diff --git a/fiftyone/operators/types.py b/fiftyone/operators/types.py
index d76221f664..55a12caa79 100644
--- a/fiftyone/operators/types.py
+++ b/fiftyone/operators/types.py
@@ -1848,17 +1848,18 @@ class Tooltip(View):
         column: the column of the tooltip
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, row, column, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, row, column, value, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.row = row
         self.column = column
+        self.value = value
 
     def clone(self):
-        clone = Tooltip(self.row, self.column, **self._kwargs)
+        clone = Tooltip(self.row, self.column, self.value, **self._kwargs)
         return clone
 
     def to_json(self):
-        return {**super().to_json(), "row": self.row, "column": self.column}
+        return {**super().to_json(), "row": self.row, "column": self.column, "value": self.value}
 
 
 class TableView(View):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/operators/tableview_tests.py b/tests/unittests/operators/tableview_tests.py
index 49cfbcff25..6ac8149fd6 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/operators/tableview_tests.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/operators/tableview_tests.py
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ def test_table_view_basic(self):
             table.add_tooltip(1, 1, "Tooltip 3", overwrite=False)
 
         table.add_tooltip(1, 1, "Tooltip 3")
+        self.assertEqual(set([tooltip.value for tooltip in table.tooltips]), {"Tooltip 2", "Tooltip 3"})