diff --git a/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp b/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
index 15274722c..b14e86088 100644
--- a/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
+++ b/sources/ElementsCollection/fileelementcollectionitem.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,26 @@ void FileElementCollectionItem::setUpData()
 			{ search_list.append(context.value(key).toString()); }
 			search_list.append(localName(loc));
 			setData(search_list.join(" "));
+
+			// Tooltip: show what a truncated tree label can't - the full
+			// localized name and the descriptive element information.
+			// Reuses the location/context already parsed for the search
+			// index above; the collection path stays as the last line
+			// (it used to be the whole tooltip).
+			QStringList tip;
+			tip << localName(loc);
+			for (const auto &key : { QStringLiteral("description"),
+									 QStringLiteral("manufacturer"),
+									 QStringLiteral("manufacturer_reference") })
+			{
+				const QString value = context.value(key).toString();
+				if (!value.isEmpty())
+					tip << value;
+			}
+			tip << collectionPath();
+			tip.removeDuplicates();
+			setToolTip(tip.join(QLatin1Char('\n')));
+			return;
 		}
 	}