diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-tooltip-behavior/gr-tooltip-behavior.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-tooltip-behavior/gr-tooltip-behavior.js
index 3702c841d2..c910d8f003 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-tooltip-behavior/gr-tooltip-behavior.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-tooltip-behavior/gr-tooltip-behavior.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
     properties: {
       hasTooltip: Boolean,
 
+      _isTouchDevice: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        value: function() {
+          return 'ontouchstart' in document.documentElement;
+        },
+      },
       _tooltip: Element,
       _titleText: String,
     },
@@ -29,10 +35,10 @@
     attached: function() {
       if (!this.hasTooltip) { return; }
 
-      this.addEventListener('mouseover', this._handleShowTooltip.bind(this));
-      this.addEventListener('mouseout', this._handleHideTooltip.bind(this));
-      this.addEventListener('focusin', this._handleShowTooltip.bind(this));
-      this.addEventListener('focusout', this._handleHideTooltip.bind(this));
+      this.addEventListener('mouseenter', this._handleShowTooltip.bind(this));
+      this.addEventListener('mouseleave', this._handleHideTooltip.bind(this));
+      this.addEventListener('tap', this._handleHideTooltip.bind(this));
+
       this.listen(window, 'scroll', '_handleWindowScroll');
     },
 
@@ -41,6 +47,8 @@
     },
 
     _handleShowTooltip: function(e) {
+      if (this._isTouchDevice) { return; }
+
       if (!this.hasAttribute('title') ||
           this.getAttribute('title') === '' ||
           this._tooltip) {
@@ -66,9 +74,11 @@
     },
 
     _handleHideTooltip: function(e) {
+      if (this._isTouchDevice) { return; }
       if (!this.hasAttribute('title') ||
-          this._titleText == null ||
-          this === document.activeElement) { return; }
+          this._titleText == null) {
+        return;
+      }
 
       this.setAttribute('title', this._titleText);
       if (this._tooltip && this._tooltip.parentNode) {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-reply-dialog/gr-reply-dialog_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-reply-dialog/gr-reply-dialog_test.html
index f15b554183..0e5eb25633 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-reply-dialog/gr-reply-dialog_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/change/gr-reply-dialog/gr-reply-dialog_test.html
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       }).then(function() {
         assert.isTrue(isVisible(element.$.reviewerConfirmationOverlay));
         observer = overlayObserver('closed');
-        MockInteractions.tap(yesButton); // confirm the group
+        MockInteractions.tap(yesButton); // Confirm the group.
         return observer;
       }).then(function() {
         assert.isFalse(isVisible(element.$.reviewerConfirmationOverlay));
@@ -430,5 +430,51 @@ limitations under the License.
         MockInteractions.tap(element.$$('.send'));
       });
     });
+
+    test('do not display tooltips on touch devices', function() {
+      element._account = {_account_id: 1};
+      element.set(['change', 'labels', 'Verified', 'all'],
+          [{_account_id: 1, value: -1}]);
+      element.labels = {
+        Verified: {
+          values: {
+            '-1': 'Fails',
+            ' 0': 'No score',
+            '+1': 'Verified'
+          },
+          default_value: 0
+        },
+        'Code-Review': {
+          values: {
+            '-2': 'Do not submit',
+            '-1': 'I would prefer that you didn\'t submit this',
+            ' 0': 'No score',
+            '+1': 'Looks good to me, but someone else must approve',
+            '+2': 'Looks good to me, approved'
+          },
+          default_value: 0
+        }
+      };
+
+      flushAsynchronousOperations();
+
+      var verifiedBtn = element.$$(
+          'iron-selector[data-label="Verified"] > ' +
+          'gr-button[data-value="-1"]');
+
+      // On touch devices, tooltips should not be shown.
+      verifiedBtn._isTouchDevice = true;
+      verifiedBtn._handleShowTooltip();
+      assert.isNotOk(verifiedBtn._tooltip);
+      verifiedBtn._handleHideTooltip();
+      assert.isNotOk(verifiedBtn._tooltip);
+
+      // On other devices, tooltips should be shown.
+      verifiedBtn._isTouchDevice = false;
+      verifiedBtn._handleShowTooltip();
+      assert.isOk(verifiedBtn._tooltip);
+      verifiedBtn._handleHideTooltip();
+      assert.isNotOk(verifiedBtn._tooltip);
+    });
   });
 </script>