diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c7f0539e..1831664f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
 coverage/
 dist/
+.idea/
diff --git a/packages/v-tooltip/src/components/Popper.js b/packages/v-tooltip/src/components/Popper.js
index 54be3cf8..2873399d 100644
--- a/packages/v-tooltip/src/components/Popper.js
+++ b/packages/v-tooltip/src/components/Popper.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export default () => ({
     },
 
     container: {
-      type: [String, Object, Element, Boolean],
+      type: [String, Object, Element, Boolean, Function],
       default () {
         return getDefaultConfig(this.theme, 'container')
       },
@@ -571,6 +571,10 @@ export default () => ({
 
     $_ensureContainer () {
       let container = this.container
+      // if container is a callback, resolve it
+      if (typeof container === 'function') {
+        container = container(this.$_targetNodes[0])
+      }
       // if container is a query, get the relative element
       if (typeof container === 'string') {
         container = window.document.querySelector(container)
diff --git a/packages/v-tooltip/src/config.js b/packages/v-tooltip/src/config.js
index 1840512c..6b2c4dba 100644
--- a/packages/v-tooltip/src/config.js
+++ b/packages/v-tooltip/src/config.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ export const config = {
   disabled: false,
   // Default position offset [skidding, distance] (px)
   offset: [0, 5],
-  // Default container where the tooltip will be appended
+  // Default container where the tooltip will be appended, can accept a callback that should return an element or a query selector
   container: 'body',
   // Element used to compute position and size boundaries
   boundary: undefined,
-  // Skip delay & CSS transitions when another popper is shown, so that the popper appear to instanly move to the new position.
+  // Skip delay & CSS transitions when another popper is shown, so that the popper appear to instantly move to the new position.
   instantMove: false,
   // Auto destroy tooltip DOM nodes (ms)
   disposeTimeout: 5000,