diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/Tooltip.tsx b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
index 04b5ee513..2aad749e3 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {AnimatePresence, motion} from 'framer-motion';
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useId, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useExclusiveTooltip} from './TooltipExclusivity';
+import {isTooltipHandoffWarm, markTooltipOpen} from './TooltipHandoff';
 import {getTooltipScrollSuppressRemainingMs, subscribeTooltipScrollHide} from './TooltipScrollCoordinator';
 
 const logger = new Logger('Tooltip');
@@ -466,9 +467,10 @@ export const Tooltip = observer(
 		}, [updatePositionNow, cancelRaf, getTooltipOwnerWindow]);
 		const getVisibilityDriverDelayMs = useCallback(() => {
 			const scrollSuppressRemainingMs = getTooltipScrollSuppressRemainingMs();
+			const openDelay = isTooltipHandoffWarm() ? 0 : delay;
 			switch (true) {
-				case delay > 0 || scrollSuppressRemainingMs > 0:
-					return Math.max(delay, scrollSuppressRemainingMs > 0 ? scrollSuppressRemainingMs + 1 : 0);
+				case openDelay > 0 || scrollSuppressRemainingMs > 0:
+					return Math.max(openDelay, scrollSuppressRemainingMs > 0 ? scrollSuppressRemainingMs + 1 : 0);
 				default:
 					return 0;
 			}
@@ -602,6 +604,10 @@ export const Tooltip = observer(
 				cancelRaf();
 			};
 		}, [cancelRaf, clearDelayTimer, clearPointerFocusTimeout]);
+		useEffect(() => {
+			if (!shouldRenderTooltip) return;
+			return markTooltipOpen();
+		}, [shouldRenderTooltip]);
 		useEffect(() => {
 			if (!shouldRenderTooltip) return;
 			return subscribeTooltipScrollHide(dismissTooltip);
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/TooltipHandoff.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/TooltipHandoff.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9580621c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/TooltipHandoff.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+const TOOLTIP_HANDOFF_GRACE_MS = 300;
+
+let openCount = 0;
+let warmUntil = 0;
+let graceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+function now(): number {
+	return typeof performance === 'undefined' ? Date.now() : performance.now();
+}
+
+function clearGraceTimer(): void {
+	if (graceTimer == null) return;
+	clearTimeout(graceTimer);
+	graceTimer = null;
+}
+
+function armGraceTimer(): void {
+	clearGraceTimer();
+	const remaining = warmUntil - now();
+	if (remaining <= 0) return;
+	graceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+		graceTimer = null;
+		warmUntil = 0;
+	}, remaining);
+}
+
+export function markTooltipOpen(): () => void {
+	openCount += 1;
+	warmUntil = 0;
+	clearGraceTimer();
+	let released = false;
+	return () => {
+		if (released) return;
+		released = true;
+		openCount = Math.max(0, openCount - 1);
+		if (openCount === 0) {
+			warmUntil = now() + TOOLTIP_HANDOFF_GRACE_MS;
+			armGraceTimer();
+		}
+	};
+}
+
+export function isTooltipHandoffWarm(): boolean {
+	return openCount > 0 || now() < warmUntil;
+}
diff --git a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/useHoverFloatingTooltip.ts b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/useHoverFloatingTooltip.ts
index 8f46d3c7c..5b65a66fc 100644
--- a/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/useHoverFloatingTooltip.ts
+++ b/fluxer_app/src/features/ui/tooltip/useHoverFloatingTooltip.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import type React from 'react';
 import {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
 import {useExclusiveTooltip} from './TooltipExclusivity';
+import {isTooltipHandoffWarm, markTooltipOpen} from './TooltipHandoff';
 import {subscribeTooltipScrollHide} from './TooltipScrollCoordinator';
 
 export interface HoverFloatingTooltipState {
@@ -67,7 +68,10 @@ export function useHoverFloatingTooltip(hoverDelay = 500, placement: Placement =
 		middleware,
 		whileElementsMounted: hoverFloatingAutoUpdate,
 	});
-	const hoverDelayConfig = useMemo(() => ({open: hoverDelay, close: CLOSE_DELAY_MS}), [hoverDelay]);
+	const hoverDelayConfig = useCallback(
+		() => ({open: isTooltipHandoffWarm() ? 0 : hoverDelay, close: CLOSE_DELAY_MS}),
+		[hoverDelay],
+	);
 	const hoverSafePolygon = useMemo(() => safePolygon({buffer: SAFE_POLYGON_BUFFER_PX, requireIntent: false}), []);
 	const hover = useHover(context, {
 		delay: hoverDelayConfig,
@@ -95,6 +99,10 @@ export function useHoverFloatingTooltip(hoverDelay = 500, placement: Placement =
 		setIsOpen(false);
 	}, []);
 	useExclusiveTooltip(isOpen, hide);
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!isOpen) return;
+		return markTooltipOpen();
+	}, [isOpen]);
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (!isOpen) return;
 		return subscribeTooltipScrollHide(hide);