diff --git a/src/GleapTooltipManager.js b/src/GleapTooltipManager.js
index 46e4bb6..d0d1772 100644
--- a/src/GleapTooltipManager.js
+++ b/src/GleapTooltipManager.js
@@ -306,7 +306,10 @@ export default class GleapTooltipManager {
             var range = document.createRange();
             range.selectNodeContents(element);
             const style = window.getComputedStyle(element);
-            elementRect.width = range.getBoundingClientRect().width + parseFloat(style.paddingLeft);
+            const fixedWidth = range.getBoundingClientRect().width + parseFloat(style.paddingLeft);
+            if (fixedWidth < elementRect.width) {
+                elementRect.width = fixedWidth;
+            }
         } catch (exp) { }
 
         const anchorElement = document.querySelector(`[data-gleap-tooltip-anchor="${tooltipId}"]`);