diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
index 682a66f5475..d173a5ee8db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ QString GTestFramework::currentGTestFilter()
     return gSettings.isNull() ? QString("*.*") : gSettings->gtestFilter;
 }
 
+QString GTestFramework::groupingToolTip() const
+{
+    return QCoreApplication::translate("GTestFramework",
+                                       "Enable or disable grouping of test cases by folder or "
+                                       "gtest filter.\nSee also Google Test settings.");
+}
+
 GTest::Constants::GroupMode GTestFramework::groupMode()
 {
     static const Core::Id id
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
index 754bd9e3fb5..7e94884933b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/gtest/gtestframework.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public:
     bool hasFrameworkSettings() const override;
     static GTest::Constants::GroupMode groupMode();
     static QString currentGTestFilter();
+    QString groupingToolTip() const override;
 protected:
     ITestParser *createTestParser() const override;
     TestTreeItem *createRootNode() const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h b/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
index 67778f13753..ec24bfa3a08 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/itestframework.h
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public:
     void setActive(bool active) { m_active = active; }
     bool grouping() const { return m_grouping; }
     void setGrouping(bool group) { m_grouping = group; }
-
+    // framework specific tool tip to be displayed on the general settings page
+    virtual QString groupingToolTip() const { return QString(); }
 protected:
     virtual ITestParser *createTestParser() const = 0;
     virtual TestTreeItem *createRootNode() const = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
index 0d8b5a723e9..07a898b7c80 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ void TestFrameworkManager::setGroupingEnabledFor(const Core::Id &frameworkId, bo
         framework->setGrouping(enabled);
 }
 
+QString TestFrameworkManager::groupingToolTip(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const
+{
+    if (ITestFramework *framework = m_registeredFrameworks.value(frameworkId))
+        return framework->groupingToolTip();
+    return QString();
+}
+
 bool TestFrameworkManager::hasActiveFrameworks() const
 {
     for (ITestFramework *framework : m_registeredFrameworks.values()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
index 3b8c5d4e9fb..27532020247 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
     bool isActive(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     bool groupingEnabled(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     void setGroupingEnabledFor(const Core::Id &frameworkId, bool enabled);
+    QString groupingToolTip(const Core::Id &frameworkId) const;
     bool hasActiveFrameworks() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
index c054f612104..4c3b4654e74 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testsettingspage.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ void TestSettingsWidget::populateFrameworksListWidget(const QHash<Core::Id, bool
                                                                                    : Qt::Unchecked);
         item->setToolTip(0, tr("Enable or disable test frameworks to be handled by the AutoTest "
                                "plugin."));
-        item->setToolTip(1, tr("Enable or disable grouping of test cases by folder."));
+        QString toolTip = frameworkManager->groupingToolTip(id);
+        if (toolTip.isEmpty())
+            toolTip = tr("Enable or disable grouping of test cases by folder.");
+        item->setToolTip(1, toolTip);
     }
 }