diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/BarChart/stories/playground/ExternalTooltip.stories.tsx b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/BarChart/stories/playground/ExternalTooltip.stories.tsx
index 86ff4b0f3..914a590a4 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/BarChart/stories/playground/ExternalTooltip.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/BarChart/stories/playground/ExternalTooltip.stories.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const ExternalTooltipWithFrame: Story<BarChartProps> =
   TemplateWithFrame.bind({});
 
 ExternalTooltip.args = {
+  direction: 'horizontal',
   data: [
     {
       name: 'Apr 1 – Apr 14, 2020',
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/ChartContainer/ChartContainer.tsx b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/ChartContainer/ChartContainer.tsx
index 847587099..996f1bd77 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/ChartContainer/ChartContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/ChartContainer/ChartContainer.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export const ChartContainer = (props: Props) => {
       <div
         className={styles.ChartContainer}
         style={{
-          background: chartContainer.backgroundColor,
+          // background: chartContainer.backgroundColor,
+          background: 'red',
           padding,
           borderRadius: chartContainer.borderRadius,
         }}
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ export const ChartContainer = (props: Props) => {
               <div
                 className={styles.Chart}
                 style={{
+                  background: 'blue',
                   height: value.containerBounds.height,
                   width: value.containerBounds.width,
                 }}
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/HorizontalBarChart/Chart.tsx b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/HorizontalBarChart/Chart.tsx
index 5fffaa569..6a052d06e 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/HorizontalBarChart/Chart.tsx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/HorizontalBarChart/Chart.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export function Chart({
     return maxes;
   }, [data, areAllNegative]);
 
+  console.log({highestValueForSeries});
+
   const {stackedValues, stackedMin, stackedMax} = useHorizontalStackedValues({
     isStacked,
     data,
@@ -299,11 +301,13 @@ export function Chart({
           data={data}
           focusElementDataType={DataType.BarGroup}
           getMarkup={getTooltipMarkup}
-          margin={ChartMargin}
+          margin={{...ChartMargin, Top: chartYPosition}}
           parentElement={svgRef}
           longestSeriesIndex={longestSeriesIndex}
+          highestValueForSeries={highestValueForSeries}
           xScale={xScale}
           type={type}
+          usePortal
         />
       )}
 
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/TooltipWrapper.tsx b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/TooltipWrapper.tsx
index 8d31f8193..fffb9b055 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/TooltipWrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/TooltipWrapper.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ interface BaseProps {
   xScale: ScaleLinear<number, number> | ScaleBand<string>;
   bandwidth?: number;
   onIndexChange?: (index: number | null) => void;
+  highestValueForSeries?: number[];
   id?: string;
   type?: ChartType;
   yScale?: ScaleLinear<number, number>;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ function TooltipWrapperRaw(props: BaseProps) {
     type,
     xScale,
     yScale,
+    highestValueForSeries,
   } = props;
   const {scrollContainer, isTouchDevice, containerBounds} = useChartContext();
   const [position, setPosition] = useState<TooltipPosition>({
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ function TooltipWrapperRaw(props: BaseProps) {
         case InternalChartType.HorizontalBar:
           return getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
             chartBounds,
+            containerBounds,
             data,
             event,
             eventType,
@@ -118,6 +121,11 @@ function TooltipWrapperRaw(props: BaseProps) {
             longestSeriesIndex,
             type,
             xScale: xScale as ScaleLinear<number, number>,
+            highestValueForSeries,
+            bandwidth,
+            scrollY: scrollContainer
+              ? scrollContainer.scrollTop
+              : window.scrollY,
           });
         case InternalChartType.Bar:
         default:
@@ -136,6 +144,8 @@ function TooltipWrapperRaw(props: BaseProps) {
       }
     },
     [
+      highestValueForSeries,
+      bandwidth,
       chartBounds,
       containerBounds,
       chartType,
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getAlteredHorizontalBarPosition.ts b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getAlteredHorizontalBarPosition.ts
index 9da13058f..451a4c68b 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getAlteredHorizontalBarPosition.ts
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getAlteredHorizontalBarPosition.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import type {BoundingRect, Dimensions} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
-import {HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
+import type {Dimensions} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
+import {clamp, HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
 
-import {TOOLTIP_MARGIN} from '../constants';
+import {SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, TOOLTIP_MARGIN} from '../constants';
 import type {AlteredPositionProps, AlteredPositionReturn} from '../types';
 
 export function getAlteredHorizontalBarPosition(
@@ -20,100 +20,59 @@ function getNegativeOffset(props: AlteredPositionProps): AlteredPositionReturn {
   const yOffset = (bandwidth - tooltipDimensions.height) / 2;
 
   const y = currentY - tooltipDimensions.height;
+
   if (flippedX - tooltipDimensions.width < 0) {
-    return {x: flippedX, y: y < 0 ? 0 : y};
+    return clampPosition({
+      x: flippedX,
+      y: y < 0 ? 0 : y,
+      tooltipDimensions,
+    });
   }
 
-  return {
+  return clampPosition({
     x: flippedX - tooltipDimensions.width - TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
     y: currentY + HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT + yOffset,
-  };
+    tooltipDimensions,
+  });
 }
 
 function getPositiveOffset(props: AlteredPositionProps): AlteredPositionReturn {
-  const {bandwidth, currentX, currentY, tooltipDimensions, chartBounds} = props;
+  const {currentX, currentY} = props;
 
-  const isOutside = isOutsideBounds({
+  return clampPosition({
     x: currentX,
     y: currentY,
-    tooltipDimensions,
-    chartBounds,
+    tooltipDimensions: props.tooltipDimensions,
   });
-
-  if (isOutside.top && isOutside.right) {
-    return {
-      x: chartBounds.width - tooltipDimensions.width,
-      y: 0,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (isOutside.top && !isOutside.right) {
-    return {
-      x: currentX + TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
-      y: 0,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (!isOutside.right && !isOutside.bottom) {
-    const yOffset = (bandwidth - tooltipDimensions.height) / 2;
-    return {
-      x: currentX + TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
-      y: currentY + HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT + yOffset,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (isOutside.right) {
-    const x = currentX - tooltipDimensions.width;
-    const y =
-      currentY -
-      tooltipDimensions.height +
-      HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT -
-      TOOLTIP_MARGIN;
-
-    if (y < 0) {
-      return {
-        x,
-        y: bandwidth + HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT + TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      x,
-      y,
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (isOutside.bottom) {
-    return {
-      x: currentX + TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
-      y:
-        chartBounds.height -
-        tooltipDimensions.height -
-        HORIZONTAL_GROUP_LABEL_HEIGHT,
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {x: currentX, y: currentY};
 }
 
-function isOutsideBounds({
+function clampPosition({
   x,
   y,
   tooltipDimensions,
-  chartBounds,
 }: {
   x: number;
   y: number;
   tooltipDimensions: Dimensions;
-  chartBounds: BoundingRect;
 }) {
-  const right = x + TOOLTIP_MARGIN + tooltipDimensions.width;
-  const bottom = y + tooltipDimensions.height;
-
   return {
-    left: x <= 0,
-    right: right > chartBounds.width,
-    bottom: bottom > chartBounds.height,
-    top: y <= 0,
+    x: clamp({
+      amount: x,
+      min: TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
+      max:
+        window.innerWidth -
+        tooltipDimensions.width -
+        TOOLTIP_MARGIN -
+        SCROLLBAR_WIDTH,
+    }),
+    y: clamp({
+      amount: y,
+      min: window.scrollY + TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
+      max:
+        window.scrollY +
+        window.innerHeight -
+        tooltipDimensions.height -
+        TOOLTIP_MARGIN,
+    }),
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition.ts b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition.ts
index 12747696b..a9a5a0025 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition.ts
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/TooltipWrapper/utilities/getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type {ScaleLinear} from 'd3-scale';
+import type {BoundingRect} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
+import {Y_AXIS_CHART_SPACING} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
 
 import {getStackedValuesFromDataSeries} from '../../../utilities/getStackedValuesFromDataSeries';
 import type {TooltipPosition, TooltipPositionParams} from '../types';
@@ -6,12 +8,19 @@ import {TOOLTIP_POSITION_DEFAULT_RETURN} from '../constants';
 
 import {eventPointNative} from './eventPoint';
 
+const SPACING = 10;
+
 interface Props extends Omit<TooltipPositionParams, 'xScale'> {
+  bandwidth: number;
+  containerBounds: BoundingRect;
+  highestValueForSeries: number[];
+  scrollY: number;
   xScale: ScaleLinear<number, number>;
 }
 
 export function getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
   chartBounds,
+  containerBounds,
   data,
   event,
   eventType,
@@ -19,8 +28,13 @@ export function getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
   longestSeriesIndex,
   type,
   xScale,
+  scrollY,
+  highestValueForSeries,
+  bandwidth,
 }: Props): TooltipPosition {
-  const groupHeight = chartBounds.height / data[longestSeriesIndex].data.length;
+  const groupHeight =
+    (chartBounds.height - Y_AXIS_CHART_SPACING) /
+    data[longestSeriesIndex].data.length;
   const isStacked = type === 'stacked';
 
   if (eventType === 'mouse' && event) {
@@ -32,7 +46,7 @@ export function getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
 
     const {svgY} = point;
 
-    const currentPoint = svgY - 0;
+    const currentPoint = svgY - scrollY;
     const currentIndex = Math.floor(currentPoint / groupHeight);
 
     if (
@@ -42,14 +56,17 @@ export function getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
       return TOOLTIP_POSITION_DEFAULT_RETURN;
     }
 
-    return formatPositionForTooltip(currentIndex);
+    return formatPositionForTooltip(currentIndex, containerBounds);
   } else if (index != null) {
-    return formatPositionForTooltip(index);
+    return formatPositionForTooltip(index, containerBounds);
   }
 
   return TOOLTIP_POSITION_DEFAULT_RETURN;
 
-  function formatPositionForTooltip(index: number): TooltipPosition {
+  function formatPositionForTooltip(
+    index: number,
+    containerBounds: BoundingRect,
+  ): TooltipPosition {
     if (isStacked) {
       const {formattedStackedValues} = getStackedValuesFromDataSeries(data);
 
@@ -64,18 +81,18 @@ export function getHorizontalBarChartTooltipPosition({
       }, xScale(0));
 
       return {
-        x: chartBounds.x + x,
-        y: chartBounds.y + groupHeight * index,
+        x: containerBounds.x + x,
+        y: containerBounds.y + groupHeight * index,
         activeIndex: index,
       };
     }
 
-    const highestValue = data[longestSeriesIndex].data[index].value ?? 0;
-    const x = chartBounds.x + (xScale(highestValue ?? 0) ?? 0);
+    const highestValue = highestValueForSeries[index] ?? 0;
+    const x = containerBounds.x + (xScale(highestValue ?? 0) ?? 0) + SPACING;
 
     return {
       x: highestValue < 0 ? -x : x,
-      y: groupHeight * index,
+      y: containerBounds.y + groupHeight * index - bandwidth * index,
       activeIndex: index,
     };
   }