diff --git a/layouts/joomla/button/action-button.php b/layouts/joomla/button/action-button.php
index 5974badb145ba..712892a6cd177 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/button/action-button.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/button/action-button.php
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@ class="js-grid-item-action tbody-icon data-state-<?php echo $this->escape($value
     <span class="<?php echo $this->escape($icon ?? ''); ?>" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 </button>
 <div id="<?php echo $id; ?>" role="tooltip">
-    <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('tooltipText', $tipTitle ?: $title, $title, 0, false); ?>
+    <?php if (empty($title)) : ?>
+        <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('tooltipText', $tipTitle, $tipTitle, 0, false); ?>
+    <?php else : ?>
+        <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('tooltipText', $tipTitle ?: $title, $title, 0, false); ?>
+    <?php endif; ?>
 </div>
diff --git a/libraries/src/Button/ActionButton.php b/libraries/src/Button/ActionButton.php
index 70f1743826d79..a8c4fc15c545d 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Button/ActionButton.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Button/ActionButton.php
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ public function render(?int $value = null, ?int $row = null, array $options = []
             ]
         );
 
+        /**
+         * A disabled button cannot be used, so do not show its call-to-action text in the tooltip.
+         * Informational text can still be shown by passing it as the `disabled_title` option.
+         */
+        if (!empty($data['options']['disabled']) && (string) $data['options']['tip_title'] !== '') {
+            $data['title'] = $data['options']['disabled_title'] ?? '';
+        }
+
         $data['row']  = $row;
         $data['icon'] = $this->fetchIconClass($data['icon']);
 
diff --git a/libraries/src/Button/FeaturedButton.php b/libraries/src/Button/FeaturedButton.php
index a2225ea11c73d..20525532eda73 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Button/FeaturedButton.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Button/FeaturedButton.php
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ public function render(?int $value = null, ?int $row = null, array $options = []
 
                 $default['title'] = $tip;
 
+                // Keep the informational dates in the tooltip when the button is disabled
+                $options['disabled_title'] = $tip;
+
                 $options['tip_title'] = Text::_('JLIB_HTML_FEATURED_ITEM');
 
                 if ($featuredUp && $nowDate < $featuredUp->toUnix()) {
diff --git a/libraries/src/Button/PublishedButton.php b/libraries/src/Button/PublishedButton.php
index 67492efdbf082..23c6593a947a2 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Button/PublishedButton.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Button/PublishedButton.php
@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@ public function render(?int $value = null, ?int $row = null, array $options = []
             // Create special titles for published items
             if ($value === 1) {
                 // Create tip text, only we have publish up or down settings
-                $tips = [];
+                $tips     = [];
+                $disabled = !empty($options['disabled']) || $this->getOption('disabled');
 
                 if ($publishUp) {
                     $tips[] = Text::sprintf('JLIB_HTML_PUBLISHED_START', HTMLHelper::_('date', $publishUp, Text::_('DATE_FORMAT_LC5'), 'UTC'));
-                    $tips[] = Text::_('JLIB_HTML_PUBLISHED_UNPUBLISH');
+
+                    // Only show the call-to-action when the user can actually change the state
+                    if (!$disabled) {
+                        $tips[] = Text::_('JLIB_HTML_PUBLISHED_UNPUBLISH');
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if ($publishDown) {
@@ -86,6 +91,9 @@ public function render(?int $value = null, ?int $row = null, array $options = []
 
                 $default['title'] = $tip;
 
+                // Keep the informational dates in the tooltip when the button is disabled
+                $options['disabled_title'] = $tip;
+
                 $options['tip_title'] = Text::_('JLIB_HTML_PUBLISHED_ITEM');
 
                 if ($publishUp && $nowDate < $publishUp->toUnix()) {