diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/xplaneconfig/simulatorxplaneconfigwindow.ui b/src/plugins/simulator/xplaneconfig/simulatorxplaneconfigwindow.ui
index f7871ac5e..f35667bd7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/xplaneconfig/simulatorxplaneconfigwindow.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/xplaneconfig/simulatorxplaneconfigwindow.ui
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@
            <property name="text">
             <string>Freq</string>
            </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Frequency messages</string>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="1">
@@ -367,6 +370,9 @@
            <property name="text">
             <string>Priv</string>
            </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Private messages</string>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="2">
@@ -374,12 +380,18 @@
            <property name="text">
             <string>Serv</string>
            </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Server messages</string>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="3">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_ColorStat">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Sup</string>
+            <string>Stat</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Status messages</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -388,6 +400,9 @@
            <property name="text">
             <string>Sup</string>
            </property>
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Supervisor messages</string>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>