diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index ed22feab6..28e4bdbe0 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ Dash.prototype = {
                                    Lang.bind(this, function() {
                                        display.actor.opacity = 255;
                                    }));
+        display.actor.set_tooltip_text(app.get_name());
+
         let item = new DashItemContainer();
         item.setChild(display.actor);