diff --git a/src/Tooltip.docs.json b/src/Tooltip.docs.json
index d4b88a8c6ec..3fd7e5d6c69 100644
--- a/src/Tooltip.docs.json
+++ b/src/Tooltip.docs.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     {
       "name": "direction",
       "type": "'n' | 'ne' | 'e' | 'se' | 's' | 'sw' | 'w' | 'nw'",
+      "defaultValue": "n",
       "description": "Sets where the tooltip renders in relation to the target."
     },
     {