diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-ag-grid-table/src/AgGridTable/components/CustomPopover.tsx b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-ag-grid-table/src/AgGridTable/components/CustomPopover.tsx
index e630986bf69a..d2e404e98c24 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-ag-grid-table/src/AgGridTable/components/CustomPopover.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/plugins/plugin-chart-ag-grid-table/src/AgGridTable/components/CustomPopover.tsx
@@ -69,15 +69,21 @@ const CustomPopover: React.FC<Props> = ({
       }
     };
 
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+    };
+
     if (isOpen) {
       updatePosition();
       document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
       window.addEventListener('scroll', updatePosition);
       window.addEventListener('resize', updatePosition);
     }
 
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClickOutside);
+      document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
       window.removeEventListener('scroll', updatePosition);
       window.removeEventListener('resize', updatePosition);
     };
diff --git a/superset-frontend/plugins/preset-chart-deckgl/src/components/Tooltip.tsx b/superset-frontend/plugins/preset-chart-deckgl/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
index 1eca2c1a77fe..002854b9f02c 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/plugins/preset-chart-deckgl/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/plugins/preset-chart-deckgl/src/components/Tooltip.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import { safeHtmlSpan } from '@superset-ui/core';
 import { styled } from '@apache-superset/core/theme';
-import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 export type TooltipProps = {
   tooltip:
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ const StyledDiv = styled.div<{
     top: ${top}px;
     left: ${left}px;
     z-index: 9;
+    /* deck.gl tooltips track the cursor across the canvas — capturing pointer
+       events here would block layer hover/click and create flicker loops as
+       the cursor enters and leaves the floating tooltip. Dismissal is via the
+       Escape key handler below; WCAG 1.4.13 "hoverable" is satisfied because
+       the tooltip remains visible under the cursor while pointing at the
+       feature. */
     pointer-events: none;
     ${
       variant === 'default'
@@ -66,7 +72,39 @@ const StyledDiv = styled.div<{
 
 export default function Tooltip(props: TooltipProps) {
   const { tooltip, variant = 'default' } = props;
-  if (typeof tooltip === 'undefined' || tooltip === null) {
+  const [dismissed, setDismissed] = useState(false);
+  const wasVisibleRef = useRef(false);
+
+  // Reset dismissed when the tooltip transitions from hidden to visible. This
+  // handles the case where the cursor leaves the chart and re-enters a
+  // different pickable that happens to render the same content — content
+  // alone wouldn't trigger a reset there.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const isVisible = !!tooltip;
+    if (isVisible && !wasVisibleRef.current) {
+      setDismissed(false);
+    }
+    wasVisibleRef.current = isVisible;
+  }, [tooltip]);
+
+  // Reset on content change too (most common new-target signal).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setDismissed(false);
+  }, [tooltip?.content]);
+
+  // Bind the Escape listener once per visibility cycle. Depending on
+  // `tooltip` directly would re-bind on every cursor move (x/y change).
+  const visible = !!tooltip && !dismissed;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!visible) return undefined;
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') setDismissed(true);
+    };
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [visible]);
+
+  if (!tooltip || dismissed) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskPayloadPopover.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskPayloadPopover.tsx
index b8276327e577..e419919fdfb7 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskPayloadPopover.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskPayloadPopover.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { styled } from '@apache-superset/core/theme';
 import { Popover } from '@superset-ui/core/components';
 import { Icons } from '@superset-ui/core/components/Icons';
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ export default function TaskPayloadPopover({
 }: TaskPayloadPopoverProps) {
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') setVisible(false);
+    };
+    if (visible) document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [visible]);
+
   const content = (
     <PayloadContainer>
       <PayloadPre>{JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2)}</PayloadPre>
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskStackTracePopover.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskStackTracePopover.tsx
index 18b7c725132c..82a2f746676c 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskStackTracePopover.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/features/tasks/TaskStackTracePopover.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { t } from '@apache-superset/core/translation';
 import { styled } from '@apache-superset/core/theme';
 import { Popover, Tooltip } from '@superset-ui/core/components';
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ export default function TaskStackTracePopover({
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
   const { addDangerToast } = useToasts();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') setVisible(false);
+    };
+    if (visible) document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [visible]);
+
   const handleCopy = useCallback(() => {
     copyTextToClipboard(() => Promise.resolve(stackTrace))
       .then(() => {