diff --git a/.changeset/honest-vans-fold.md b/.changeset/honest-vans-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e81fa63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-vans-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/view-components": patch
+---
+
+Always set `:absolute` position on Primer::Alpha::Tooltip
diff --git a/app/components/primer/alpha/tooltip.rb b/app/components/primer/alpha/tooltip.rb
index 1ebd295209..7211320282 100644
--- a/app/components/primer/alpha/tooltip.rb
+++ b/app/components/primer/alpha/tooltip.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def initialize(type:, for_id:, text:, direction: DIRECTION_DEFAULT, **system_arg
         @system_arguments[:tag] = :"tool-tip"
         @system_arguments[:style] = join_style_arguments(@system_arguments[:style], "visibility: hidden")
         @system_arguments[:for] = for_id
+        @system_arguments[:position] = :absolute
         @system_arguments[:"data-direction"] = fetch_or_fallback(DIRECTION_OPTIONS, direction, DIRECTION_DEFAULT).to_s
         @system_arguments[:"data-type"] = fetch_or_fallback(TYPE_OPTIONS, type, TYPE_FALLBACK).to_s
       end
diff --git a/static/classes.yml b/static/classes.yml
index ed2aa620b3..0d0596eb96 100644
--- a/static/classes.yml
+++ b/static/classes.yml
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@
 - ".p-3"
 - ".p-4"
 - ".p-5"
+- ".position-absolute"
 - ".position-relative"
 - ".pr-2"
 - ".pt-5"
diff --git a/test/components/alpha/tooltip_test.rb b/test/components/alpha/tooltip_test.rb
index 6f9d5c630d..3bfc2c1622 100644
--- a/test/components/alpha/tooltip_test.rb
+++ b/test/components/alpha/tooltip_test.rb
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ def test_raises_if_text_is_not_string
       render_inline(Primer::Alpha::Tooltip.new(type: :description, for_id: "someButton", text: not_text, visible: false))
     end
   end
+
+  def test_tooltip_is_position_absolute
+    render_inline(Primer::Alpha::Tooltip.new(type: :description, for_id: "someButton", text: "Tooltip"))
+    assert_selector("tool-tip.position-absolute", visible: false)
+  end
 end