diff --git a/.changeset/popular-crabs-reply.md b/.changeset/popular-crabs-reply.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d407002c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/popular-crabs-reply.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@siemens/ix": patch
+---
+
+fix(core/tooltip): null check before event listener gets registered on trigger
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.tsx
index e6c41835c0..ce93a023cf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.tsx
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class Tooltip implements IxOverlayComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  private async queryAnchorElements(): Promise<Array<HTMLElement>> {
+  private async queryAnchorElements(): Promise<Array<HTMLElement> | undefined> {
     if (typeof this.for === 'string') {
       return Promise.resolve(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(this.for)));
     }
@@ -253,6 +253,10 @@ export class Tooltip implements IxOverlayComponent {
       this.disposeListener();
     }
 
+    if (!triggerElementList) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     triggerElementList.forEach((element) => {
       const onMouseEnter = () => {
         this.showTooltip(element);