diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index d8e77732d494..2274f5279023 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ export type TooltipVisibility = 'initial' | 'visible' | 'hidden';
     ])
   ],
   host: {
+    // Forces the element to have a layout in IE and Edge. This fixes issues where the element
+    // won't be rendered if the animations are disabled or there is no web animations polyfill.
+    '[style.zoom]': '_visibility === "visible" ? 1 : null',
     '(body:click)': 'this._handleBodyInteraction()'
   }
 })