diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
index c7458826fd..1fb4c0813e 100644
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
@@ -397,6 +397,11 @@ CClientSettingsDlg::CClientSettingsDlg ( CClient* pNCliP, CClientSettings* pNSet
                                         "A second sound device may be required to hear the alerts." ) );
     chbAudioAlerts->setAccessibleName ( tr ( "Audio Alerts check box" ) );
 
+    // show tooltips
+    chbShowToolTips->setWhatsThis ( "<b>" + tr ( "Show ToolTips" ) + ":</b> " +
+                                    tr ( "Enable or disable the showing of ToolTips when the mouse points to certain items." ) );
+    chbShowToolTips->setAccessibleName ( tr ( "Show ToolTips check box" ) );
+
     // init driver button
 #if defined( _WIN32 ) && !defined( WITH_JACK )
     butDriverSetup->setText ( tr ( "ASIO Device Settings" ) );
@@ -480,6 +485,9 @@ CClientSettingsDlg::CClientSettingsDlg ( CClient* pNCliP, CClientSettings* pNSet
     // init audio alerts
     chbAudioAlerts->setCheckState ( pSettings->bEnableAudioAlerts ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked );
 
+    // init show tooltips
+    chbShowToolTips->setCheckState ( pSettings->bShowToolTips ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked );
+
     // update feedback detection
     chbDetectFeedback->setCheckState ( pSettings->bEnableFeedbackDetection ? Qt::Checked : Qt::Unchecked );
 
@@ -645,6 +653,8 @@ CClientSettingsDlg::CClientSettingsDlg ( CClient* pNCliP, CClientSettings* pNSet
 
     QObject::connect ( chbAudioAlerts, &QCheckBox::stateChanged, this, &CClientSettingsDlg::OnAudioAlertsChanged );
 
+    QObject::connect ( chbShowToolTips, &QCheckBox::stateChanged, this, &CClientSettingsDlg::OnShowToolTipsChanged );
+
     // line edits
     QObject::connect ( edtNewClientLevel, &QLineEdit::editingFinished, this, &CClientSettingsDlg::OnNewClientLevelEditingFinished );
 
@@ -998,6 +1008,8 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::OnMeterStyleActivated ( int iMeterStyleIdx )
 
 void CClientSettingsDlg::OnAudioAlertsChanged ( int value ) { pSettings->bEnableAudioAlerts = value == Qt::Checked; }
 
+void CClientSettingsDlg::OnShowToolTipsChanged ( int value ) { pSettings->bShowToolTips = value == Qt::Checked; }
+
 void CClientSettingsDlg::OnAutoJitBufStateChanged ( int value )
 {
     pClient->SetDoAutoSockBufSize ( value == Qt::Checked );
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.h b/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
index 4678aeb32f..1855784069 100644
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public slots:
     void OnGUIDesignActivated ( int iDesignIdx );
     void OnMeterStyleActivated ( int iMeterStyleIdx );
     void OnAudioAlertsChanged ( int value );
+    void OnShowToolTipsChanged ( int value );
     void OnLanguageChanged ( QString strLanguage ) { pSettings->strLanguage = strLanguage; }
     void OnAliasTextChanged ( const QString& strNewName );
     void OnInstrumentActivated ( int iCntryListItem );
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public slots:
     void GUIDesignChanged();
     void MeterStyleChanged();
     void AudioAlertsChanged();
+    void ShowToolTipsChanged();
     void AudioChannelsChanged();
     void CustomDirectoriesChanged();
     void NumMixerPanelRowsChanged ( int value );
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlgbase.ui b/src/clientsettingsdlgbase.ui
index 7ee311701a..f68bfcc738 100644
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlgbase.ui
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlgbase.ui
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@
                     </property>
                    </widget>
                   </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QLabel" name="lblShowToolTips">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string/>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
                  </layout>
                 </item>
                 <item>
@@ -322,6 +329,13 @@
                     </property>
                    </widget>
                   </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chbShowToolTips">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Show Tooltips</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
                  </layout>
                 </item>
                </layout>
@@ -1358,6 +1372,7 @@
   <tabstop>cbxLanguage</tabstop>
   <tabstop>spnMixerRows</tabstop>
   <tabstop>chbAudioAlerts</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>chbShowToolTips</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cbxSoundcard</tabstop>
   <tabstop>butDriverSetup</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cbxLInChan</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 20a89b2ad4..37baea050f 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ void CClientSettings::ReadSettingsFromXML ( const QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument,
         bEnableAudioAlerts = bValue;
     }
 
+    // show tooltips
+    if ( GetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "showtooltips", bValue ) )
+    {
+        bShowToolTips = bValue;
+    }
+
     // name
     pClient->ChannelInfo.strName = FromBase64ToString (
         GetIniSetting ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "name_base64", ToBase64 ( QCoreApplication::translate ( "CMusProfDlg", "No Name" ) ) ) );
@@ -652,6 +658,9 @@ void CClientSettings::WriteSettingsToXML ( QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument, bool is
     // audio alerts
     SetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "enableaudioalerts", bEnableAudioAlerts );
 
+    // show tooltips
+    SetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "showtooltips", bShowToolTips );
+
     // name
     PutIniSetting ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "name_base64", ToBase64 ( pClient->ChannelInfo.strName ) );
 
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index a7d7564519..9dc09b1709 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class CClientSettings : public CSettings
         eDirectoryType ( AT_DEFAULT ),
         bEnableFeedbackDetection ( true ),
         bEnableAudioAlerts ( false ),
+        bShowToolTips ( true ),
         vecWindowPosSettings(), // empty array
         vecWindowPosChat(),     // empty array
         vecWindowPosConnect(),  // empty array
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ class CClientSettings : public CSettings
     int              iCustomDirectoryIndex; // index of selected custom directory
     bool             bEnableFeedbackDetection;
     bool             bEnableAudioAlerts;
+    bool             bShowToolTips;
 
     // window position/state settings
     QByteArray vecWindowPosSettings;