diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.html b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.html
index 346eedff7e..36a3bf2aa0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.html
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             <div class="title">
                 <div class="version">
                     VERSIONSTRING 
-                    <a href="OpenSettings.py">
+                    <a title="T_VTOOLTIP" href="OpenSettings.py">
                         <img class="settingsicon" src="IMAGE_SRC_SETTINGS">
                     </a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
index 512ce19e9f..dbe76a34d5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/TranslationTexts.py
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ T_EXTERNALLINKS = translate("StartPage", "To open any of the links above in your
 T_CREATIONDATE = translate("StartPage", "Creation date")
 T_LASTMODIFIED = translate("StartPage", "Last modification")
 T_NOTES = translate("StartPage", "Notes")
+T_VTOOLTIP = translate("StartPage", "Open start page preferences")