1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
index 6c93ca8ffa..46315187a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ void CppHoverHandler::updateHelpIdAndTooltip(TextEditor::ITextEditor *editor, in
     if (!doc)
         return; // nothing to do
 
+    QString formatTooltip = edit->extraSelectionTooltip(pos);
     QTextCursor tc(edit->document());
     tc.setPosition(pos);
+
     const unsigned lineNumber = tc.block().blockNumber() + 1;
 
     // Find the last symbol up to the cursor position
@@ -392,6 +394,11 @@ void CppHoverHandler::updateHelpIdAndTooltip(TextEditor::ITextEditor *editor, in
         m_helpEngineNeedsSetup = false;
     }
 
+
+    if (!formatTooltip.isEmpty()) {
+        m_toolTip = formatTooltip;
+    }
+
     if (!m_toolTip.isEmpty())
         m_toolTip = Qt::escape(m_toolTip);