diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.cc b/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.cc
index e0cd68608a33..f9f0d1e86100 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.cc
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.h"
+#include "ui/views/corewm/tooltip_controller.h"
+#include "ui/wm/public/tooltip_client.h"
 
 namespace atom {
 
 AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura::AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura(
     views::internal::NativeWidgetDelegate* delegate)
     : views::DesktopNativeWidgetAura(delegate) {
+  // This is to enable the override of OnWindowActivated
+  wm::SetActivationChangeObserver(GetNativeWindow(), this);
 }
 
 void AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura::Activate() {
@@ -19,4 +23,23 @@ void AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura::Activate() {
     views::DesktopNativeWidgetAura::Activate();
 }
 
+void AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura::OnWindowActivated(
+    wm::ActivationChangeObserver::ActivationReason reason,
+    aura::Window* gained_active,
+    aura::Window* lost_active) {
+  views::DesktopNativeWidgetAura::OnWindowActivated(
+    reason, gained_active, lost_active);
+  if (lost_active != nullptr) {
+    auto* tooltip_controller = static_cast<views::corewm::TooltipController*>(
+      wm::GetTooltipClient(lost_active->GetRootWindow()));
+
+    // This will cause the tooltip to be hidden when a window is deactivated,
+    // as it should be.
+    // TODO(brenca): Remove this fix when the chromium issue is fixed.
+    // crbug.com/724538
+    if (tooltip_controller != nullptr)
+      tooltip_controller->OnCancelMode(nullptr);
+  }
+}
+
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.h b/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.h
index b5a6c0933d5b..8aca097d9f73 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/win/atom_desktop_native_widget_aura.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura : public views::DesktopNativeWidgetAura {
   void Activate() override;
 
  private:
+  void OnWindowActivated(
+      wm::ActivationChangeObserver::ActivationReason reason,
+      aura::Window* gained_active,
+      aura::Window* lost_active) override;
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AtomDesktopNativeWidgetAura);
 };