diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
index b968dd17558..e4c5830d8a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prerelease-publish
         with:
           node-auth-token: ${{ secrets.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.nx/version-plans/version-plan-1782928816938.md b/.nx/version-plans/version-plan-1782928816938.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e81bc503819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nx/version-plans/version-plan-1782928816938.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+gamut: patch
+---
+
+enable dismissable of ToolTip via onClick for interactive components like IconButton, MenuItem (icon-only), and FloatingToolTip + InlineToolTip
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Button/IconButton.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Button/IconButton.tsx
index fc5301765ff..1e200229215 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Button/IconButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Button/IconButton.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const IconButton = forwardRef<ButtonBaseElements, IconButtonProps>(
     const iconSize = iconSizeMapping[buttonSize];
 
     return (
-      <ToolTip info={tip} {...(tipProps as any)}>
+      <ToolTip closeOnClick info={tip} {...(tipProps as any)}>
         <IconButtonBase
           {...props}
           aria-label={ariaLabel || tip}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Button/__tests__/IconButton.test.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Button/__tests__/IconButton.test.tsx
index 5f9adefd72c..bd849529c2e 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Button/__tests__/IconButton.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Button/__tests__/IconButton.test.tsx
@@ -70,4 +70,34 @@ describe('IconButton', () => {
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(view.queryAllByText(tip).length).toBe(2));
   });
+
+  describe('closeOnClick', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      onClick.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    it('does not prevent button onClick when the inline tip click handler fires', async () => {
+      const { view } = renderView();
+
+      await userEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: label }));
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('does not prevent button onClick when the floating tip click handler fires', async () => {
+      const { view } = renderFloatingView();
+
+      await userEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: label }));
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('does not prevent button onClick when closeOnClick is disabled', async () => {
+      const { view } = renderView({ tipProps: { closeOnClick: false } });
+
+      await userEvent.click(view.getByRole('button', { name: label }));
+
+      expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Menu/MenuItem.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Menu/MenuItem.tsx
index d8ba9af3fd9..add401014f4 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Menu/MenuItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Menu/MenuItem.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ interface MenuItemIconOnly extends HTMLProps, ForwardListItemProps {
   /** ToolTips will only render for interactive items, otherwise the label will be used as a generic aria-label  */
   label: ToolTipLabel;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  closeOnClick?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface MenuTextItem extends HTMLProps, ForwardListItemProps {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ interface MenuTextItem extends HTMLProps, ForwardListItemProps {
   children: React.ReactNode;
   label?: ToolTipLabel;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  closeOnClick?: never;
 }
 
 type MenuItemTypes = MenuItemIconOnly | MenuTextItem;
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ export const MenuItem = forwardRef<
       target,
       width = 1,
       'aria-label': explicitAriaLabel,
+      closeOnClick = true,
       ...props
     },
     ref
@@ -169,7 +172,11 @@ export const MenuItem = forwardRef<
 
       return (
         <ListItem {...listItemProps}>
-          <MenuToolTipWrapper label={label} tipId={tipId}>
+          <MenuToolTipWrapper
+            closeOnClick={closeOnClick}
+            label={label}
+            tipId={tipId}
+          >
             <ListButton
               {...(computed as ListLinkProps)}
               ref={narrowMenuItemRef<HTMLButtonElement>(ref)}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Menu/elements.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Menu/elements.tsx
index f8eea4af20d..47aa6820117 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Menu/elements.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Menu/elements.tsx
@@ -243,8 +243,9 @@ export const ListButton = styled(
 export const MenuToolTipWrapper: React.FC<
   Pick<ComponentProps<typeof MenuItem>, 'children' | 'label'> & {
     tipId: string;
+    closeOnClick?: boolean;
   }
-> = ({ children, label, tipId }) => {
+> = ({ children, label, tipId, closeOnClick }) => {
   if (!label) {
     return <>{children}</>;
   }
@@ -267,5 +268,9 @@ export const MenuToolTipWrapper: React.FC<
           ...defaultTipProps,
         };
 
-  return <ToolTip {...(wrapperProps as ToolTipProps)}>{children}</ToolTip>;
+  return (
+    <ToolTip closeOnClick={closeOnClick} {...(wrapperProps as ToolTipProps)}>
+      {children}
+    </ToolTip>
+  );
 };
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/ToolTip/index.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/ToolTip/index.tsx
index 0c9dbf78b71..9b5ef322131 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/ToolTip/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/ToolTip/index.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import {
 export type ToolTipProps = TipBaseProps &
   WithChildrenProp & {
     alignment?: TipCenterAlignment;
+    /**
+     * If true, the tooltip closes immediately when the trigger is clicked or activated via keyboard.
+     * Pass `false` via `tipProps` on IconButton to opt out (e.g. copy → copied patterns).
+     */
+    closeOnClick?: boolean;
     /**
      * Can be used for accessibility - the same id needs to be passed to the `aria-describedby` attribute of the element that the tooltip is describing.
      */
@@ -21,6 +26,7 @@ export type ToolTipProps = TipBaseProps &
 
 export const ToolTip: React.FC<ToolTipProps> = ({
   alignment = 'top-center',
+  closeOnClick = true,
   children,
   info,
   placement = tipDefaultProps.placement,
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ export const ToolTip: React.FC<ToolTipProps> = ({
 
   const tipProps = {
     alignment,
+    closeOnClick,
     info,
     wrapperRef,
     ...rest,
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/FloatingTip.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/FloatingTip.tsx
index ce1a8541d49..3a02df77d82 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/FloatingTip.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/FloatingTip.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export const FloatingTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
   alignment,
   avatar,
   children,
+  closeOnClick,
   escapeKeyPressHandler,
   inheritDims,
   info,
@@ -122,6 +123,21 @@ export const FloatingTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
     ? (e: FocusOrMouseEvent) => handleShowHideAction(e)
     : undefined;
 
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    if (hoverDelayRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(hoverDelayRef.current);
+      hoverDelayRef.current = undefined;
+    }
+    if (focusDelayRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(focusDelayRef.current);
+      focusDelayRef.current = undefined;
+    }
+    setIsOpen(false);
+    setIsFocused(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const clickHandler = closeOnClick && isHoverType ? handleClick : undefined;
+
   const contents = isPreviewType ? (
     <PreviewTipContents
       avatar={avatar}
@@ -151,6 +167,7 @@ export const FloatingTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
         ref={ref as React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>}
         width={inheritDims ? 'inherit' : undefined}
         onBlur={toolOnlyEventFunc}
+        onClick={clickHandler}
         onFocus={toolOnlyEventFunc}
         onKeyDown={escapeKeyPressHandler}
         onMouseDown={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/InlineTip.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/InlineTip.tsx
index 230ef200950..5b3ad0c6480 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/InlineTip.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/InlineTip.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+
 import { InfoTipContainer } from '../InfoTip/styles';
 import { PreviewTipContents, PreviewTipShadow } from '../PreviewTip/elements';
 import { ToolTipContainer } from '../ToolTip/elements';
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ export const InlineTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
   alignment,
   avatar,
   children,
+  closeOnClick,
   escapeKeyPressHandler,
   id,
   inheritDims,
@@ -31,13 +34,34 @@ export const InlineTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
   zIndex,
 }) => {
   const isHoverType = type === 'tool' || type === 'preview';
+  const [isDismissed, setIsDismissed] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    if (closeOnClick) setIsDismissed(true);
+  }, [closeOnClick]);
+
+  const handleUndismissed = useCallback(() => setIsDismissed(false), []);
+
+  // Skip synthetic enter/leave fired when a child changes visibility (relatedTarget stays inside the wrapper).
+  const handleMouseEnterAndLeave = useCallback(
+    (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      const related = e.relatedTarget;
+      if (related instanceof Node && e.currentTarget.contains(related)) return;
+      setIsDismissed(false);
+    },
+    []
+  );
 
   const InlineTipWrapper = isHoverType ? ToolTipWrapper : InfoTipWrapper;
   const InlineTipBodyWrapper = isHoverType
     ? ToolTipContainer
     : InfoTipContainer;
-  const inlineWrapperProps = isHoverType ? {} : { hideTip: isTipHidden };
-  const tipWrapperProps = isHoverType ? ({ inheritDims } as const) : {};
+  const inlineWrapperProps = isHoverType
+    ? { 'data-tooltip-body': '' }
+    : { hideTip: isTipHidden };
+  const tipWrapperProps = isHoverType
+    ? { inheritDims, dismissed: isDismissed }
+    : {};
   const tipBodyAlignment = getAlignmentStyles({ alignment, avatar, type });
   const isHorizontalCenter = tipBodyAlignment === 'horizontalCenter';
 
@@ -46,6 +70,8 @@ export const InlineTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
       height={inheritDims ? 'inherit' : undefined}
       ref={wrapperRef as React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>}
       width={inheritDims ? 'inherit' : undefined}
+      onBlur={isHoverType ? handleUndismissed : undefined}
+      onClick={isHoverType ? handleClick : undefined}
       onKeyDown={escapeKeyPressHandler}
     >
       {children}
@@ -90,7 +116,11 @@ export const InlineTip: React.FC<TipWrapperProps> = ({
   );
 
   return (
-    <InlineTipWrapper {...tipWrapperProps}>
+    <InlineTipWrapper
+      {...(tipWrapperProps as any)}
+      onMouseEnter={isHoverType ? handleMouseEnterAndLeave : undefined}
+      onMouseLeave={isHoverType ? handleMouseEnterAndLeave : undefined}
+    >
       {alignment.includes('top') ? (
         <>
           {tipBody}
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/elements.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/elements.tsx
index 8a510fea0bf..8b5ab1ef6de 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/elements.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/elements.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ const inlineTipStates = states({
   inheritDims: { height: 'inherit', width: 'inherit' },
 });
 
+const toolTipWrapperStates = states({
+  dismissed: {
+    '&:hover > [data-tooltip-body], &:has(:focus-visible) > [data-tooltip-body]':
+      {
+        opacity: 0,
+        visibility: 'hidden',
+        transition: 'none',
+      },
+  },
+});
+
 export const FloatingTipTextWrapper = styled(FlexBox)<
   StyleProps<typeof floatingTipTextStates>
 >(
@@ -43,16 +54,20 @@ export const FloatingTipTextWrapper = styled(FlexBox)<
   floatingTipTextStates
 );
 
-export const ToolTipWrapper = styled.div<StyleProps<typeof inlineTipStates>>(
+export const ToolTipWrapper = styled.div<
+  StyleProps<typeof inlineTipStates> & StyleProps<typeof toolTipWrapperStates>
+>(
   css({
-    '&:hover > div, &:focus-within > div': {
-      opacity: 1,
-      transition: `opacity ${timing.fast} ${timing.base}`,
-      visibility: 'visible',
-    },
+    '&:hover > [data-tooltip-body], &:has(:focus-visible) > [data-tooltip-body]':
+      {
+        opacity: 1,
+        transition: `opacity ${timing.fast} ${timing.base}`,
+        visibility: 'visible',
+      },
     ...tipWrapperStyles,
   }),
-  inlineTipStates
+  inlineTipStates,
+  toolTipWrapperStates
 );
 
 export const InfoTipWrapper = styled.div(
diff --git a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/types.tsx b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/types.tsx
index 32299dd678e..74a075f6819 100644
--- a/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/types.tsx
+++ b/packages/gamut/src/Tip/shared/types.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ export type TipPlacementComponentProps = Omit<
   escapeKeyPressHandler?: (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
   id?: string;
   isTipHidden?: boolean;
-  contentRef?: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement | null>;
+  contentRef?:
+    | React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>
+    | ((node: HTMLDivElement | null) => void);
+  closeOnClick?: boolean;
   type: 'info' | 'tool' | 'preview';
   wrapperRef?: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   zIndex?: number;
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.mdx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.mdx
index 6c21691cfcc..5f53eac1990 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.mdx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.mdx
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ Use for secondary or space-constrained actions with recognizable icons. Use regu
 
 For more detailed information on `IconButton` tooltips, take a look at the <LinkTo id='Molecules/Tips/ToolTip'>ToolTip</LinkTo> story.
 
+## Close on Click
+
+By default, `IconButton` tooltips close immediately on click and reappear only after the cursor leaves and re-enters. To persist the tooltip after a click, pass `tipProps={{ closeOnClick: false }}`. The first two buttons below close on click; the last two stay open.
+
+<Canvas of={IconButtonStories.CloseOnClick} />
+
 ## Playground
 
 <Canvas sourceState="shown" of={IconButtonStories.Default} />
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.stories.tsx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.stories.tsx
index 9c9f8b41612..63b5cf62ba4 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Atoms/Buttons/IconButton/IconButton.stories.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { IconButton } from '@codecademy/gamut';
+import { FlexBox, IconButton } from '@codecademy/gamut';
+import { SparkleIcon } from '@codecademy/gamut-icons';
 import * as icons from '@codecademy/gamut-icons';
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
 import type { TypeWithDeepControls } from 'storybook-addon-deep-controls';
@@ -48,3 +49,45 @@ type Story = StoryObj<typeof IconButton>;
 export const Default: Story = {
   args: {},
 };
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+const logClick = () => console.log('button onClick fired');
+
+export const CloseOnClick: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <FlexBox center justifyContent="space-around" pt={48}>
+      <IconButton
+        icon={SparkleIcon}
+        tip="Closes on click (floating)"
+        tipProps={{ placement: 'floating', alignment: 'top-center' }}
+        onClick={logClick}
+      />
+      <IconButton
+        icon={SparkleIcon}
+        tip="Closes on click (inline)"
+        tipProps={{ placement: 'inline', alignment: 'top-center' }}
+        onClick={logClick}
+      />
+      <IconButton
+        icon={SparkleIcon}
+        tip="Stays open on click (floating)"
+        tipProps={{
+          placement: 'floating',
+          alignment: 'top-center',
+          closeOnClick: false,
+        }}
+        onClick={logClick}
+      />
+      <IconButton
+        icon={SparkleIcon}
+        tip="Stays open on click (inline)"
+        tipProps={{
+          placement: 'inline',
+          alignment: 'top-center',
+          closeOnClick: false,
+        }}
+        onClick={logClick}
+      />
+    </FlexBox>
+  ),
+};
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Menu/Menu.stories.tsx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Menu/Menu.stories.tsx
index cc5a1942b24..38e94d44933 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Menu/Menu.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Menu/Menu.stories.tsx
@@ -262,14 +262,18 @@ export const IconMenu: Story = {
       <>
         <MenuItem icon={AiChatSparkIcon} label="Chat" onClick={() => {}} />
         <MenuItem
-          href="#whatsup"
           icon={BashShellIcon}
           label={{ alignment: 'right-center', info: 'Prompt' }}
+          onClick={() => {}}
         />
         <MenuItem
-          href="#whatsup-people"
+          closeOnClick={false}
           icon={PeopleIcon}
-          label={{ alignment: 'right-center', info: 'People' }}
+          label={{
+            alignment: 'right-center',
+            info: "People (won't close tooltip on click)",
+          }}
+          onClick={() => {}}
         />
         <MenuItem
           active
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.mdx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.mdx
index 14f834ff785..684eda388b7 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.mdx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.mdx
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ When a Button is disabled with a tooltip, you must use the `aria-disabled` prop
 
 <Canvas of={ToolTipStories.Disabled} />
 
+### Close on click
+
+By default, `ToolTip` closes on click and reappears only after the cursor leaves and re-enters. Pass `closeOnClick={false}` to opt out (e.g. copy → copied patterns). The first two buttons close on click; the last two stay open.
+
+<Canvas of={ToolTipStories.CloseOnClick} />
+
 ## Playground
 
 <Canvas sourceState="shown" of={ToolTipStories.Default} />
diff --git a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.stories.tsx b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.stories.tsx
index f99c63dfc4e..d996b259c90 100644
--- a/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/styleguide/src/lib/Molecules/Tips/ToolTip/ToolTip.stories.tsx
@@ -155,6 +155,47 @@ export const Disabled: Story = {
   ),
 };
 
+export const CloseOnClick: Story = {
+  render: () => (
+    <FlexBox center justifyContent="space-around" pt={48}>
+      <ToolTip
+        id="coc-floating"
+        info="Closes on click (floating)"
+        placement="floating"
+      >
+        <StrokeButton aria-describedby="coc-floating">Floating</StrokeButton>
+      </ToolTip>
+      <ToolTip
+        id="coc-inline"
+        info="Closes on click (inline)"
+        placement="inline"
+      >
+        <StrokeButton aria-describedby="coc-inline">Inline</StrokeButton>
+      </ToolTip>
+      <ToolTip
+        closeOnClick={false}
+        id="stays-floating"
+        info="Stays open on click (floating)"
+        placement="floating"
+      >
+        <StrokeButton aria-describedby="stays-floating">
+          Floating (stays open)
+        </StrokeButton>
+      </ToolTip>
+      <ToolTip
+        closeOnClick={false}
+        id="stays-inline"
+        info="Stays open on click (inline)"
+        placement="inline"
+      >
+        <StrokeButton aria-describedby="stays-inline">
+          Inline (stays open)
+        </StrokeButton>
+      </ToolTip>
+    </FlexBox>
+  ),
+};
+
 export const HorizontalAlignments: Story = {
   render: () => (
     <>