diff --git a/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltip.xml b/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltip.xml
index c8d983d..a3fd0c2 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltip.xml
+++ b/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltip.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
             <category>Data source</category>
             <description>Return value: Text to display in tooltip.</description>
             <returnType type="String" />
+        </property>
+		<property key="useBodyAsContainer" type="boolean" required="true"  defaultValue="false">
+            <caption>Use body container</caption>
+            <category>Appearance</category>
+            <description>Place the tooltip on the body instead of the container. Use this option if the tooltip displays small because of it's container. 
+			Using this option places the tooltip on the body instead of the container which makes styling a lot easier, but the position of the tooltip won't change correctly when resizing the browser. </description>
         </property>
     </properties>
 </widget>
diff --git a/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltipContext.xml b/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltipContext.xml
index cd1db39..a1fe1f2 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltipContext.xml
+++ b/src/BootstrapTooltip/BootstrapTooltipContext.xml
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
 				<attributeType name="Long"/>
 			</attributeTypes>
 		</property>
-		
+		<property key="useBodyAsContainer" type="boolean" required="true"  defaultValue="false">
+            <caption>Use body container</caption>
+            <category>Appearance</category>
+            <description>Place the tooltip on the body instead of the container. Use this option if the tooltip displays small because of it's container. 
+			Using this option places the tooltip on the body instead of the container which makes styling a lot easier, but the position of the tooltip won't change correctly when resizing the browser. </description>
+        </property>
     </properties>
 </widget>
diff --git a/src/BootstrapTooltip/widget/BootstrapTooltip.js b/src/BootstrapTooltip/widget/BootstrapTooltip.js
index 43b5925..d1db759 100644
--- a/src/BootstrapTooltip/widget/BootstrapTooltip.js
+++ b/src/BootstrapTooltip/widget/BootstrapTooltip.js
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ define([
                 $targetElement = $targetElement.find(".form-control").length !== 0 ? $targetElement.find(".form-control") : $targetElement.find("input");
             }
 
-            $targetElement.tooltip({
+            $targetElement.data('bs.tooltip',false).tooltip({
                 title: this._tooltipText,
                 placement: this.tooltipLocation,
                 trigger: this._tooltipTrigger,
-                html : this.tooltipRenderHTML
+                html : this.tooltipRenderHTML,
+				container: this.useBodyAsContainer ? 'body' : false
             });
 
             this._executeCallback(cb, "_initializeTooltip");