diff --git a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/Tooltip.java b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/Tooltip.java
index 8631e0a17..144a0ca73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/Tooltip.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/bootsfaces/render/Tooltip.java
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ public static void activateTooltips(FacesContext context, UIComponent component)
 				options = "{" + options.substring(0, options.length() - 1) + "}";
 
 			String js = "$(function () {\n" + "$('#" + id + "').tooltip(" + options + ")\n" + "});\n";
+			//destroy existing tooltips to prevent ajax bugs in some browsers and prevent memory leaks (see #323 and #220)
+			js+="$('.tooltip').tooltip('destroy'); ";
 			context.getResponseWriter().write("<script type='text/javascript'>" + js + "</script>");
 		}
 	}