diff --git a/js/tooltip.js b/js/tooltip.js
index 3b8ac17f6d..b4ced6d2af 100644
--- a/js/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/tooltip.js
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@
     if (this.hasContent() && this.enabled) {
       this.$element.trigger(e)
 
-      if (e.isDefaultPrevented()) return
-      var that = this;
+      var inDom = $.contains(document.documentElement, this.$element[0])
+      if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || !inDom) return
+      var that = this
 
       var $tip = this.tip()