
     placement: 'bottom',
+    isFocusableOnHover: false,
     flipFallbackPlacements: ['bottom', 'left', 'right', 'top'],
   },
 };
@@ -70,7 +84,7 @@ type Story = StoryObj<typeof TooltipModern>;
 
 const TooltipModernWithHooks = (args: SpiritTooltipModernProps) => {
   const { children, isOpen } = args;
-  const [isTooltipOpen, setIsTooltipOpen] = useState(true);
+  const [isTooltipOpen, setIsTooltipOpen] = useState(isOpen);
 
   const viewportRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
diff --git a/packages/web-react/src/types/tooltip.ts b/packages/web-react/src/types/tooltip.ts
index e766a3ab89..45b2c856f2 100644
--- a/packages/web-react/src/types/tooltip.ts
+++ b/packages/web-react/src/types/tooltip.ts
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ export interface SpiritTooltipModernProps extends TooltipModernProps, ChildrenPr
   enableSizing?: boolean;
   flipFallbackAxisSideDirection?: 'none' | 'start' | 'end';
   flipFallbackPlacements?: Placement | Placement[];
+  isFocusableOnHover?: boolean;
   trigger?: TooltipTriggerType[];
 }