diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.stories.tsx b/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.stories.tsx
index 248c2190b..ef3e3e065 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.stories.tsx
@@ -46,3 +46,31 @@ export const Disabled = () => <>
   {renderDisabledCheckboxes('light', 1.6)}
   {renderDisabledCheckboxes('light', 2)}
 </>
+
+const VerticalCheckboxGroup = styled.div`
+  text-transform: capitalize;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  & + & {
+    margin-top: 3.2rem;
+  }
+`;
+
+export const WithTooltip = () => <>
+  <VerticalCheckboxGroup>
+    <h2>Primary</h2>
+    <Checkbox variant="primary" tooltipText="Tooltip text for checkbox goes here">Checkbox label</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="primary" defaultChecked tooltipText="Tooltip text for checkbox goes here">Checked label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="primary" disabled tooltipText="This option is unavailable">Disabled label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="primary" disabled defaultChecked tooltipText="This option is unavailable">Disabled checked label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+  </VerticalCheckboxGroup>
+  <VerticalCheckboxGroup>
+    <h2>Light</h2>
+    <Checkbox variant="light" tooltipText="Tooltip text for checkbox goes here">Checkbox label</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="light" defaultChecked tooltipText="Tooltip text for checkbox goes here">Checked label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="light" disabled tooltipText="This option is unavailable">Disabled label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+    <Checkbox variant="light" disabled defaultChecked tooltipText="This option is unavailable">Disabled checked label with tooltip</Checkbox>
+  </VerticalCheckboxGroup>
+</>;
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.tsx b/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.tsx
index 55dbe89b5..0b8ccbf7a 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/Checkbox.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { LabelHTMLAttributes, PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 import {  checkboxLabelStyles, checkboxInputStyles, CheckboxVariant, CheckboxSize } from "./sharedCheckboxStyles";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import { InputHTMLAttributes } from "react";
+import { mergeProps } from 'react-aria';
+import { useLabelTooltip } from '../Tooltip';
 
 const StyledLabel = styled.label<{ bold: boolean; variant: CheckboxVariant; isDisabled?: boolean; }>`
   ${checkboxLabelStyles}
@@ -12,19 +14,35 @@ const StyledInput = styled.input<{ variant: CheckboxVariant; checkboxSize: Check
   ${checkboxInputStyles}
 `;
 
+const LabelWithTooltipWrapper = styled.div`
+  display: inline-block;
+  position: relative;
+  font-size: 1.6rem;
+`;
+
 type CheckboxProps = PropsWithChildren<
   Omit<InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>, 'type'> & {
   variant?: CheckboxVariant;
   size?: CheckboxSize;
   bold?: boolean;
   labelProps?: LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement>;
+  tooltipText?: string;
 }>;
 
-export const Checkbox = ({ children, disabled, variant = 'primary', bold = false, size = 1.6, labelProps, ...props }: CheckboxProps) => {
-  return (
-    <StyledLabel bold={bold} variant={variant} isDisabled={disabled} {...labelProps}>
-      <StyledInput {...props} type="checkbox" variant={variant} checkboxSize={size} isDisabled={disabled} disabled={disabled} />
-      {children}
-    </StyledLabel>
-  );
+export const Checkbox = ({ children, disabled, variant = 'primary', bold = false, size = 1.6, labelProps, tooltipText, ...props }: CheckboxProps) => {
+  const { triggerRef, triggerProps, labelDescription, tooltip } = useLabelTooltip(tooltipText);
+
+  return tooltipText
+    ? <LabelWithTooltipWrapper>
+        <StyledLabel ref={triggerRef} bold={bold} variant={variant} isDisabled={disabled} {...mergeProps(triggerProps, labelProps)}>
+          <StyledInput {...props} type="checkbox" variant={variant} checkboxSize={size} isDisabled={disabled} disabled={disabled} />
+          {children}
+          {labelDescription}
+        </StyledLabel>
+        {tooltip}
+      </LabelWithTooltipWrapper>
+    : <StyledLabel bold={bold} variant={variant} isDisabled={disabled} {...labelProps}>
+        <StyledInput {...props} type="checkbox" variant={variant} checkboxSize={size} isDisabled={disabled} disabled={disabled} />
+        {children}
+      </StyledLabel>;
 };
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/__snapshots__/Checkbox.spec.tsx.snap b/src/components/Checkbox/__snapshots__/Checkbox.spec.tsx.snap
index 3669d188f..fef9c1890 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/__snapshots__/Checkbox.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/__snapshots__/Checkbox.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 exports[`Checkbox allows setting props on label 1`] = `
 <label
   aria-label="custom label"
-  className="sc-bczRLJ XfrOB"
+  className="sc-hKMtZM gNqItn"
 >
   <input
-    className="sc-gsnTZi dskNep"
+    className="sc-eCYdqJ gpoUA"
     type="checkbox"
   />
   Click Me
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ exports[`Checkbox allows setting props on label 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Checkbox handles disabled state 1`] = `
 <label
-  className="sc-bczRLJ jDFcYw"
+  className="sc-hKMtZM uiIZG"
 >
   <input
-    className="sc-gsnTZi dJvfbo"
+    className="sc-eCYdqJ fBIvaF"
     disabled={true}
     type="checkbox"
   />
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ exports[`Checkbox handles disabled state 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Checkbox handles options 1`] = `
 <label
-  className="sc-bczRLJ XfrOB"
+  className="sc-hKMtZM gNqItn"
 >
   <input
-    className="sc-gsnTZi dskNep"
+    className="sc-eCYdqJ gpoUA"
     type="checkbox"
   />
   Click Me
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ exports[`Checkbox handles options 1`] = `
 
 exports[`Checkbox matches snapshot 1`] = `
 <label
-  className="sc-bczRLJ fIuhsq"
+  className="sc-hKMtZM dHABFU"
 >
   <input
-    className="sc-gsnTZi ehAXiz"
+    className="sc-eCYdqJ glqLW"
     type="checkbox"
   />
   Click Me
diff --git a/src/components/Radio.tsx b/src/components/Radio.tsx
index 14e10de8f..aa71721c8 100644
--- a/src/components/Radio.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Radio.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
 import { colors } from "../theme";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import { InputHTMLAttributes } from "react";
-import {useTooltipTriggerState} from 'react-stately';
-import {useTooltipTrigger} from 'react-aria';
-import { CustomTooltip } from './Tooltip';
+import { useLabelTooltip } from './Tooltip';
 
 export const StyledLabel = styled.label<{isDisabled?: boolean}>`
   font-size: 1.6rem;
@@ -49,31 +46,28 @@ export const StyledInput = styled.input<{isDisabled?: boolean}>`
 
 const LabelWithTooltipWrapper = styled.div`
   display: inline-block;
+  position: relative;
+  font-size: 1.6rem;
 `;
 
 type RadioProps = PropsWithChildren<
   Omit<InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>, 'type'>>;
 
-export const Radio = ({ children, disabled, labelAs, ...props }: RadioProps & {
+export const Radio = ({ children, disabled, labelAs, tooltipText, ...props }: RadioProps & {
   tooltipText?: string;
   labelAs?: string;
 }) => {
+  const { triggerRef, triggerProps, labelDescription, tooltip } = useLabelTooltip(tooltipText);
 
-  const state = useTooltipTriggerState({delay: 0});
-  const ref = React.useRef(null);
-
-  const { triggerProps, tooltipProps } = useTooltipTrigger({delay: 0}, state, ref);
-
-  return props.tooltipText
+  return tooltipText
     ? <div>
         <LabelWithTooltipWrapper>
-          <StyledLabel ref={ref} as={labelAs as any} isDisabled={disabled} {...triggerProps}>
-            <StyledInput type="radio" onFocus={() => state.open()} isDisabled={disabled} disabled={disabled} {...props} />
+          <StyledLabel ref={triggerRef} as={labelAs as any} isDisabled={disabled} {...triggerProps}>
+            <StyledInput {...props} type="radio" isDisabled={disabled} disabled={disabled} />
             {children}
-          {state.isOpen && (
-            <CustomTooltip state={state} {...tooltipProps} placement='right'>{props.tooltipText}</CustomTooltip>
-          )}
+            {labelDescription}
           </StyledLabel>
+          {tooltip}
         </LabelWithTooltipWrapper>
       </div>
     : <StyledLabel isDisabled={disabled} as={labelAs as any}>
diff --git a/src/components/Tooltip.tsx b/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
index 021a49914..1c45581fe 100644
--- a/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { colors } from '../theme';
 import { Button, OverlayArrow, Tooltip as AriaTooltip, TooltipTrigger } from 'react-aria-components';
 import { Info } from './svgs/Info';
-import {mergeProps, Placement, useTooltip} from 'react-aria';
+import { useTooltipTriggerState } from 'react-stately';
+import {mergeProps, Placement, useTooltip, useTooltipTrigger, VisuallyHidden} from 'react-aria';
 
 const tooltipStyles = `
   box-shadow: 0 0.8rem 2rem rgba(0 0 0 / 0.1);
@@ -113,4 +115,22 @@ export const CustomTooltip = ({ state, ...props }: any) => {
       </OverlayArrow>
     </StyledCustomTooltip>
   );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// Shared logic for showing a CustomTooltip on a label-wrapped input (Checkbox, Radio).
+export const useLabelTooltip = (tooltipText?: string, placement: Placement = 'right') => {
+  const state = useTooltipTriggerState({ delay: 0 });
+  const triggerRef = useRef(null);
+  const { triggerProps, tooltipProps } = useTooltipTrigger({ delay: 0 }, state, triggerRef);
+
+  const { 'aria-describedby': _unusedDescribedBy, ...labelTriggerProps } = triggerProps;
+
+  return {
+    triggerRef,
+    triggerProps: labelTriggerProps,
+    labelDescription: tooltipText ? <VisuallyHidden>{tooltipText}</VisuallyHidden> : null,
+    tooltip: tooltipText && state.isOpen
+      ? <CustomTooltip state={state} {...tooltipProps} placement={placement} aria-hidden={true}>{tooltipText}</CustomTooltip>
+      : null,
+  };
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/Tree/__snapshots__/Tree.spec.tsx.snap b/src/components/Tree/__snapshots__/Tree.spec.tsx.snap
index 4a01f9c08..08f1a8990 100644
--- a/src/components/Tree/__snapshots__/Tree.spec.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/Tree/__snapshots__/Tree.spec.tsx.snap
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ exports[`Tree matches snapshot 1`] = `
         style="display: contents;"
       >
         <label
-          class="sc-jSMfEi fnAjTL"
+          class="sc-ftvSup kBXYav"
         >
           <input
-            class="sc-gKXOVf bROlip"
+            class="sc-papXJ eMMRLt"
             slot="check"
             type="checkbox"
             value="one"