diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectCompositionNodeUniform.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectCompositionNodeUniform.qml
index 550f03083e4..7c632730ccb 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectCompositionNodeUniform.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/effectMakerQmlSources/EffectCompositionNodeUniform.qml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ Item {
             Layout.maximumWidth: 140
             Layout.minimumWidth: 140
             Layout.preferredWidth: 140
+
+            HelperWidgets.ToolTipArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                tooltip: uniformDescription
+            }
         }
 
         Loader {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/uniform.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/uniform.h
index bfe35308c05..5c1efc115a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/uniform.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/effectmaker/uniform.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Uniform : public QObject
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString uniformName MEMBER m_displayName CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString uniformType READ typeName CONSTANT)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString uniformDescription READ description CONSTANT)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant uniformValue READ value WRITE setValue NOTIFY uniformValueChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant uniformBackendValue READ backendValue NOTIFY uniformBackendValueChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant uniformMinValue MEMBER m_minValue CONSTANT)