diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshoverhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshoverhandler.cpp
index 7cefaa5a1a1..1015b6b7b25 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshoverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljshoverhandler.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void QmlJSHoverHandler::operateTooltip(TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, const QPo
     else if (m_colorTip.isValid())
         Utils::ToolTip::show(point, m_colorTip, editorWidget);
     else
-        Utils::ToolTip::show(point, toolTip(), editorWidget);
+        BaseHoverHandler::operateTooltip(editorWidget, point);
 }
 
 void QmlJSHoverHandler::prettyPrintTooltip(const Value *value,
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basehoverhandler.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basehoverhandler.h
index eff2b75a06f..dafe0bd0974 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basehoverhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basehoverhandler.h
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ protected:
     void setLastHelpItemIdentified(const HelpItem &help);
     const HelpItem &lastHelpItemIdentified() const;
 
+    virtual void decorateToolTip();
+    virtual void operateTooltip(TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, const QPoint &point);
 private:
     void clear();
     void process(TextEditorWidget *widget, int pos);
 
     virtual void identifyMatch(TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, int pos) = 0;
-    virtual void decorateToolTip();
-    virtual void operateTooltip(TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, const QPoint &point);
 
     bool m_diagnosticTooltip;
     QString m_toolTip;