diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
index 091a75c13b2..146116547a7 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_event_system.cc
@@ -3411,7 +3411,7 @@ static eHandlerActionFlag wm_handlers_do_intern(bContext *C,
 
         /* Clear the tool-tip whenever a key binding is handled, without this tool-tips
          * are kept when a modal operators starts (annoying but otherwise harmless). */
-        if (action & WM_HANDLER_BREAK) {
+        if (action & WM_HANDLER_BREAK && !ISTIMER(event->type)) {
           /* Window may be gone after file read. */
           if (CTX_wm_window(C) != nullptr) {
             WM_tooltip_clear(C, CTX_wm_window(C));