diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.module.css b/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.module.css
index 5c757e89e2acd..f454a1c960070 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.module.css
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.module.css
@@ -54,3 +54,86 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+/*
+ * Real tooltip element rendered as the next sibling of badges carrying
+ * `data-tooltip`. It stays hidden unless the browser supports CSS anchor
+ * positioning, in which case it replaces the global `[data-tooltip]`
+ * pseudo-element tooltip so it cannot be clipped by scrolling ancestors
+ * (see nodejs/doc-kit#938).
+ */
+.tooltip {
+  @apply pointer-events-none
+    invisible
+    z-10
+    w-max
+    max-w-64
+    rounded-md
+    border
+    border-neutral-200
+    bg-white
+    px-2.5
+    py-1.5
+    text-center
+    text-sm
+    font-medium
+    text-neutral-900
+    opacity-0
+    shadow-lg
+    transition-[opacity,visibility]
+    dark:border-neutral-900
+    dark:bg-neutral-950
+    dark:text-white;
+
+  display: none;
+
+  &::before {
+    @apply absolute
+      size-2
+      -translate-x-1/2
+      rotate-45
+      border
+      border-r-0
+      border-b-0
+      border-neutral-200
+      bg-white
+      content-[''];
+
+    left: 50%;
+    top: -5px;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Dark variants for the arrow must target the originating element through an
+   explicit ancestor selector: `dark:` utilities applied inside `&::before`
+   compile to an unmatchable pseudo-element compound selector. */
+[data-theme='dark'] .tooltip::before {
+  @apply border-neutral-900
+    bg-neutral-950;
+}
+
+@supports (anchor-name: --doc-kit-badge-tooltip) {
+  .badge[data-tooltip] {
+    &::after,
+    &::before {
+      @apply hidden;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .tooltip {
+    @apply block;
+
+    left: anchor(center);
+    margin-block-start: 0.5rem;
+    position: fixed;
+    position-anchor: var(--tooltip-anchor);
+    top: anchor(bottom);
+    translate: -50% 0;
+  }
+
+  .badge[data-tooltip]:focus-visible ~ .tooltip,
+  .badge[data-tooltip]:hover ~ .tooltip {
+    @apply visible
+      opacity-100;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.tsx b/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.tsx
index 818759d43555a..1deebfbd2bf6b 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/Common/Badge/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { useId } from 'react';
 
-import type { FC, HTMLAttributes, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import type {
+  CSSProperties,
+  FC,
+  HTMLAttributes,
+  PropsWithChildren,
+} from 'react';
 
 import styles from './index.module.css';
 
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@ type BadgeSize = 'small' | 'medium';
 type BadgeProps = HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> & {
   size?: BadgeSize;
   kind?: BadgeKind;
+  'data-tooltip'?: string;
 };
 
 const Badge: FC<PropsWithChildren<BadgeProps>> = ({
@@ -18,22 +25,56 @@ const Badge: FC<PropsWithChildren<BadgeProps>> = ({
   className,
   children,
   ...props
-}) => (
-  <span
-    className={classNames(
-      styles.badge,
-      styles[kind],
-      styles[size],
-      {
-        [styles.circular]:
-          typeof children === 'string' && children.length === 1,
-      },
-      className
-    )}
-    {...props}
-  >
-    {children}
-  </span>
-);
+}) => {
+  const { style, ...rest } = props;
+  const tooltip = rest['data-tooltip'];
+  // A unique anchor name per badge: anchoring the tooltip to the badge keeps
+  // it out of reach of ancestor clipping (scrolling containers), which the
+  // global `[data-tooltip]` pseudo-element tooltip suffers from. The same
+  // identifier also wires the `aria-describedby` relationship that exposes
+  // the stability text to assistive technologies.
+  const tooltipAnchorId = useId().replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '');
+  const anchorName = `--badge-tooltip-${tooltipAnchorId}`;
+  const tooltipId = `badge-tooltip-${tooltipAnchorId}`;
+
+  const badge = (
+    <span
+      aria-describedby={tooltip ? tooltipId : undefined}
+      className={classNames(
+        styles.badge,
+        styles[kind],
+        styles[size],
+        {
+          [styles.circular]:
+            typeof children === 'string' && children.length === 1,
+        },
+        className
+      )}
+      style={tooltip ? ({ anchorName, ...style } as CSSProperties) : style}
+      {...rest}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+
+  if (!tooltip) {
+    return badge;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {badge}
+
+      <span
+        id={tooltipId}
+        role="tooltip"
+        className={styles.tooltip}
+        style={{ positionAnchor: anchorName } as CSSProperties}
+      >
+        {tooltip}
+      </span>
+    </>
+  );
+};
 
 export default Badge;
diff --git a/packages/ui-components/src/Containers/MetaBar/index.stories.tsx b/packages/ui-components/src/Containers/MetaBar/index.stories.tsx
index a52080cbba00a..84bfac88ff6d1 100644
--- a/packages/ui-components/src/Containers/MetaBar/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-components/src/Containers/MetaBar/index.stories.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CodeBracketIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
 
+import Badge from '#ui/Common/Badge';
 import MetaBar from '#ui/Containers/MetaBar';
 import GitHubIcon from '#ui/Icons/Social/GitHub';
 
@@ -79,3 +80,141 @@ export const Default: Story = {
 };
 
 export default { component: MetaBar } as Meta;
+
+type TocEntry = {
+  text: string;
+  depth: 2 | 3 | 4;
+  stability?: 'Deprecated' | 'Experimental' | 'Legacy';
+  badgePosition?: 'leading' | 'trailing';
+};
+
+// Mirrors the Node.js API documentation table of contents, where headings can
+// carry a stability badge exposing a `data-tooltip`. Badges sit at both edges
+// of the list (line-leading and line-trailing) and the compact, long list
+// scrolls, reproducing nodejs/doc-kit#938.
+const TOC_ENTRIES: Array<TocEntry> = [
+  { text: 'Overview of the module', depth: 2 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.Assertions',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Legacy',
+    badgePosition: 'leading',
+  },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.deepEqual compared with deepStrictEqual and when to prefer each',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Deprecated',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.deepStrictEqual comparison details', depth: 3 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.doesNotMatch',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Experimental',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.doesNotReject', depth: 4 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.doesNotThrow',
+    depth: 4,
+    stability: 'Experimental',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.equal', depth: 3 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.fail with custom error handling strategies',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Deprecated',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.ifError', depth: 3 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.match',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Experimental',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.ok truthiness checks and custom messages', depth: 2 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.rejects',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Legacy',
+    badgePosition: 'leading',
+  },
+  { text: 'assert.throws with validation objects and error classes', depth: 3 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.partialDeepStrictEqual',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Experimental',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+  { text: 'strict mode configuration', depth: 2 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.CallTracker',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Deprecated',
+    badgePosition: 'leading',
+  },
+  { text: 'Caveats and migration notes for legacy APIs', depth: 4 },
+  { text: 'assert.default', depth: 3 },
+  {
+    text: 'assert.strict mode caveats and examples for migration',
+    depth: 3,
+    stability: 'Legacy',
+    badgePosition: 'trailing',
+  },
+];
+
+export const TableOfContentsWithStabilityBadges: Story = {
+  render: args => (
+    <>
+      <style>{`
+        .sb-compact-toc dd ol li { font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1rem; }
+        .sb-compact-toc dd ol { gap: 0.25rem; }
+        .sb-compact-toc dd { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
+      `}</style>
+
+      <div className="sb-compact-toc">
+        <MetaBar {...args} />
+      </div>
+    </>
+  ),
+  args: {
+    items: {
+      'components.metabar.readingTime': '15 minutes',
+      'components.metabar.addedIn': 'v1.0.0',
+    },
+    headings: {
+      items: TOC_ENTRIES.map((entry, index) => {
+        const badge = entry.stability ? (
+          <Badge
+            aria-label={`Stability: ${entry.stability}`}
+            className={entry.badgePosition === 'leading' ? 'mr-1' : 'ml-1'}
+            data-tooltip={entry.stability}
+            tabIndex={0}
+          >
+            {entry.stability[0]}
+          </Badge>
+        ) : null;
+
+        const value =
+          badge && entry.badgePosition === 'leading' ? (
+            <>
+              {badge} {entry.text}
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              {entry.text}
+              {badge}
+            </>
+          );
+
+        return {
+          value: value as unknown as string,
+          depth: entry.depth,
+          data: { id: `toc-${index}` },
+        };
+      }),
+    },
+  },
+};