diff --git a/.changeset/great-flies-clean.md b/.changeset/great-flies-clean.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..328ea6abe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-flies-clean.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/view-components": patch
+---
+
+Tooltip: Update the threshold value to match with the offset
diff --git a/app/components/primer/alpha/tool_tip.ts b/app/components/primer/alpha/tool_tip.ts
index d7b13a1275..9d1d0357ea 100644
--- a/app/components/primer/alpha/tool_tip.ts
+++ b/app/components/primer/alpha/tool_tip.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ToolTipElement extends HTMLElement {
         display: block;
         right: 0;
         left: 0;
-        height: 12px;
+        height: var(--overlay-offset, 0.25rem);
         content: "";
       }