diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.stories.tsx b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.stories.tsx
index 1726afa49c..5630f12798 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.stories.tsx
@@ -29,11 +29,20 @@ Source: https://designsystem.digital.gov/components/tooltip/
       },
     },
   },
+  argTypes: {
+    id: { control: { type: 'text' } },
+  },
+}
+
+type StorybookArgs = {
+  id: string
 }
 
-export const TooltipDefault = (): React.ReactElement => (
+export const tooltipDefault = (args: StorybookArgs): React.ReactElement => (
   <div className="margin-4">
-    <Tooltip label="Default">Default</Tooltip>
+    <Tooltip id={args.id} label="Default">
+      Default
+    </Tooltip>
   </div>
 )
 
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.tsx b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.tsx
index 5c56d5c99c..354a8f1b0d 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.test.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ describe('Tooltip component', () => {
     expect(wrapperEl).toHaveClass('usa-tooltip')
 
     const bodyEl = screen.queryByRole('tooltip', { hidden: true })
-    expect(bodyEl).toBeInTheDocument()
     const tooltipId = bodyEl?.getAttribute('id')
+    expect(bodyEl).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(bodyEl).toHaveAttribute('role', 'tooltip')
     expect(bodyEl).toHaveAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true')
     expect(bodyEl).toHaveTextContent('Click me')
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@ describe('Tooltip component', () => {
     expect(triggerEl).toHaveClass('usa-tooltip__trigger')
   })
 
+  it('adds ID if given', () => {
+    const id = 'test-id'
+    render(
+      <Tooltip id={id} label="Click me">
+        My Tooltip
+      </Tooltip>
+    )
+    const bodyEl = screen.queryByRole('tooltip', { hidden: true })
+    const tooltipId = bodyEl?.getAttribute('id')
+    expect(tooltipId).toBe(id)
+    const triggerEl = screen.queryByTestId('triggerElement')
+    expect(triggerEl).toHaveAttribute('aria-describedby', id)
+  })
+
   it('defaults the position to top if no position prop is given', () => {
     render(<Tooltip label="Click me">My Tooltip</Tooltip>)
 
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
index 4403ff2424..1f53a1494a 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import classnames from 'classnames'
 import { isElementInViewport, calculateMarginOffset } from './utils'
 
 type TooltipProps<T> = {
+  id?: string
   label: ReactNode
   title?: string
   position?: 'top' | 'bottom' | 'left' | 'right' | undefined
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export function Tooltip<
   const [wrapTooltip, setWrapTooltip] = useState(false)
   const [positionStyles, setPositionStyles] = useState({})
 
-  const { position, wrapperclasses, className } = props
+  const { id = tooltipID.current, position, wrapperclasses, className } = props
 
   const positionTop = (e: HTMLElement, triggerEl: HTMLElement): void => {
     const topMargin = calculateMarginOffset('top', e.offsetHeight, triggerEl)
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ export function Tooltip<
         ...customProps,
         ref: triggerElementRef,
         'data-testid': 'triggerElement',
-        'aria-describedby': tooltipID.current,
+        'aria-describedby': id,
         tabIndex: 0,
         title: '',
         onMouseEnter: showTooltip,
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ export function Tooltip<
         <span
           data-testid="tooltipBody"
           title={title ?? (typeof label === 'string' ? label : undefined)}
-          id={tooltipID.current}
+          id={id}
           ref={tooltipBodyRef}
           className={tooltipBodyClasses}
           role="tooltip"
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ export function Tooltip<
           {...remainingProps}
           data-testid="triggerElement"
           ref={triggerElementRef}
-          aria-describedby={tooltipID.current}
+          aria-describedby={id}
           tabIndex={0}
           type="button"
           className={triggerClasses}
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ export function Tooltip<
         <span
           data-testid="tooltipBody"
           title={title ?? (typeof label === 'string' ? label : undefined)}
-          id={tooltipID.current}
+          id={id}
           ref={tooltipBodyRef}
           className={tooltipBodyClasses}
           role="tooltip"