diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
index 8574bb9479..e44cccf0d6 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/SqlLab/components/TableElement.jsx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class TableElement extends React.PureComponent {
       >
         <Tooltip
           id="copy-to-clipboard-tooltip"
-          placement="top"
+          placement="topLeft"
           style={{ cursor: 'pointer' }}
           title={table.name}
           trigger={['hover']}