diff --git a/ui/app/components/form-field-from-model.hbs b/ui/app/components/form-field-from-model.hbs
index 19e7d1148a..2631505262 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/form-field-from-model.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/components/form-field-from-model.hbs
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
     )
   }}
     {{#unless (eq @attr.type "object")}}
-      <label for={{@attr.name}} class="is-label">
-        {{capitalize (or @attr.options.label (humanize (dasherize @attr.name)))}}
+      <div class="label-row">
+        <label for={{@attr.name}}>
+          {{capitalize (or @attr.options.label (humanize (dasherize @attr.name)))}}
+        </label>
         {{#if @attr.options.helpText}}
           <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@attr.options.helpText}} aria-label="More information">
             <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
           </Hds::TooltipButton>
         {{/if}}
-      </label>
+      </div>
     {{/unless}}
   {{/unless}}
   {{#if @attr.options.possibleValues}}
@@ -69,15 +71,16 @@
         onchange={{action (mut (get this.model @attr.name)) value="target.checked"}}
         data-test-input={{@attr.name}}
       />
-
-      <label for={{@attr.name}} class="is-label">
-        {{capitalize (or @attr.options.label (humanize (dasherize @attr.name)))}}
+      <div class="label-row">
+        <label for={{@attr.name}}>
+          {{capitalize (or @attr.options.label (humanize (dasherize @attr.name)))}}
+        </label>
         {{#if @attr.options.helpText}}
           <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@attr.options.helpText}} aria-label="More information">
             <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
           </Hds::TooltipButton>
         {{/if}}
-      </label>
+      </div>
     </div>
   {{else if (eq @attr.type "object")}}
     <JsonEditor
diff --git a/ui/app/components/mount-accessor-select.hbs b/ui/app/components/mount-accessor-select.hbs
index cc428da2f5..78a826ea84 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/mount-accessor-select.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/components/mount-accessor-select.hbs
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 
 <div ...attributes>
   {{#if @label}}
-    <label for={{@name}} class="is-label">
-      {{@label}}
+    <div class="label-row">
+      <label for={{@name}}>
+        {{@label}}
+      </label>
       {{#if @helpText}}
         <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information">
           <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
         </Hds::TooltipButton>
       {{/if}}
-    </label>
+    </div>
   {{/if}}
   {{#if this.authMethods.isRunning}}
     <div>
diff --git a/ui/app/components/regex-validator.hbs b/ui/app/components/regex-validator.hbs
index a367b665e7..862741712e 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/regex-validator.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/components/regex-validator.hbs
@@ -6,25 +6,19 @@
 {{#if @attr}}
   <div class="field" data-test-regex-validator-pattern>
     <div class="regex-label-wrapper">
-      <div class="regex-label">
-        <label for={{@attr.name}} class="is-label">
+      <div class="regex-label label-row">
+        <label for={{@attr.name}}>
           {{@labelString}}
-          {{#if @attr.options.helpText}}
-            <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@attr.options.helpText}} @placement="bottom" aria-label="More information">
-              <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
-            </Hds::TooltipButton>
-          {{/if}}
         </label>
-        {{#if @attr.options.subText}}
-          <p class="sub-text">
-            {{@attr.options.subText}}
-            {{#if @attr.options.docLink}}
-              <DocLink @path={{@attr.options.docLink}}>
-                See our documentation
-              </DocLink>
-              for help.
-            {{/if}}
-          </p>
+        {{#if @attr.options.helpText}}
+          <Hds::TooltipButton
+            @text={{@attr.options.helpText}}
+            @placement="bottom"
+            aria-label="More information"
+            data-test-tooltip="regex-validator"
+          >
+            <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
+          </Hds::TooltipButton>
         {{/if}}
       </div>
       <div>
@@ -37,6 +31,17 @@
         </Toggle>
       </div>
     </div>
+    {{#if @attr.options.subText}}
+      <p class="sub-text">
+        {{@attr.options.subText}}
+        {{#if @attr.options.docLink}}
+          <DocLink @path={{@attr.options.docLink}}>
+            See our documentation
+          </DocLink>
+          for help.
+        {{/if}}
+      </p>
+    {{/if}}
     <input
       id={{@attr.name}}
       data-test-input={{@attr.name}}
diff --git a/ui/app/styles/core/label.scss b/ui/app/styles/core/label.scss
index 5ca45bea55..eeb9e05a83 100644
--- a/ui/app/styles/core/label.scss
+++ b/ui/app/styles/core/label.scss
@@ -30,3 +30,16 @@
     border-color: var(--token-color-palette-neutral-300);
   }
 }
+
+.label-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: size_variables.$spacing-4;
+  margin-bottom: size_variables.$spacing-4;
+
+  label {
+    color: var(--token-color-palette-neutral-600);
+    font-size: var(--token-typography-body-200-font-size);
+    font-weight: var(--token-typography-font-weight-bold);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field-label.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field-label.hbs
index a6156ea9e8..4b5aaed5a6 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field-label.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field-label.hbs
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@
 }}
 
 {{#if @label}}
-  <label data-test-form-field-label class="is-label" ...attributes>
-    {{@label}}
+  <div class="label-row">
+    <label data-test-form-field-label ...attributes>
+      {{@label}}
+    </label>
     {{#if @helpText}}
       <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information" data-test-tooltip="form field label">
         <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
       </Hds::TooltipButton>
     {{/if}}
-  </label>
+  </div>
 {{/if}}
 {{#if @subText}}
   <p class="sub-text" data-test-label-subtext>
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
index a946903609..6da1151c46 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/form-field.hbs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
           @inputValue={{get @model this.valuePath}}
           @wildcardLabel={{@attr.options.wildcardLabel}}
           @label={{this.labelString}}
-          @labelClass={{if @attr.options.isSectionHeader "title is-4" "is-label"}}
+          @labelClass={{if @attr.options.isSectionHeader "title is-4" ""}}
           @subText={{@attr.options.subText}}
           @helpText={{this.helpTextString}}
           @fallbackComponent={{@attr.options.fallbackComponent}}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/readonly-form-field.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/readonly-form-field.hbs
index 67cfeea547..0f8e0654ea 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/readonly-form-field.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/readonly-form-field.hbs
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
   Copyright IBM Corp. 2016, 2025
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 }}
-
-<label for={{@attr.name}} class="is-label" data-test-readonly-label>
-  {{this.labelString}}
+<div class="label-row">
+  <label for={{@attr.name}} data-test-readonly-label>
+    {{this.labelString}}
+  </label>
   {{#if @attr.options.helpText}}
     <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@attr.options.helpText}} aria-label="More information">
       <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
     </Hds::TooltipButton>
   {{/if}}
-</label>
+</div>
 {{#if @attr.options.subText}}
   <p class="sub-text">{{@attr.options.subText}}</p>
 {{/if}}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-with-modal.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-with-modal.hbs
index cc02505800..512a571ead 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-with-modal.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select-with-modal.hbs
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@
     }}
   {{else}}
     {{#if @label}}
-      <label for={{@id}} class={{or @labelClass "is-label"}} data-test-field-label>
-        {{@label}}
+      <div class="label-row">
+        <label for={{@id}} class={{@labelClass}} data-test-field-label>
+          {{@label}}
+        </label>
         {{#if @helpText}}
-          <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information">
+          <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} class={{@labelClass}} aria-label="More information">
             <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
           </Hds::TooltipButton>
         {{/if}}
-      </label>
+      </div>
     {{/if}}
     {{#if @subText}}
       <p data-test-modal-subtext class="sub-text">{{@subText}}</p>
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select.hbs
index 722df718e2..83a8bdaab2 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/search-select.hbs
@@ -24,14 +24,21 @@
     }}
   {{else}}
     {{#if @label}}
-      <label for={{@id}} class={{or @labelClass "is-label"}} data-test-field-label>
-        {{@label}}
+      <div class="label-row">
+        <label for={{@id}} class={{@labelClass}} data-test-field-label>
+          {{@label}}
+        </label>
         {{#if @helpText}}
-          <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information" data-test-tooltip="search-select">
+          <Hds::TooltipButton
+            @text={{@helpText}}
+            class={{@labelClass}}
+            aria-label="More information"
+            data-test-tooltip="search-select"
+          >
             <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
           </Hds::TooltipButton>
         {{/if}}
-      </label>
+      </div>
     {{/if}}
     {{#if @subText}}
       <p class="sub-text">{{@subText}}</p>
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/string-list.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/string-list.hbs
index 8e542b038d..e6b2c20d67 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/string-list.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/string-list.hbs
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@
   ...attributes
 >
   {{#if @label}}
-    <label class="is-label" data-test-string-list-label="true">
-      {{@label}}
+    <div class="label-row">
+      <label data-test-string-list-label="true">
+        {{@label}}
+      </label>
       {{#if @helpText}}
         <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information" data-test-tooltip="string-list">
           <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
         </Hds::TooltipButton>
       {{/if}}
-    </label>
+    </div>
     {{#if @subText}}
       <p class="sub-text" id={{concat (dasherize @label) "-helper-text"}}>
         {{@subText}}
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.hbs b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.hbs
index 08cd34b1c3..1a4b89e0df 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.hbs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
   <label id="text-file-input-{{this.elementId}}" class="sr-only">{{or @label "File"}}</label>
 {{else}}
   <div class="level is-mobile">
-    <div class="level-left">
-      <label id="text-file-input-{{this.elementId}}" class="has-text-weight-semibold" data-test-text-file-label>
+    <div class="level-left label-row">
+      <label id="text-file-input-{{this.elementId}}" data-test-text-file-label>
         {{or @label "File"}}
-        {{#if @helpText}}
-          <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information">
-            <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
-          </Hds::TooltipButton>
-        {{/if}}
       </label>
+      {{#if @helpText}}
+        <Hds::TooltipButton @text={{@helpText}} aria-label="More information" data-test-tooltip="text-file">
+          <Hds::Icon @name="info" />
+        </Hds::TooltipButton>
+      {{/if}}
     </div>
     <div class="level-right">
       <Input
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.js b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.js
index daa28436ab..b18c9fbbaa 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.js
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/components/text-file.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { buildWaiter } from '@ember/test-waiters';
  *
  * @param {function} onChange - Callback function to call when the value of the input changes, returns an object in the shape of { value: fileContents, filename: 'some-file.txt' }
  * @param {bool} [uploadOnly=false] - When true, renders a static file upload input and removes the option to toggle and input plain text
- * @param {string} [helpText] - Text underneath label.
+ * @param {string} [helpText] - Text in tooltip alongside label. Shown when 'uploadOnly' is false.
  * @param {string} [label=File]  - Text to use as the label for the file input. If none, default of 'File' is rendered
  */
 
diff --git a/ui/lib/pki/addon/components/pki-key-usage.hbs b/ui/lib/pki/addon/components/pki-key-usage.hbs
index 5b99290a8a..f167e4fa32 100644
--- a/ui/lib/pki/addon/components/pki-key-usage.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/pki/addon/components/pki-key-usage.hbs
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@
     @onChange={{this.onStringListChange}}
     @attrName="extKeyUsageOids"
     @subText="A list of extended key usage OIDs. Add one item per row."
-    @showHelpText={{false}}
   />
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/form-field-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/form-field-test.js
index 0950331619..93506a1b10 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/form-field-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/form-field-test.js
@@ -273,8 +273,9 @@ module('Integration | Component | form field', function (hooks) {
       this,
       createAttr('foo', 'string', { editType: 'stringArray', helpText: 'Here is some help text' })
     );
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasNoText();
     await click(GENERAL.tooltip('string-list'));
-    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).exists('renders the tooltip component');
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasText('Here is some help text', 'renders the tooltip component');
   });
 
   test('it should not expand and toggle ttl when default 0s value is present', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/info-table-row-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/info-table-row-test.js
index 48d3fc77b0..72c4fdfecb 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/info-table-row-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/info-table-row-test.js
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ module('Integration | Component | InfoTableRow', function (hooks) {
       />
     </div>`);
     assert.dom('[data-test-component="info-table-row"]').exists('Row renders');
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasNoText();
     await click(GENERAL.tooltip('info table row'));
-    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).exists('Label tooltip exists');
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasText(this.label, 'Label tooltip exists');
   });
 
   test('Renders if block value and alwaysrender=false', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/regex-validator-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/regex-validator-test.js
index b3be89f83a..ce5dafb3e8 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/regex-validator-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/regex-validator-test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ module('Integration | Component | regex-validator', function (hooks) {
         @labelString={{this.labelString}}
       />`
     );
-    assert.dom('.regex-label label').hasText('Regex Example', 'Label is correct');
+
+    assert.dom('label').hasText('Regex Example', 'Label is correct');
     assert.dom(GENERAL.toggleInput('example-validation-toggle')).exists('Validation toggle exists');
     assert.dom('[data-test-regex-validator-test-string]').doesNotExist('Test string input does not show');
 
@@ -73,6 +74,35 @@ module('Integration | Component | regex-validator', function (hooks) {
     assert.ok(spy.calledOnce, 'Calls the passed onChange function when main input is changed');
   });
 
+  test('it renders tooltip', async function (assert) {
+    const tooltipText = 'Shows in tooltip';
+    const attr = EmberObject.create({
+      name: 'example',
+      options: {
+        helpText: tooltipText,
+        subText: 'Shows underneath label',
+      },
+    });
+    const spy = sinon.spy();
+    this.set('onChange', spy);
+    this.set('attr', attr);
+    this.set('value', '(\\d{4})');
+    this.set('labelString', 'Regex Example');
+
+    await render(
+      hbs`<RegexValidator
+        @onChange={{this.onChange}}
+        @attr={{this.attr}}
+        @value={{this.value}}
+        @labelString={{this.labelString}}
+      />`
+    );
+
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasNoText();
+    await click(GENERAL.tooltip('regex-validator'));
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasText(tooltipText, 'Tooltip text is rendered');
+  });
+
   test('it renders test input only when attr is not provided', async function (assert) {
     this.setProperties({
       value: null,
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/string-list-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/string-list-test.js
index f4ad16f84a..d2454127c7 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/string-list-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/string-list-test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { setupRenderingTest } from 'ember-qunit';
 import { render, click, fillIn, triggerKeyEvent } from '@ember/test-helpers';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import hbs from 'htmlbars-inline-precompile';
+import { GENERAL } from 'vault/tests/helpers/general-selectors';
 
 module('Integration | Component | string list', function (hooks) {
   setupRenderingTest(hooks);
@@ -43,6 +44,21 @@ module('Integration | Component | string list', function (hooks) {
     assertBlank(assert);
   });
 
+  test('it renders the tooltip', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(4);
+    await render(
+      hbs`<StringList @label="CRL distribution points" @helpText="this is my help text" @onChange={{this.spy}} />`
+    );
+
+    await click(GENERAL.tooltip('string-list'));
+    assert
+      .dom(GENERAL.tooltipText)
+      .hasText('this is my help text', 'renders the help text in a tooltip when provided');
+    await render(hbs`<StringList />`);
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltip('string-list')).doesNotExist('does not render the tooltip');
+    assertBlank(assert);
+  });
+
   test('it renders inputValue from empty string', async function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
     await render(hbs`<StringList @inputValue="" />`);
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/text-file-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/text-file-test.js
index 7d67ff1430..b435a83586 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/text-file-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/text-file-test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { setupRenderingTest } from 'vault/tests/helpers';
 import { click, fillIn, render, triggerEvent } from '@ember/test-helpers';
 import { hbs } from 'ember-cli-htmlbars';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
-import { setRunOptions } from 'ember-a11y-testing/test-support';
 import { CERTIFICATES } from 'vault/tests/helpers/pki/pki-helpers';
 import { GENERAL } from 'vault/tests/helpers/general-selectors';
 
@@ -27,26 +26,23 @@ module('Integration | Component | text-file', function (hooks) {
   });
 
   test('it renders with label and toggle by default', async function (assert) {
-    await render(hbs`<TextFile @onChange={{this.onChange}} />`);
+    await render(hbs`<TextFile @onChange={{this.onChange}} @helpText="this is my help text"/>`);
 
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.label).hasText('File', 'renders default label');
     assert.dom(GENERAL.textToggle).exists({ count: 1 }, 'toggle exists');
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.fileUpload).exists({ count: 1 }, 'File input shown');
+
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasNoText();
+    await click(GENERAL.tooltip('text-file'));
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltipText).hasText('this is my help text', 'Tooltip text renders');
   });
 
   test('it renders without toggle and option for text input when uploadOnly=true', async function (assert) {
-    setRunOptions({
-      rules: {
-        // TODO: fix textFile / replace with HDS
-        label: { enabled: false },
-        'label-title-only': { enabled: false },
-      },
-    });
-
     await render(hbs`<TextFile @onChange={{this.onChange}} @uploadOnly={{true}} />`);
 
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.label).doesNotExist('Label no longer rendered');
     assert.dom(GENERAL.textToggle).doesNotExist('toggle no longer rendered');
+    assert.dom(GENERAL.tooltip('text-file')).doesNotExist('tooltip icon no longer rendered');
     assert.dom(SELECTORS.fileUpload).exists({ count: 1 }, 'File input shown');
   });