diff --git a/src/main/resources/ocelot/desktop/ocelot.conf b/src/main/resources/ocelot/desktop/ocelot.conf
index ec95bd8..a42b2ff 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/ocelot/desktop/ocelot.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/ocelot/desktop/ocelot.conf
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ ocelot {
     # If true, screen nodes will render mini-previews of their content in realtime
     # Otherwise, content will be shown only in windows
     renderScreenDataOnNodes: true
+
+    # Delay before a tooltip appears when hovering over items (in seconds)
+    tooltipDelayItem: 0.001
+    # Delay before a tooltip appears when hovering over UI elements (in seconds)
+    tooltipDelayUI: 0.3
   }
 
   render {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/Settings.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/Settings.scala
index 5089a4c..57bb15c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/Settings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/Settings.scala
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class Settings(val config: Config) extends SettingsData {
   saveOnExit = config.getBooleanOrElse("ocelot.workspace.saveOnExit", default = true)
   openLastWorkspace = config.getBooleanOrElse("ocelot.workspace.openLastWorkspace", default = true)
   renderScreenDataOnNodes = config.getBooleanOrElse("ocelot.workspace.renderScreenDataOnNodes", default = true)
+  tooltipDelayItem = (config.getDoubleOrElse("ocelot.workspace.tooltipDelayItem", 0.001) max 0.001 min 2.0).toFloat
+  tooltipDelayUI = (config.getDoubleOrElse("ocelot.workspace.tooltipDelayUI", 0.3) max 0.001 min 2.0).toFloat
 
   screenWindowMipmap = config.getBooleanOrElse("ocelot.render.screenWindowMipmap", default = true)
 }
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@ object Settings extends Logging {
         .withValuePreserveOrigin("ocelot.workspace.saveOnExit", settings.saveOnExit)
         .withValuePreserveOrigin("ocelot.workspace.openLastWorkspace", settings.openLastWorkspace)
         .withValuePreserveOrigin("ocelot.workspace.renderScreenDataOnNodes", settings.renderScreenDataOnNodes)
+        .withValuePreserveOrigin("ocelot.workspace.tooltipDelayItem", settings.tooltipDelayItem)
+        .withValuePreserveOrigin("ocelot.workspace.tooltipDelayUI", settings.tooltipDelayUI)
 
       if (!Files.exists(path.getParent))
         Files.createDirectory(path.getParent)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/settings/UISettingsTab.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/settings/UISettingsTab.scala
index 6fba99c..c62e230 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/settings/UISettingsTab.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/settings/UISettingsTab.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import ocelot.desktop.Settings
 import ocelot.desktop.geometry.{Padding2D, Size2D}
 import ocelot.desktop.graphics.IconSource
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.UiHandler
-import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.{Checkbox, PaddingBox, Slider}
+import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.{Checkbox, Label, PaddingBox, Slider}
+import ocelot.desktop.util.MathUtils.roundAt
 
 class UISettingsTab extends SettingsTab {
   override val icon: IconSource = IconSource.SettingsUI
@@ -90,4 +91,30 @@ class UISettingsTab extends SettingsTab {
       applySettings()
     }
   }, Padding2D(bottom = 8))
+
+  children :+= new PaddingBox(new Label("Tooltip delays:"), Padding2D(bottom = 8))
+
+  children :+= new PaddingBox(new Slider(Settings.get.tooltipDelayItem / 2.0f, "Items") {
+    override def minimumSize: Size2D = Size2D(512, 24)
+
+    private def convert(value: Float): Float = roundAt(2)(value * 2.0f).toFloat
+    override def formatText: String = f"$text: ${convert(value)}%.2f s"
+
+    override def onValueFinal(value: Float): Unit = {
+      // we are treating 0 as 0.001 to keep the legacy behaviour
+      Settings.get.tooltipDelayItem = convert(value) max 0.001f min 2.0f
+    }
+  }, Padding2D(bottom = 8))
+
+  children :+= new PaddingBox(new Slider(Settings.get.tooltipDelayUI / 2.0f, "UI Elements") {
+    override def minimumSize: Size2D = Size2D(512, 24)
+
+    private def convert(value: Float): Float = roundAt(2)(value * 2.0f).toFloat
+    override def formatText: String = f"$text: ${convert(value)}%.2f s"
+
+    override def onValueFinal(value: Float): Unit = {
+      // we are treating 0 as 0.001 to keep the legacy behaviour
+      Settings.get.tooltipDelayUI = convert(value) max 0.001f min 2.0f
+    }
+  }, Padding2D(bottom = 16))
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/ItemTooltip.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/ItemTooltip.scala
index 0f8760a..5018475 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/ItemTooltip.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/ItemTooltip.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.tooltip
 
+import ocelot.desktop.Settings
 import ocelot.desktop.color.Color
 import ocelot.desktop.geometry.Padding2D
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.Label
 
 class ItemTooltip extends Tooltip {
+  override val DelayTime: Float = Settings.get.tooltipDelayItem
+
   override def bodyPadding: Padding2D = Padding2D.equal(5)
 
   def addLine(_text: String, _color: Color = Color.Grey): Unit = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/LabelTooltip.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/LabelTooltip.scala
index 0c69340..04e18c7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/LabelTooltip.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/ui/widget/tooltip/LabelTooltip.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.tooltip
 
+import ocelot.desktop.Settings
 import ocelot.desktop.color.Color
 import ocelot.desktop.geometry.Padding2D
 import ocelot.desktop.ui.widget.Label
 
 class LabelTooltip(text: String) extends Tooltip {
-  override val DelayTime: Float = 1.0f
+  override val DelayTime: Float = Settings.get.tooltipDelayUI
 
   for (line <- text.split("\n")) {
     body.children :+= new Label {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/MathUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/MathUtils.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb80cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/MathUtils.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package ocelot.desktop.util
+
+object MathUtils {
+  def roundAt(p: Int)(n: Double): Double = {
+    val s = math pow (10, p)
+    (math round n * s) / s
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/SettingsData.scala b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/SettingsData.scala
index d99bbe3..fe1162d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/SettingsData.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ocelot/desktop/util/SettingsData.scala
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class SettingsData {
   var saveOnExit: Boolean = true
   var openLastWorkspace: Boolean = true
   var renderScreenDataOnNodes: Boolean = true
+  var tooltipDelayItem: Float = 0.001f
+  var tooltipDelayUI: Float = 0.3f
 
   var screenWindowMipmap: Boolean = true