diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
index 7beaf9c67..afa59bc45 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::updateNamespace()
     }
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::addScope (const QString& name, CSMWorld::Scope scope,
+    const QString& tooltip)
+{
+    mScope->addItem (name, static_cast<int> (scope));
+    mScope->setItemData (mScope->count()-1, tooltip, Qt::ToolTipRole);
+}
+
 CSVWorld::GenericCreator::GenericCreator (CSMWorld::Data& data, QUndoStack& undoStack,
     const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, bool relaxedIdRules)
 : mData (data), mUndoStack (undoStack), mListId (id), mLocked (false), mCloneMode (false),
@@ -231,13 +238,20 @@ void CSVWorld::GenericCreator::setScope (unsigned int scope)
         insertAtBeginning (mScope, false);
 
         if (mScopes & CSMWorld::Scope_Content)
-            mScope->addItem ("Content", static_cast<int> (CSMWorld::Scope_Content));
+            addScope ("Content", CSMWorld::Scope_Content,
+                "Record will be stored in the currently edited content file.");
 
         if (mScopes & CSMWorld::Scope_Project)
-            mScope->addItem ("Project", static_cast<int> (CSMWorld::Scope_Project));
+            addScope ("Project", CSMWorld::Scope_Project,
+                "Record will be stored in a local project file.<p>"
+                "Record will be created in the reserved namespace \"project\".<p>"
+                "Record is available when running OpenMW via OpenCS.");
 
         if (mScopes & CSMWorld::Scope_Session)
-            mScope->addItem ("Session", static_cast<int> (CSMWorld::Scope_Session));
+            addScope ("Session", CSMWorld::Scope_Session,
+                "Record exists only for the duration of the current editing session.<p>"
+                "Record will be created in the reserved namespace \"session\".<p>"
+                "Record is not available when running OpenMW via OpenCS.");
 
         connect (mScope, SIGNAL (currentIndexChanged (int)), this, SLOT (scopeChanged (int)));
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
index 8d9e32966..8c8c34bd8 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/genericcreator.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             void updateNamespace();
 
+            void addScope (const QString& name, CSMWorld::Scope scope,
+                const QString& tooltip);
+
         public:
 
             GenericCreator (CSMWorld::Data& data, QUndoStack& undoStack,