diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/event-delegation.ts b/src/components/Tooltip/event-delegation.ts
index 904721ec..70ff237a 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/event-delegation.ts
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/event-delegation.ts
@@ -10,43 +10,55 @@
 
 type Handler = (event: Event) => void
 
-const handlersByType = new Map<string, Set<Handler>>()
-
-function getOrCreateSet(eventType: string): Set<Handler> {
-  let set = handlersByType.get(eventType)
-  if (!set) {
-    set = new Set()
-    handlersByType.set(eventType, set)
-    document.addEventListener(eventType, dispatch)
-  }
-  return set
+type DelegatedListener = {
+  handlers: Set<Handler>
+  dispatch: (event: Event) => void
+  eventType: string
+  capture: boolean
 }
 
-function dispatch(event: Event): void {
-  const handlers = handlersByType.get(event.type)
-  if (handlers) {
-    // Safe to iterate directly — mutations (add/remove) only happen in
-    // setup/cleanup, not during dispatch. Set iteration is stable for
-    // entries that existed when iteration began.
-    handlers.forEach((handler) => {
-      handler(event)
-    })
+const handlersByType = new Map<string, DelegatedListener>()
+
+function getListenerKey(eventType: string, capture: boolean): string {
+  return `${eventType}:${capture ? 'capture' : 'bubble'}`
+}
+
+function getOrCreateListener(eventType: string, capture: boolean): DelegatedListener {
+  const key = getListenerKey(eventType, capture)
+  let listener = handlersByType.get(key)
+  if (!listener) {
+    const handlers = new Set<Handler>()
+    const dispatch = (event: Event): void => {
+      handlers.forEach((handler) => {
+        handler(event)
+      })
+    }
+    listener = { handlers, dispatch, eventType, capture }
+    handlersByType.set(key, listener)
+    document.addEventListener(eventType, dispatch, { capture })
   }
+  return listener
 }
 
 /**
  * Register a handler for a document-level event type.
  * Returns an unsubscribe function.
  */
-export function addDelegatedEventListener(eventType: string, handler: Handler): () => void {
-  const set = getOrCreateSet(eventType)
-  set.add(handler)
+export function addDelegatedEventListener(
+  eventType: string,
+  handler: Handler,
+  options: AddEventListenerOptions = {},
+): () => void {
+  const capture = Boolean(options.capture)
+  const key = getListenerKey(eventType, capture)
+  const listener = getOrCreateListener(eventType, capture)
+  listener.handlers.add(handler)
 
   return () => {
-    set.delete(handler)
-    if (set.size === 0) {
-      handlersByType.delete(eventType)
-      document.removeEventListener(eventType, dispatch)
+    listener.handlers.delete(handler)
+    if (listener.handlers.size === 0) {
+      handlersByType.delete(key)
+      document.removeEventListener(eventType, listener.dispatch, { capture })
     }
   }
 }
@@ -55,8 +67,10 @@ export function addDelegatedEventListener(eventType: string, handler: Handler):
  * Reset for testing purposes.
  */
 export function resetEventDelegation(): void {
-  handlersByType.forEach((_handlers, eventType) => {
-    document.removeEventListener(eventType, dispatch)
+  handlersByType.forEach((listener) => {
+    document.removeEventListener(listener.eventType, listener.dispatch, {
+      capture: listener.capture,
+    })
   })
   handlersByType.clear()
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/use-tooltip-events.tsx b/src/components/Tooltip/use-tooltip-events.tsx
index 297df142..d223d29f 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/use-tooltip-events.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/use-tooltip-events.tsx
@@ -293,8 +293,12 @@ const useTooltipEvents = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     const cleanupFns: (() => void)[] = []
 
-    const addDelegatedListener = (eventType: string, listener: (event: Event) => void) => {
-      cleanupFns.push(addDelegatedEventListener(eventType, listener))
+    const addDelegatedListener = (
+      eventType: string,
+      listener: (event: Event) => void,
+      options?: AddEventListenerOptions,
+    ) => {
+      cleanupFns.push(addDelegatedEventListener(eventType, listener, options))
     }
 
     const activeAnchorContainsTarget = (event?: Event): boolean =>
@@ -395,7 +399,9 @@ const useTooltipEvents = ({
         return
       }
       if (clickEvents.includes(event)) {
-        addDelegatedListener(event, handleClickOpenTooltipAnchor as (event: Event) => void)
+        addDelegatedListener(event, handleClickOpenTooltipAnchor as (event: Event) => void, {
+          capture: true,
+        })
       }
     })
 
@@ -404,7 +410,9 @@ const useTooltipEvents = ({
         return
       }
       if (clickEvents.includes(event)) {
-        addDelegatedListener(event, handleClickCloseTooltipAnchor as (event: Event) => void)
+        addDelegatedListener(event, handleClickCloseTooltipAnchor as (event: Event) => void, {
+          capture: true,
+        })
       }
     })
 
diff --git a/src/test/tooltip-interaction-behavior.spec.js b/src/test/tooltip-interaction-behavior.spec.js
index bbf82ff9..9928544a 100644
--- a/src/test/tooltip-interaction-behavior.spec.js
+++ b/src/test/tooltip-interaction-behavior.spec.js
@@ -68,6 +68,27 @@ describe('tooltip interaction behavior', () => {
     expect(tooltip).toHaveTextContent('Click Only Test')
   })
 
+  test('opens on click when the anchor stops propagation', async () => {
+    await renderAndFlush(
+      <>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          data-tooltip-id="stopped-click-test"
+          onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+        >
+          Click Me
+        </button>
+        <TooltipController id="stopped-click-test" content="Stopped Click Test" openOnClick />
+      </>,
+    )
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Click Me'))
+    await flushMicrotasks()
+
+    const tooltip = await waitForTooltip('stopped-click-test')
+    expect(tooltip).toHaveTextContent('Stopped Click Test')
+  })
+
   test('stops showing after scroll and resize global close events', async () => {
     await renderAndFlush(
       <>