diff --git a/js/src/dropdown.js b/js/src/dropdown.js
index 4720ed1ab922..4d65008f8264 100644
--- a/js/src/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/dropdown.js
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ class Dropdown extends BaseComponent {
           altBoundary: this._config.flip,
           rootBoundary: this._config.boundary
         }
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'flip',
+        options: {
+          fallbackPlacements: ['top', 'right', 'bottom', 'left']
+        }
       }]
     }
 
diff --git a/js/src/tooltip.js b/js/src/tooltip.js
index df0f0c19c7db..d348e0a0dabf 100644
--- a/js/src/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/src/tooltip.js
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ class Tooltip extends BaseComponent {
     const flipModifier = {
       name: 'flip',
       options: {
-        altBoundary: true
+        altBoundary: true,
+        fallbackPlacements: ['top', 'right', 'bottom', 'left']
       }
     }