diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/documenter.test.ts.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/documenter.test.ts.snap
index 9a6caa61..580b86a9 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/documenter.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/documenter.test.ts.snap
@@ -1744,6 +1744,21 @@ for each visited { x, y } point.",
         "inlineType": {
           "name": "CoreChartProps.TooltipOptions",
           "properties": [
+            {
+              "inlineType": {
+                "name": "number | boolean",
+                "type": "union",
+                "valueDescriptions": undefined,
+                "values": [
+                  "number",
+                  "false",
+                  "true",
+                ],
+              },
+              "name": "debounce",
+              "optional": true,
+              "type": "number | boolean",
+            },
             {
               "name": "enabled",
               "optional": true,
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/chart-core-tooltip.test.tsx b/src/core/__tests__/chart-core-tooltip.test.tsx
index 2fe28bc2..a1eb7eb6 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/chart-core-tooltip.test.tsx
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/chart-core-tooltip.test.tsx
@@ -588,4 +588,76 @@ describe("CoreChart: tooltip", () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe("debounce functionality", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.useFakeTimers();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
+
+    test("debounces tooltip rendering with debounce", () => {
+      const { wrapper } = renderChart({
+        highcharts,
+        options: { series: pieSeries },
+        tooltip: { debounce: 100 },
+        getTooltipContent: () => ({ header: () => "Header", body: () => "Body" }),
+      });
+
+      act(() => hc.highlightChartPoint(0, 0));
+
+      // Tooltip should not be visible immediately
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).toBe(null);
+
+      // Fast forward time by 50ms - still not visible
+      act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(50));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).toBe(null);
+
+      // Fast forward time by another 50ms (100ms total) - now visible
+      act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(50));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).not.toBe(null);
+    });
+
+    test("cancels previous debounced call when new highlight occurs", () => {
+      const { wrapper } = renderChart({
+        highcharts,
+        options: { series: pieSeries },
+        tooltip: { debounce: 100 },
+        getTooltipContent: ({ point }) => ({ header: () => `Point ${point?.name}`, body: () => "Body" }),
+      });
+
+      // Highlight first point
+      act(() => hc.highlightChartPoint(0, 0));
+
+      // Fast forward 50ms
+      act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(50));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).toBe(null);
+
+      // Highlight second point before first debounce completes
+      act(() => hc.highlightChartPoint(0, 1));
+
+      // Fast forward another 50ms (100ms from first highlight, 50ms from second)
+      act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(50));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).toBe(null);
+
+      // Fast forward another 50ms (100ms from second highlight)
+      act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(50));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).not.toBe(null);
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()!.findHeader()!.getElement().textContent).toBe("Point P2");
+    });
+
+    test("renders immediately when debounce is 0", () => {
+      const { wrapper } = renderChart({
+        highcharts,
+        options: { series: pieSeries },
+        tooltip: { debounce: 0 },
+        getTooltipContent: () => ({ header: () => "Header", body: () => "Body" }),
+      });
+
+      act(() => hc.highlightChartPoint(0, 0));
+      expect(wrapper.findTooltip()).not.toBe(null);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/components/core-tooltip.tsx b/src/core/components/core-tooltip.tsx
index f50cb5fa..55d131d9 100644
--- a/src/core/components/core-tooltip.tsx
+++ b/src/core/components/core-tooltip.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import LiveRegion from "@cloudscape-design/components/live-region";
 import ChartSeriesDetails, { ChartSeriesDetailItem } from "../../internal/components/series-details";
 import { useSelector } from "../../internal/utils/async-store";
 import { getChartSeries } from "../../internal/utils/chart-series";
+import { useDebouncedValue } from "../../internal/utils/use-debounced-value";
 import { ChartAPI } from "../chart-api";
 import { getFormatter } from "../formatters";
 import { BaseI18nStrings, CoreChartProps } from "../interfaces";
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { getPointColor, getSeriesColor, getSeriesId, getSeriesMarkerType, isXThr
 import styles from "../styles.css.js";
 
 const MIN_VISIBLE_BLOCK_SIZE = 200;
+const DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE = 200;
 
 type ExpandedSeriesState = Record<string, Set<string>>;
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ export function ChartTooltip({
   getTooltipContent: getTooltipContentOverrides,
   api,
   i18nStrings,
+  debounce = false,
 }: CoreChartProps.TooltipOptions & {
   i18nStrings?: BaseI18nStrings;
   getTooltipContent?: CoreChartProps.GetTooltipContent;
@@ -51,11 +54,14 @@ export function ChartTooltip({
 }) {
   const [expandedSeries, setExpandedSeries] = useState<ExpandedSeriesState>({});
   const tooltip = useSelector(api.tooltipStore, (s) => s);
-  if (!tooltip.visible || tooltip.group.length === 0) {
+  const debouncedTooltip = useDebouncedValue(tooltip, debounce === true ? DEFAULT_DEBOUNCE : debounce || 0);
+
+  if (!debouncedTooltip || !debouncedTooltip.visible || debouncedTooltip.group.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
-  const chart = tooltip.group[0]?.series.chart;
-  const renderers = getTooltipContentOverrides?.({ point: tooltip.point, group: tooltip.group });
+
+  const chart = debouncedTooltip.group[0]?.series.chart;
+  const renderers = getTooltipContentOverrides?.({ point: debouncedTooltip.point, group: debouncedTooltip.group });
   const getTrack = placement === "target" ? api.getTargetTrack : api.getGroupTrack;
   const position = (() => {
     if (placement === "target" || placement === "middle") {
@@ -66,8 +72,8 @@ export function ChartTooltip({
   })();
   const content = getTooltipContent(api, {
     renderers,
-    point: tooltip.point,
-    group: tooltip.group,
+    point: debouncedTooltip.point,
+    group: debouncedTooltip.group,
     expandedSeries,
     setExpandedSeries,
     hideTooltip: () => {
@@ -80,9 +86,9 @@ export function ChartTooltip({
   return (
     <InternalChartTooltip
       getTrack={getTrack}
-      trackKey={getTrackKey(tooltip.point, tooltip.group)}
+      trackKey={getTrackKey(debouncedTooltip.point, debouncedTooltip.group)}
       container={null}
-      dismissButton={tooltip.pinned}
+      dismissButton={debouncedTooltip.pinned}
       dismissAriaLabel={i18nStrings?.detailPopoverDismissAriaLabel}
       onDismiss={api.onDismissTooltip}
       onMouseEnter={api.onMouseEnterTooltip}
diff --git a/src/core/interfaces.ts b/src/core/interfaces.ts
index 8ef6a7f2..d699a4e2 100644
--- a/src/core/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/core/interfaces.ts
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ export namespace CoreChartProps {
     enabled?: boolean;
     placement?: "middle" | "outside" | "target";
     size?: "small" | "medium" | "large";
+    debounce?: number | boolean;
   }
 
   export type GetTooltipContent = (props: GetTooltipContentProps) => TooltipContentRenderer;
diff --git a/src/internal/utils/use-debounced-value.tsx b/src/internal/utils/use-debounced-value.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3722093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/utils/use-debounced-value.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import { DebouncedCall } from "./utils";
+
+export function useDebouncedValue<T>(value: T, duration: number) {
+  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState<T | null>(null);
+  const [shouldRender, setShouldRender] = useState(false);
+  const debouncedCall = useRef(new DebouncedCall());
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (duration <= 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setShouldRender(false);
+    const current = debouncedCall.current;
+    current.call(() => {
+      setDebouncedValue(value);
+      setShouldRender(true);
+    }, duration);
+
+    return () => current.cancelPrevious();
+  }, [value, duration]);
+
+  if (duration <= 0) {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  return shouldRender ? debouncedValue : null;
+}