diff --git a/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss b/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
index 91fcc4424b..84dc457810 100644
--- a/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
+++ b/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
@@ -298,6 +298,18 @@
   margin-top: .25rem;
   margin-bottom: .25rem;
 }
+.bs-tooltip-top-docs,
+.bs-tooltip-bottom-docs {
+  .arrow {
+    left: 50%;
+  }
+}
+.bs-tooltip-right-docs,
+.bs-tooltip-left-docs {
+  .arrow {
+    top: 50%;
+  }
+}
 
 // Popovers
 .bd-example-popover-static {
@@ -311,6 +323,18 @@
   width: 260px;
   margin: 1.25rem;
 }
+.bs-popover-top-docs,
+.bs-popover-bottom-docs {
+  .arrow {
+    left: 50%;
+  }
+}
+.bs-popover-right-docs,
+.bs-popover-left-docs {
+  .arrow {
+    top: 50%;
+  }
+}
 
 // Tooltips
 .tooltip-demo a {
diff --git a/docs/components/popovers.md b/docs/components/popovers.md
index f984c76c65..4574197dd3 100644
--- a/docs/components/popovers.md
+++ b/docs/components/popovers.md
@@ -56,32 +56,32 @@ $(function () {
 Four options are available: top, right, bottom, and left aligned.
 
 <div class="bd-example bd-example-popover-static">
-  <div class="popover bs-popover-top">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="popover bs-popover-top bs-popover-top-docs">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <h3 class="popover-title">Popover top</h3>
     <div class="popover-content">
       <p>Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="popover bs-popover-right">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="popover bs-popover-right bs-popover-right-docs">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <h3 class="popover-title">Popover right</h3>
     <div class="popover-content">
       <p>Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="popover bs-popover-bottom">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="popover bs-popover-bottom bs-popover-bottom-docs">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <h3 class="popover-title">Popover bottom</h3>
     <div class="popover-content">
       <p>Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <div class="popover bs-popover-left">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="popover bs-popover-left bs-popover-left-docs">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <h3 class="popover-title">Popover left</h3>
     <div class="popover-content">
       <p>Sed posuere consectetur est at lobortis. Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum.</p>
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, ap
     <tr>
       <td>template</td>
       <td>string</td>
-      <td><code>'&lt;div class="popover" role="tooltip"&gt;&lt;div class="arrow"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 class="popover-title"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="popover-content"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;'</code></td>
+      <td><code>'&lt;div class="popover" role="tooltip"&gt;&lt;div class="arrow" x-arrow&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h3 class="popover-title"&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="popover-content"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;'</code></td>
       <td>
         <p>Base HTML to use when creating the popover.</p>
         <p>The popover's <code>title</code> will be injected into the <code>.popover-title</code>.</p>
diff --git a/docs/components/tooltips.md b/docs/components/tooltips.md
index 4cdcc190ce..865e709e42 100644
--- a/docs/components/tooltips.md
+++ b/docs/components/tooltips.md
@@ -51,26 +51,26 @@ Hover over the links below to see tooltips:
 Four options are available: top, right, bottom, and left aligned.
 
 <div class="bd-example bd-example-tooltip-static">
-  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-top" role="tooltip">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-top bs-tooltip-top-docs" role="tooltip">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <div class="tooltip-inner">
       Tooltip on the top
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-right" role="tooltip">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-right bs-tooltip-right-docs" role="tooltip">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <div class="tooltip-inner">
       Tooltip on the right
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-bottom" role="tooltip">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-bottom bs-tooltip-bottom-docs" role="tooltip">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <div class="tooltip-inner">
       Tooltip on the bottom
     </div>
   </div>
-  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-left" role="tooltip">
-    <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-left bs-tooltip-left-docs" role="tooltip">
+    <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
     <div class="tooltip-inner">
       Tooltip on the left
     </div>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ You should only add tooltips to HTML elements that are traditionally keyboard-fo
 
 <!-- Generated markup by the plugin -->
 <div class="tooltip bs-tooltip-top" role="tooltip">
-  <div class="arrow"></div>
+  <div class="arrow" x-arrow></div>
   <div class="tooltip-inner">
     Some tooltip text!
   </div>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, ap
     <tr>
       <td>template</td>
       <td>string</td>
-      <td><code>'&lt;div class="tooltip" role="tooltip"&gt;&lt;div class="arrow"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="tooltip-inner"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;'</code></td>
+      <td><code>'&lt;div class="tooltip" role="tooltip"&gt;&lt;div class="arrow" x-arrow&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="tooltip-inner"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;'</code></td>
       <td>
         <p>Base HTML to use when creating the tooltip.</p>
         <p>The tooltip's <code>title</code> will be injected into the <code>.tooltip-inner</code>.</p>