diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/OverlayPanel.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/OverlayPanel.js
index 7176d633c96585781fc0de9eaab476c33b5c3472..750b0204fbffab3b17c7259789963e037479ce4f 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/OverlayPanel.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/gui/leftPanel/OverlayPanel.js
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ OverlayPanel.prototype.createOverlayRow = function(overlay, checked) {
     editTd.appendChild(editButton);
     result.appendChild(editTd);
   }
+  result.title = overlay.getDescription();
   return result;
 };