diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 322f5c0..34cdfbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   be computed every draw. ([#176][i176])
 
 ### Fixed
+- Tooltips will be hidden after certain amount of time has passed, to ensure
+  that the tooltips don't stay around ([#141][i141])
 - BREAKING CHANGE: always first modulate delay time, then apply notetracking. In
   a delay unit, modulation adds to the delay time, while note tracking
   multiplies it with a multiplier dependent on the note. The order of these
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 [i130]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/130
 [i136]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/136
 [i139]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/139
+[i141]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/141
 [i142]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/142
 [i144]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/144
 [i145]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/145
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/buttons.go b/tracker/gioui/buttons.go
index ca2bd10..cc73fe8 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/buttons.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/buttons.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/text"
 	"gioui.org/unit"
 	"gioui.org/widget"
-	"gioui.org/x/component"
 	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/tracker"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ type (
 		history []widget.Press
 
 		requestClicks int
-		TipArea       component.TipArea // since almost all buttons have tooltips, we include the state for a tooltip here for convenience
+		TipArea       TipArea // since almost all buttons have tooltips, we include the state for a tooltip here for convenience
 	}
 
 	ButtonStyle struct {
@@ -289,13 +288,6 @@ func (b *ToggleIconButton) Layout(gtx C) D {
 	return b.IconButton.Layout(gtx)
 }
 
-func Tooltip(th *Theme, tip string) component.Tooltip {
-	tooltip := component.PlatformTooltip(&th.Material, tip)
-	tooltip.Bg = th.Tooltip.Bg
-	tooltip.Text.Color = th.Tooltip.Color
-	return tooltip
-}
-
 // Click executes a simple programmatic click.
 func (b *Clickable) Click() {
 	b.requestClicks++
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/numericupdown.go b/tracker/gioui/numericupdown.go
index 2d2b435..252f1cf 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/numericupdown.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/numericupdown.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/op/paint"
 	"gioui.org/unit"
 	"gioui.org/widget"
-	"gioui.org/x/component"
 
 	"gioui.org/gesture"
 	"gioui.org/io/event"
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ type (
 		dragStartXY    float32
 		clickDecrease  gesture.Click
 		clickIncrease  gesture.Click
-		tipArea        component.TipArea
+		tipArea        TipArea
 	}
 
 	NumericUpDownStyle struct {
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/tooltip.go b/tracker/gioui/tooltip.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..721a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracker/gioui/tooltip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package gioui
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+	"time"
+
+	"gioui.org/io/event"
+	"gioui.org/io/pointer"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/op/clip"
+	"gioui.org/x/component"
+)
+
+// TipArea holds the state information for displaying a tooltip. The zero
+// value will choose sensible defaults for all fields.
+type TipArea struct {
+	component.VisibilityAnimation
+	Hover     component.InvalidateDeadline
+	Press     component.InvalidateDeadline
+	LongPress component.InvalidateDeadline
+	Exit      component.InvalidateDeadline
+	init      bool
+	// HoverDelay is the delay between the cursor entering the tip area
+	// and the tooltip appearing.
+	HoverDelay time.Duration
+	// LongPressDelay is the required duration of a press in the area for
+	// it to count as a long press.
+	LongPressDelay time.Duration
+	// LongPressDuration is the amount of time the tooltip should be displayed
+	// after being triggered by a long press.
+	LongPressDuration time.Duration
+	// FadeDuration is the amount of time it takes the tooltip to fade in
+	// and out.
+	FadeDuration time.Duration
+	// ExitDuration is the amount of time the tooltip will remain visible at
+	// maximum, to avoid tooltips staying visible indefinitely if the user
+	// managed to leave the area without triggering a pointer.Leave event.
+	ExitDuration time.Duration
+}
+
+const (
+	tipAreaHoverDelay        = time.Millisecond * 500
+	tipAreaLongPressDuration = time.Millisecond * 1500
+	tipAreaFadeDuration      = time.Millisecond * 250
+	longPressTheshold        = time.Millisecond * 500
+	tipAreaExitDelay         = time.Millisecond * 5000
+)
+
+// Layout renders the provided widget with the provided tooltip. The tooltip
+// will be summoned if the widget is hovered or long-pressed.
+func (t *TipArea) Layout(gtx C, tip component.Tooltip, w layout.Widget) D {
+	if !t.init {
+		t.init = true
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.State = component.Invisible
+		if t.HoverDelay == time.Duration(0) {
+			t.HoverDelay = tipAreaHoverDelay
+		}
+		if t.LongPressDelay == time.Duration(0) {
+			t.LongPressDelay = longPressTheshold
+		}
+		if t.LongPressDuration == time.Duration(0) {
+			t.LongPressDuration = tipAreaLongPressDuration
+		}
+		if t.FadeDuration == time.Duration(0) {
+			t.FadeDuration = tipAreaFadeDuration
+		}
+		if t.ExitDuration == time.Duration(0) {
+			t.ExitDuration = tipAreaExitDelay
+		}
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.Duration = t.FadeDuration
+	}
+	for {
+		ev, ok := gtx.Event(pointer.Filter{
+			Target: t,
+			Kinds:  pointer.Press | pointer.Release | pointer.Enter | pointer.Leave,
+		})
+		if !ok {
+			break
+		}
+		e, ok := ev.(pointer.Event)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch e.Kind {
+		case pointer.Enter:
+			t.Hover.SetTarget(gtx.Now.Add(t.HoverDelay))
+			t.Exit.SetTarget(gtx.Now.Add(t.ExitDuration))
+		case pointer.Leave:
+			t.VisibilityAnimation.Disappear(gtx.Now)
+			t.Hover.ClearTarget()
+			t.Exit.ClearTarget()
+		case pointer.Press:
+			t.Press.SetTarget(gtx.Now.Add(t.LongPressDelay))
+		case pointer.Release:
+			t.Press.ClearTarget()
+		case pointer.Cancel:
+			t.Hover.ClearTarget()
+			t.Press.ClearTarget()
+			t.Exit.ClearTarget()
+		}
+	}
+	if t.Hover.Process(gtx) {
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.Appear(gtx.Now)
+	}
+	if t.Press.Process(gtx) {
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.Appear(gtx.Now)
+		t.LongPress.SetTarget(gtx.Now.Add(t.LongPressDuration))
+	}
+	if t.LongPress.Process(gtx) {
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.Disappear(gtx.Now)
+	}
+	if t.Exit.Process(gtx) {
+		t.VisibilityAnimation.Disappear(gtx.Now)
+	}
+	return layout.Stack{}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Stacked(w),
+		layout.Expanded(func(gtx C) D {
+			defer pointer.PassOp{}.Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+			defer clip.Rect(image.Rectangle{Max: gtx.Constraints.Min}).Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+			event.Op(gtx.Ops, t)
+
+			originalMin := gtx.Constraints.Min
+			gtx.Constraints.Min = image.Point{}
+
+			if t.Visible() {
+				macro := op.Record(gtx.Ops)
+				tip.Bg = component.Interpolate(color.NRGBA{}, tip.Bg, t.VisibilityAnimation.Revealed(gtx))
+				dims := tip.Layout(gtx)
+				call := macro.Stop()
+				xOffset := (originalMin.X / 2) - (dims.Size.X / 2)
+				yOffset := originalMin.Y
+				macro = op.Record(gtx.Ops)
+				op.Offset(image.Pt(xOffset, yOffset)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+				call.Add(gtx.Ops)
+				call = macro.Stop()
+				op.Defer(gtx.Ops, call)
+			}
+			return D{}
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
+func Tooltip(th *Theme, tip string) component.Tooltip {
+	tooltip := component.PlatformTooltip(&th.Material, tip)
+	tooltip.Bg = th.Tooltip.Bg
+	tooltip.Text.Color = th.Tooltip.Color
+	return tooltip
+}
diff --git a/tracker/gioui/unit_editor.go b/tracker/gioui/unit_editor.go
index fd87e23..0f48e2d 100644
--- a/tracker/gioui/unit_editor.go
+++ b/tracker/gioui/unit_editor.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ type ParameterWidget struct {
 	unitBtn     Clickable
 	unitMenu    Menu
 	Parameter   tracker.Parameter
-	tipArea     component.TipArea
+	tipArea     TipArea
 }
 
 type ParameterStyle struct {