diff --git a/packages/tooltip/src/tooltip.js b/packages/tooltip/src/tooltip.js
index 8bfa72cb977d772b4a242a6fec1dd50c73bbdc5b..f78fcb3d5f2f96f0396c3b2286e5580ca440e3a6 100644
--- a/packages/tooltip/src/tooltip.js
+++ b/packages/tooltip/src/tooltip.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class TooltipElement extends ScopedElementsMixin(DBPLitElement) {
 
         tippy(this._('#tooltip-icon'), {
             content: this.textContent,
+            appendTo: this.shadowRoot,
         });
     }