diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.component.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.component.ts
index 23fb5eeca5..2633743c33 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.component.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.component.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class NbTooltipComponent implements NbRenderableContainer {
   }
 
   @Input()
-  context: { icon?: string, status?: NbComponentStatus } = {};
+  context: { icon?: string, status?: '' | NbComponentStatus } = {};
 
   get statusClass() {
     return this.context.status ? `status-${this.context.status}` : '';
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
index cc9430f2cb..b604f4deea 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/tooltip/tooltip.directive.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class NbTooltipDirective implements OnInit, OnChanges, AfterViewInit, OnD
    * @param {string} status
    */
   @Input('nbTooltipStatus')
-  set status(status: NbComponentStatus) {
+  set status(status: '' | NbComponentStatus) {
     this.context = Object.assign(this.context, {status});
   }