diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/about.cc b/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
index ed6b28321c..a0e97c9209 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static const char* authors[] = {
 
 static const char* translators[] = {
 	N_("French:\n\tAlain Fréhel <alain.frehel@free.fr>\n\tChristophe Combelles <ccomb@free.fr>\n"),
-	N_("German:\n\tKarsten Petersen <kapet@kapet.de>\ 
+	N_("German:\n\tKarsten Petersen <kapet@kapet.de>\
 \n\tSebastian Arnold <mail@sebastian-arnold.net>\
 \n\tRobert Schwede<schwede@ironshark.com>\n"),
 	N_("Italian:\n\tFilippo Pappalardo <filippo@email.it>\n"),
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
index 45bbe4040e..29b76beea6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
@@ -1579,3 +1579,8 @@ widget "*RegionListWholeFile" style:highest "treeview_parent_node"
 widget "*EditorHScrollbar" style:highest "editor_hscrollbar"
 widget "*ResizerHandler" style:highest "resizer_handle"
 
+style "tooltip" { 
+      fg[NORMAL] = { 0.20, 0.20, 0.20 }
+      bg[NORMAL] = "#FFFFFF" 
+}
+widget "*ooltip*" style:highest "tooltip"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark_sae.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark_sae.rc.in
index 3b63a5447f..0c12a970cc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark_sae.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark_sae.rc.in
@@ -1579,3 +1579,9 @@ widget "*RegionListWholeFile" style:highest "treeview_parent_node"
 widget "*EditorHScrollbar" style:highest "editor_hscrollbar"
 widget "*ResizerHandler" style:highest "resizer_handle"
 
+style "tooltip" { 
+      fg[NORMAL] = { 0.20, 0.20, 0.20 }
+      bg[NORMAL] = "#FFFFFF" 
+}
+
+widget "*ooltip*" style:highest "tooltip"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
index fe87c9fc84..e2ed1a8d11 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_strip.cc
@@ -145,15 +145,18 @@ MixerStrip::init ()
 	hide_button.add (*(manage (new Gtk::Image (::get_icon("hide")))));
 
 	input_label.set_text (_("Input"));
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (&input_button, _("Click to choose inputs"), "");
 	input_button.add (input_label);
 	input_button.set_name ("MixerIOButton");
 	input_label.set_name ("MixerIOButtonLabel");
 
 	output_label.set_text (_("Output"));
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (&output_button, _("Click to choose outputs"), "");
 	output_button.add (output_label);
 	output_button.set_name ("MixerIOButton");
 	output_label.set_name ("MixerIOButtonLabel");
 
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (&meter_point_button, _("Select metering point"), "");
 	meter_point_button.add (meter_point_label);
 	meter_point_button.set_name ("MixerStripMeterPreButton");
 	meter_point_label.set_name ("MixerStripMeterPreButton");
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@ MixerStrip::init ()
 	Gtkmm2ext::set_size_request_to_display_given_text (name_button, "longest label", 2, 2);
 
 	name_label.set_name ("MixerNameButtonLabel");
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (&group_button, _("Mix group"), "");
 	group_button.add (group_label);
 	group_button.set_name ("MixerGroupButton");
 	group_label.set_name ("MixerGroupButtonLabel");
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
index 7cc57be829..efec686ed5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_ui.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <gtkmm2ext/choice.h>
 #include <gtkmm2ext/doi.h>
 #include <gtkmm2ext/bindable_button.h>
+#include <gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.h>
 
 #include <ardour/route_group.h>
 #include <pbd/memento_command.h>
@@ -83,14 +84,17 @@ RouteUI::init ()
 	mute_button = manage (new BindableToggleButton (0, ""));
 	mute_button->set_self_managed (true);
 	mute_button->set_name ("MuteButton");
+	UI::instance()->set_tip (mute_button, _("Mute this track"), "");
 
 	solo_button = manage (new BindableToggleButton (0, ""));
 	solo_button->set_self_managed (true);
 	solo_button->set_name ("SoloButton");
+	UI::instance()->set_tip (solo_button, _("Mute other (non-soloed) tracks"), "");
 
 	rec_enable_button = manage (new BindableToggleButton (0, ""));
 	rec_enable_button->set_name ("RecordEnableButton");
 	rec_enable_button->set_self_managed (true);
+	UI::instance()->set_tip (rec_enable_button, _("Enable recording on this track"), "");
 
 	_session.SoloChanged.connect (mem_fun(*this, &RouteUI::solo_changed_so_update_mute));
 }