diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index ce49cd2a00..5e5c323f6a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -3176,11 +3176,11 @@ Editor::setup_tooltips ()
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (smart_mode_button, _("Smart Mode (add Range functions to Object mode)"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_move_button, _("Object Mode (select/move Objects)"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_cut_button, _("Cut Mode (split Regions)"));
-	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_select_button, _("Range Mode (select/move Ranges)"));
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_select_button, _("Grab/Select Objects"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_draw_button, _("Draw/Edit Gain/Notes/Automation"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_timefx_button, _("Stretch/Shrink Regions and MIDI Notes"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_audition_button, _("Listen to Specific Regions"));
-	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_content_button, _("Select/move contents (notes and automation)"));
+	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (mouse_content_button, _("Edit Contents (notes and automation)"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (*_group_tabs, _("Groups: click to (de)activate\nContext-click for other operations"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (nudge_forward_button, _("Nudge Region/Selection Later"));
 	ARDOUR_UI::instance()->set_tip (nudge_backward_button, _("Nudge Region/Selection Earlier"));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in b/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
index 981aae4a28..68b6b04e2b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mnemonic-us.bindings.in
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ This mode provides many different operations on both regions and control points,
 @select|Editor/invert-selection|<@TERTIARY@>i|invert selection
 @sess|Editor/addExistingAudioFiles|<@PRIMARY@>i|import audio files
 @sess|Editor/toggle-midi-input-active|<@SECONDARY@>i|toggle sel. track MIDI input
-@mmode|MouseMode/set-mouse-mode-object|o|object mode
+@mmode|MouseMode/set-mouse-mode-object|g|object mode
 @mmode|MouseMode/set-mouse-mode-content|e|content mode
 @sess|Main/Open|<@PRIMARY@>o|open an existing session
 @sess|Main/Recent|<@PRIMARY@><@TERTIARY@>o|open a recent session