diff --git a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
index bd5741f0e8..54acc5f955 100644
--- a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -207,9 +207,8 @@ export class Popover implements ComponentInterface, PopoverInterface {
   @Prop({ mutable: true }) alignment?: PositionAlign;
 
   /**
-   * If `true`, the popover will display an arrow
-   * that points at the `reference` when running in `ios` mode
-   * on mobile. Does not apply in `md` mode or on desktop.
+   * If `true`, the popover will display an arrow that points at the
+   * `reference` when running in `ios` mode. Does not apply in `md` mode.
    */
   @Prop() arrow = true;
 
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ export class Popover implements ComponentInterface, PopoverInterface {
     const mode = getIonMode(this);
     const { onLifecycle, popoverId, parentPopover, dismissOnSelect, side, arrow, htmlAttributes } = this;
     const desktop = isPlatform('desktop');
-    const enableArrow = arrow && !parentPopover && !desktop;
+    const enableArrow = arrow && !parentPopover;
 
     return (
       <Host
diff --git a/core/src/components/popover/readme.md b/core/src/components/popover/readme.md
index 68f5df524e..f1300471e0 100644
--- a/core/src/components/popover/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/popover/readme.md
@@ -955,14 +955,14 @@ export default {
 | ----------------- | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
 | `alignment`       | `alignment`         | Describes how to align the popover content with the `reference` point. Defaults to `'center'` for `ios` mode, and `'start'` for `md` mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `"center" \| "end" \| "start" \| undefined`                  | `undefined` |
 | `animated`        | `animated`          | If `true`, the popover will animate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `boolean`                                                    | `true`      |
-| `arrow`           | `arrow`             | If `true`, the popover will display an arrow that points at the `reference` when running in `ios` mode on mobile. Does not apply in `md` mode or on desktop.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `boolean`                                                    | `true`      |
+| `arrow`           | `arrow`             | If `true`, the popover will display an arrow that points at the `reference` when running in `ios` mode. Does not apply in `md` mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `boolean`                                                    | `true`      |
 | `backdropDismiss` | `backdrop-dismiss`  | If `true`, the popover will be dismissed when the backdrop is clicked.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `boolean`                                                    | `true`      |
 | `component`       | `component`         | The component to display inside of the popover. You only need to use this if you are not using a JavaScript framework. Otherwise, you can just slot your component inside of `ion-popover`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `Function \| HTMLElement \| null \| string \| undefined`     | `undefined` |
 | `componentProps`  | --                  | The data to pass to the popover component. You only need to use this if you are not using a JavaScript framework. Otherwise, you can just set the props directly on your component.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `undefined \| { [key: string]: any; }`                       | `undefined` |
 | `dismissOnSelect` | `dismiss-on-select` | If `true`, the popover will be automatically dismissed when the content has been clicked.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `boolean`                                                    | `false`     |
 | `enterAnimation`  | --                  | Animation to use when the popover is presented.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `((baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Animation) \| undefined`      | `undefined` |
 | `event`           | `event`             | The event to pass to the popover animation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `any`                                                        | `undefined` |
-| `htmlAttributes`  | --                  | Additional attributes to pass to the popover.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | `PopoverAttributes \| undefined`                             | `undefined` |
+| `htmlAttributes`  | --                  | Additional attributes to pass to the popover.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | `HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> \| undefined`                   | `undefined` |
 | `isOpen`          | `is-open`           | If `true`, the popover will open. If `false`, the popover will close. Use this if you need finer grained control over presentation, otherwise just use the popoverController or the `trigger` property. Note: `isOpen` will not automatically be set back to `false` when the popover dismisses. You will need to do that in your code.                                                                                                                                                                                      | `boolean`                                                    | `false`     |
 | `keyboardClose`   | `keyboard-close`    | If `true`, the keyboard will be automatically dismissed when the overlay is presented.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `boolean`                                                    | `true`      |
 | `leaveAnimation`  | --                  | Animation to use when the popover is dismissed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `((baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Animation) \| undefined`      | `undefined` |