diff --git a/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.test.ts b/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.test.ts
index 6cb142d8c6..34da5c5ddb 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.test.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.test.ts
@@ -1308,6 +1308,99 @@ describe('type-popover.controller - dynamic DOM creation', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('type-popover.controller - host visibility observation', () => {
+  let fixture: HTMLElement;
+  let element: TypeNativePopoverControllerTestElement;
+  let child: HTMLElement;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    fixture = await createFixture(html`
+      <nve-button popovertarget="popover">anchor</nve-button>
+      <type-native-popover-controller-test-element id="popover"><span></span></type-native-popover-controller-test-element>
+    `);
+    const popover = fixture.querySelector<TypeNativePopoverControllerTestElement>(
+      'type-native-popover-controller-test-element'
+    );
+    const content = popover?.querySelector('span');
+    if (!popover || !content) throw new Error('Missing popover fixture');
+    element = popover;
+    child = content;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    await new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve)));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    removeFixture(fixture);
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it.each([false, true])('should ignore descendant visibility changes when open is %s', async open => {
+    if (open) element.showPopover();
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    const show = vi.spyOn(element, 'showPopover');
+    const hide = vi.spyOn(element, 'hidePopover');
+    const matches = vi.spyOn(element, 'matches');
+
+    child.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    child.hidden = false;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(hide).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(matches).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(':popover-open');
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(open);
+  });
+
+  it('should stay closed after a native hide when descendants change visibility', async () => {
+    element.showPopover();
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    element.hidePopover();
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    expect(element.hidden).toBe(false);
+
+    child.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve host hidden visibility commands after reconnection', async () => {
+    element.remove();
+    fixture.append(element);
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    await new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve)));
+    const show = vi.spyOn(element, 'showPopover');
+    const hide = vi.spyOn(element, 'hidePopover');
+
+    element.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    element.hidden = false;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(true);
+    expect(show).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    element.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(false);
+    expect(hide).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should disconnect visibility observation', async () => {
+    element.remove();
+    const show = vi.spyOn(element, 'showPopover');
+    const hide = vi.spyOn(element, 'hidePopover');
+
+    element.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    element.hidden = false;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(show).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(hide).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('type-popover.controller - interest timeout cleanup on disconnect', () => {
   it('should cancel pending interest timeout when element is disconnected', async () => {
     const fixture = await createFixture(html`
diff --git a/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.ts b/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.ts
index adc77b7bf8..f7217d1285 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/internal/controllers/type-native-popover.controller.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import type { ReactiveController, ReactiveElement } from 'lit';
-import { clickOutsideElementBounds, generateId, getAttributeListChanges } from '../utils/dom.js';
+import { clickOutsideElementBounds, generateId } from '../utils/dom.js';
 import { attachInternals } from '../utils/a11y.js';
 import { focusElement } from '../utils/focus.js';
 import { getHostAnchor, getHostTrigger, hasOpenPopover } from './type-native-popover.utils.js';
@@ -164,18 +164,18 @@ export class TypeNativePopoverController<T extends NativePopover> implements Rea
   async #setupLegacyTriggers() {
     await new Promise(r => requestAnimationFrame(r));
 
-    // setup hidden updates for legacy triggers
-    this.#observers.push(
-      getAttributeListChanges(this.host, ['hidden'], () => {
-        if (this.host.isConnected && !this.host.hidden && !this.host.matches(':popover-open')) {
-          this.host.showPopover();
-        }
+    // setup host hidden updates for legacy triggers
+    const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+      if (this.host.isConnected && !this.host.hidden && !this.host.matches(':popover-open')) {
+        this.host.showPopover();
+      }
 
-        if (this.host.isConnected && this.host.hidden && this.host.matches(':popover-open')) {
-          this.host.hidePopover();
-        }
-      })
-    );
+      if (this.host.isConnected && this.host.hidden && this.host.matches(':popover-open')) {
+        this.host.hidePopover();
+      }
+    });
+    observer.observe(this.host, { attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['hidden'] });
+    this.#observers.push(observer);
 
     // determine if popover is open by default
     if (
diff --git a/projects/core/src/tooltip/tooltip.test.ts b/projects/core/src/tooltip/tooltip.test.ts
index f0d5157e0a..3f81e0f421 100644
--- a/projects/core/src/tooltip/tooltip.test.ts
+++ b/projects/core/src/tooltip/tooltip.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,43 @@ describe(Tooltip.metadata.tag, () => {
     vi.advanceTimersByTime(1);
     expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it('should stay dismissed when tooltip content changes visibility', async () => {
+    await new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve)));
+    const child = document.createElement('span');
+    element.append(child);
+
+    const open = untilEvent(element, 'open');
+    element.showPopover();
+    await open;
+    const close = untilEvent(element, 'close');
+    element.hidePopover();
+    await close;
+    expect(element.hidden).toBe(false);
+
+    child.hidden = true;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+    child.hidden = false;
+    await elementIsStable(element);
+
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve legacy host hidden visibility commands', async () => {
+    element.hidden = true;
+    await new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve)));
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(false);
+
+    const open = untilEvent(element, 'open');
+    element.hidden = false;
+    await open;
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(true);
+
+    const close = untilEvent(element, 'close');
+    element.hidden = true;
+    await close;
+    expect(element.matches(':popover-open')).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 describe(`${Tooltip.metadata.tag}: popover interest handover`, () => {