diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
index ba4fe4d3c8..82fd15c8ae 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/els_tooltip.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ _elm_tooltip_content_del(Elm_Tooltip *tt)
    evas_object_event_callback_del_full
      (tt->content, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL,
       _elm_tooltip_content_del_cb, tt);
+   evas_object_hide(tt->content);
    evas_object_del(tt->content);
    tt->content = NULL;
 }