diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
index 25bea8c35488..d3a5c1879d73 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.spec.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {Direction, Directionality} from '@angular/cdk/bidi';
 import {OverlayContainer, OverlayModule, CdkScrollable} from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
-import {dispatchFakeEvent, dispatchKeyboardEvent, patchElementFocus} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
+import {
+  dispatchFakeEvent,
+  dispatchKeyboardEvent,
+  patchElementFocus,
+  dispatchMouseEvent,
+} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ESCAPE} from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
 import {FocusMonitor} from '@angular/cdk/a11y';
 import {
@@ -40,12 +45,12 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
   let overlayContainer: OverlayContainer;
   let overlayContainerElement: HTMLElement;
   let dir: {value: Direction};
-  let platform: {IOS: boolean, isBrowser: boolean};
+  let platform: {IOS: boolean, isBrowser: boolean, ANDROID: boolean};
   let focusMonitor: FocusMonitor;
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     // Set the default Platform override that can be updated before component creation.
-    platform = {IOS: false, isBrowser: true};
+    platform = {IOS: false, isBrowser: true, ANDROID: false};
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [MatTooltipModule, OverlayModule, NoopAnimationsModule],
@@ -808,6 +813,30 @@ describe('MatTooltip', () => {
       expect(fixture.componentInstance.button.nativeElement.style.webkitUserDrag).toBeFalsy();
     });
 
+    it('should not open on `mouseenter` on iOS', () => {
+      platform.IOS = true;
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      dispatchMouseEvent(fixture.componentInstance.button.nativeElement, 'mouseenter');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      assertTooltipInstance(fixture.componentInstance.tooltip, false);
+    });
+
+    it('should not open on `mouseenter` on Android', () => {
+      platform.ANDROID = true;
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BasicTooltipDemo);
+
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      dispatchMouseEvent(fixture.componentInstance.button.nativeElement, 'mouseenter');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      assertTooltipInstance(fixture.componentInstance.tooltip, false);
+    });
+
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index c059be30d6f0..343b7f7700fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class MatTooltip implements OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
-  private _manualListeners = new Map<string, Function>();
+  private _manualListeners = new Map<string, EventListenerOrEventListenerObject>();
 
   /** Emits when the component is destroyed. */
   private readonly _destroyed = new Subject<void>();
@@ -206,15 +206,14 @@ export class MatTooltip implements OnDestroy {
 
     const element: HTMLElement = _elementRef.nativeElement;
 
-    // The mouse events shouldn't be bound on iOS devices, because
-    // they can prevent the first tap from firing its click event.
-    if (!_platform.IOS) {
-      this._manualListeners.set('mouseenter', () => this.show());
-      this._manualListeners.set('mouseleave', () => this.hide());
-
+    // The mouse events shouldn't be bound on mobile devices, because they can prevent the
+    // first tap from firing its click event or can cause the tooltip to open for clicks.
+    if (!_platform.IOS && !_platform.ANDROID) {
       this._manualListeners
-        .forEach((listener, event) => _elementRef.nativeElement.addEventListener(event, listener));
-    } else if (element.nodeName === 'INPUT' || element.nodeName === 'TEXTAREA') {
+        .set('mouseenter', () => this.show())
+        .set('mouseleave', () => this.hide())
+        .forEach((listener, event) => element.addEventListener(event, listener));
+    } else if (_platform.IOS && (element.nodeName === 'INPUT' || element.nodeName === 'TEXTAREA')) {
       // When we bind a gesture event on an element (in this case `longpress`), HammerJS
       // will add some inline styles by default, including `user-select: none`. This is
       // problematic on iOS, because it will prevent users from typing in inputs. If