diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/ArchiveAllDropdown.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/ArchiveAllDropdown.tsx
index 4e3bb808..6a76c3af 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/ArchiveAllDropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/ArchiveAllDropdown.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const ArchiveAllDropdown: React.FC<ArchiveAllDropdownProps> = ({ onArchiveAll })
   const { t } = useI18n();
   return (
     <DropdownMenu>
-      <Tooltip>
+      <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
         <TooltipTrigger asChild>
           <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
             <button
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
index a4405a0b..32796fce 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ function SessionGroupSectionBase(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
         </div>
         {group.isArchivedBucket && allGroupSessions.length > 0 ? (
           <div className={cn('absolute right-0.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10 transition-opacity', alwaysShowActions ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0 group-hover/gh:opacity-100 group-focus-within/gh:opacity-100')}>
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ function SessionGroupSectionBase(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
         ) : null}
         {group.directory && !group.isMain && group.worktree ? (
           <div className={cn('absolute right-7 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10 transition-opacity', alwaysShowActions ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0 group-hover/gh:opacity-100 group-focus-within/gh:opacity-100')}>
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ function SessionGroupSectionBase(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
         ) : null}
         {group.directory ? (
           <div className={cn('absolute right-0.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10 transition-opacity', alwaysShowActions ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0 group-hover/gh:opacity-100 group-focus-within/gh:opacity-100')}>
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
index e3867d79..ce216419 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const QuickSessionAction = React.memo(function QuickSessionAction({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
       <TooltipTrigger asChild>
         <button
           type="button"
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
index d42b29e6..5960582c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               icon inset inside the 24px buttons so the first glyph lines up
               with the New-session icon above (16px from the sidebar edge). */}
           <div className="ml-[3px] flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               <TooltipContent side="bottom" sideOffset={4}><p>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.actions.addProject')}</p></TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>
 
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               <TooltipContent side="bottom" sideOffset={4}><p>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.actions.scheduledTasks')}</p></TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>
 
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               <TooltipContent side="bottom" sideOffset={4}><p>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.actions.newMultiRun')}</p></TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>
 
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
           </div>
 
           <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               <TooltipContent side="bottom" sideOffset={4}><p>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.actions.searchSessions')}</p></TooltipContent>
             </Tooltip>
 
-            <Tooltip>
+            <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
               <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                 <button
                   type="button"
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
             </Tooltip>
 
             <DropdownMenu>
-              <Tooltip>
+              <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
                 <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                   <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
                     <button
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sortableItems.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sortableItems.tsx
index 202b1460..6ed6ad5d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sortableItems.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/sortableItems.tsx
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export const SortableProjectItem: React.FC<SortableProjectItemProps> = ({
                 showCreateButtons ? 'right-7' : 'right-0.5',
               )}>
                 {showCreateButtons && isRepo && !hideDirectoryControls && onNewWorktreeSession ? (
-                  <Tooltip>
+                  <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
                     <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                       <button
                         type="button"
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export const SortableProjectItem: React.FC<SortableProjectItemProps> = ({
 
               {showCreateButtons && onNewSession ? (
                 <div className="absolute right-0.5 top-1/2 z-10 -translate-y-1/2">
-                  <Tooltip>
+                  <Tooltip delayDuration={500}>
                     <TooltipTrigger asChild>
                       <button
                         type="button"