diff --git a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
index cbf06ae54..877dab77b 100755
--- a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
+++ b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
@@ -4637,7 +4637,12 @@ const char* statbar_set_title(WINDOW win, const char* text)
 	    text = _strDefaultStatbarText;
     wxStringTokenizer tok(text, "\t", wxTOKEN_RET_EMPTY);
     for (int t = 0; tok.HasMoreTokens(); t++)
-      pStatusBar->SetStatusText(tok.GetNextToken(), t);
+    {
+      const wxString strMsg = tok.GetNextToken();
+      if (t == 0)
+        pStatusBar->SetToolTip(strMsg);
+      pStatusBar->SetStatusText(strMsg, t);
+    }
   }
   return text;
 }