diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
index b6a069ab5..3f73e29aa 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/diff.js
@@ -989,9 +989,10 @@ RED.diff = (function() {
             }
             if (localNode && remoteNode && typeof localNode[d] === "string") {
                 if (/\n/.test(localNode[d]) || /\n/.test(remoteNode[d])) {
-                    $('<button class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small red-ui-diff-text-diff-button"><i class="fa fa-file-o"> <i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i> <i class="fa fa-file-o"></i></button>').on("click", function() {
+                    var textDiff = $('<button class="red-ui-button red-ui-button-small red-ui-diff-text-diff-button"><i class="fa fa-file-o"> <i class="fa fa-caret-left"></i> <i class="fa fa-caret-right"></i> <i class="fa fa-file-o"></i></button>').on("click", function() {
                         showTextDiff(localNode[d],remoteNode[d]);
                     }).appendTo(propertyNameCell);
+                    RED.popover.tooltip(textDiff, RED._("diff.compareChanges"));
                 }
             }