diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9d3624f..b76a7bf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -400,16 +400,26 @@ export const createTooltip = ($el, content, options) => {
         }
     };
 
-    $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener = () => {
+    $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener = (event) => {
+        if (event.pointerType !== 'mouse') {
+            return;
+        }
         $el._tooltip.show();
     };
 
-    $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener = ({ relatedTarget }) => {
-        if (options.interactive && relatedTarget && $el._tooltip.$tooltip?.contains(relatedTarget)) {
+    $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener = (event) => {
+        if (event.pointerType !== 'mouse') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (options.interactive && event.relatedTarget && $el._tooltip.$tooltip?.contains(event.relatedTarget)) {
             $el._tooltip.$tooltip.addEventListener(
-                'mouseleave',
-                ({ relatedTarget }) => {
-                    if (!relatedTarget || !$el.contains(relatedTarget)) {
+                'pointerleave',
+                (event) => {
+                    if (event.pointerType !== 'mouse') {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (!event.relatedTarget || !$el.contains(event.relatedTarget)) {
                         $el._tooltip.hide();
                     }
                 },
@@ -432,11 +442,11 @@ export const createTooltip = ($el, content, options) => {
         for (const trigger of options.trigger.split(' ')) {
             switch (trigger) {
                 case 'mouseenter': {
-                    $el.addEventListener('mouseenter', $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener);
-                    listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'mouseenter', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener });
+                    $el.addEventListener('pointerenter', $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener);
+                    listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'pointerenter', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseEnterListener });
 
-                    $el.addEventListener('mouseleave', $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener);
-                    listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'mouseleave', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener });
+                    $el.addEventListener('pointerleave', $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener);
+                    listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'pointerleave', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener });
                     break;
                 }
                 case 'click': {
@@ -444,8 +454,8 @@ export const createTooltip = ($el, content, options) => {
                     listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'click', listener: $el._tooltip.clickListener });
 
                     if (!options.interactive) {
-                        $el.addEventListener('mouseleave', $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener);
-                        listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'mouseleave', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener });
+                        $el.addEventListener('pointerleave', $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener);
+                        listeners.push({ el: $el, event: 'pointerleave', listener: $el._tooltip.mouseLeaveListener });
                     }
                     break;
                 }