diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js b/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
index 3d0643b40de..6a488f01c79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin.tooltip.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function getTooltipSize(tooltip, options) {
   ctx.restore();
 
   // Add padding
-  width += 2 * padding.width;
+  width += padding.width;
 
   return {width, height};
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/opacity.png b/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/opacity.png
index e44b000f938..716459732fd 100644
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/point-style.png b/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/point-style.png
index 44662c6b007..39b0fad1ba2 100644
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/positioning.png b/test/fixtures/plugin.tooltip/positioning.png
index 40d27568bf3..a331f3fdc94 100644
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