diff --git a/src/popover/popover.spec.ts b/src/popover/popover.spec.ts
index 86a6146085..3459eec53e 100644
--- a/src/popover/popover.spec.ts
+++ b/src/popover/popover.spec.ts
@@ -633,6 +633,27 @@ describe('ngb-popover', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('visibility', () => {
+		it('should stay open if the popover is hovered before the closeDelay times out', fakeAsync(() => {
+			const fixture = createTestComponent(
+				`<div ngbPopover="Great tip!" triggers="hover" [closeDelay]="200" style="margin-top: 110px;"></div>`,
+			);
+			const directive = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(NgbPopover));
+
+			triggerEvent(directive, 'mouseenter');
+			tick();
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeTruthy();
+
+			triggerEvent(directive, 'mouseleave');
+			tick(100);
+			triggerEvent(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement), 'mouseenter');
+			tick(300);
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeTruthy();
+
+			triggerEvent(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement), 'mouseleave');
+			tick(300);
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeFalsy();
+		}));
+
 		it('should emit events when showing and hiding popover', () => {
 			const fixture = createTestComponent(
 				`<div ngbPopover="Great tip!" triggers="click" (shown)="shown()" (hidden)="hidden()"></div>`,
diff --git a/src/popover/popover.ts b/src/popover/popover.ts
index a8655b0b84..787440dd6e 100644
--- a/src/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/popover/popover.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	Directive,
 	ElementRef,
 	EventEmitter,
+	HostListener,
 	inject,
 	Input,
 	NgZone,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { isString } from '../util/util';
 import { NgbPopoverConfig } from './popover-config';
 
 import { addPopperOffset } from '../util/positioning-util';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 
 let nextId = 0;
 
@@ -67,10 +68,22 @@ export class NgbPopoverWindow {
 	@Input() id: string;
 	@Input() popoverClass: string;
 	@Input() context: any;
+	@Input() readonly mouseEnter: Subject<void>;
+	@Input() readonly mouseLeave: Subject<void>;
 
 	isTitleTemplate() {
 		return this.title instanceof TemplateRef;
 	}
+
+	@HostListener('mouseenter')
+	onMouseEnter() {
+		this.mouseEnter?.next();
+	}
+
+	@HostListener('mouseleave')
+	onMouseLeave() {
+		this.mouseLeave?.next();
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -215,6 +228,9 @@ export class NgbPopover implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 	private _positioning = ngbPositioning();
 	private _zoneSubscription: Subscription;
 
+	private _mouseEnterTooltip = new Subject<void>();
+	private _mouseLeaveTooltip = new Subject<void>();
+
 	/**
 	 * Opens the popover.
 	 *
@@ -235,6 +251,8 @@ export class NgbPopover implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 			this._windowRef.setInput('context', context ?? this.popoverContext);
 			this._windowRef.setInput('popoverClass', this.popoverClass);
 			this._windowRef.setInput('id', this._ngbPopoverWindowId);
+			this._windowRef.setInput('mouseEnter', this._mouseEnterTooltip);
+			this._windowRef.setInput('mouseLeave', this._mouseLeaveTooltip);
 
 			this._getPositionTargetElement().setAttribute('aria-describedby', this._ngbPopoverWindowId);
 
@@ -326,6 +344,8 @@ export class NgbPopover implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 			this.close.bind(this),
 			+this.openDelay,
 			+this.closeDelay,
+			this._mouseEnterTooltip,
+			this._mouseLeaveTooltip,
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -341,6 +361,8 @@ export class NgbPopover implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 
 	ngOnDestroy() {
 		this.close(false);
+		this._mouseEnterTooltip.complete();
+		this._mouseLeaveTooltip.complete();
 		// This check is needed as it might happen that ngOnDestroy is called before ngOnInit
 		// under certain conditions, see: https://github.com/ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap/issues/2199
 		this._unregisterListenersFn?.();
diff --git a/src/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index d3d46b0d0e..5d1ffd7786 100644
--- a/src/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -646,6 +646,27 @@ describe('ngb-tooltip', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('visibility', () => {
+		it('should stay open if the tooltip is hovered before the closeDelay times out', fakeAsync(() => {
+			const fixture = createTestComponent(
+				`<div ngbTooltip="Great tip!" triggers="hover" [closeDelay]="200" style="margin-top: 110px;"></div>`,
+			);
+			const directive = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(NgbTooltip));
+
+			triggerEvent(directive, 'mouseenter');
+			tick();
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeTruthy();
+
+			triggerEvent(directive, 'mouseleave');
+			tick(100);
+			triggerEvent(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement), 'mouseenter');
+			tick(300);
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeTruthy();
+
+			triggerEvent(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement), 'mouseleave');
+			tick(300);
+			expect(getWindow(fixture.nativeElement)).toBeFalsy();
+		}));
+
 		it('should emit events when showing and hiding tooltip', () => {
 			const fixture = createTestComponent(
 				`<div ngbTooltip="Great tip!" triggers="click" (shown)="shown()" (hidden)="hidden()"></div>`,
diff --git a/src/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index f197658b16..48867f9025 100644
--- a/src/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	Directive,
 	ElementRef,
 	EventEmitter,
+	HostListener,
 	inject,
 	Input,
 	NgZone,
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import { PopupService } from '../util/popup';
 import { isString } from '../util/util';
 
 import { NgbTooltipConfig } from './tooltip-config';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { addPopperOffset } from '../util/positioning-util';
 
 let nextId = 0;
@@ -54,6 +55,18 @@ export class NgbTooltipWindow {
 	@Input() animation: boolean;
 	@Input() id: string;
 	@Input() tooltipClass: string;
+	@Input() readonly mouseEnter: Subject<void>;
+	@Input() readonly mouseLeave: Subject<void>;
+
+	@HostListener('mouseenter')
+	onMouseEnter() {
+		this.mouseEnter?.next();
+	}
+
+	@HostListener('mouseleave')
+	onMouseLeave() {
+		this.mouseLeave?.next();
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -183,6 +196,9 @@ export class NgbTooltip implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 	private _positioning = ngbPositioning();
 	private _zoneSubscription: Subscription;
 
+	private _mouseEnterTooltip = new Subject<void>();
+	private _mouseLeaveTooltip = new Subject<void>();
+
 	/**
 	 * The string content or a `TemplateRef` for the content to be displayed in the tooltip.
 	 *
@@ -217,6 +233,8 @@ export class NgbTooltip implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 			this._windowRef.setInput('animation', this.animation);
 			this._windowRef.setInput('tooltipClass', this.tooltipClass);
 			this._windowRef.setInput('id', this._ngbTooltipWindowId);
+			this._windowRef.setInput('mouseEnter', this._mouseEnterTooltip);
+			this._windowRef.setInput('mouseLeave', this._mouseLeaveTooltip);
 
 			this._getPositionTargetElement().setAttribute('aria-describedby', this._ngbTooltipWindowId);
 
@@ -314,6 +332,8 @@ export class NgbTooltip implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 			this.close.bind(this),
 			+this.openDelay,
 			+this.closeDelay,
+			this._mouseEnterTooltip,
+			this._mouseLeaveTooltip,
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -325,6 +345,8 @@ export class NgbTooltip implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 
 	ngOnDestroy() {
 		this.close(false);
+		this._mouseEnterTooltip.complete();
+		this._mouseLeaveTooltip.complete();
 		// This check is needed as it might happen that ngOnDestroy is called before ngOnInit
 		// under certain conditions, see: https://github.com/ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap/issues/2199
 		this._unregisterListenersFn?.();
diff --git a/src/util/triggers.ts b/src/util/triggers.ts
index 3027a14bbd..80de0cbeb9 100644
--- a/src/util/triggers.ts
+++ b/src/util/triggers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Observable, EMPTY } from 'rxjs';
+
 const ALIASES = {
 	hover: ['mouseenter', 'mouseleave'],
 	focus: ['focusin', 'focusout'],
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ export function listenToTriggers(
 	closeFn: () => void,
 	openDelayMs = 0,
 	closeDelayMs = 0,
+	enterPopover: Observable<void> = EMPTY,
+	leavePopover: Observable<void> = EMPTY,
 ) {
 	const parsedTriggers = parseTriggers(triggers);
 
@@ -76,6 +80,17 @@ export function listenToTriggers(
 				withDelay(() => activeOpenTriggers.size === 0 && closeFn(), closeDelayMs);
 			});
 		}
+
+		if (openTrigger === 'mouseenter' && closeTrigger === 'mouseleave' && closeDelayMs > 0) {
+			enterPopover.subscribe(() => {
+				activeOpenTriggers.add(openTrigger);
+				clearTimeout(timeout);
+			});
+			leavePopover.subscribe(() => {
+				activeOpenTriggers.delete(openTrigger);
+				withDelay(() => activeOpenTriggers.size === 0 && closeFn(), closeDelayMs);
+			});
+		}
 	}
 
 	return () => cleanupFns.forEach((cleanupFn) => cleanupFn());