diff --git a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.spec.ts b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.spec.ts
index eb32c8b552..c1e85158c8 100644
--- a/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/components/dropdown/__tests__/dropdown.spec.ts
@@ -568,4 +568,50 @@ describe('Dropdown', () => {
         .classes()
     ).toContain('is-disabled')
   })
+
+  test('set show-timeout/hide-timeout when trigger is hover', async () => {
+    const wrapper = _mount(
+      `
+      <el-dropdown trigger="hover" :show-timeout="200" :hide-timeout="300">
+        <span class="el-dropdown-link">
+          Dropdown List
+        </span>
+        <template #dropdown>
+          <el-dropdown-menu>
+            <el-dropdown-item>Item</el-dropdown-item>
+          </el-dropdown-menu>
+        </template>
+      </el-dropdown>
+      `,
+      () => ({})
+    )
+    const tooltipElement = wrapper.getComponent({
+      name: 'ElTooltip',
+    })
+    expect(tooltipElement.vm.showAfter).toBe(200)
+    expect(tooltipElement.vm.hideAfter).toBe(300)
+  })
+
+  test('ignore show-timeout/hide-timeout when trigger is not hover', async () => {
+    const wrapper = _mount(
+      `
+      <el-dropdown trigger="click" :show-timeout="200" :hide-timeout="300">
+        <span class="el-dropdown-link">
+          Dropdown List
+        </span>
+        <template #dropdown>
+          <el-dropdown-menu>
+            <el-dropdown-item>Item</el-dropdown-item>
+          </el-dropdown-menu>
+        </template>
+      </el-dropdown>
+      `,
+      () => ({})
+    )
+    const tooltipElement = wrapper.getComponent({
+      name: 'ElTooltip',
+    })
+    expect(tooltipElement.vm.showAfter).toBe(0)
+    expect(tooltipElement.vm.hideAfter).toBe(0)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue b/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
index d7ae586b89..e265fffdbd 100644
--- a/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
+++ b/packages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown.vue
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
       :fallback-placements="['bottom', 'top']"
       :popper-options="popperOptions"
       :gpu-acceleration="false"
-      :hide-after="hideTimeout"
+      :hide-after="trigger === 'hover' ? hideTimeout : 0"
       :manual-mode="true"
       :placement="placement"
       :popper-class="[ns.e('popper'), popperClass]"
       :reference-element="referenceElementRef?.$el"
       :trigger="trigger"
-      :show-after="showTimeout"
+      :show-after="trigger === 'hover' ? showTimeout : 0"
       :stop-popper-mouse-event="false"
       :virtual-ref="triggeringElementRef"
       :virtual-triggering="splitButton"