2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
index dcb6738ac..1ea90a7ee 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ ToleranceSlider::init (const Glib::ustring& label1, const Glib::ustring& tip, co
     _hscale->set_draw_value (true);
     _hscale->set_value_pos (Gtk::POS_RIGHT);
     _hscale->set_size_request (100, -1);
+    _tt.set_tip (*_hscale, tip);
     _hbox->add (*_hscale);
 //    Gtk::Label *theLabel2 = manage (new Gtk::Label (label2));
 //    _hbox->add (*theLabel2);
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.h b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.h
index 92239265d..9860f1e4a 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/tolerance-slider.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_TOLERANCE_SLIDER__H_
 #define INKSCAPE_UI_WIDGET_TOLERANCE_SLIDER__H_
 
+#include <gtkmm/tooltips.h>
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ protected:
     void update();
     sigc::connection  _scale_changed_connection;
     Gtk::HScale      *_hscale;
+    Gtk::Tooltips     _tt;
     Registry         *_wr;
     Glib::ustring     _key;
 };