diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.spec.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.spec.tsx
index ac488ec137c..2f37d73df8a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.spec.tsx
@@ -101,4 +101,14 @@ describe('ProfileTooltip', () => {
     const [props] = mockSimpleTooltipSpy.mock.calls[0] as [TooltipProps];
     expect(props.content).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('only triggers on mouseenter ( not keyboard focus ) for WCAG 3.2.1', () => {
+    render(
+      <ProfileTooltip userId="user-1">
+        <button type="button">User</button>
+      </ProfileTooltip>,
+    );
+    const [props] = mockSimpleTooltipSpy.mock.calls[0] as [TooltipProps];
+    expect(props.trigger).toBe('mouseenter');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.tsx
index 3ce316ff712..e309859b718 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/profile/ProfileTooltip.tsx
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export function ProfileTooltip({
       ) : undefined,
     plugins:
       onTooltipMouseEnter || onTooltipMouseLeave ? [hoverPlugin] : undefined,
+    trigger: 'mouseenter',
     ...tooltip,
     onShow: (instance) => {
       logEvent({