diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
index 7f9848cbba64d4..e119ea3ebb585b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
@@ -367,14 +367,17 @@ const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(function Tooltip(props, ref) {
     }, leaveDelay);
   };
 
-  const handleTouchStart = (event) => {
+  const detectTouchStart = (event) => {
     ignoreNonTouchEvents.current = true;
-    const childrenProps = children.props;
 
+    const childrenProps = children.props;
     if (childrenProps.onTouchStart) {
       childrenProps.onTouchStart(event);
     }
+  };
 
+  const handleTouchStart = (event) => {
+    detectTouchStart(event);
     clearTimeout(leaveTimer.current);
     clearTimeout(closeTimer.current);
     clearTimeout(touchTimer.current);
@@ -427,6 +430,7 @@ const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(function Tooltip(props, ref) {
     ...other,
     ...children.props,
     className: clsx(other.className, children.props.className),
+    onTouchStart: detectTouchStart,
     ref: handleRef,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.js
index f55e60acee219d..3c6b20b061a217 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.js
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ describe('<Tooltip />', () => {
       wrapper.update();
       assert.strictEqual(wrapper.find(Popper).props().open, false);
     });
+
+    it('should not open if disableTouchListener', () => {
+      const { container } = render(<Tooltip {...defaultProps} disableTouchListener />);
+      const children = container.querySelector('#testChild');
+      fireEvent.touchStart(children);
+      fireEvent.mouseOver(children);
+      expect(document.body.querySelectorAll('[role="tooltip"]').length).to.equal(0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('mount', () => {