diff --git a/src/event_loop/handlers.rs b/src/event_loop/handlers.rs
index 28de1b4..b7c03b5 100644
--- a/src/event_loop/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop/handlers.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ impl<A: App> CompositorHandler for AppData<A>
 			ss.request_redraw();
 			( pw, ph )
 		};
+		// Anchors and baked overlay geometry are in the old scale's
+		// physical pixels — drop the tooltip and rebuild the specs.
+		self.cancel_tooltip();
+		self.overlays_dirty = true;
 		// Notify the app of the new physical dimensions. The previous
 		// `on_resize` it received was scaled with the OLD factor, so any
 		// app-side state keyed off those pixels is now stale. Only fire
diff --git a/src/event_loop/tooltip.rs b/src/event_loop/tooltip.rs
index e9fe83d..7f2c86e 100644
--- a/src/event_loop/tooltip.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop/tooltip.rs
@@ -88,12 +88,27 @@ impl<A: App> AppData<A>
 	pub( crate ) fn tooltip_overlay( &self ) -> Option<crate::app::OverlaySpec<A::Message>>
 	{
 		let v = self.tooltip_visible.as_ref()?;
+
+		use std::hash::{ Hash, Hasher };
+		let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
+		"ltk-tooltip".hash( &mut hasher );
+		let id = crate::app::OverlayId( hasher.finish() as u32 );
+
+		// Layout runs in the overlay's physical buffer space, so every
+		// coordinate below is physical. The overlay's own scale wins once
+		// the surface exists; before that, main's is the best predictor.
+		let sf = self.overlays.get( &id )
+			.map( |ss| ss.scale_factor )
+			.unwrap_or( self.main.scale_factor )
+			.max( 1 ) as f32;
+		let ts = crate::types::text_scale();
+
 		let ( ox, oy ) = self.surface_offset_for( v.focus );
-		let scale  = self.try_surface( v.focus )?.scale_factor as f32;
-		let anchor_x = ox + v.anchor.x / scale;
-		let anchor_y = oy + v.anchor.y / scale;
-		let anchor_w = v.anchor.width  / scale;
-		let anchor_h = v.anchor.height / scale;
+		let src_scale = self.try_surface( v.focus )?.scale_factor.max( 1 ) as f32;
+		let anchor_x = ( ox + v.anchor.x / src_scale ) * sf;
+		let anchor_y = ( oy + v.anchor.y / src_scale ) * sf;
+		let anchor_w = v.anchor.width  / src_scale * sf;
+		let anchor_h = v.anchor.height / src_scale * sf;
 
 		let palette = crate::theme::palette();
 		let bg_col  = crate::types::Color::rgba( palette.text_primary.r, palette.text_primary.g, palette.text_primary.b, 0.95 );
@@ -103,30 +118,28 @@ impl<A: App> AppData<A>
 					.color( palette.bg )
 			)
 			.background( bg_col )
-			.padding_h( 12.0 )
-			.padding_v( 6.0 )
-			.radius( 8.0 )
+			.padding_h( 12.0 * sf )
+			.padding_v( 6.0 * sf )
+			.radius( 8.0 * sf )
 			.into();
 
-		let estimated_w = ( v.text.chars().count() as f32 * 7.5 + 24.0 ).clamp( 40.0, 320.0 );
-		let estimated_h = 28.0_f32;
+		let estimated_w = ( v.text.chars().count() as f32 * 7.5 * ts * sf + 24.0 * sf )
+			.clamp( 40.0 * sf, 320.0 * sf );
+		let estimated_h = 16.0 * ts * sf + 12.0 * sf;
+		let gap    = 6.0 * sf;
+		let margin = 4.0 * sf;
 		let mut x = anchor_x + ( anchor_w - estimated_w ) / 2.0;
-		let mut y = anchor_y - estimated_h - 6.0;
-		let sw = self.main.width  as f32;
-		let sh = self.main.height as f32;
-		x = x.clamp( 4.0, ( sw - estimated_w - 4.0 ).max( 4.0 ) );
-		if y < 4.0 { y = anchor_y + anchor_h + 6.0; }
-		if y + estimated_h > sh - 4.0 { y = ( sh - estimated_h - 4.0 ).max( 4.0 ); }
+		let mut y = anchor_y - estimated_h - gap;
+		let sw = self.main.width  as f32 * sf;
+		let sh = self.main.height as f32 * sf;
+		x = x.clamp( margin, ( sw - estimated_w - margin ).max( margin ) );
+		if y < margin { y = anchor_y + anchor_h + gap; }
+		if y + estimated_h > sh - margin { y = ( sh - estimated_h - margin ).max( margin ); }
 
 		let view: crate::widget::Element<A::Message> = crate::layout::stack::stack()
 			.push_translated( pill, crate::layout::stack::HAlign::Start, crate::layout::stack::VAlign::Top, x, y )
 			.into();
 
-		use std::hash::{ Hash, Hasher };
-		let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
-		"ltk-tooltip".hash( &mut hasher );
-		let id = crate::app::OverlayId( hasher.finish() as u32 );
-
 		Some( crate::app::OverlaySpec
 		{
 			id,