diff --git a/.changeset/fieldstatus-tooltip-deprecated.md b/.changeset/fieldstatus-tooltip-deprecated.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ca5dcd9961832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fieldstatus-tooltip-deprecated.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+'@astryxdesign/core': patch
+---
+
+[feat] FieldStatus: the `tooltip` variant is deprecated and is removed in the next minor release. FieldStatus has no tooltip presentation: a direct `<FieldStatus variant="tooltip">` draws a plain message box with no tooltip, and your editor now marks it deprecated. To show a status message from a field's on-field icon, set `statusVariant="tooltip"` on the field control instead; that stays supported.
+
+Before:
+
+```tsx
+<FieldStatus type="error" message="Required" variant="tooltip" />
+```
+
+After:
+
+```tsx
+<TextInput
+  label="Name"
+  value={name}
+  onChange={setName}
+  status={{type: 'error', message: 'Required'}}
+  statusVariant="tooltip"
+/>
+```
+
+@cixzhang
diff --git a/.changeset/richtext-status-placement-tooltip.md b/.changeset/richtext-status-placement-tooltip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d3d757a647876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/richtext-status-placement-tooltip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@astryxdesign/richtext': patch
+---
+
+[chore] RichTextEditor: `statusVariant` names `'tooltip'` in its own type, so it keeps accepting `statusVariant="tooltip"` after FieldStatus drops its deprecated `tooltip` variant in the next minor release. No behavior change.
+
+@cixzhang
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ComplexSelector/ComplexSelector.tsx b/packages/core/src/ComplexSelector/ComplexSelector.tsx
index 1ff17bf856ad2..9724af078e97e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ComplexSelector/ComplexSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/ComplexSelector/ComplexSelector.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import {useDevWarning} from '../hooks/useDevWarning';
 import {mergeRefs} from '../utils/mergeRefs';
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
 import {useBusyAnnouncement} from '../hooks/useBusyAnnouncement';
-import {Field, inputWrapperStyles, type FieldStatusVariant} from '../Field';
+import {Field, inputWrapperStyles} from '../Field';
 import {Icon, renderIconSlot, type IconType} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
 import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import {usePressFeedback} from '../hooks/usePressFeedback';
 import type {SizeValue} from '../utils/types';
 import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
 import {layerViewportInset} from '../Layer/layerViewportInset.stylex';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 // The popup content's own block-size cap; the viewport cap is the layer
 // runtime's.
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ export interface ComplexSelectorProps<Value> extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached' for input selectors; 'detached' for secondary and ghost selectors
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /** Tooltip text displayed next to the label. */
   labelTooltip?: string;
   /** Trigger and field size. */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/DateInput/DateInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/DateInput/DateInput.tsx
index 72699ae10ab84..1b9c9a8ee2932 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/DateInput/DateInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/DateInput/DateInput.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Icon} from '../Icon';
 import {VisuallyHidden} from '../VisuallyHidden';
@@ -215,6 +214,7 @@ import {focusOutlineStyles} from '../utils/focusOutline.stylex';
 import {useLocale, useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 export interface DateInputProps extends Omit<
   FieldInputBaseProps<HTMLInputElement>,
   'onChange' | 'defaultValue'
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export interface DateInputProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
 
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
diff --git a/packages/core/src/DateRangeInput/DateRangeInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/DateRangeInput/DateRangeInput.tsx
index b1d1c698412c5..5e8612002251f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/DateRangeInput/DateRangeInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/DateRangeInput/DateRangeInput.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Icon} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
 import {focusOutlineStyles} from '../utils/focusOutline.stylex';
 import {useLocale, useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 import type {Locale} from '../i18n/types';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 export type {DateRange} from '../Calendar';
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ export interface DateRangeInputProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
 
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Field/Field.tsx b/packages/core/src/Field/Field.tsx
index fe9790fbfa586..924a5a55dcbe6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Field/Field.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/Field/Field.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import type {BaseProps} from '../BaseProps';
 import type {SizeValue} from '../utils/types';
 import {FieldLabel} from './FieldLabel';
 import {FieldStatus} from '../FieldStatus/FieldStatus';
-import type {FieldStatusVariant} from '../FieldStatus/FieldStatus';
 import {useFieldStatusAnnouncement} from '../FieldStatus/useFieldStatusAnnouncement';
 import {spacingVars, borderVars, sizeVars} from '../theme/tokens.stylex';
 import type {IconType} from '../Icon';
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import {FormLayoutContext} from '../FormLayout/FormLayoutContext';
 import {Text} from '../Text/Text';
 import {VisuallyHidden} from '../VisuallyHidden';
 import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from './fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 const styles = stylex.create({
   container: {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export interface FieldProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': No message box; the input surfaces status through a tooltip on its on-field icon
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
    * (e.g. `'100%'`). Sizes the whole field — label, control, and status — so
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Field/fieldStatusPlacement.ts b/packages/core/src/Field/fieldStatusPlacement.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dc4551bdbe585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/Field/fieldStatusPlacement.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+
+/**
+ * @file fieldStatusPlacement.ts
+ * @input The FieldStatus variant map
+ * @output FieldStatusPlacement, where a field control shows its status
+ * @position Field family type behind every field control's `statusVariant`
+ *
+ * A field control places its status message as a FieldStatus variant, or under
+ * `'tooltip'`, which the Field family consumes before rendering FieldStatus and
+ * shows through the control's on-field status icon (`component:FieldStatus`
+ * FR7, DEC-2). `'tooltip'` belongs here, not to FieldStatus itself, whose map
+ * keeps it only as a deprecated entry until the next minor.
+ */
+
+import type {FieldStatusVariantMap} from '../FieldStatus';
+
+export type FieldStatusPlacement = keyof FieldStatusVariantMap | 'tooltip';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.deprecation.test.ts b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.deprecation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bd15a2fee0225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.deprecation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+
+/**
+ * @file FieldStatus.deprecation.test.ts
+ * @input The TypeScript language service and FieldStatus.tsx
+ * @output Verifies an editor marks a direct `variant="tooltip"` deprecated,
+ *   and leaves the supported variants and Field-family placements unmarked
+ * @position Static deprecation evidence for `component:FieldStatus` FR7
+ *   (`spec:AST-017` FR29a: the warning lives in the declarations)
+ */
+
+import path from 'node:path';
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url';
+import ts from 'typescript';
+import {describe, expect, it} from 'vitest';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const CORE_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '../..');
+const FIXTURE = path.join(__dirname, '__deprecation_fixture__.tsx');
+
+const SOURCE = `
+import {FieldStatus} from './FieldStatus';
+import type {FieldStatusVariant} from './FieldStatus';
+import {TextInput} from '../TextInput/TextInput';
+
+declare const someVariant: FieldStatusVariant;
+
+export const direct = <FieldStatus type="error" message="m" variant="tooltip" />;
+export const attached = <FieldStatus type="error" message="m" variant="attached" />;
+export const detached = <FieldStatus type="error" message="m" variant="detached" />;
+export const typed = <FieldStatus type="error" message="m" variant={someVariant} />;
+export const field = (
+  <TextInput label="Name" value="" onChange={() => {}} status={{type: 'error', message: 'm'}} statusVariant="tooltip" />
+);
+`;
+
+function deprecatedLines(): number[] {
+  const configPath = path.join(CORE_ROOT, 'tsconfig.json');
+  const config = ts.readConfigFile(configPath, ts.sys.readFile);
+  const parsed = ts.parseJsonConfigFileContent(
+    config.config,
+    ts.sys,
+    CORE_ROOT,
+    undefined,
+    configPath,
+  );
+  const files = new Map([[FIXTURE, SOURCE]]);
+  const host: ts.LanguageServiceHost = {
+    getScriptFileNames: () => [FIXTURE],
+    getScriptVersion: () => '1',
+    getScriptSnapshot: name => {
+      const text = files.get(name) ?? ts.sys.readFile(name);
+      return text == null ? undefined : ts.ScriptSnapshot.fromString(text);
+    },
+    getCurrentDirectory: () => CORE_ROOT,
+    getCompilationSettings: () => ({...parsed.options, noEmit: true}),
+    getDefaultLibFileName: options => ts.getDefaultLibFilePath(options),
+    fileExists: name => files.has(name) || ts.sys.fileExists(name),
+    readFile: name => files.get(name) ?? ts.sys.readFile(name),
+    readDirectory: ts.sys.readDirectory,
+    directoryExists: ts.sys.directoryExists,
+    getDirectories: ts.sys.getDirectories,
+  };
+  const service = ts.createLanguageService(host);
+  const errors = service.getSemanticDiagnostics(FIXTURE);
+  expect(
+    errors.map(d => ts.flattenDiagnosticMessageText(d.messageText, '\n')),
+  ).toEqual([]);
+  const source = service.getProgram()!.getSourceFile(FIXTURE)!;
+  return service
+    .getSuggestionDiagnostics(FIXTURE)
+    .filter(d => d.reportsDeprecated)
+    .map(d => source.getLineAndCharacterOfPosition(d.start ?? 0).line);
+}
+
+function lineOf(name: string): number {
+  return SOURCE.split('\n').findIndex(line => line.includes(`const ${name} =`));
+}
+
+describe('FieldStatus tooltip deprecation (component:FieldStatus FR7)', () => {
+  it('marks a direct variant="tooltip" deprecated and nothing else', () => {
+    const lines = deprecatedLines();
+    expect(lines).toEqual([lineOf('direct')]);
+  }, 120_000);
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.tsx b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.tsx
index 3307dc4734173..304a452644e64 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/FieldStatus.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,28 @@ export interface FieldStatusProps extends BaseProps<HTMLDivElement> {
   variant?: FieldStatusVariant;
 }
 
+// A direct `tooltip` resolves to the deprecated signature first; every other
+// call, a `FieldStatusVariant`-typed value included, resolves to the second,
+// which `ComponentProps<typeof FieldStatus>` reads.
+/**
+ * @deprecated FieldStatus has no `tooltip` presentation
+ * (`component:FieldStatus` FR7): it draws a plain message box with no tooltip.
+ * Set `statusVariant="tooltip"` on the field control instead, which shows the
+ * message from its on-field status icon. Removed in the next minor release.
+ */
+export function FieldStatus(
+  props: FieldStatusProps & {variant: 'tooltip'},
+): React.JSX.Element;
+/**
+ * A status message component for form fields: an `attached` message under a
+ * field, or a `detached` one with its own status icon.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```
+ * <FieldStatus type="error" message="This field is required" />
+ * ```
+ */
+export function FieldStatus(props: FieldStatusProps): React.JSX.Element;
 /**
  * A status message component for form fields.
  *
@@ -151,9 +173,10 @@ export interface FieldStatusProps extends BaseProps<HTMLDivElement> {
  * decorative for assistive tech (`aria-hidden`): the message text already names
  * the status in words and is announced through the live region. The `attached`
  * variant keeps its status affordance on the bordered input, so it renders no
- * icon here to avoid a duplicate. The `tooltip` variant renders no message box
- * at all — the input surfaces the status through a tooltip on its on-field
- * icon — so callers skip rendering FieldStatus for it.
+ * icon here to avoid a duplicate. FieldStatus has no `tooltip` presentation:
+ * a field control given `statusVariant="tooltip"` surfaces the status through
+ * a tooltip on its on-field icon and renders no FieldStatus for it
+ * (`component:FieldStatus` FR7).
  *
  * Screen-reader announcements go through the persistent `useAnnounce` live
  * regions (assertive for errors, polite otherwise) rather than `role`/
diff --git a/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/index.ts b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/index.ts
index fe674412d418f..302aac21318d1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/FieldStatus/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 export interface FieldStatusVariantMap {
   attached: true;
   detached: true;
+  /**
+   * @deprecated FieldStatus has no `tooltip` presentation
+   * (`component:FieldStatus` FR7): given it directly, it draws a plain message
+   * box with no tooltip. Set `statusVariant="tooltip"` on the field control
+   * (TextInput, Selector, and the rest), which shows the message from its
+   * on-field status icon. Removed in the next minor release.
+   */
   tooltip: true;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/FileInput/FileInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
index 65e9038aa12c5..cba10eb0d4143 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/FileInput/FileInput.tsx
@@ -37,12 +37,7 @@ import {
   durationVars,
   easeVars,
 } from '../theme/tokens.stylex';
-import {
-  Field,
-  InputClearButton,
-  type InputStatus,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
-} from '../Field';
+import {Field, InputClearButton, type InputStatus} from '../Field';
 import {Icon} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
 import {VisuallyHidden} from '../VisuallyHidden';
@@ -70,6 +65,7 @@ import type {TranslatorFn} from '../i18n';
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
 import {useListFormatter} from '../i18n/useListFormatter';
 import {useResolvedRequired} from '../hooks/useResolvedRequired';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 function formatFileSize(bytes: number, t: TranslatorFn): string {
   if (bytes < 1024) {
     return t('@astryx.fileInput.fileSize.bytes', {size: bytes});
@@ -406,7 +402,7 @@ export interface FileInputProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * Description text displayed below the label.
    */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/MultiSelector/MultiSelector.tsx b/packages/core/src/MultiSelector/MultiSelector.tsx
index aa23936e92a03..6c72ed4e654bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/MultiSelector/MultiSelector.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/MultiSelector/MultiSelector.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputWrapperStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {useKeepLayerOpenProps} from '../Layer/useLayer';
 import {InternalInputClearButton} from '../Field/InputClearButton';
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ import type {AdaptivePresentation} from '../hooks/useAdaptivePresentation';
 import {SelectorBottomSheet} from '../Selector/SelectorBottomSheet';
 import {useSelectorPresentation} from '../Selector/useSelectorPresentation';
 import {selectorPresentationStyles} from '../Selector/selectorPresentation.stylex';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 // Sentinel value for the select-all item in keyboard navigation
 const SELECT_ALL_VALUE = '__xds_select_all__';
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ export interface MultiSelectorProps<
    * - 'tooltip': message is exposed from the on-field status icon
    * @default 'attached' for input selectors; 'detached' for secondary and ghost selectors
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
 
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
diff --git a/packages/core/src/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
index 81e208dc0b7bd..4c2b810df9e86 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/NumberInput/NumberInput.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Icon, renderIconSlot, type IconType} from '../Icon';
 import {VisuallyHidden} from '../VisuallyHidden';
@@ -235,6 +234,7 @@ import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
 import {useTranslator, useLocale} from '../i18n';
 import {formatEditableNumber} from './numberParser';
 import {parseNumberInput, resolveNumberInputCommit} from './numberInputCommit';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 interface NumberInputPropsBase extends Omit<
   FieldInputBaseProps,
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ interface NumberInputPropsBase extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * The size of the input.
    * - 'sm': Compact size (28px height)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/PowerSearch/PowerSearch.tsx b/packages/core/src/PowerSearch/PowerSearch.tsx
index 2927f7021c502..986d508fc98aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/PowerSearch/PowerSearch.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/PowerSearch/PowerSearch.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {layerAnimations} from '../Layer/layerAnimations.stylex';
 import {Icon} from '../Icon';
 import type {IconType} from '../Icon';
 import type {IconName} from '../Icon/globalIconRegistry';
-import type {InputStatus, FieldStatusVariant} from '../Field';
+import type {InputStatus} from '../Field';
 import {usePopover} from '../Popover/usePopover';
 import {layerViewportInset} from '../Layer/layerViewportInset.stylex';
 import {useAnnounce} from '../hooks/useAnnounce';
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import type {
 } from './types';
 
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 // =============================================================================
 // Icon mapping for typeahead entries
 // =============================================================================
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ export interface PowerSearchProps extends Omit<
    * - 'detached': message floats below as a separate element with spacing
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /** Max width for dropdown menu. */
   menuWidth?: number;
   /** Max display length for filter token values. @default 40 */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Selector/Selector.tsx b/packages/core/src/Selector/Selector.tsx
index 5e4528be5cb90..eb77b4e5648e1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Selector/Selector.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/Selector/Selector.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputWrapperStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Divider} from '../Divider';
 import {layerAnimations} from '../Layer/layerAnimations.stylex';
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ import type {AdaptivePresentation} from '../hooks/useAdaptivePresentation';
 import {SelectorBottomSheet} from './SelectorBottomSheet';
 import {useSelectorPresentation} from './useSelectorPresentation';
 import {selectorPresentationStyles} from './selectorPresentation.stylex';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 const styles = stylex.create({
   // Trigger container — the enhanced click target wrapping the combobox button and clear button as siblings
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ interface SelectorPropsBase<
    * - 'tooltip': message is exposed from the on-field status icon
    * @default 'attached' for input selectors; 'detached' for secondary/ghost selectors
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
 
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
diff --git a/packages/core/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx b/packages/core/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
index f74186ac66a1f..767b56d248de0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/TextArea/TextArea.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Icon, renderIconSlot, type IconType} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
 import {useBusyAnnouncement} from '../hooks/useBusyAnnouncement';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 const COUNTER_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 0.8;
 
 const styles = stylex.create({
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export interface TextAreaProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
    * (e.g. `'100%'`). Sizes the whole field (label, control, and status) so they
diff --git a/packages/core/src/TextInput/TextInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/TextInput/TextInput.tsx
index e2897888e623f..c74803d88ff13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/TextInput/TextInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/TextInput/TextInput.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {renderIconSlot, type IconType} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
@@ -123,6 +122,7 @@ import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
 import {useBusyAnnouncement} from '../hooks/useBusyAnnouncement';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 export type TextInputType = 'text' | 'password' | 'email';
 
 export interface TextInputProps extends Omit<
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export interface TextInputProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * The size of the input.
    * - 'sm': Compact size (18px height)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/TimeInput/TimeInput.tsx b/packages/core/src/TimeInput/TimeInput.tsx
index ae586664d258d..128877640abed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/TimeInput/TimeInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/TimeInput/TimeInput.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Icon} from '../Icon';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
@@ -94,6 +93,7 @@ import {
   type InputPresentation,
 } from '../utils/inputPresentation';
 import {useDevWarning} from '../hooks/useDevWarning';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 const TOUCH_POINTER_QUERY = '(pointer: coarse)';
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export interface TimeInputProps extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
 
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Tokenizer/Tokenizer.tsx b/packages/core/src/Tokenizer/Tokenizer.tsx
index 8c914bb3b4878..eb0102c23b867 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Tokenizer/Tokenizer.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/Tokenizer/Tokenizer.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Token} from '../Token';
 import {Spinner} from '../Spinner';
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
 import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 import type {TokenizerBottomSheetProps} from './TokenizerBottomSheet';
 import {useResolvedRequired} from '../hooks/useResolvedRequired';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 // Re-export status types for convenience
 export type {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export interface TokenizerProps<T extends SearchableItem> extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * Icon to display at the start of the input.
    * Accepts a ReactNode (e.g. `<Icon icon={SearchIcon} />`) or an SVG icon component directly.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Typeahead/Typeahead.tsx b/packages/core/src/Typeahead/Typeahead.tsx
index c8de37c11d971..42a3d37985bff 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Typeahead/Typeahead.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/Typeahead/Typeahead.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import {
   inputStatusBorderStyles,
   inputStatusHoverShadowStyles,
   inputStatusFocusWithinStyles,
-  type FieldStatusVariant,
 } from '../Field';
 import {Token} from '../Token';
 import {useTooltip} from '../Tooltip';
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 import {useMergedRefs} from '../hooks/useMergedRefs';
 import {useBusyAnnouncement} from '../hooks/useBusyAnnouncement';
 import {useResolvedRequired} from '../hooks/useResolvedRequired';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 export type {
   InputStatus as TypeaheadStatus,
   InputStatusType as TypeaheadStatusType,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export interface TypeaheadProps<T extends SearchableItem> extends Omit<
    * - 'tooltip': no message box; the status icon becomes a focusable info-tip button that reveals the message on hover, keyboard focus, or tap
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /**
    * Icon to display at the start of the input.
    * Accepts a ReactNode (e.g. `<Icon icon={SearchIcon} />`) or an SVG icon component directly.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/hooks/useInputStatusIcon.tsx b/packages/core/src/hooks/useInputStatusIcon.tsx
index ce4fddb8ad04a..5985f2f537560 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/hooks/useInputStatusIcon.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/hooks/useInputStatusIcon.tsx
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ import {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
 import {Icon, type IconName, type IconSize} from '../Icon';
-import type {FieldStatusVariant} from '../FieldStatus/FieldStatus';
 import type {InputStatus, InputStatusType} from '../Field/types';
 import {useTooltip} from '../Tooltip';
 import {useTranslator} from '../i18n';
 import {radiusVars} from '../theme/tokens.stylex';
 import {themeProps} from '../utils/themeProps';
 import {focusOutlineStyles} from '../utils/focusOutline.stylex';
+import type {FieldStatusPlacement} from '../Field/fieldStatusPlacement';
 
 /**
  * Maps each status type to its glyph. Shared so every input shows the same icon
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export interface UseInputStatusIconOptions {
   /** The input's status, or undefined when there is none. */
   status?: InputStatus;
   /** How the status is presented relative to the input. */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusPlacement;
   /** Whether the input is inside an InputGroup (which owns status rendering). */
   isInGroup?: boolean;
   /** Size of the on-field icon. @default 'md' */
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/MobilePowerSearch/MobilePowerSearch.tsx b/packages/lab/src/MobilePowerSearch/MobilePowerSearch.tsx
index 6e6d154cecb69..9b11636504262 100644
--- a/packages/lab/src/MobilePowerSearch/MobilePowerSearch.tsx
+++ b/packages/lab/src/MobilePowerSearch/MobilePowerSearch.tsx
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export interface MobilePowerSearchProps extends Omit<
   /** Validation status. */
   status?: InputStatus;
   /** How the status message is placed. @default 'attached' */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant | 'tooltip';
   /** Max display length for token values. @default 40 */
   maxTokenLength?: number;
   /** Max suggestions in string and entity value typeaheads. @default 10 */
diff --git a/packages/lab/src/TransferList/TransferList.doc.mjs b/packages/lab/src/TransferList/TransferList.doc.mjs
index fb6373d330019..b536351c9b57a 100644
--- a/packages/lab/src/TransferList/TransferList.doc.mjs
+++ b/packages/lab/src/TransferList/TransferList.doc.mjs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export const docs = {
     },
     {
       name: 'statusVariant',
-      type: 'FieldStatusVariant',
+      type: "'attached' | 'detached' | 'tooltip'",
       description: 'Placement treatment for the status message.',
     },
     {
diff --git a/packages/richtext/src/RichTextEditor.tsx b/packages/richtext/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
index d64beeffa5a5a..2ce42ba809011 100644
--- a/packages/richtext/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext/src/RichTextEditor.tsx
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export interface RichTextEditorProps extends Omit<
    *   info-tip button that reveals the message
    * @default 'attached'
    */
-  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant;
+  statusVariant?: FieldStatusVariant | 'tooltip';
   /**
    * Width of the field. Numbers are treated as pixels, strings are used as-is
    * (e.g. `'100%'`).