diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index fe455c6ee7..42b2a87353 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ void Workbench::activated()
                 foregroundColor->setCurrentColor(palette.color(QPalette::Foreground));
                 QObject::connect(foregroundColor, SIGNAL(colorSet(QColor)), workbenchHelper.get(), SLOT(setForegroundColor(QColor)));
             }
+            foregroundColor->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Set cell/s foreground color"));
+            foregroundColor->setWhatsThis(QObject::tr("Sets the Spreadsheet cell/s foreground color"));
+            foregroundColor->setStatusTip(QObject::tr("Set cell/s foreground color"));
             bar->addWidget(foregroundColor);
 
             QList<QtColorPicker*> bgList = Gui::getMainWindow()->findChildren<QtColorPicker*>(QString::fromLatin1("Spreadsheet_BackgroundColor"));
@@ -96,6 +99,9 @@ void Workbench::activated()
                 backgroundColor->setCurrentColor(palette.color(QPalette::Base));
                 QObject::connect(backgroundColor, SIGNAL(colorSet(QColor)), workbenchHelper.get(), SLOT(setBackgroundColor(QColor)));
             }
+            backgroundColor->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Set cell/s background color"));
+            backgroundColor->setWhatsThis(QObject::tr("Sets the Spreadsheet cell/s background color"));
+            backgroundColor->setStatusTip(QObject::tr("Set cell/s background color"));
             bar->addWidget(backgroundColor);
 
             initialized = false;