diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/Tabs.vue b/docs/src/pages/components/Tabs.vue
index b1580fb..68e94ca 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/Tabs.vue
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/Tabs.vue
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@
               <md-table-row>
                 <md-table-cell>md-tooltip</md-table-cell>
                 <md-table-cell><code>String</code></md-table-cell>
-                <md-table-cell>Add a tooltip on the tab header. Default: No tooltip.</md-table-cell>
+                <md-table-cell>Add a tooltip on the tab header. Optional.</md-table-cell>
+              </md-table-row>
+
+              <md-table-row>
+                <md-table-cell>md-tooltip-delay</md-table-cell>
+                <md-table-cell><code>String</code></md-table-cell>
+                <md-table-cell>Delay of the tab header tooltip. Default: <code>0</code></md-table-cell>
               </md-table-row>
 
               <md-table-row>
diff --git a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTab.vue b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTab.vue
index cf99bc1..23dcf70 100644
--- a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTab.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
       mdActive: Boolean,
       mdDisabled: Boolean,
       mdTooltip: String,
+      mdTooltipDelay: {
+        type: String,
+        default: '0'
+      },
       mdTooltipDirection: {
         type: String,
         default: 'bottom'
@@ -45,6 +49,9 @@
       mdTooltip() {
         this.updateTabData();
       },
+      mdTooltipDelay() {
+        this.updateTabData();
+      },
       mdTooltipDirection() {
         this.updateTabData();
       }
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@
           active: this.mdActive,
           disabled: this.mdDisabled,
           tooltip: this.mdTooltip,
+          tooltipDelay: this.mdTooltipDelay,
           tooltipDirection: this.mdTooltipDirection,
           ref: this
         };
diff --git a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
index 989a7d4..fd3bf77 100644
--- a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <div class="md-tab-header-container">
           <md-icon v-if="header.icon">{{ header.icon }}</md-icon>
           <span v-if="header.label">{{ header.label }}</span>
+          <md-tooltip v-if="header.tooltip" :md-direction="header.tooltipDirection" :md-delay="header.tooltipDelay">{{ header.tooltip }}</md-tooltip>
         </div>
       </button>