diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rules/RuleListErrors.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rules/RuleListErrors.tsx
index 3de03a47ca4..1d04dd52ff4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rules/RuleListErrors.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rules/RuleListErrors.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ const ErrorSummaryButton: FC<ErrorSummaryProps> = ({ count, onClick }) => {
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.floatRight}>
-      <Tooltip content="Show all errors">
+      <Tooltip content="Show all errors" placement="bottom">
         <Button fill="text" variant="destructive" icon="exclamation-triangle" onClick={onClick}>
           {count > 1 ? <>{count} errors</> : <>1 error</>}
         </Button>