diff --git a/types/index.esm.d.ts b/types/index.esm.d.ts
index fdb23250bbc..41095e03d9d 100644
--- a/types/index.esm.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.esm.d.ts
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ export declare class Chart<
   readonly scales: { [key: string]: Scale };
   readonly attached: boolean;
 
+  readonly tooltip?: TooltipModel<TType>; // Only available if tooltip plugin is registered and enabled
+
   data: ChartData<TType, TData, TLabel>;
   options: ChartOptions<TType>;
 
diff --git a/types/tests/plugins/plugin.tooltip/chart.tooltip.ts b/types/tests/plugins/plugin.tooltip/chart.tooltip.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7aacb72dc49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tests/plugins/plugin.tooltip/chart.tooltip.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Chart } from '../../../index.esm';
+
+const chart = new Chart('id', {
+  type: 'line',
+  data: {
+    labels: [],
+    datasets: [{
+      data: []
+    }]
+  },
+});
+
+const tooltip = chart.tooltip;