diff --git a/.changeset/three-toes-love.md b/.changeset/three-toes-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..362568d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/three-toes-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@qwik-ui/headless': minor
+---
+
+minor: adds strategy prop to use when positioning the floating element in popover
diff --git a/apps/website/src/routes/docs/headless/popover/index.mdx b/apps/website/src/routes/docs/headless/popover/index.mdx
index 8242279bb..c29f312db 100644
--- a/apps/website/src/routes/docs/headless/popover/index.mdx
+++ b/apps/website/src/routes/docs/headless/popover/index.mdx
@@ -362,9 +362,15 @@ To read more about the popover API you can check it out on:
     },
     {
       name: 'floating',
-      type: 'boolean | TPlacement',
+      type: 'boolean | Placement',
       description: 'Enables extra JavaScript behavior for floating elements.',
     },
+    {
+      name: 'strategy',
+      type: 'absolute | fixed',
+      description:
+        'The strategy to use when positioning the floating element. The default value is absolute, which suites most cases, while fixed position might be better in legacy browsers like iOS 15.4.',
+    },
     {
       name: 'anchorRef',
       type: 'Signal',
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/floating.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/floating.tsx
index 1fa0f917e..e6914de49 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/floating.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/floating.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { PropsOf, Slot, component$, useContext, useTask$ } from '@builder.io/qwi
 
 import { HPopoverPanelImpl } from './popover-panel-impl';
 import { isServer } from '@builder.io/qwik/build';
-import { popoverContextId } from './popover-context';
+import { popoverContextId } from './popover-types';
 
 export const FloatingPopover = component$((props: PropsOf<'div'>) => {
   const context = useContext(popoverContextId);
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const FloatingPopover = component$((props: PropsOf<'div'>) => {
       await computePosition(anchor as ReferenceElement, popover, {
         placement: placement as Placement,
         middleware,
+        strategy: context.strategy,
       }).then(async (resolvedData) => {
         const { x, y } = resolvedData;
 
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-arrow.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-arrow.tsx
index 117f4d453..78a4818d0 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-arrow.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-arrow.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PropsOf, component$, useContext } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 
-import { popoverContextId } from './popover-context';
+import { popoverContextId } from './popover-types';
 
 export const HPopoverPanelArrow = component$((props: PropsOf<'div'>) => {
   const context = useContext(popoverContextId);
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-impl.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-impl.tsx
index 341763ffd..e0ff64734 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-impl.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel-impl.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 
 import { isServer } from '@builder.io/qwik/build';
 import { useCombinedRef } from '../../hooks/combined-refs';
-import { popoverContextId } from './popover-context';
+import { popoverContextId } from './popover-types';
 import popoverStyles from './popover.css?inline';
 
 // We don't need a provider, that way we connect all context to the root
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel.tsx
index 640f4a6e3..d22177eea 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-panel.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { component$, PropsOf, Slot, useContext } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 import { FloatingPopover } from './floating';
 import { HPopoverPanelImpl } from './popover-panel-impl';
-import { popoverContextId } from './popover-context';
+import { popoverContextId } from './popover-types';
 
 // TODO: improve the type so that it only includes FloatingProps when floating is true.
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const HPopoverPanel = component$((props: PropsOf<'div'>) => {
 
   if (context.floating) {
     return (
-      <FloatingPopover data-floating {...props}>
+      <FloatingPopover data-floating={context.strategy || 'absolute'} {...props}>
         <Slot />
       </FloatingPopover>
     );
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-root.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-root.tsx
index 12a86d0f5..7e36ef5b3 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-root.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-root.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,19 @@ import {
   useId,
   useSignal,
 } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { popoverContextId, PopoverContext } from './popover-context';
+
+import {
+  popoverContextId,
+  type Floating,
+  type Placement,
+  type PopoverContext,
+} from './popover-types';
 
 export type PopoverRootProps = {
   popover?: 'manual' | 'auto';
   manual?: boolean;
   ref?: Signal<HTMLElement | undefined>;
-  floating?: boolean | TPlacement;
+  floating?: boolean | Placement;
   /** @deprecated Use the tooltip instead, which adheres to the WAI-ARIA design pattern. */
   hover?: boolean;
   id?: string;
@@ -21,39 +27,9 @@ export type PopoverRootProps = {
   'bind:panel'?: Signal<HTMLElement | undefined>;
 };
 
-export type FloatingProps = {
-  ancestorScroll?: boolean;
-  ancestorResize?: boolean;
-  elementResize?: boolean;
-  layoutShift?: boolean;
-  animationFrame?: boolean;
-  gutter?: number;
-  shift?: boolean;
-  flip?: boolean;
-  size?: boolean;
-  hide?: 'referenceHidden' | 'escaped';
-  inline?: boolean;
-  transform?: string;
-  arrow?: boolean;
-};
-
-export type TPlacement =
-  | 'top'
-  | 'top-start'
-  | 'top-end'
-  | 'right'
-  | 'right-start'
-  | 'right-end'
-  | 'bottom'
-  | 'bottom-start'
-  | 'bottom-end'
-  | 'left'
-  | 'left-start'
-  | 'left-end';
-
 export type PopoverProps = PopoverRootProps & {
-  floating?: boolean | TPlacement;
-} & FloatingProps &
+  floating?: boolean | Placement;
+} & Floating &
   PropsOf<'div'>;
 
 export const HPopoverRoot = component$((props: PopoverProps) => {
@@ -74,6 +50,7 @@ export const HPopoverRoot = component$((props: PopoverProps) => {
     elementResize = true,
     animationFrame = false,
     transform,
+    strategy,
     ...rest
   } = props;
 
@@ -109,6 +86,7 @@ export const HPopoverRoot = component$((props: PopoverProps) => {
     flip,
     shift,
     hide,
+    strategy,
     ancestorScroll,
     ancestorResize,
     elementResize,
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-trigger.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-trigger.tsx
index d2f874888..8092252b0 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-trigger.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-trigger.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Slot, component$, $, PropsOf, useContext } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { popoverContextId } from './popover-context';
+import { popoverContextId } from './popover-types';
 import { usePopover } from './use-popover';
 
 type PopoverTriggerProps = {
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-context.ts b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-types.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-context.ts
rename to packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-types.ts
index 0c0ffdf91..840ea2cd5 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-context.ts
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover-types.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,41 @@
-import { Signal, createContextId } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { TPlacement } from './popover-root';
+import { type Signal, createContextId } from '@builder.io/qwik';
 
-export const popoverContextId = createContextId<PopoverContext>('qui-popover');
+export type Floating = {
+  ancestorScroll?: boolean;
+  ancestorResize?: boolean;
+  elementResize?: boolean;
+  layoutShift?: boolean;
+  animationFrame?: boolean;
+  gutter?: number;
+  shift?: boolean;
+  flip?: boolean;
+  size?: boolean;
+  hide?: 'referenceHidden' | 'escaped';
+  inline?: boolean;
+  transform?: string;
+  arrow?: boolean;
+  strategy?: 'absolute' | 'fixed';
+};
+
+export type Placement =
+  | 'top'
+  | 'top-start'
+  | 'top-end'
+  | 'right'
+  | 'right-start'
+  | 'right-end'
+  | 'bottom'
+  | 'bottom-start'
+  | 'bottom-end'
+  | 'left'
+  | 'left-start'
+  | 'left-end';
 
-export type PopoverContext = {
+export type PopoverContext = Floating & {
   // core state
   compId: string;
   isOpenSig: Signal<boolean>;
-  floating?: boolean | TPlacement;
+  floating?: boolean | Placement;
   localId: string;
   manual?: boolean;
   hover?: boolean;
@@ -17,19 +45,6 @@ export type PopoverContext = {
   panelRef?: Signal<HTMLElement | undefined>;
   triggerRef?: Signal<HTMLElement | undefined>;
   arrowRef?: Signal<HTMLElement | undefined>;
-
-  // floating props
-  ancestorScroll?: boolean;
-  ancestorResize?: boolean;
-  elementResize?: boolean;
-  layoutShift?: boolean;
-  animationFrame?: boolean;
-  gutter?: number;
-  shift?: boolean;
-  flip?: boolean;
-  size?: boolean;
-  arrow?: boolean;
-  hide?: 'referenceHidden' | 'escaped';
-  inline?: boolean;
-  transform?: string;
 };
+
+export const popoverContextId = createContextId<PopoverContext>('qui-popover');
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover.css b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover.css
index 4928552f7..e622b0e7d 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover.css
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/popover/popover.css
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     overflow: unset;
     position: absolute;
   }
+
+  [data-floating='fixed'] {
+    position: fixed;
+  }
 }
 
 /** override the polyfill's layer, which gets dynamically imported later on. */
@@ -30,4 +34,8 @@
     overflow: unset;
     position: absolute;
   }
+
+  [data-floating='fixed'] {
+    position: fixed;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/tooltip/tooltip-root.tsx b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/tooltip/tooltip-root.tsx
index c3b74809b..792ba502c 100644
--- a/packages/kit-headless/src/components/tooltip/tooltip-root.tsx
+++ b/packages/kit-headless/src/components/tooltip/tooltip-root.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   useSignal,
   $,
 } from '@builder.io/qwik';
-import { FloatingProps, HPopoverRoot } from '../popover/popover-root';
+import { type Floating } from '../popover/popover-types';
+import { HPopoverRoot } from '../popover/popover-root';
 import { TooltipContext, TooltipContextId, TriggerDataState } from './tooltip-context';
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export type TooltipRootProps = {
   placement?: Parameters<typeof HPopoverRoot>['0']['floating'];
 
   id?: string;
-} & Pick<FloatingProps, 'flip' | 'gutter'>;
+} & Pick<Floating, 'flip' | 'gutter'>;
 
 /**
  * TooltipProps combines TooltipRootProps and the properties of a div element.