diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 7a3ecdb2a4..5846fa577f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::redisplay_recent_sessions ()
 
 		row[recent_session_columns.visible_name] = Glib::path_get_basename (fullpath);
 		row[recent_session_columns.fullpath] = fullpath;
+		row[recent_session_columns.tip] = Glib::Markup::escape_text (fullpath);
 
 		if (state_file_names.size() > 1) {
 
@@ -1201,11 +1202,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::redisplay_recent_sessions ()
 
 				child_row[recent_session_columns.visible_name] = *i2;
 				child_row[recent_session_columns.fullpath] = fullpath;
+				child_row[recent_session_columns.tip] = Glib::Markup::escape_text (fullpath);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	recent_session_display.set_tooltip_column(1); // recent_session_columns.fullpath
+	recent_session_display.set_tooltip_column(1); // recent_session_columns.tip
 	recent_session_display.set_model (recent_session_model);
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 1ab32113b7..e2f3e70f69 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -466,9 +466,11 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	struct RecentSessionModelColumns : public Gtk::TreeModel::ColumnRecord {
 	    RecentSessionModelColumns() {
 		    add (visible_name);
+		    add (tip);
 		    add (fullpath);
 	    }
 	    Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> visible_name;
+	    Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> tip;
 	    Gtk::TreeModelColumn<std::string> fullpath;
 	};
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/startup.cc b/gtk2_ardour/startup.cc
index 213b912f03..042bd7f75a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/startup.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/startup.cc
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ ArdourStartup::redisplay_recent_sessions ()
 
 		row[recent_session_columns.visible_name] = Glib::path_get_basename (fullpath);
 		row[recent_session_columns.fullpath] = fullpath;
+		row[recent_session_columns.tip] = Glib::Markup::escape_text (fullpath);
 		
 		++session_snapshot_count;