diff -r 730c025d4b77 -r f378acbc9cfb src/hbcore/gui/hbtooltip.cpp
--- a/src/hbcore/gui/hbtooltip.cpp	Thu Jul 15 14:03:49 2010 +0100
+++ b/src/hbcore/gui/hbtooltip.cpp	Thu Jul 22 16:36:53 2010 +0100
@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@
 void HbToolTip::hideText( HbGraphicsScene *scene )
 {
     if ( scene && scene->d_ptr->mToolTip) {
-        scene->d_ptr->mToolTip->hide();
+        if (scene->d_ptr->mToolTip->isVisible()) {
+            scene->d_ptr->mToolTip->hide();
+        } else {
+            //reset tooltip timers
+            scene->d_ptr->mToolTip->hideTextImmediately();
+        }
     }
 }