diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
index 613701bf23..bb4b4c7245 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
     THREAD_RELATION_TYPE,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { Optional } from "matrix-events-sdk";
+import { Tooltip } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../../stores/AsyncStore";
 import VoiceRecordComposerTile from "./VoiceRecordComposerTile";
 import { VoiceRecordingStore } from "../../../stores/VoiceRecordingStore";
 import { RecordingState } from "../../../audio/VoiceRecording";
-import Tooltip, { Alignment } from "../elements/Tooltip";
 import ResizeNotifier from "../../../utils/ResizeNotifier";
 import { E2EStatus } from "../../../utils/ShieldUtils";
 import SendMessageComposer, { SendMessageComposer as SendMessageComposerClass } from "./SendMessageComposer";
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ interface IState {
 }
 
 export class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
-    private tooltipId = `mx_MessageComposer_${Math.random()}`;
     private dispatcherRef?: string;
     private messageComposerInput = createRef<SendMessageComposerClass>();
     private voiceRecordingButton = createRef<VoiceRecordComposerTile>();
@@ -568,12 +567,9 @@ export class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         let recordingTooltip: JSX.Element | undefined;
-        if (this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds) {
-            const secondsLeft = Math.round(this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds);
-            recordingTooltip = (
-                <Tooltip id={this.tooltipId} label={formatTimeLeft(secondsLeft)} alignment={Alignment.Top} />
-            );
-        }
+
+        const isTooltipOpen = Boolean(this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds);
+        const secondsLeft = this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds ? Math.round(this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds) : 0;
 
         const threadId =
             this.props.relation?.rel_type === THREAD_RELATION_TYPE.name ? this.props.relation.event_id : null;
@@ -599,68 +595,66 @@ export class MessageComposer extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         });
 
         return (
-            <div
-                className={classes}
-                ref={this.ref}
-                aria-describedby={this.state.recordingTimeLeftSeconds ? this.tooltipId : undefined}
-                role="region"
-                aria-label={_t("a11y|message_composer")}
-            >
-                {recordingTooltip}
-                <div className="mx_MessageComposer_wrapper">
-                    <ReplyPreview
-                        replyToEvent={this.props.replyToEvent}
-                        permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                    />
-                    <div className="mx_MessageComposer_row">
-                        {e2eIcon}
-                        {composer}
-                        <div className="mx_MessageComposer_actions">
-                            {controls}
-                            {canSendMessages && (
-                                <MessageComposerButtons
-                                    addEmoji={this.addEmoji}
-                                    haveRecording={this.state.haveRecording}
-                                    isMenuOpen={this.state.isMenuOpen}
-                                    isStickerPickerOpen={this.state.isStickerPickerOpen}
-                                    menuPosition={menuPosition}
-                                    relation={this.props.relation}
-                                    onRecordStartEndClick={this.onRecordStartEndClick}
-                                    setStickerPickerOpen={this.setStickerPickerOpen}
-                                    showLocationButton={
-                                        !window.electron && SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.LocationSharing)
-                                    }
-                                    showPollsButton={this.state.showPollsButton}
-                                    showStickersButton={this.showStickersButton}
-                                    isRichTextEnabled={this.state.isRichTextEnabled}
-                                    onComposerModeClick={this.onRichTextToggle}
-                                    toggleButtonMenu={this.toggleButtonMenu}
-                                    showVoiceBroadcastButton={this.state.showVoiceBroadcastButton}
-                                    onStartVoiceBroadcastClick={() => {
-                                        setUpVoiceBroadcastPreRecording(
-                                            this.props.room,
-                                            MatrixClientPeg.safeGet(),
-                                            SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastPlaybacksStore,
-                                            SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastRecordingsStore,
-                                            SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastPreRecordingStore,
-                                        );
-                                        this.toggleButtonMenu();
-                                    }}
-                                />
-                            )}
-                            {showSendButton && (
-                                <SendButton
-                                    key="controls_send"
-                                    onClick={this.sendMessage}
-                                    title={
-                                        this.state.haveRecording ? _t("composer|send_button_voice_message") : undefined
-                                    }
-                                />
-                            )}
+            <Tooltip open={isTooltipOpen} label={formatTimeLeft(secondsLeft)} placement="top">
+                <div className={classes} ref={this.ref} role="region" aria-label={_t("a11y|message_composer")}>
+                    {recordingTooltip}
+                    <div className="mx_MessageComposer_wrapper">
+                        <ReplyPreview
+                            replyToEvent={this.props.replyToEvent}
+                            permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
+                        />
+                        <div className="mx_MessageComposer_row">
+                            {e2eIcon}
+                            {composer}
+                            <div className="mx_MessageComposer_actions">
+                                {controls}
+                                {canSendMessages && (
+                                    <MessageComposerButtons
+                                        addEmoji={this.addEmoji}
+                                        haveRecording={this.state.haveRecording}
+                                        isMenuOpen={this.state.isMenuOpen}
+                                        isStickerPickerOpen={this.state.isStickerPickerOpen}
+                                        menuPosition={menuPosition}
+                                        relation={this.props.relation}
+                                        onRecordStartEndClick={this.onRecordStartEndClick}
+                                        setStickerPickerOpen={this.setStickerPickerOpen}
+                                        showLocationButton={
+                                            !window.electron && SettingsStore.getValue(UIFeature.LocationSharing)
+                                        }
+                                        showPollsButton={this.state.showPollsButton}
+                                        showStickersButton={this.showStickersButton}
+                                        isRichTextEnabled={this.state.isRichTextEnabled}
+                                        onComposerModeClick={this.onRichTextToggle}
+                                        toggleButtonMenu={this.toggleButtonMenu}
+                                        showVoiceBroadcastButton={this.state.showVoiceBroadcastButton}
+                                        onStartVoiceBroadcastClick={() => {
+                                            setUpVoiceBroadcastPreRecording(
+                                                this.props.room,
+                                                MatrixClientPeg.safeGet(),
+                                                SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastPlaybacksStore,
+                                                SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastRecordingsStore,
+                                                SdkContextClass.instance.voiceBroadcastPreRecordingStore,
+                                            );
+                                            this.toggleButtonMenu();
+                                        }}
+                                    />
+                                )}
+                                {showSendButton && (
+                                    <SendButton
+                                        key="controls_send"
+                                        onClick={this.sendMessage}
+                                        title={
+                                            this.state.haveRecording
+                                                ? _t("composer|send_button_voice_message")
+                                                : undefined
+                                        }
+                                    />
+                                )}
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-            </div>
+            </Tooltip>
         );
     }
 }