diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipPropTypes.js b/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipPropTypes.js
index 699c6c643fb3..7478a2a23e4c 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipPropTypes.js
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/TooltipPropTypes.js
@@ -21,11 +21,19 @@ const propTypes = {
     // Any additional amount to manually adjust the vertical position of the tooltip.
     // A positive value shifts the tooltip down, and a negative value shifts it up.
     shiftVertical: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.number, PropTypes.func]),
+
+    // Delay before the tooltip is visible
+    showDelay: PropTypes.number,
+
+    // Delay before the tooltip is hidden
+    hideDelay: PropTypes.number,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
     shiftHorizontal: 0,
     shiftVertical: 0,
+    showDelay: 500,
+    hideDelay: 0,
 };
 
 export {
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/index.js b/src/components/Tooltip/index.js
index cd38fc3ce0fc..994f2131cc7a 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/index.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
      * Display the tooltip in an animation.
      */
     showTooltip() {
+        this.animation.stopAnimation();
         this.shouldStartShowAnimation = true;
 
         // We have to dynamically calculate the position here as tooltip could have been rendered on some elments
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
                     Animated.timing(this.animation, {
                         toValue: 1,
                         duration: 140,
+                        delay: this.props.showDelay,
                     }).start();
                 }
             });
@@ -157,10 +159,12 @@ class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
      * Hide the tooltip in an animation.
      */
     hideTooltip() {
+        this.animation.stopAnimation();
         this.shouldStartShowAnimation = false;
         Animated.timing(this.animation, {
             toValue: 0,
             duration: 140,
+            delay: this.props.hideDelay,
         }).start();
     }