diff --git a/docs/pages/api/tooltip.md b/docs/pages/api/tooltip.md
index 94cda4b5019ad1..e2f6cccdb71915 100644
--- a/docs/pages/api/tooltip.md
+++ b/docs/pages/api/tooltip.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ You can learn more about the difference by [reading this guide](/guides/minimizi
 | <span class="prop-name">disableFocusListener</span> | <span class="prop-type">bool</span> | <span class="prop-default">false</span> | Do not respond to focus events. |
 | <span class="prop-name">disableHoverListener</span> | <span class="prop-type">bool</span> | <span class="prop-default">false</span> | Do not respond to hover events. |
 | <span class="prop-name">disableTouchListener</span> | <span class="prop-type">bool</span> | <span class="prop-default">false</span> | Do not respond to long press touch events. |
-| <span class="prop-name">enterDelay</span> | <span class="prop-type">number</span> | <span class="prop-default">200</span> | The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip. This prop won't impact the enter touch delay (`enterTouchDelay`). |
+| <span class="prop-name">enterDelay</span> | <span class="prop-type">number</span> | <span class="prop-default">100</span> | The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip. This prop won't impact the enter touch delay (`enterTouchDelay`). |
 | <span class="prop-name">enterNextDelay</span> | <span class="prop-type">number</span> | <span class="prop-default">0</span> | The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip when one was already recently opened. |
 | <span class="prop-name">enterTouchDelay</span> | <span class="prop-type">number</span> | <span class="prop-default">700</span> | The number of milliseconds a user must touch the element before showing the tooltip. |
 | <span class="prop-name">id</span> | <span class="prop-type">string</span> |  | This prop is used to help implement the accessibility logic. If you don't provide this prop. It falls back to a randomly generated id. |
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
index d75f1ffd77ba25..a4d9c7cbb94478 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Tooltip/Tooltip.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(function Tooltip(props, ref) {
     disableFocusListener = false,
     disableHoverListener = false,
     disableTouchListener = false,
-    enterDelay = 200,
+    enterDelay = 100,
     enterNextDelay = 0,
     enterTouchDelay = 700,
     id: idProp,