diff --git a/packages/tooltip/src/LionTooltip.js b/packages/tooltip/src/LionTooltip.js
index 87f5ab7ac..54baaac5a 100644
--- a/packages/tooltip/src/LionTooltip.js
+++ b/packages/tooltip/src/LionTooltip.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export class LionTooltip extends LionPopup {
     super.connectedCallback();
     this.contentNode = this.querySelector('[slot="content"]');
     this.invokerNode = this.querySelector('[slot="invoker"]');
+    this.contentNode.setAttribute('role', 'tooltip');
 
     this._controller = overlays.add(
       new LocalOverlayController({
diff --git a/packages/tooltip/test/lion-tooltip.test.js b/packages/tooltip/test/lion-tooltip.test.js
index 14a4702bb..d3b09ac73 100644
--- a/packages/tooltip/test/lion-tooltip.test.js
+++ b/packages/tooltip/test/lion-tooltip.test.js
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ describe('lion-tooltip', () => {
       expect(el.querySelector('[slot="content"]').style.display).to.be.equal('none');
     });
 
+    it('should have a tooltip role set on the tooltip', async () => {
+      const el = await fixture(html`
+        <lion-tooltip>
+          <div slot="content">Hey there</div>
+          <lion-button slot="invoker">Tooltip button</lion-button>
+        </lion-tooltip>
+      `);
+      const invoker = el.querySelector('[slot="content"]');
+      expect(invoker.getAttribute('role')).to.be.equal('tooltip');
+    });
+
     it('should have aria-controls attribute set to the invoker', async () => {
       const el = await fixture(html`
         <lion-tooltip>