diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/popover/popover.spec.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/popover/popover.spec.ts
index 9e81f1b01c..e400d0f7d4 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/popover/popover.spec.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/popover/popover.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   NbTriggerStrategy,
   NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService,
 } from '../cdk';
-import { NB_DOCUMENT } from '@nebular/theme';
+import { NB_DOCUMENT } from '../../theme.options';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -148,15 +148,8 @@ export class MockTriggerStrategyBuilder {
   _host: HTMLElement;
   _container: () => ComponentRef<any>;
   _trigger: NbTrigger;
-  _document: Document;
 
-  constructor(@Inject(NB_DOCUMENT) document) {
-    this.document(document);
-  }
-
-  document(document: Document): this {
-    this._document = document;
-    return this;
+  constructor(@Inject(NB_DOCUMENT) public _document: Document) {
   }
 
   trigger(trigger: NbTrigger): this {
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
index e6d68ee399..3969697fe1 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ import { NbTooltipComponent } from './tooltip.component';
  * It is also possible to specify tooltip color using `nbTooltipStatus` property:
  * @stacked-example(Colored Tooltips, tooltip/tooltip-colors.component)
  *
+ * Tooltip has a number of triggers which provides an ability to show and hide the component in different ways:
+ *
+ * - Click mode shows the component when a user clicks on the host element and hides when the user clicks
+ * somewhere on the document outside the component.
+ * - Hint provides capability to show the component when the user hovers over the host element
+ * and hide when the user hovers out of the host.
+ * - Hover works like hint mode with one exception - when the user moves mouse from host element to
+ * the container element the component remains open, so that it is possible to interact with it content.
+ * - Focus mode is applied when user focuses the element.
+ * - Noop mode - the component won't react to the user interaction.
  */
 @Directive({ selector: '[nbTooltip]' })
 export class NbTooltipDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
@@ -68,9 +78,7 @@ export class NbTooltipDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   context: Object = {};
 
   /**
-   * Popover content which will be rendered in NbTooltipComponent.
-   * Available content: template ref, component and any primitive.
-   *
+   * Tooltip message
    */
   @Input('nbTooltip')
   content: string;
@@ -106,6 +114,13 @@ export class NbTooltipDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     this.context = Object.assign(this.context, { status });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Describes when the container will be shown.
+   * Available options: `click`, `hover`, `hint`, `focus` and `noop`
+   * */
+  @Input('nbTooltipTrigger')
+  trigger: NbTrigger = NbTrigger.HINT;
+
   protected ref: NbOverlayRef;
   protected container: ComponentRef<any>;
   protected positionStrategy: NbAdjustableConnectedPositionStrategy;
@@ -182,7 +197,7 @@ export class NbTooltipDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
   protected createTriggerStrategy(): NbTriggerStrategy {
     return this.triggerStrategyBuilder
-      .trigger(NbTrigger.HINT)
+      .trigger(this.trigger)
       .host(this.hostRef.nativeElement)
       .container(() => this.container)
       .build();
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index bd94359959..b7b0c50804 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
-import { Component, ElementRef, Input, NgModule, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ComponentRef, ElementRef, Inject, Injectable, Input, NgModule, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 
-import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { of as observableOf, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { NbThemeModule } from '../../theme.module';
 import { NbLayoutModule } from '../layout/layout.module';
-import { NbAdjustment, NbPosition, NbPositionBuilderService } from '../cdk';
+import {
+  NbAdjustment,
+  NbPosition,
+  NbPositionBuilderService,
+  NbTrigger,
+  NbTriggerStrategy,
+  NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService,
+} from '../cdk';
 import { NbTooltipDirective } from './tooltip.directive';
 import { NbTooltipModule } from './tooltip.module';
+import { NB_DOCUMENT } from '../../theme.options';
 
 
 @Component({
@@ -17,7 +25,8 @@ import { NbTooltipModule } from './tooltip.module';
   template: `
     <nb-layout>
       <nb-layout-column>
-        <button #button nbTooltip="test" [nbTooltipIcon]="icon" [nbTooltipStatus]="status"></button>
+        <button #button nbTooltip="test" [nbTooltipIcon]="icon" [nbTooltipStatus]="status" [nbTooltipTrigger]="trigger">
+        </button>
       </nb-layout-column>
     </nb-layout>
   `,
@@ -25,6 +34,7 @@ import { NbTooltipModule } from './tooltip.module';
 export class NbTooltipStringTestComponent {
   @Input() icon;
   @Input() status;
+  @Input() trigger: NbTrigger = NbTrigger.HINT;
   @ViewChild('button') button: ElementRef;
   @ViewChild(NbTooltipDirective) tooltip: NbTooltipDirective;
 }
@@ -82,6 +92,38 @@ export class MockPositionBuilder {
   };
 }
 
+@Injectable()
+export class MockTriggerStrategyBuilder {
+
+  _host: HTMLElement;
+  _container: () => ComponentRef<any>;
+  _trigger: NbTrigger;
+
+  constructor(@Inject(NB_DOCUMENT) public _document: Document) {
+  }
+
+  trigger(trigger: NbTrigger): this {
+    this._trigger = trigger;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  host(host: HTMLElement): this {
+    this._host = host;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  container(container: () => ComponentRef<any>): this {
+    this._container = container;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  build(): NbTriggerStrategy {
+    return {
+      show$: observableOf(null),
+      hide$: observableOf(null),
+    } as NbTriggerStrategy;
+  }
+}
 
 describe('Directive: NbTooltipDirective', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -178,4 +220,31 @@ describe('Directive: NbTooltipDirective', () => {
     expect(mockPositionBuilder._position).toBe(NbPosition.TOP);
     expect(mockPositionBuilder._adjustment).toBe(NbAdjustment.CLOCKWISE);
   });
+
+  it('should build with default trigger strategy', () => {
+    TestBed.resetTestingModule();
+    const bed = TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TooltipTestModule],
+      providers: [{ provide: NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService, useClass: MockTriggerStrategyBuilder }],
+    });
+    const mockTriggerStrategy = bed.get(NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(NbTooltipStringTestComponent);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(mockTriggerStrategy._trigger).toBe(NbTrigger.HINT);
+  });
+
+  it('should build with custom trigger strategy', () => {
+    TestBed.resetTestingModule();
+    const bed = TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TooltipTestModule],
+      providers: [{ provide: NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService, useClass: MockTriggerStrategyBuilder }],
+    });
+    const mockTriggerStrategy = bed.get(NbTriggerStrategyBuilderService);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(NbTooltipStringTestComponent);
+    fixture.componentInstance.trigger = NbTrigger.CLICK;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(mockTriggerStrategy._trigger).toBe(NbTrigger.CLICK);
+  });
 });