diff --git a/packages/tooltip/src/vaadin-tooltip-mixin.js b/packages/tooltip/src/vaadin-tooltip-mixin.js
index 546ee2ad0e..0e8a7a8300 100644
--- a/packages/tooltip/src/vaadin-tooltip-mixin.js
+++ b/packages/tooltip/src/vaadin-tooltip-mixin.js
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ class TooltipStateController {
   /** @private */
   get focusDelay() {
     const tooltip = this.host;
-    return tooltip.focusDelay != null && tooltip.focusDelay > 0 ? tooltip.focusDelay : defaultFocusDelay;
+    return tooltip.focusDelay != null && tooltip.focusDelay >= 0 ? tooltip.focusDelay : defaultFocusDelay;
   }
 
   /** @private */
   get hoverDelay() {
     const tooltip = this.host;
-    return tooltip.hoverDelay != null && tooltip.hoverDelay > 0 ? tooltip.hoverDelay : defaultHoverDelay;
+    return tooltip.hoverDelay != null && tooltip.hoverDelay >= 0 ? tooltip.hoverDelay : defaultHoverDelay;
   }
 
   /** @private */
   get hideDelay() {
     const tooltip = this.host;
-    return tooltip.hideDelay != null && tooltip.hideDelay > 0 ? tooltip.hideDelay : defaultHideDelay;
+    return tooltip.hideDelay != null && tooltip.hideDelay >= 0 ? tooltip.hideDelay : defaultHideDelay;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/tooltip/test/tooltip-timers.common.js b/packages/tooltip/test/tooltip-timers.common.js
index 18436979fd..dda6772428 100644
--- a/packages/tooltip/test/tooltip-timers.common.js
+++ b/packages/tooltip/test/tooltip-timers.common.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe('timers', () => {
 
     afterEach(() => {
       resetGlobalTooltipState();
+      Tooltip.setDefaultHoverDelay(0);
     });
 
     it('should open the overlay after a delay on mouseenter', async () => {
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ describe('timers', () => {
       target.focus();
       expect(overlay.opened).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('should use the hover delay set to 0 and not the global delay', () => {
+      Tooltip.setDefaultHoverDelay(50);
+      tooltip.hoverDelay = 0;
+
+      mouseenter(target);
+      expect(overlay.opened).to.be.true;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('focusDelay', () => {
@@ -86,6 +95,7 @@ describe('timers', () => {
 
     afterEach(() => {
       resetGlobalTooltipState();
+      Tooltip.setDefaultFocusDelay(0);
     });
 
     it('should open the overlay after a delay on keyboard focus', async () => {
@@ -101,6 +111,15 @@ describe('timers', () => {
       mouseenter(target);
       expect(overlay.opened).to.be.true;
     });
+
+    it('should use the focus delay set to 0 and not the global delay', () => {
+      Tooltip.setDefaultFocusDelay(50);
+      tooltip.focusDelay = 0;
+
+      tabKeyDown(document.body);
+      target.focus();
+      expect(overlay.opened).to.be.true;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('hideDelay', () => {
@@ -116,6 +135,7 @@ describe('timers', () => {
 
     afterEach(() => {
       resetGlobalTooltipState();
+      Tooltip.setDefaultHideDelay(0);
     });
 
     it('should close the overlay after a hide delay on mouseleave', async () => {
@@ -135,6 +155,15 @@ describe('timers', () => {
       expect(overlay.opened).to.be.false;
     });
 
+    it('should use the hide delay set to 0 and not the global delay', () => {
+      Tooltip.setDefaultHideDelay(50);
+      tooltip.hideDelay = 0;
+
+      mouseenter(target);
+      mouseleave(target);
+      expect(overlay.opened).to.be.false;
+    });
+
     it('should close the overlay immediately on mousedown', () => {
       tabKeyDown(document.body);
       target.focus();