diff --git a/src/tooltip/tooltip.js b/src/tooltip/tooltip.js
index d3baaf0797..310ad78a0a 100644
--- a/src/tooltip/tooltip.js
+++ b/src/tooltip/tooltip.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.tooltip', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap.s
           'animation="animation" ' +
           'is-open="isOpen"' +
           'origin-scope="origScope" ' +
-          'style="visibility: hidden; display: block;"' +
+          'style="display: none;"' +
           '>' +
         '</div>';
 
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.tooltip', ['ui.bootstrap.position', 'ui.bootstrap.s
 
               if (!positionTimeout) {
                 positionTimeout = $timeout(function() {
-                  // Reset the positioning.
+                  // Reset the positioning and show the tooltip.
                   tooltip.css({ top: 0, left: 0 });
 
                   // Now set the calculated positioning.
                   var ttCss = $position.positionElements(element, tooltip, ttScope.placement, appendToBody);
                   ttCss.top += 'px';
                   ttCss.left += 'px';
-                  ttCss.visibility = 'visible';
+                  ttCss.display = 'block';
                   tooltip.css(ttCss);
 
                   positionTimeout = null;