diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
index 1766774d81afe084784af4b1e987cf6b16908c2e..0e78e8bf6bcd8c749ef29bcc60dfe00af7d33d2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ QAbstractItemModel *NavigationWidget::factoryModel() const
 void NavigationWidget::updateToggleText()
 {
     if (isShown())
-        d->m_toggleSideBarAction->setText(tr("Hide Sidebar"));
+        d->m_toggleSideBarAction->setToolTip(tr("Hide Sidebar"));
     else
-        d->m_toggleSideBarAction->setText(tr("Show Sidebar"));
+        d->m_toggleSideBarAction->setToolTip(tr("Show Sidebar"));
 }
 
 void NavigationWidget::placeHolderChanged(NavigationWidgetPlaceHolder *holder)