diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
index eb99f19c85..ac29019b96 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.cpp
@@ -880,6 +880,15 @@ QVariant PropertyStringItem::editorData(QWidget* editor) const
     return {le->text()};
 }
 
+QVariant PropertyStringItem::toolTip(const App::Property* prop) const
+{
+    // For the FileName property, show the actual file path in the tooltip
+    if (prop && std::string(prop->getName()) == "FileName") {
+        return value(prop);
+    }
+    return PropertyItem::toolTip(prop);
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PROPERTYITEM_SOURCE(Gui::PropertyEditor::PropertyFontItem)
diff --git a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
index e7b9683d9b..ce25a5ef15 100644
--- a/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
+++ b/src/Gui/propertyeditor/PropertyItem.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ class GuiExport PropertyStringItem: public PropertyItem
     ) const override;
     void setEditorData(QWidget* editor, const QVariant& data) const override;
     QVariant editorData(QWidget* editor) const override;
+    QVariant toolTip(const App::Property*) const override;
 
 protected:
     QVariant value(const App::Property*) const override;