diff --git a/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module b/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
index 5543f8b3a81304915df278ee28652e8df1e67cff..1a6fe70001d43594b7c31cbd4be292208f6f7d7f 100644
--- a/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
+++ b/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ function toolbar_menu_navigation_links($tree) {
       $link['title'] = '<span class="icon"></span>' . $item['link']['title'];
       // Add admin link ID and to-overlay class for the overlay.
       $link['attributes'] = array('id' => 'toolbar-link-' . $id, 'class' => array('to-overlay'));
+      if (!empty($item['link']['description'])) {
+        $link['title'] .= ' <span class="element-invisible">(' . $item['link']['description'] . ')</span>';
+        $link['attributes']['title'] = $item['link']['description'];
+      }
       $link['html'] = TRUE;
 
       $class = ' path-' . $id;