diff --git a/src/app/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/app/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index e95e2a7a3e0..3cd1f816ace 100755
--- a/src/app/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ export class Tooltip implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     private get activeElement(): HTMLElement {
-        return this.el.nativeElement.nodeName.includes('P-') ? DomHandler.findSingle(this.el.nativeElement, '.p-component') : this.el.nativeElement;
+        return this.el.nativeElement.nodeName.includes('P-') ? DomHandler.findSingle(this.el.nativeElement, '.p-component') || this.el.nativeElement : this.el.nativeElement;
     }
 
     alignLeft() {