diff --git a/src/qmlcontrols/kcmcontrols/qml/GridDelegate.qml b/src/qmlcontrols/kcmcontrols/qml/GridDelegate.qml
--- a/src/qmlcontrols/kcmcontrols/qml/GridDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qmlcontrols/kcmcontrols/qml/GridDelegate.qml
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@
                             onClicked: modelData.trigger()
                             enabled: modelData.enabled
                             visible: modelData.visible
-                            //NOTE: there aren't any global settings where to take "official" tooltip timeouts
-                            Controls.ToolTip.delay: 1000
-                            Controls.ToolTip.timeout: 5000
-                            Controls.ToolTip.visible: (Kirigami.Settings.isMobile ? pressed : hovered) && modelData.tooltip.length > 0
-                            Controls.ToolTip.text: modelData.tooltip
+
+                            Controls.ToolTip {
+                                text: modelData.tooltip
+                                visible: (Kirigami.Settings.isMobile ? pressed : hovered) && text.length > 0
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
         elide: Text.ElideRight
     }
-    Controls.ToolTip.delay: 1000
-    Controls.ToolTip.timeout: 5000
-    Controls.ToolTip.visible: hovered && delegate.toolTip.length > 0
-    Controls.ToolTip.text: toolTip
+
+    Controls.ToolTip {
+        visible: delegate.hovered && text.length > 0
+        text: delegate.toolTip
+    }
 }