diff --git a/.changeset/famous-jobs-applaud.md b/.changeset/famous-jobs-applaud.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b3ea4feaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-jobs-applaud.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/react": minor
+---
+
+Tooltip: Add delay functionality to tooltips with the options of `instant` (default), `medium`, `long`
diff --git a/packages/react/src/Button/IconButton.features.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/Button/IconButton.features.stories.tsx
index 6c98391d520..674a3d7df2b 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/Button/IconButton.features.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/Button/IconButton.features.stories.tsx
@@ -95,3 +95,10 @@ export const KeybindingHintOnDescription = () => (
 )
 
 export const KeybindingHint = () => <IconButton icon={BoldIcon} aria-label="Bold" keybindingHint="Mod+B" />
+
+export const LongDelayedTooltip = () => (
+  // Ideal for cases where we don't want to show the tooltip immediately — for example, when the user is just passing over the element.
+  <Tooltip text="This is a tooltip with 1200ms delay" delay="long">
+    <IconButton icon={HeartIcon} aria-label="HeartIcon" />
+  </Tooltip>
+)
diff --git a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.examples.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.examples.stories.tsx
index 37f0e359a1f..e6e55e43804 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.examples.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.examples.stories.tsx
@@ -185,3 +185,61 @@ export const DialogTrigger = () => {
     </>
   )
 }
+
+export const EmojiPicker = () => {
+  // This example demonstrates a grid of emojis/icons with tooltips that appear after a long delay.
+  // This pattern is used in places like emoji reactions on comments and the icon picker in the issues dashboard's saved views on GitHub.
+  // The delay improves UX by preventing distraction when users move their cursor across multiple emojis/icons,
+  // especially since these icons are generally familiar and don't require immediate explanation.
+
+  const emojis = [
+    {emoji: '😀', name: 'Grinning Face'},
+    {emoji: '😍', name: 'Heart Eyes'},
+    {emoji: '🎉', name: 'Party Popper'},
+    {emoji: '👍', name: 'Thumbs Up'},
+    {emoji: '❤️', name: 'Red Heart'},
+    {emoji: '🔥', name: 'Fire'},
+    {emoji: '💯', name: 'Hundred Points'},
+    {emoji: '🚀', name: 'Rocket'},
+    {emoji: '⭐', name: 'Star'},
+    {emoji: '🎯', name: 'Direct Hit'},
+    {emoji: '💡', name: 'Light Bulb'},
+    {emoji: '🌟', name: 'Glowing Star'},
+    {emoji: '🎊', name: 'Confetti Ball'},
+    {emoji: '✨', name: 'Sparkles'},
+    {emoji: '🌈', name: 'Rainbow'},
+  ]
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      style={{
+        display: 'grid',
+        gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(5, 1fr)',
+        gap: '4px',
+        maxWidth: '200px',
+        padding: '16px',
+      }}
+    >
+      {emojis.map((emojiItem, index) => (
+        <Tooltip key={index} text={emojiItem.name} direction="n" delay="long">
+          <Button
+            aria-label={emojiItem.name}
+            variant="invisible"
+            size="small"
+            style={{
+              fontSize: '18px',
+              padding: '8px',
+              minWidth: '32px',
+              minHeight: '32px',
+              display: 'flex',
+              alignItems: 'center',
+              justifyContent: 'center',
+            }}
+          >
+            {emojiItem.emoji}
+          </Button>
+        </Tooltip>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
index d72956c19eb..a8f1123a6e6 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.features.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import {IconButton, Button, Link, ActionMenu, ActionList, VisuallyHidden} from '..'
 import Octicon from '../Octicon'
 import {Tooltip} from './Tooltip'
-import {SearchIcon, BookIcon, CheckIcon, TriangleDownIcon, GitBranchIcon, InfoIcon} from '@primer/octicons-react'
+import {
+  SearchIcon,
+  BookIcon,
+  CheckIcon,
+  TriangleDownIcon,
+  GitBranchIcon,
+  InfoIcon,
+  HeartIcon,
+} from '@primer/octicons-react'
 import classes from './Tooltip.features.stories.module.css'
 
 export default {
@@ -194,3 +202,19 @@ export const KeybindingHint = () => (
     </Tooltip>
   </div>
 )
+
+export const WithMediumDelay = () => (
+  <div className={classes.PaddedContainer}>
+    <Tooltip text="Tooltip is delayed by 400ms" delay="medium">
+      <Button>With delay</Button>
+    </Tooltip>
+  </div>
+)
+
+export const WithLongDelay = () => (
+  <div className={classes.PaddedContainer}>
+    <Tooltip text="Tooltip is delayed by 1200ms" delay="long">
+      <IconButton icon={HeartIcon} variant="invisible" aria-label="Favorite" />
+    </Tooltip>
+  </div>
+)
diff --git a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.tsx b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.tsx
index a0479eb8f5c..a291ecc9e10 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/TooltipV2/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ export type TooltipProps = React.PropsWithChildren<{
   text: string
   type?: 'label' | 'description'
   keybindingHint?: KeybindingHintProps['keys']
+  /**
+   * Delay in milliseconds before showing the tooltip
+   * @default short (50ms)
+   * medium (400ms)
+   * long (1200ms)
+   */
+  delay?: 'short' | 'medium' | 'long'
 }> &
   React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>
 
@@ -69,6 +76,14 @@ const interactiveElements = [
   'textarea',
 ]
 
+// Map delay prop to actual time in ms
+// For context on delay times, see https://github.com/github/primer/issues/3313#issuecomment-3336696699
+const delayTimeMap = {
+  short: 50,
+  medium: 400,
+  long: 1200,
+}
+
 const isInteractive = (element: HTMLElement) => {
   return (
     interactiveElements.some(selector => element.matches(selector)) ||
@@ -79,7 +94,17 @@ export const TooltipContext = React.createContext<{tooltipId?: string}>({})
 
 export const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(
   (
-    {direction = 's', text, type = 'description', children, id, className, keybindingHint, ...rest}: TooltipProps,
+    {
+      direction = 's',
+      text,
+      type = 'description',
+      children,
+      id,
+      className,
+      keybindingHint,
+      delay = 'short',
+      ...rest
+    }: TooltipProps,
     forwardedRef,
   ) => {
     const tooltipId = useId(id)
@@ -280,14 +305,17 @@ export const Tooltip = React.forwardRef(
                 child.props.onFocus?.(event)
               },
               onMouseOverCapture: (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+                const delayTime = delayTimeMap[delay] || 50
                 // We use a `capture` event to ensure this is called first before
                 // events that might cancel the opening timeout (like `onTouchEnd`)
-                // show tooltip after mouse has been hovering for at least 50ms
+                // show tooltip after mouse has been hovering for the specified delay time
                 // (prevent showing tooltip when mouse is just passing through)
                 openTimeoutRef.current = safeSetTimeout(() => {
+                  // if the mouse is already moved out, do not show the tooltip
+                  if (!openTimeoutRef.current) return
                   openTooltip()
                   child.props.onMouseEnter?.(event)
-                }, 50)
+                }, delayTime)
               },
               onMouseLeave: (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
                 closeTooltip()