diff --git a/demos/tooltip/custom-animation.html b/demos/tooltip/custom-animation.html
index 23fa9aefe7..b8f012d916 100644
--- a/demos/tooltip/custom-animation.html
+++ b/demos/tooltip/custom-animation.html
@@ -9,25 +9,35 @@
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.position.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../ui/jquery.effects.core.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../ui/jquery.effects.explode.js"></script>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../demos.css">
-	<style>
-	label {
-		display: inline-block;
-		width: 5em;
-	}
-	</style>
 	<script>
 	$(function() {
-		$( ".demo" ).tooltip({
+		$( "#show-option" ).tooltip({
 			show: {
 				effect: "slideDown",
 				delay: 250
-			},
+			}
+		});
+		$( "#hide-option" ).tooltip({
 			hide: {
-				effect: "hide",
+				effect: "explode",
 				delay: 250
 			}
 		});
+		$( "#position-option" ).tooltip({
+			position: {
+				my: "left top",
+				at: "left bottom+10",
+				using: function( pos ) {
+					$( this ).css({
+						left: pos.left,
+						top: pos.top - 10
+					}).animate({ top: pos.top }, "fast" );
+				}
+			}
+		});
 	});
 	</script>
 </head>
@@ -35,14 +45,10 @@
 
 <div class="demo">
 
-<p><a href="#" title="That's what this widget is">Tooltips</a> can be attached to any element. When you hover
-the element with your mouse, the title attribute is displayed in a little box next to the element, just like a native tooltip.</p>
-<p>But as it's not a native tooltip, it can be styled. Any themes built with
-<a href="http://themeroller.com" title="ThemeRoller: jQuery UI's theme builder application">ThemeRoller</a>
-will also style tooltips accordingly.</p>
-<p>Tooltips are also useful for form elements, to show some additional information in the context of each field.</p>
-<p><label for="age">Your age:</label><input id="age" title="We ask for your age only for statistical purposes."></p>
-<p>Hover the field to see the tooltip.</p>
+<p>There are various ways to customize the animation of a tooltip.</p>
+<p>You can use the <a id="show-option" href="http://jqueryui.com/demos/tooltip/#option-show" title="show effect">show</a> and
+<a id="hide-option" href="http://jqueryui.com/demos/tooltip/#option-hide" title="hide effect">hide</a> options.</p>
+<p>You can also use the <a id="position-option" href="http://jqueryui.com/demos/tooltip/#option-position" title="position option">position option</a>.</p>
 
 </div><!-- End demo -->
 
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js b/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
index b781174c92..c0aaa4fbea 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
@@ -90,11 +90,16 @@ $.widget("ui.tooltip", {
 			target.attr( "aria-describedby", tooltip.attr( "id" ) );
 		}
 		tooltip.find( ".ui-tooltip-content" ).html( content );
-		tooltip.position( $.extend({
-			of: target
-		}, this.options.position ) ).hide();
+		tooltip
+			.stop( true )
+			.position( $.extend({
+				of: target,
+				using: function( pos ) {
+					// we only want to hide if there's no custom using defined
+					$( this ).css( pos ).hide();
+				}
+			}, this.options.position ) );
 
-		tooltip.stop( true );
 		this._show( tooltip, this.options.show );
 
 		this._trigger( "open", event );
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
index 4167fd4e57..3bf735cd3a 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.widget.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ $.each( { show: "fadeIn", hide: "fadeOut" }, function( method, defaultEffect ) {
 		var hasOptions = !$.isEmptyObject( options ),
 			effectName = options.effect || defaultEffect;
 		options.complete = callback;
-		if (options.delay) {
+		if ( options.delay ) {
 			element.delay( options.delay );
 		}
 		if ( hasOptions && $.effects && ( $.effects.effect[ effectName ] || $.uiBackCompat !== false && $.effects[ effectName ] ) ) {