diff --git a/modules/mod_base/lib/js/modules/z.tooltip.js b/modules/mod_base/lib/js/modules/z.tooltip.js
index 912632a41d..5b1cc39386 100644
--- a/modules/mod_base/lib/js/modules/z.tooltip.js
+++ b/modules/mod_base/lib/js/modules/z.tooltip.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $.widget("ui.tooltip",
 			var left = $(this).position().left;
 			var top  = $(this).position().top;
 							
-			tip.css({top: top - 30});
+			tip.css({top: top - tip.height()-10});
 			
 			if(left + tip.width() > $(window).width())
 			{