diff --git a/src/components/Accordion/component.tsx b/src/components/Accordion/component.tsx
index 9524240..2400c19 100644
--- a/src/components/Accordion/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Accordion/component.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as Styled from './styles';
 import { MdExpandMore } from 'react-icons/md';
 import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
 import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+import { TOOLTIP_PLUGINS } from '../../utils/tooltip';
 import { DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT, DEFAULT_BUTTON_HEADER_POSITION } from './constants';
 
 /**
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function Accordion({
   return (
     <>
       {tooltipLabel ? (
-        <Tippy content={tooltipLabel} placement={tooltipPlacement}>
+        <Tippy content={tooltipLabel} placement={tooltipPlacement} plugins={TOOLTIP_PLUGINS}>
           {expandButton}
         </Tippy>
       ) : (
diff --git a/src/components/Avatar/component.tsx b/src/components/Avatar/component.tsx
index fe2e161..d77b7f0 100644
--- a/src/components/Avatar/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Avatar/component.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { JSX, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
 import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+import { TOOLTIP_PLUGINS } from '../../utils/tooltip';
 import * as Styled from './styles';
 import { AvatarProps } from './types';
 import { DEFAULT_AVATAR_SIZE, AVATAR_FALLBACK_COLORS } from './constants';
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ function Avatar({
   }
 
   return (
-    <Tippy content={name} placement="top">
+    <Tippy content={name} placement="top" plugins={TOOLTIP_PLUGINS}>
       {avatarElement}
     </Tippy>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/Button/component.tsx b/src/components/Button/component.tsx
index acf13a8..b3b1d01 100644
--- a/src/components/Button/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Button/component.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import * as Styled from './styles';
 import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
 import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+import { TOOLTIP_PLUGINS } from '../../utils/tooltip';
 
 /**
  * A versatile Button component.
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ function Button(props: ButtonProps): JSX.Element {
       <Tippy
         content={tooltipLabel}
         placement={tooltipPlacement}
+        plugins={TOOLTIP_PLUGINS}
       >
         {buttonElement}
       </Tippy>
diff --git a/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx b/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
index 751efcc..8368265 100644
--- a/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Checkbox/component.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_LAYOUT, DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT, LAYOUTS } from './constants'
 import { RadioButtonUnchecked, RadioButtonChecked } from '@mui/icons-material';
 import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
 import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+import { TOOLTIP_PLUGINS } from '../../utils/tooltip';
 
 // Cancelling the click (mouse, label or Space) keeps the box unchanged, and MUI skips
 // `onChange` for a prevented click. It sits on the root because MUI drops event handlers
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ function Checkbox({
           placement={tooltipPlacement}
           trigger="mouseenter focusin"
           aria={{ content: null }}
+          plugins={TOOLTIP_PLUGINS}
         />
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/Slider/component.tsx b/src/components/Slider/component.tsx
index 6f21302..1cb642a 100644
--- a/src/components/Slider/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Slider/component.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createTheme, ThemeProvider, useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import { SliderProps } from './types';
 import * as Styled from './styles';
 import { DEFAULT_ANIMATE, DEFAULT_SHOW_MARK_TICKS, DEFAULT_VALUE_LABEL_DISPLAY } from './constants';
+import DismissibleValueLabel from './valueLabel';
 
 /**
  * A horizontal, single-thumb slider for picking a value inside a range.
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ function Slider ({
   ariaLabel,
   ariaLabelledBy,
   ariaDescribedBy,
+  slots,
   slotProps,
   ...rest
 }: SliderProps): JSX.Element {
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ function Slider ({
             aria-label={ariaLabel}
             aria-labelledby={ariaLabel ? undefined : ariaLabelledBy || labelId}
             data-test={dataTest}
+            slots={{ valueLabel: DismissibleValueLabel, ...slots }}
             slotProps={{
               ...slotProps,
               input: {
diff --git a/src/components/Slider/valueLabel.tsx b/src/components/Slider/valueLabel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..168315b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Slider/valueLabel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import React, { JSX, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { SliderValueLabel, SliderValueLabelProps } from '@mui/material';
+import { ValueLabelDisplay } from './types';
+import { VALUE_LABEL_DISPLAYS } from './constants';
+
+// WCAG 1.4.13 requires a tooltip to be dismissible without moving the pointer or focus, and
+// MUI keeps the label's open state internal with no Escape handling. A label that is always
+// shown ('on') is not hover content, so it stays.
+function DismissibleValueLabel({
+  open,
+  ...props
+}: SliderValueLabelProps & { valueLabelDisplay?: ValueLabelDisplay }): JSX.Element {
+  const [dismissed, setDismissed] = useState(false);
+  const dismissible = open && props.valueLabelDisplay !== VALUE_LABEL_DISPLAYS.ON;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!dismissible) {
+      setDismissed(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Escape') setDismissed(true);
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true);
+
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true);
+  }, [dismissible]);
+
+  return <SliderValueLabel {...props} open={open && !dismissed} />;
+}
+
+export default DismissibleValueLabel;
diff --git a/src/components/Toggle/component.tsx b/src/components/Toggle/component.tsx
index 71bb040..f151b9a 100644
--- a/src/components/Toggle/component.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Toggle/component.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as Styled from './styles';
 import { DEFAULT_TEXT_POSITION, DEFAULT_TOOLTIP_PLACEMENT, TEXT_POSITIONS } from './constants';
 import Tippy from '@tippyjs/react';
 import 'tippy.js/dist/tippy.css';
+import { TOOLTIP_PLUGINS } from '../../utils/tooltip';
 
 // Cancelling the click (mouse, label or Space) keeps the switch unchanged, and MUI skips
 // `onChange` for a prevented click. It sits on the switch because MUI drops event handlers
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ function Toggle ({
           getReferenceClientRect={getTooltipAnchorRect}
           delay={TOOLTIP_DELAY}
           aria={{ content: null }}
+          plugins={TOOLTIP_PLUGINS}
         />
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/utils/tooltip.ts b/src/utils/tooltip.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15f6a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/tooltip.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { Plugin } from 'tippy.js';
+
+// WCAG 1.4.13 requires a tooltip to be dismissible without moving the pointer or focus.
+export const hideOnEsc: Plugin = {
+  name: 'hideOnEsc',
+  defaultValue: true,
+  fn({ hide }) {
+    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === 'Escape') hide();
+    };
+    const stopListening = () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true);
+
+    return {
+      onShow() {
+        document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown, true);
+      },
+      onHide: stopListening,
+      onDestroy: stopListening,
+    };
+  },
+};
+
+export const TOOLTIP_PLUGINS = [hideOnEsc];