diff --git a/react/src/components/COMPONENTS.md b/react/src/components/COMPONENTS.md
index c17cbbe..b01ece7 100644
--- a/react/src/components/COMPONENTS.md
+++ b/react/src/components/COMPONENTS.md
@@ -44,3 +44,21 @@ provided the badge becomes a keyboard-focusable interactive control
 <Badge variant="success" size="sm">Verified</Badge>
 <Badge variant="warning" onClick={() => alert('clicked')}>Dismiss</Badge>
 ```
+
+## Tooltip
+
+Shows contextual text on hover and keyboard focus, dismissible with Escape.
+Renders `role="tooltip"` and links the trigger via `aria-describedby`. Wraps a
+single focusable element.
+
+| Prop        | Type                                      | Default | Description                   |
+| ----------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------- |
+| `content`   | `React.ReactNode`                         | (none)  | Tooltip contents.             |
+| `children`  | `React.ReactElement`                      | (none)  | The focusable trigger.        |
+| `placement` | `'top' \| 'bottom' \| 'left' \| 'right'`  | `'top'` | Position relative to trigger. |
+
+```tsx
+<Tooltip content="Copy address">
+  <button onClick={copy}>Copy</button>
+</Tooltip>
+```
diff --git a/react/src/components/Tooltip.test.tsx b/react/src/components/Tooltip.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9aeb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Tooltip.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { Tooltip } from './Tooltip';
+
+describe('Tooltip', () => {
+  it('is hidden until hovered, then shows with role=tooltip and links the trigger', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Tooltip content="Help text">
+        <button>trigger</button>
+      </Tooltip>,
+    );
+    const wrapper = container.firstChild as HTMLElement;
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.mouseEnter(wrapper);
+    const tip = screen.getByRole('tooltip');
+    expect(tip).toHaveTextContent('Help text');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'trigger' })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'aria-describedby',
+      tip.id,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.mouseLeave(wrapper);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('dismisses on Escape', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Tooltip content="Help text">
+        <button>trigger</button>
+      </Tooltip>,
+    );
+    const wrapper = container.firstChild as HTMLElement;
+    fireEvent.mouseEnter(wrapper);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tooltip')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(wrapper, { key: 'Escape' });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/react/src/components/Tooltip.tsx b/react/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df27416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React, { cloneElement, useId, useState } from 'react';
+
+export type TooltipPlacement = 'top' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'right';
+
+export interface TooltipProps {
+  content: React.ReactNode;
+  children: React.ReactElement;
+  placement?: TooltipPlacement;
+}
+
+const PLACEMENT_STYLES: Record<TooltipPlacement, React.CSSProperties> = {
+  top: { bottom: '100%', left: '50%', transform: 'translateX(-50%)', marginBottom: 6 },
+  bottom: { top: '100%', left: '50%', transform: 'translateX(-50%)', marginTop: 6 },
+  left: { right: '100%', top: '50%', transform: 'translateY(-50%)', marginRight: 6 },
+  right: { left: '100%', top: '50%', transform: 'translateY(-50%)', marginLeft: 6 },
+};
+
+const tooltipStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  position: 'absolute',
+  zIndex: 50,
+  whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+  borderRadius: 6,
+  background: '#111827',
+  color: '#ffffff',
+  fontSize: 12,
+  padding: '4px 8px',
+  pointerEvents: 'none',
+};
+
+/** Accessible tooltip shown on hover and keyboard focus, dismissible with Escape. */
+export function Tooltip({ content, children, placement = 'top' }: TooltipProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const id = useId();
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      style={{ position: 'relative', display: 'inline-flex' }}
+      onMouseEnter={() => setOpen(true)}
+      onMouseLeave={() => setOpen(false)}
+      onFocus={() => setOpen(true)}
+      onBlur={() => setOpen(false)}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Escape') setOpen(false);
+      }}
+    >
+      {cloneElement(children, { 'aria-describedby': open ? id : undefined })}
+      {open ? (
+        <span role="tooltip" id={id} style={{ ...tooltipStyle, ...PLACEMENT_STYLES[placement] }}>
+          {content}
+        </span>
+      ) : null}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/react/src/components/index.ts b/react/src/components/index.ts
index aa7c45f..256b1bb 100644
--- a/react/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/react/src/components/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ export type { AlertProps, AlertVariant } from './Alert';
 
 export { Badge } from './Badge';
 export type { BadgeProps, BadgeVariant, BadgeSize } from './Badge';
+
+export { Tooltip } from './Tooltip';
+export type { TooltipProps, TooltipPlacement } from './Tooltip';