diff --git a/src/components/ha-sidebar.ts b/src/components/ha-sidebar.ts
index 108a9450cf93..e73074c59cf7 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-sidebar.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-sidebar.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class HaSidebar extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
 
   private _mouseLeaveTimeout?: number;
 
+  private _touchendTimeout?: number;
+
   private _tooltipHideTimeout?: number;
 
   private _recentKeydownActiveUntil = 0;
@@ -237,6 +239,18 @@ class HaSidebar extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
     ];
   }
 
+  public disconnectedCallback() {
+    super.disconnectedCallback();
+    // clear timeouts
+    clearTimeout(this._mouseLeaveTimeout);
+    clearTimeout(this._tooltipHideTimeout);
+    clearTimeout(this._touchendTimeout);
+    // set undefined values
+    this._mouseLeaveTimeout = undefined;
+    this._tooltipHideTimeout = undefined;
+    this._touchendTimeout = undefined;
+  }
+
   protected render() {
     if (!this.hass) {
       return nothing;
@@ -406,6 +420,7 @@ class HaSidebar extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
         class="ha-scrollbar"
         @focusin=${this._listboxFocusIn}
         @focusout=${this._listboxFocusOut}
+        @touchend=${this._listboxTouchend}
         @scroll=${this._listboxScroll}
         @keydown=${this._listboxKeydown}
       >
@@ -620,6 +635,14 @@ class HaSidebar extends SubscribeMixin(LitElement) {
     this._hideTooltip();
   }
 
+  private _listboxTouchend() {
+    clearTimeout(this._touchendTimeout);
+    this._touchendTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      // Allow 1 second for users to read the tooltip on touch devices
+      this._hideTooltip();
+    }, 1000);
+  }
+
   @eventOptions({
     passive: true,
   })