diff --git a/src/controls/LinkButton.qml b/src/controls/LinkButton.qml
--- a/src/controls/LinkButton.qml
+++ b/src/controls/LinkButton.qml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
     property Action action: null
     property alias acceptedButtons: area.acceptedButtons
+    property alias mouseArea: area
     Accessible.role: Accessible.Button
     Accessible.name: text
     Accessible.onPressAction: control.clicked(null)
diff --git a/src/controls/UrlButton.qml b/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
--- a/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
+++ b/src/controls/UrlButton.qml
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
         Qt.openUrlExternally(url)
     }
 
+    QQC2.ToolTip {
+        // If button's text has been overridden, show a tooltip to expose the raw URL
+        visible: button.text != button.url && button.mouseArea.containsMouse
+        text: url
+    }
+
     QQC2.Menu {
         id: menu
         QQC2.MenuItem {