diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.cpp
index b1ec214993f..c5f267627dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ QString ItemLibraryItem::componentSource() const
     return m_itemLibraryEntry.customComponentSource();
 }
 
+QString ItemLibraryItem::toolTip() const
+{
+    return m_itemLibraryEntry.toolTip();
+}
+
 bool ItemLibraryItem::setVisible(bool isVisible)
 {
     if (isVisible != m_isVisible) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.h
index 58daac2e6e8..0f5d4878f51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibraryitem.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ItemLibraryItem: public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool itemUsable READ isUsable FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString itemRequiredImport READ requiredImport FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString itemComponentSource READ componentSource FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString toolTip READ toolTip FINAL)
 
 public:
     ItemLibraryItem(const ItemLibraryEntry &itemLibraryEntry, bool isImported, QObject *parent);
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public:
     QString componentPath() const;
     QString requiredImport() const;
     QString componentSource() const;
+    QString toolTip() const;
 
     bool setVisible(bool isVisible);
     bool isVisible() const;