diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/core/tooltip/tooltip_service.js b/addons/web/static/src/core/tooltip/tooltip_service.js
index 90ca17af804..0aedee156d5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/core/tooltip/tooltip_service.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/core/tooltip/tooltip_service.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { browser } from "@web/core/browser/browser";
 import { registry } from "@web/core/registry";
 import { Tooltip } from "./tooltip";
+import { hasTouch } from "@web/core/browser/feature_detection";
 
 const { whenReady } = owl;
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export const tooltipService = {
         let target = null;
         let positionX;
         let positionY;
+        let touchPressed;
         const elementsWithTooltips = new Map();
 
         /**
@@ -70,6 +72,9 @@ export const tooltipService = {
             if (!document.body.contains(target)) {
                 return true; // target is no longer in the DOM
             }
+            if (hasTouch()) {
+                return !touchPressed;
+            }
             const targetRect = target.getBoundingClientRect();
             if (
                 positionX < targetRect.left ||
@@ -120,18 +125,13 @@ export const tooltipService = {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Checks whether there is a tooltip registered on the event target, and
+         * Checks whether there is a tooltip registered on the element, and
          * if there is, creates a timeout to open the corresponding tooltip
          * after a delay.
          *
-         * @param {MouseEvent} ev a "mouseenter" event
+         * @param {HTMLElement} el
          */
-        function onMouseenter(ev) {
-            // set mouse position in case the target contains disabled elements which won't trigger mousemove
-            positionX = ev.x;
-            positionY = ev.y;
-            /** @type {HTMLElement} */
-            const el = ev.target;
+        function openElementsTooltip(el) {
             if (elementsWithTooltips.has(el)) {
                 openTooltip(el, elementsWithTooltips.get(el));
             } else if (el.matches("[data-tooltip], [data-tooltip-template]")) {
@@ -148,6 +148,32 @@ export const tooltipService = {
             }
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Checks whether there is a tooltip registered on the event target, and
+         * if there is, creates a timeout to open the corresponding tooltip
+         * after a delay.
+         *
+         * @param {MouseEvent} ev a "mouseenter" event
+         */
+        function onMouseenter(ev) {
+            // set mouse position in case the target contains disabled elements which won't trigger mousemove
+            positionX = ev.x;
+            positionY = ev.y;
+            openElementsTooltip(ev.target);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Checks whether there is a tooltip registered on the event target, and
+         * if there is, creates a timeout to open the corresponding tooltip
+         * after a delay.
+         *
+         * @param {TouchEvent} ev a "touchstart" event
+         */
+        function onTouchStart(ev) {
+            touchPressed = true;
+            openElementsTooltip(ev.target);
+        }
+
         whenReady(() => {
             // Regularly check that the target is still in the DOM and we're still
             // hovering it, because if not, we have to close the tooltipd
@@ -157,6 +183,20 @@ export const tooltipService = {
                 }
             }, CLOSE_DELAY);
 
+            if (hasTouch()) {
+                document.body.addEventListener("touchstart", onTouchStart);
+
+                document.body.addEventListener("touchend", () => {
+                    touchPressed = false;
+                });
+
+                document.body.addEventListener("touchcancel", () => {
+                    touchPressed = false;
+                });
+
+                return;
+            }
+
             // Track mouse position to be able to detect that we are no longer hovering
             // the target, thus that we should close the tooltip
             document.body.addEventListener("mousemove", (ev) => {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/core/tooltip/tooltip_service_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/core/tooltip/tooltip_service_tests.js
index d8a3e47cac5..193faced077 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/core/tooltip/tooltip_service_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/core/tooltip/tooltip_service_tests.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export async function makeParent(Child, options = {}) {
         clearTimeout: options.mockClearTimeout || (() => {}),
         setInterval: options.mockSetInterval || ((fn) => fn()),
         clearInterval: options.mockClearInterval || (() => {}),
+        ontouchstart: options.mockOnTouchStart || undefined,
     });
 
     registry.category("services").add("popover", popoverService);
@@ -375,4 +376,38 @@ QUnit.module("Tooltip service", (hooks) => {
         target.querySelector("button").dispatchEvent(new Event("mouseenter"));
         await nextTick();
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("touch rendering", async (assert) => {
+        class MyComponent extends Component {}
+        MyComponent.template = xml`<button data-tooltip="hello">Action</button>`;
+        let simulateTimeout;
+        const mockSetTimeout = (fn) => {
+            simulateTimeout = fn;
+        };
+        let simulateInterval;
+        const mockSetInterval = (fn) => {
+            simulateInterval = fn;
+        };
+        const mockOnTouchStart = () => {};
+        await makeParent(MyComponent, { mockSetTimeout, mockSetInterval, mockOnTouchStart });
+
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_popover_container .o_popover");
+        await triggerEvent(target, "button", "touchstart");
+        await nextTick();
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_popover_container .o_popover");
+
+        simulateTimeout();
+        await nextTick();
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_popover_container .o_popover");
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            target.querySelector(".o_popover_container .o_popover").innerText,
+            "hello"
+        );
+
+        await triggerEvent(target, "button", "touchend");
+        assert.containsOnce(target, ".o_popover_container .o_popover");
+        simulateInterval();
+        await nextTick();
+        assert.containsNone(target, ".o_popover_container .o_popover");
+    });
 });