diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index 292a095b4d..1520ef62d5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_tooltips ()
 	set_tip (secondary_clock, _("<b>Secondary Clock</b> right-click to set display mode. Click to edit, click+drag a digit or mouse-over+scroll wheel to modify.\nText edits: right-to-left overwrite <tt>Esc</tt>: cancel; <tt>Enter</tt>: confirm; postfix the edit with '+' or '-' to enter delta times.\n"));
 	set_tip (editor_meter_peak_display, _("Reset All Peak Meters"));
 	set_tip (error_alert_button, _("Show Error Log and acknowledge warnings"));
+	set_tip (_cue_rec_enable, _("When enabled, triggering Cues will result in Cue Markers added to the timeline"));
+	set_tip (_cue_play_enable, _("When enabled, Cue Markers will trigger the associated Cue when passed on the timeline"));
 
 	set_tip (latency_disable_button, _("Disable all Plugin Delay Compensation. This results in the shortest delay from live input to output, but any paths with delay-causing plugins will sound later than those without."));
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
index 70ba7b6766..c5e4b1fb75 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/cuebox_ui.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ CueEntry::CueEntry (Item* item, uint64_t cue_index)
 	name_button->name = ("slot_selector_button");
 	name_button->show ();
 
+	set_tooltip (_("Click to launch all clips in this row\nRight-click to select properties for all clips in this row"));
+
 	/* watch for cue-recording state */
 	TriggerBox::CueRecordingChanged.connect (_session_connections, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&CueEntry::rec_state_changed, this), gui_context ());
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
index 0b35cd1dfd..21dec6d670 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_clip_picker.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ TriggerClipPicker::TriggerClipPicker ()
 	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_play_btn, _("Audition selected clip"));
 	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_stop_btn, _("Stop the audition"));
 	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_open_library_btn, _("Open clip library folder"));
+	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_auditioner_combo, _("Select the Synth used for auditioning"));
+	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_show_plugin_btn, _("Show the GUI for the Auditioner Synth"));
+	ArdourWidgets::set_tooltip (_clip_dir_menu, _("Click to select a clip folder and edit your available clip folders"));
 
 	format_text.set_alignment(Gtk::ALIGN_LEFT, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	channels_value.set_alignment(Gtk::ALIGN_LEFT, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_master.cc b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_master.cc
index 11d0f0fa2b..b0ecf37242 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/trigger_master.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/trigger_master.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ TriggerMaster::TriggerMaster (Item* parent)
 
 	_loopster = new Loopster (this);
 
+	set_tooltip (_("Click to stop all clips in this track\nRight-click to select properties for all clips in this track"));
+
 #if 0 /* XXX trigger changes */
 	_triggerbox->PropertyChanged.connect (_trigger_prop_connection, MISSING_INVALIDATOR, boost::bind (&TriggerMaster::prop_change, this, _1), gui_context());
 	PropertyChange changed;
@@ -508,6 +510,8 @@ CueMaster::CueMaster (Item* parent)
 
 	Event.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &CueMaster::event_handler));
 
+	set_tooltip (_("Click to stop all clips\nRight-click to select properties for all clips in the grid"));
+
 	stop_shape = new ArdourCanvas::Polygon (this);
 	stop_shape->set_outline (false);
 	stop_shape->set_fill (true);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
index 4c09ed4241..7bc88bec81 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/triggerbox_ui.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ TriggerEntry::TriggerEntry (Item* item, TriggerReference tr)
 	follow_button->set_outline (false);
 	follow_button->set_fill (true);
 	follow_button->name = ("slot_selector_button");
+	follow_button->set_tooltip (_("Click to select Follow-Actions for this clip"));
 	follow_button->show ();
 
 	name_button = new ArdourCanvas::Rectangle (this);
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ TriggerEntry::TriggerEntry (Item* item, TriggerReference tr)
 
 	name_text = new Text (name_button);
 	name_text->set_ignore_events (false);
+	name_text->set_tooltip (_("Click to select this clip and edit its properties\nRight-Click for context menu"));
 	name_text->show ();
 
 	/* this will trigger a call to on_trigger_changed() */
@@ -180,7 +182,6 @@ TriggerEntry::_size_allocate (ArdourCanvas::Rect const& alloc)
 void
 TriggerEntry::draw_follow_icon (Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Context> context, FollowAction const & icon, float size, float scale) const
 {
-	uint32_t bg_color = fill_color ();
 	uint32_t fg_color = UIConfiguration::instance ().color ("neutral:midground");
 
 	/* in the case where there is a random follow-action, just put a "?" */
@@ -480,8 +481,10 @@ TriggerEntry::on_trigger_changed (PropertyChange const& change)
 	if (change.contains (ARDOUR::Properties::name)) {
 		if (trigger ()->region ()) {
 			name_text->set (short_version (trigger ()->name (), 16));
+			play_button->set_tooltip (_("Launch this clip\nRight-click to select Launch Options for this clip"));
 		} else {
 			name_text->set ("");
+			play_button->set_tooltip (_("Stop other clips on this track.\nRight-click to select Launch Options for this clip"));
 		}
 	}