#36740·fluentui

[Bug]: Tooltip and Dropdown anchoring not working

Author: jcludwigCreated Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
LabelsType: Bug :bug:Component: DropdownComponent: TooltipNeeds: Investigationweb-componentsFluent UI WC (v3)Area: Positioning

Component

Tooltip

Package version

3.0.1

@microsoft/fast-element version

?

Environment

bash
System:
    OS: Linux 5.0 undefined
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9880H CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory: 0 Bytes / 0 Bytes
    Shell: 1.0 - /bin/jsh
  npmPackages:
    @fluentui/web-components: 3.0.1 => 3.0.1

Current Behavior

Tooltip and dropdown do not work together. When applying a tooltip to the dropdown the tooltip appears at the top-left of the screen.

I believe the issues is related to the way these two components handle css positioning anchoring. The dropdown will give itself an anchor-name in order to coordinate with the listbox popover:

https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui/blob/e8033487274728d29528055e3aadf6c75e65e4cc/packages/web-components/src/dropdown/dropdown.base.ts#L257

However, the tooltip also needs a stable anchor name: https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui/blob/e8033487274728d29528055e3aadf6c75e65e4cc/packages/web-components/src/tooltip/tooltip.ts#L111

I believe the issue is that the tooltip initializes and captures the current anchor-name, then the dropdown changes it's anchor-name later.

Expected Behavior

The tooltip should be positioned next to the dropdown.

Reproduction

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-ygrqqvpa

Steps to reproduce

Hover over the dropdown in the example, the tooltip appears in the top-left.

Are you reporting an Accessibility issue?

no

Suggested severity

High - No workaround

Products/sites affected

Fabric UX

Are you willing to submit a PR to fix?

yes

Validations

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