diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index e8568cac1..8bf24ae34 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,20 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         dragShiftFactor->setRange (0.001, 100.0);
     }
 
+    declareSection ("tooltips", "Tooltips");
+    {
+        Setting *scene = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "scene", "Show Tooltips in 3D scenes");
+        scene->setDefaultValue ("true");
+
+        Setting *sceneHideBasic = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "scene-hide-basic", "Hide basic  3D scenes tooltips");
+        sceneHideBasic->setDefaultValue ("false");
+
+        Setting *sceneDelay = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "scene-delay",
+            "Tooltip delay in milliseconds");
+        sceneDelay->setDefaultValue (500);
+        sceneDelay->setRange (1, 10000);
+    }
+
     {
         /******************************************************************
         * There are three types of values:
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp
index fce5ffda5..1356aa0fb 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,33 @@ CSVRender::CellArrow *CSVRender::CellArrowTag::getCellArrow() const
     return mArrow;
 }
 
+QString CSVRender::CellArrowTag::getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const
+{
+    QString text ("Direction: ");
+
+    switch (mArrow->getDirection())
+    {
+        case CellArrow::Direction_North: text += "North"; break;
+        case CellArrow::Direction_West: text += "West"; break;
+        case CellArrow::Direction_South: text += "South"; break;
+        case CellArrow::Direction_East: text += "East"; break;
+    }
+
+    if (!hideBasics)
+    {
+        text +=
+            "<p>"
+            "Modify which cells are shown"
+            "<ul><li>Primary-Edit: Add cell in given direction</li>"
+            "<li>Secondary-Edit: Add cell and remove old cell</li>"
+            "<li>Shift Primary-Edit: Add cells in given direction</li>"
+            "<li>Shift Secondary-Edit: Add cells and remove old cells</li>"
+            "</ul>";
+    }
+
+    return text;
+}
+
 
 void CSVRender::CellArrow::adjustTransform()
 {
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp
index cbbcc9d5e..452356194 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/cellarrow.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace CSVRender
             CellArrowTag (CellArrow *arrow);
 
             CellArrow *getCellArrow() const;
+
+            virtual QString getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const;
     };
 
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
index ac96cb283..c295a023a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ CSVRender::ObjectTag::ObjectTag (Object* object)
 : TagBase (Element_Reference), mObject (object)
 {}
 
+QString CSVRender::ObjectTag::getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const
+{
+    return QString::fromUtf8 (mObject->getReferenceableId().c_str());
+}
+
 
 void CSVRender::Object::clear()
 {
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.hpp
index 0858a2edb..e7638e7a9 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/object.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/object.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace CSVRender
             ObjectTag (Object* object);
 
             Object* mObject;
+
+            virtual QString getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const;
     };
 
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.cpp
index af9a37624..79412c132 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.cpp
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ CSVRender::Elements CSVRender::TagBase::getElement() const
 {
     return mElement;
 }
+
+QString CSVRender::TagBase::getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const
+{
+    return "";
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.hpp
index 874b856c6..9f169c3b1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/tagbase.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <osg/Referenced>
 
+#include <QString>
+
 #include "elements.hpp"
 
 namespace CSVRender
@@ -16,6 +18,9 @@ namespace CSVRender
             TagBase (Elements element);
 
             Elements getElement() const;
+
+            virtual QString getToolTip (bool hideBasics) const;
+
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
index e76582b94..0deb49840 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <QMouseEvent>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QToolTip>
 
 #include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
 #include <osgGA/FirstPersonManipulator>
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ namespace
 
 CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::WorldspaceWidget (CSMDoc::Document& document, QWidget* parent)
 : SceneWidget (document.getData().getResourceSystem(), parent), mSceneElements(0), mRun(0), mDocument(document),
-  mInteractionMask (0), mEditMode (0), mLocked (false), mDragging (false)
+  mInteractionMask (0), mEditMode (0), mLocked (false), mDragging (false),
+  mToolTipPos (-1, -1)
 {
     setAcceptDrops(true);
 
@@ -85,6 +87,12 @@ CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::WorldspaceWidget (CSMDoc::Document& document, QWidg
     mDragFactor = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("scene-input/drag-factor").toDouble();
     mDragWheelFactor = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("scene-input/drag-wheel-factor").toDouble();
     mDragShiftFactor = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("scene-input/drag-shift-factor").toDouble();
+
+    mShowToolTips = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("tooltips/scene") == "true";
+    mToolTipDelay = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("tooltips/scene-delay").toInt();
+
+    mToolTipDelayTimer.setSingleShot (true);
+    connect (&mToolTipDelayTimer, SIGNAL (timeout()), this, SLOT (showToolTip()));
 }
 
 CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::~WorldspaceWidget ()
@@ -294,6 +302,10 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::updateUserSetting (const QString& name, const
         mDragWheelFactor = value.at (0).toDouble();
     else if (name=="scene-input/drag-shift-factor")
         mDragShiftFactor = value.at (0).toDouble();
+    else if (name=="tooltips/scene-delay")
+        mToolTipDelay = value.at (0).toInt();
+    else if (name=="tooltips/scene")
+        mShowToolTips = value.at (0)=="true";
     else
         dynamic_cast<CSVRender::EditMode&> (*mEditMode->getCurrent()).updateUserSetting (name, value);
 }
@@ -368,11 +380,11 @@ bool CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::storeMappingSetting (const QString& key, const
     return false;
 }
 
-osg::ref_ptr<CSVRender::TagBase> CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::mousePick (QMouseEvent *event)
+osg::ref_ptr<CSVRender::TagBase> CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::mousePick (const QPoint& localPos)
 {
     // (0,0) is considered the lower left corner of an OpenGL window
-    int x = event->x();
-    int y = height() - event->y();
+    int x = localPos.x();
+    int y = height() - localPos.y();
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector> intersector (new osgUtil::LineSegmentIntersector(osgUtil::Intersector::WINDOW, x, y));
 
@@ -494,6 +506,21 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::editModeChanged (const std::string& id)
     mDragging = false;
 }
 
+void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::showToolTip()
+{
+    if (mShowToolTips)
+    {
+        QPoint pos = QCursor::pos();
+
+        if (osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (mapFromGlobal (pos)))
+        {
+            bool hideBasics =
+                CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue ("tooltips/scene-hide-basic")=="true";
+            QToolTip::showText (pos, tag->getToolTip (hideBasics), this);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::elementSelectionChanged()
 {
     setVisibilityMask (getVisibilityMask());
@@ -509,13 +536,23 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::mouseMoveEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     if (!mDragging)
     {
-        if (mDragMode=="p-navi" || mDragMode=="s-navi")
+        if (mDragMode.empty())
+        {
+            if (event->globalPos()!=mToolTipPos)
+            {
+                mToolTipPos = event->globalPos();
+
+                if (mShowToolTips)
+                    mToolTipDelayTimer.start (mToolTipDelay);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (mDragMode=="p-navi" || mDragMode=="s-navi")
         {
 
         }
         else if (mDragMode=="p-edit" || mDragMode=="s-edit" || mDragMode=="p-select" || mDragMode=="s-select")
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (event);
+            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (event->pos());
 
             EditMode& editMode = dynamic_cast<CSVRender::EditMode&> (*mEditMode->getCurrent());
 
@@ -595,7 +632,7 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::mouseReleaseEvent (QMouseEvent *event)
         else if (button=="p-edit" || button=="s-edit" ||
             button=="p-select" || button=="s-select")
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (event);
+            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> tag = mousePick (event->pos());
 
             handleMouseClick (tag, button, event->modifiers() & Qt::ShiftModifier);
         }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
index c2d61e75b..0b5ae2523 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
+#include <QTimer>
+
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 #include "../../model/world/tablemimedata.hpp"
 
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ namespace CSVRender
             double mDragFactor;
             double mDragWheelFactor;
             double mDragShiftFactor;
+            QTimer mToolTipDelayTimer;
+            QPoint mToolTipPos;
+            bool mShowToolTips;
+            int mToolTipDelay;
 
         public:
 
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
             /// \return Is \a key a button mapping setting? (ignored otherwise)
             bool storeMappingSetting (const QString& key, const QString& value);
 
-            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> mousePick (QMouseEvent *event);
+            osg::ref_ptr<TagBase> mousePick (const QPoint& localPos);
 
             std::string mapButton (QMouseEvent *event);
 
@@ -179,6 +185,8 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
             void editModeChanged (const std::string& id);
 
+            void showToolTip();
+
         protected slots:
 
             void elementSelectionChanged();