diff --git a/packages/@react-aria/tooltip/src/useTooltipTrigger.ts b/packages/@react-aria/tooltip/src/useTooltipTrigger.ts
index 5ccfb801b17..4fa5bd7ec1d 100644
--- a/packages/@react-aria/tooltip/src/useTooltipTrigger.ts
+++ b/packages/@react-aria/tooltip/src/useTooltipTrigger.ts
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ export function useTooltipTrigger(props: TooltipTriggerProps, state: TooltipTrig
       'aria-describedby': state.isOpen ? tooltipId : undefined,
       ...mergeProps(focusableProps, hoverProps, {
         onPointerDown: onPressStart,
-        onKeyDown: onPressStart,
-        tabIndex: undefined
-      })
+        onKeyDown: onPressStart
+      }),
+      tabIndex: undefined
     },
     tooltipProps: {
       id: tooltipId
diff --git a/packages/react-aria-components/test/Tooltip.test.js b/packages/react-aria-components/test/Tooltip.test.js
index 249124a234b..b958c419df6 100644
--- a/packages/react-aria-components/test/Tooltip.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-aria-components/test/Tooltip.test.js
@@ -312,4 +312,32 @@ describe('Tooltip', () => {
     let tooltip = getByRole('tooltip');
     expect(tooltip).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('should not override child properties for excludeFromTabOrder', async () => {
+    let {getByRole} = render(
+      <TooltipTrigger>
+        <Button excludeFromTabOrder>
+          Check my tabindex
+        </Button>
+        <Tooltip>hello world</Tooltip>
+      </TooltipTrigger>
+    );
+
+    let button = getByRole('button');
+    expect(button).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+  });
+
+  it('should not override child properties', async () => {
+    let {getByRole} = render(
+      <TooltipTrigger>
+        <Button>
+          Check my tabindex
+        </Button>
+        <Tooltip>hello world</Tooltip>
+      </TooltipTrigger>
+    );
+
+    let button = getByRole('button');
+    expect(button).toHaveAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+  });
 });