diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index ab7192582a..8a53de9933 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Workbench::activated()
                                  workbenchHelper.get(),
                                  &WorkbenchHelper::setBackgroundColor);
             }
-            backgroundColor->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Set cells background color"));
+            backgroundColor->setToolTip(QObject::tr("Sets the background color of cells"));
             backgroundColor->setWhatsThis(
                 QObject::tr("Sets the spreadsheet cells background color"));
             backgroundColor->setStatusTip(QObject::tr("Set cells background color"));