diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip-target.directive.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip-target.directive.ts
index c55e158f229..394a4f2f557 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip-target.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip-target.directive.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ export interface ITooltipHideEventArgs extends IBaseEventArgs {
     cancel: boolean;
 }
 
+const HOVER_SHOW_TRIGGERS = new Set(['mouseenter', 'mouseover', 'pointerenter', 'pointerover']);
+
 /**
  * **Ignite UI for Angular Tooltip Target** -
  * [Documentation](https://www.infragistics.com/products/ignite-ui-angular/angular/components/tooltip)
@@ -564,8 +566,14 @@ export class IgxTooltipTargetDirective extends IgxToggleActionDirective implemen
         this._pendingShowTrigger = triggerEvent?.type ?? null;
 
         this.target.timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-            // Call open() of IgxTooltipDirective
+            const isHoverTrigger = this._pendingShowTrigger && HOVER_SHOW_TRIGGERS.has(this._pendingShowTrigger);
             this._pendingShowTrigger = null;
+            this.target.timeoutId = null;
+
+            if (isHoverTrigger && !this.nativeElement.matches(':hover')) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.target.open(this._mergedOverlaySettings);
         }, withDelay ? this.showDelay : 0);
     }
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip.directive.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip.directive.spec.ts
index 318b4e0f1e6..aaa8d5536bf 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip.directive.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/directives/src/directives/tooltip/tooltip.directive.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const SHOW_DELAY = 200;
 const HIDE_DELAY = 300;
 const AUTO_HIDE_DELAY = 180;
 const TOOLTIP_ARROW_SELECTOR = '[data-arrow="true"]';
+const hoveredElements = new WeakSet<Element>();
 
 describe('IgxTooltip', () => {
     let fix: ComponentFixture<any>;
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ describe('IgxTooltip', () => {
     let button: DebugElement;
 
     beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+        const matches = Element.prototype.matches;
+        spyOn(Element.prototype, 'matches').and.callFake(function(this: Element, selectors: string): boolean {
+            return selectors === ':hover' ? hoveredElements.has(this) : matches.call(this, selectors);
+        } as typeof Element.prototype.matches);
+
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
             imports: [
                 NoopAnimationsModule,
@@ -532,6 +538,22 @@ describe('IgxTooltip', () => {
                 tick(300);
                 verifyTooltipVisibility(tooltipNativeElement, tooltipTarget, false);
             }));
+
+            for (const trigger of ['mouseenter', 'mouseover', 'pointerenter', 'pointerover']) {
+                it(`should not open after the delay when the target is no longer hovered using ${trigger}`, fakeAsync(() => {
+                    tooltipTarget.showDelay = 500;
+                    tooltipTarget.showTriggers = trigger;
+                    tooltipTarget.hideTriggers = 'click';
+                    fix.detectChanges();
+
+                    hoverElement(button, trigger);
+                    tick(300);
+                    unhoverElement(button);
+                    tick(200);
+
+                    verifyTooltipVisibility(tooltipNativeElement, tooltipTarget, false);
+                }));
+            }
         });
     });
 
@@ -1169,9 +1191,15 @@ interface ElementRefLike {
     nativeElement: HTMLElement
 }
 
-const hoverElement = (element: ElementRefLike) => element.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('pointerenter'));
+const hoverElement = (element: ElementRefLike, event = 'pointerenter') => {
+    hoveredElements.add(element.nativeElement);
+    element.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(event));
+};
 
-const unhoverElement = (element: ElementRefLike) => element.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('pointerleave'));
+const unhoverElement = (element: ElementRefLike) => {
+    hoveredElements.delete(element.nativeElement);
+    element.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('pointerleave'));
+};
 
 const simulateTriggerEvent = (element: ElementRefLike, event: string) => element.nativeElement.dispatchEvent(new Event(event, { bubbles: true }));
 
@@ -1188,7 +1216,7 @@ const alignmentTolerance = 2;
 export const verifyTooltipPosition = (
     tooltipNativeElement: HTMLElement,
     actualTarget: { nativeElement: HTMLElement },
-    shouldAlign:boolean = true,
+    shouldAlign: boolean = true,
     placement: Placement = Placement.Bottom,
     offset: number = 6
 ) => {
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-validation.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-validation.spec.ts
index 2e6ab931322..5e5c274860e 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-validation.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-validation.spec.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ describe('IgxGrid - Validation #grid', () => {
             expect(cell.errorTooltip.first.collapsed).toBeTrue();
 
             const element = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(IgxTooltipTargetDirective)).nativeElement;
+            spyOn(element, 'matches').and.returnValue(true);
             element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('pointerenter'));
             flush();
             fixture.detectChanges();