diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
index 0d1f05aa245..b842d1cce58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.cpp
@@ -344,6 +344,16 @@ QString ICore::msgShowOptionsDialog()
     return QCoreApplication::translate("Core", "Configure...", "msgShowOptionsDialog");
 }
 
+QString ICore::msgShowOptionsDialogToolTip()
+{
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost())
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("Core", "Open Preferences dialog.",
+                                           "msgShowOptionsDialogToolTip (mac version)");
+    else
+        return QCoreApplication::translate("Core", "Open Options dialog.",
+                                           "msgShowOptionsDialogToolTip (non-mac version)");
+}
+
 bool ICore::showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                    const QString &details,
                                    Id settingsCategory,
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
index 5d5d514c98a..b772b1c9658 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/icore.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 
     static bool showOptionsDialog(Id group, Id page, QWidget *parent = 0);
     static QString msgShowOptionsDialog();
+    static QString msgShowOptionsDialogToolTip();
 
     static bool showWarningWithOptions(const QString &title, const QString &text,
                                        const QString &details = QString(),