diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/SwitchButton.qml b/applet/contents/ui/SwitchButton.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/SwitchButton.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/SwitchButton.qml
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
     property alias icon: switchButtonIcon.source
     property alias checked: switchButtonCheckbox.checked
     property alias enabled: switchButtonCheckbox.enabled
+    property alias tooltip: switchButtonCheckbox.tooltip
 
     signal clicked
 
     height: switchButtonIcon.height + units.gridUnit / 2
     width: switchButtonCheckbox.width + switchButtonIcon.width + units.gridUnit
 
     PlasmaComponents.CheckBox {
         id: switchButtonCheckbox
-
         anchors {
             bottomMargin: Math.round(units.gridUnit / 3)
             left: parent.left
diff --git a/applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml b/applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml
--- a/applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
             checked: enabled && enabledConnections.wirelessEnabled
             enabled: enabledConnections.wirelessHwEnabled && availableDevices.wirelessDeviceAvailable && !planeModeSwitchButton.airplaneModeEnabled
+            tooltip: i18n("Enable wireless")
             icon: enabled ? "network-wireless-on" : "network-wireless-off"
             visible: availableDevices.wirelessDeviceAvailable
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@
 
             checked: enabled && enabledConnections.wwanEnabled
             enabled: enabledConnections.wwanHwEnabled && availableDevices.modemDeviceAvailable && !planeModeSwitchButton.airplaneModeEnabled
+            tooltip: i18n("Enable mobile network")
             icon: enabled ? "network-mobile-on" : "network-mobile-off"
             visible: availableDevices.modemDeviceAvailable
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@
             property bool airplaneModeEnabled: false
 
             checked: airplaneModeEnabled
+            tooltip: i18n("Enable airplane mode")
             icon: airplaneModeEnabled ? "network-flightmode-on" : "network-flightmode-off"
 
             onClicked: {