diff --git a/types/jqueryui/index.d.ts b/types/jqueryui/index.d.ts
index b67a08d8bca09a..dd53565aa6d4ca 100644
--- a/types/jqueryui/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/jqueryui/index.d.ts
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ declare namespace JQueryUI {
     }
 
     interface TooltipUIParams {
+        tooltip: JQuery;
     }
 
     interface TooltipEvent {
diff --git a/types/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts b/types/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
index 7d54c90731b4e2..dcbbc2174c1561 100644
--- a/types/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
+++ b/types/jqueryui/jqueryui-tests.ts
@@ -1753,7 +1753,13 @@ function test_tooltip() {
         show: {
             effect: "slideDown",
             delay: 250
-        }
+        },
+        open: function(event, ui) {
+            ui.tooltip.animate({ top: ui.tooltip.position().top + 5 }, 'fast')
+        },
+        close: function(event, ui) {
+            ui.tooltip.animate({ top: ui.tooltip.position().top + 5 }, 'fast')
+        },
     });
     $(document).tooltip({
         items: "img, [data-geo], [title]",