diff --git a/cypress/tsconfig.json b/cypress/tsconfig.json
index 1421b706..46f6d426 100644
--- a/cypress/tsconfig.json
+++ b/cypress/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "types": ["cypress", "node"],
     "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
-  "include": ["**/*.ts"]
+  "include": ["**/*.ts", "../cypress.config.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.spec.ts b/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dd2bb30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import {
+  ComponentFixture,
+  fakeAsync,
+  TestBed,
+  tick
+} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { CpsTooltipDirective } from './cps-tooltip.directive';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+@Component({
+  template: `<div cpsTooltip="<style onload='alert(420);'></style>"></div>`,
+  imports: [CpsTooltipDirective]
+})
+class MaliciousTooltipComponent {}
+
+@Component({
+  template: `<div cpsTooltip="<h1>Legit tooltip</h1>"></div>`,
+  imports: [CpsTooltipDirective]
+})
+class LegitTooltipComponent {}
+
+describe('CpsTooltipDirective', () => {
+  let legitComponent: LegitTooltipComponent;
+  let legitComponentFixture: ComponentFixture<LegitTooltipComponent>;
+
+  let maliciousComponent: MaliciousTooltipComponent;
+  let maliciousComponentFixture: ComponentFixture<MaliciousTooltipComponent>;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: []
+    }).compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    legitComponentFixture = TestBed.createComponent(LegitTooltipComponent);
+    legitComponent = legitComponentFixture.componentInstance;
+    legitComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    maliciousComponentFixture = TestBed.createComponent(
+      MaliciousTooltipComponent
+    );
+    maliciousComponent = maliciousComponentFixture.componentInstance;
+    maliciousComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create the component', () => {
+    expect(maliciousComponent).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(legitComponent).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should sanitize the malicious tooltip content', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const consoleWarnSpy = jest
+      .spyOn(console, 'warn')
+      .mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    const divElement = maliciousComponentFixture.debugElement.query(
+      By.css('div')
+    );
+    divElement.triggerEventHandler('mouseenter', null);
+    maliciousComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    tick(300);
+
+    const tooltipElement: HTMLElement | null =
+      document.body.querySelector('.cps-tooltip');
+
+    expect(tooltipElement).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tooltipElement?.innerHTML).toBe(
+      '<div class="cps-tooltip-content">Add your text to this tooltip</div>'
+    );
+    // Angular informs about stripping some content during sanitization
+    expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining('sanitizing HTML stripped some content')
+    );
+
+    divElement.triggerEventHandler('mouseleave', null);
+    maliciousComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    tick(500);
+
+    expect(document.body.querySelector('.cps-tooltip')).toBeFalsy();
+  }));
+
+  it('should properly show legit tooltip', fakeAsync(() => {
+    const divElement = legitComponentFixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div'));
+    divElement.triggerEventHandler('mouseenter', null);
+    legitComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    tick(300);
+
+    const tooltipElement: HTMLElement | null =
+      document.body.querySelector('.cps-tooltip');
+
+    expect(tooltipElement).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(tooltipElement?.innerHTML).toBe(
+      '<div class="cps-tooltip-content"><h1>Legit tooltip</h1></div>'
+    );
+
+    divElement.triggerEventHandler('mouseleave', null);
+    legitComponentFixture.detectChanges();
+
+    tick(500);
+
+    expect(document.body.querySelector('.cps-tooltip')).toBeFalsy();
+  }));
+});
diff --git a/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.ts b/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.ts
index 8fac7bd9..828e9d17 100644
--- a/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/cps-ui-kit/src/lib/directives/cps-tooltip/cps-tooltip.directive.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import {
   Directive,
   ElementRef,
   HostListener,
-  Inject,
+  inject,
   Input,
-  OnDestroy
+  OnDestroy,
+  SecurityContext
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { convertSize } from '../../utils/internal/size-utils';
 import { DOCUMENT } from '@angular/common';
+import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 /**
  * CpsTooltipPosition is used to define the position of the tooltip.
@@ -96,11 +98,12 @@ export class CpsTooltipDirective implements OnDestroy {
 
   private window: Window;
 
-  constructor(
-    private _elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
-    @Inject(DOCUMENT) private document: Document
-  ) {
-    this.window = this.document.defaultView as Window;
+  private _elementRef = inject(ElementRef<HTMLElement>);
+  private _document = inject(DOCUMENT);
+  private _domSanitizer = inject(DomSanitizer);
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.window = this._document.defaultView as Window;
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ export class CpsTooltipDirective implements OnDestroy {
 
     if (this.tooltipDisabled) return;
 
-    this._popup = this.document.createElement('div');
+    this._popup = this._document.createElement('div');
     this._constructElement(this._popup);
 
     if (this.tooltipPersistent)
@@ -149,15 +152,17 @@ export class CpsTooltipDirective implements OnDestroy {
   };
 
   private _constructElement(popup: HTMLDivElement) {
-    const popupContent = this.document.createElement('div');
-    popupContent.innerHTML = this.tooltip || 'Add your text to this tooltip';
+    const popupContent = this._document.createElement('div');
+    popupContent.innerHTML =
+      this._domSanitizer.sanitize(SecurityContext.HTML, this.tooltip) ||
+      'Add your text to this tooltip';
     popupContent.classList.add(this.tooltipContentClass);
     popup.appendChild(popupContent);
 
     popup.classList.add('cps-tooltip');
     popup.style.maxWidth = convertSize(this.tooltipMaxWidth);
 
-    this.document.body.appendChild(popup);
+    this._document.body.appendChild(popup);
     requestAnimationFrame(function () {
       popup.style.opacity = '1';
     });
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 707bc6d4..bb75fd94 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@
     "strictInjectionParameters": true,
     "strictInputAccessModifiers": true,
     "strictTemplates": true
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": ["cypress/**/*.ts", "cypress.config.ts"]
 }