diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp b/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
index 296619f08..464b5de52 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "cockpitcomform.h"
 #include "ui_cockpitcomform.h"
-#include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
 #include "blackmisc/math/mathutils.h"
+#include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
+#include "blackmisc/icons.h"
 
 #include <QPushButton>
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
             ui->led_ComPanelCom1->setShape(CLedWidget::Rounded);
             ui->led_ComPanelCom2->setShape(CLedWidget::Rounded);
+            ui->tb_RequestTextMessageCom1->setIcon(CIcons::appTextMessages16());
+            ui->tb_RequestTextMessageCom2->setIcon(CIcons::appTextMessages16());
         }
 
         CCockpitComForm::~CCockpitComForm()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.ui b/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.ui
index 828386104..9e0b78bbd 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/cockpitcomform.ui
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="1">
           <widget class="QToolButton" name="tb_RequestTextMessageCom1">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Overlay text message</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="whatsThis">
+            <string>Overlay text message</string>
+           </property>
            <property name="text">
             <string>T</string>
            </property>
@@ -296,6 +302,12 @@
          </item>
          <item row="0" column="1">
           <widget class="QToolButton" name="tb_RequestTextMessageCom2">
+           <property name="toolTip">
+            <string>Overlay text message</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="whatsThis">
+            <string>Overlay text message</string>
+           </property>
            <property name="text">
             <string>T</string>
            </property>