diff --git a/.changeset/brown-bananas-talk.md b/.changeset/brown-bananas-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71020b787a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-bananas-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/core-components': patch
+---
+
+Having tooltip inherit font size for consistency in catalog table columns
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
index 4b5b0f4bde..37b40ce26b 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/OverflowTooltip/OverflowTooltip.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles(
       overflow: 'visible !important',
     },
     typo: {
+      fontSize: 'inherit',
       overflow: 'hidden',
       textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
       display: '-webkit-box',