diff --git a/components/lib/tooltip/TooltipBase.js b/components/lib/tooltip/TooltipBase.js
index add2e0631c..6cc1145a88 100644
--- a/components/lib/tooltip/TooltipBase.js
+++ b/components/lib/tooltip/TooltipBase.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export const TooltipBase = ComponentBase.extend({
         autoZIndex: true,
         baseZIndex: 0,
         className: null,
-        closeOnEscape: true,
+        closeOnEscape: false,
         content: null,
         disabled: false,
         event: null,
diff --git a/components/lib/tooltip/tooltipoptions.d.ts b/components/lib/tooltip/tooltipoptions.d.ts
index 68194f4bb5..5306a102dc 100644
--- a/components/lib/tooltip/tooltipoptions.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/tooltip/tooltipoptions.d.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export interface TooltipOptions {
     className?: string | undefined;
     /**
      * Specifies if pressing escape key should hide the tooltip.
-     * @defaultValue true
+     * @defaultValue false
      */
     closeOnEscape?: boolean | undefined;
     /**