diff --git a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
index 33638e7fc86..d9af53063f5 100644
--- a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ After processing, the content will be moved to the main changelog and this file
 
 ## Fixed
 <!-- Bug fixes -->
+- Fix `SystemTray.SetTooltip()` doing nothing on Linux: the StatusNotifierItem tooltip description is now set (#6017)
 
 ## Deprecated
 <!-- Soon-to-be removed features -->
diff --git a/v3/pkg/application/systemtray_linux.go b/v3/pkg/application/systemtray_linux.go
index fc8307ee88f..7ef806636d9 100644
--- a/v3/pkg/application/systemtray_linux.go
+++ b/v3/pkg/application/systemtray_linux.go
@@ -449,8 +449,24 @@ func (s *linuxSystemTray) run() {
 	s.setMenu(s.menu)
 }
 
-func (s *linuxSystemTray) setTooltip(_ string) {
-	// TBD
+func (s *linuxSystemTray) setTooltip(text string) {
+	s.tooltip = text
+	s.updateToolTip()
+}
+
+// updateToolTip republishes the ToolTip property. Its title is the item's name
+// and its description is what SetTooltip was given, which is the line a desktop
+// shows under the name on hover. The property is declared with prop.EmitTrue,
+// so setting it is what tells the host to re-read it.
+func (s *linuxSystemTray) updateToolTip() {
+	if s.props == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := s.props.Set("org.kde.StatusNotifierItem", "ToolTip",
+		dbus.MakeVariant(tooltip{V2: s.label, V3: s.tooltip})); err != nil {
+		globalApplication.error("systray error: failed to set ToolTip prop: %w", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *linuxSystemTray) setIcon(icon []byte) {
@@ -521,6 +537,9 @@ func (s *linuxSystemTray) setLabel(label string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// The tooltip repeats the name as its title, so it follows the label.
+	s.updateToolTip()
+
 	if s.conn == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -532,7 +551,6 @@ func (s *linuxSystemTray) setLabel(label string) {
 		globalApplication.error("systray error: failed to emit new title signal: %w", err)
 		return
 	}
-
 }
 
 func (s *linuxSystemTray) destroy() {