diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/mod.rs
index d771b95138..5c777aad2a 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pub mod image;
 pub mod mouse_detector;
 pub mod overlay;
 pub mod stack;
+pub mod tooltip;
 
 pub use self::{
     aspect_ratio_container::AspectRatioContainer,
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ pub use self::{
     image::Image,
     mouse_detector::MouseDetector,
     overlay::Overlay,
+    tooltip::{Tooltip, TooltipManager},
 };
diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/tooltip.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/tooltip.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d65241259d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/ice/widget/tooltip.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+use iced::{
+    layout, mouse, Align, Clipboard, Element, Event, Hasher, Layout, Length, Point, Rectangle,
+    Size, Widget,
+};
+use std::time::Instant;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::hash::Hash;
+use vek::*;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+struct Hover {
+    start: Instant,
+    aabr: Aabr<i32>,
+}
+
+impl Hover {
+    fn start(aabr: Aabr<i32>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            start: Instant::now(),
+            aabr,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+struct Show {
+    hover_pos: Vec2<i32>,
+    aabr: Aabr<i32>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+enum State {
+    Idle,
+    Start(Hover),
+    Showing(Show),
+    Fading(Instant, Show, Option<Hover>)
+}
+
+// Reports which widget the mouse is over
+pub struct Update((Aabr<i32>, Vec2<i32>));
+
+pub struct TooltipManager {
+    state: State,
+    hover_widget: Option<Aabr<i32>>,
+    hover_pos: Vec2<i32>,
+    // How long before a tooltip is displayed when hovering
+    hover_dur: Duration,
+    // How long it takes a tooltip to disappear
+    fade_dur: Duration,
+}
+
+impl TooltipManager {
+    pub fn new(hover_dur: Duration, fade_dur: Duration) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: State::Idle,
+            hover_widget: None,
+            hover_pos: Default::default(),
+            hover_dur,
+            fade_dur,
+        }
+    }
+    /// Call this at the top of your view function or for minimum latency at the end of message
+    /// handling
+    /// Only call this once per frame as it assumes no updates being received between calls means
+    /// that there is no tooltipped widget currently being hovered
+    pub fn maintain(&mut self) {
+        // Handle changes based on pointer moving
+        self.state = if let Some(aabr) = self.hover_widget.take() {
+            match self.state {
+                State::Idle => State::Start(Hover::start(aabr)),
+                State::Start(hover) if hover.aabr != aabr => State::Start(Hover::start(aabr)),
+                State::Start(hover) => State::Start(hover),
+                State::Showing(show) if show.aabr != aabr => State::Fading(Instant::now(), show, Some(Hover::start(aabr))),
+                State::Showing(show) => State::Showing(show),
+                State::Fading(start, show, Some(hover)) if hover.aabr == aabr => State::Fading(start, show, Some(hover)),
+                State::Fading(start, show, _) => State::Fading(start, show, Some(Hover::start(aabr))),
+            }
+        } else {
+            match self.state {
+                State::Idle | State::Start(_) => State::Idle,
+                State::Showing(show) => State::Fading(Instant::now(), show, None),
+                State::Fading(start, show, _) => State::Fading(start, show, None),
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Handle temporal changes
+        self.state = match self.state {
+            State::Start(Hover { start, aabr}) | State::Fading(_, _, Some(Hover { start, aabr })) if start.elapsed() >= self.hover_dur =>
+                State::Showing(Show { aabr, hover_pos: self.hover_pos }),
+            State::Fading(start, _, hover) if start.elapsed() >= self.fade_dur => match hover {
+                Some(hover) => State::Start(hover),
+                None => State::Idle,
+            },
+            state @ State::Idle | state @ State::Start(_) | state @ State::Showing(_) | state @ State::Fading(_, _, _) => state,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn update(&mut self, update: Update) {
+        self.hover_widget = Some(update.0.0);
+        self.hover_pos = update.0.1;
+    }
+
+    pub fn showing(&self, aabr: Aabr<i32>) -> bool {
+        match self.state {
+            State::Idle | State::Start(_) => false,
+            State::Showing(show) | State::Fading(_, show, _) => show.aabr == aabr,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// A widget used to display tooltips when the content element is hovered
+pub struct Tooltip<'a, M, R: iced::Renderer> {
+    content: Element<'a, M, R>,
+    hover_content: Option<Box<dyn 'a + FnOnce() -> Element<'a, M, R>>>,
+    on_update: Box<dyn Fn(Update) -> M>,
+    manager: &'a TooltipManager,
+}
+
+impl<'a, M, R> Tooltip<'a, M, R>
+where
+    R: iced::Renderer,
+{
+    pub fn new<C, H, F>(content: C, hover_content: H, on_update: F, manager: &'a TooltipManager) -> Self
+    where
+        C: Into<Element<'a, M, R>>,
+        H: 'a + FnOnce() -> Element<'a, M, R>,
+        F: 'static + Fn(Update) -> M,
+    {
+        Self {
+            content: content.into(),
+            hover_content: Some(Box::new(hover_content)),
+            on_update: Box::new(on_update),
+            manager,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, M, R> Widget<M, R> for Tooltip<'a, M, R>
+where
+    R: iced::Renderer,
+{
+    fn width(&self) -> Length { self.content.width() }
+
+    fn height(&self) -> Length { self.content.height() }
+
+    fn layout(&self, renderer: &R, limits: &layout::Limits) -> layout::Node {
+        self.content.layout(renderer, limits)
+    }
+
+    fn on_event(
+        &mut self,
+        event: Event,
+        layout: Layout<'_>,
+        cursor_position: Point,
+        messages: &mut Vec<M>,
+        renderer: &R,
+        clipboard: Option<&dyn Clipboard>,
+    ) {
+        let bounds = layout.bounds();
+        if bounds.contains(cursor_position) {
+            let aabr = aabr_from_bounds(bounds);
+            let m_pos = Vec2::new(cursor_position.x.trunc() as i32, cursor_position.y.trunc() as i32);
+            messages.push((self.on_update)(Update((aabr, m_pos))));
+        }
+
+        self.content.on_event(
+            event,
+            layout,
+            cursor_position,
+            messages,
+            renderer,
+            clipboard,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn draw(
+        &self,
+        renderer: &mut R,
+        defaults: &R::Defaults,
+        layout: Layout<'_>,
+        cursor_position: Point,
+    ) -> R::Output {
+        self.content.draw(
+            renderer,
+            defaults,
+            layout,
+            cursor_position,
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn overlay(
+        &mut self,
+        layout: Layout<'_>,
+    ) -> Option<iced::overlay::Element<'_, M, R>> {
+        let bounds = layout.bounds();
+        let aabr = aabr_from_bounds(bounds);
+
+        self.manager.showing(aabr)
+            .then(|| self.hover_content.take())
+            .flatten()
+            .map(|content| iced::overlay::Element::new(
+                Point { x: self.manager.hover_pos.x as f32, y: self.manager.hover_pos.y as f32 },
+                Box::new(Overlay::new(
+                    content(),
+                    bounds,
+                ))
+            ))
+
+    }
+
+    fn hash_layout(&self, state: &mut Hasher) {
+        struct Marker;
+        std::any::TypeId::of::<Marker>().hash(state);
+        self.content.hash_layout(state);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, M, R> From<Tooltip<'a, M, R>> for Element<'a, M, R>
+where
+    R: 'a + iced::Renderer,
+    M: 'a,
+{
+    fn from(tooltip: Tooltip<'a, M, R>) -> Element<'a, M, R> { Element::new(tooltip) }
+}
+
+fn aabr_from_bounds(bounds: iced::Rectangle) -> Aabr<i32> {
+    let min = Vec2::new(bounds.x.trunc() as i32, bounds.y.trunc() as i32);
+    let max = min + Vec2::new(bounds.width.trunc() as i32, bounds.height.trunc() as i32);
+    Aabr { min, max }
+}
+
+struct Overlay<'a, M, R: iced::Renderer> {
+    content: Element<'a, M, R>,
+    /// Area to avoid overlapping with
+    avoid: Rectangle,
+}
+
+impl<'a, M, R: iced::Renderer> Overlay<'a, M, R>
+{
+    pub fn new(content: Element<'a, M, R>, avoid: Rectangle) -> Self {
+        Self { content, avoid }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, M, R> iced::Overlay<M, R>
+    for Overlay<'a, M, R>
+where
+    R: iced::Renderer,
+{
+    fn layout(
+        &self,
+        renderer: &R,
+        bounds: Size,
+        position: Point,
+    ) -> layout::Node {
+        // TODO: Avoid avoid area
+        let space_below = bounds.height - position.y;
+        let space_above = position.y;
+
+        let limits = layout::Limits::new(
+            Size::ZERO,
+            Size::new(
+                bounds.width - position.x,
+                if space_below > space_above {
+                    space_below
+                } else {
+                    space_above
+                },
+            ),
+        )
+        .width(self.content.width());
+
+        let mut node = self.content.layout(renderer, &limits);
+
+        node.move_to(position - iced::Vector::new(0.0, node.size().height));
+
+        node
+    }
+
+    fn hash_layout(&self, state: &mut Hasher, position: Point) {
+        struct Marker;
+        std::any::TypeId::of::<Marker>().hash(state);
+
+        (position.x as u32).hash(state);
+        (position.y as u32).hash(state);
+        self.content.hash_layout(state);
+    }
+
+    fn draw(
+        &self,
+        renderer: &mut R,
+        defaults: &R::Defaults,
+        layout: Layout<'_>,
+        cursor_position: Point,
+    ) -> R::Output {
+        self.content.draw(renderer, defaults, layout, cursor_position)
+    }
+}