diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
index 3f7020fef5..f382a3f42d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/marker.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ArdourMarker::color (std::string const& color_name)
 
 
 ArdourMarker::ArdourMarker (PublicEditor& ed, ArdourCanvas::Item& parent, std::string const& color_name, string const& annotation,
-                            Type type, timepos_t const & pos, bool handle_events, RegionView* rv)
+                            Type type, timepos_t const & pos, bool handle_events, RegionView* rv, bool use_tooltip)
 
 	: editor (ed)
 	, _parent (&parent)
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ ArdourMarker::ArdourMarker (PublicEditor& ed, ArdourCanvas::Item& parent, std::s
 	, _entered (false)
 	, _shown (false)
 	, _line_shown (false)
+	, _use_tooltip (use_tooltip)
 	, _color (color_name)
 	, _points_color (color_name)
 	, _left_label_limit (DBL_MAX)
@@ -503,15 +504,17 @@ ArdourMarker::set_name (const string& new_name, const string& tooltip)
 {
 	_name = new_name;
 
-	_pcue->set_tooltip (new_name);
-	_pmark->set_tooltip (new_name);
-	if (_name_flag) {
-		_name_flag->set_tooltip (new_name);
-	}
-	if (tooltip.empty()) {
-		_name_item->set_tooltip (new_name);
-	} else {
-		_name_item->set_tooltip (tooltip);
+	if (_use_tooltip) {
+		_pcue->set_tooltip (new_name);
+		_pmark->set_tooltip (new_name);
+		if (_name_flag) {
+			_name_flag->set_tooltip (new_name);
+		}
+		if (tooltip.empty()) {
+			_name_item->set_tooltip (new_name);
+		} else {
+			_name_item->set_tooltip (tooltip);
+		}
 	}
 
 	setup_name_display ();
@@ -738,7 +741,7 @@ ArdourMarker::set_right_label_limit (double p)
 
 MetricMarker::MetricMarker (PublicEditor& ed, ArdourCanvas::Item& parent, std::string const& color_name, const string& annotation,
                             Type type, timepos_t const & pos, bool handle_events)
-	: ArdourMarker (ed, parent, color_name, annotation, type, pos, false)
+	: ArdourMarker (ed, parent, color_name, annotation, type, pos, false, nullptr, false)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/marker.h b/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
index eae4752748..e74ee61778 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/marker.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 
 
 	ArdourMarker (PublicEditor& editor, ArdourCanvas::Item &, std::string const& color_name, std::string const& text, Type,
-	              Temporal::timepos_t const & position, bool handle_events = true, RegionView* rv = 0);
+	              Temporal::timepos_t const & position, bool handle_events = true, RegionView* rv = nullptr, bool use_tooltip = true);
 
 	virtual ~ArdourMarker ();
 
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ protected:
 	bool         _entered;
 	bool         _shown;
 	bool         _line_shown;
+	bool         _use_tooltip;
 
 	std::string  _color;
 	std::string  _points_color;