diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/popover.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/popover.js
index 27a454dc6..762109774 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/popover.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/common/popover.js
@@ -436,18 +436,17 @@ RED.popover = (function() {
     return {
         create: createPopover,
         tooltip: function(target,content, action) {
-            var label = content;
-            if (action) {
-                label = function() {
-                    var label = content;
+            var label = function() {
+                var label = content;
+                if (action) {
                     var shortcut = RED.keyboard.getShortcut(action);
                     if (shortcut && shortcut.key) {
                         label = $('<span>'+content+' <span class="red-ui-popover-key">'+RED.keyboard.formatKey(shortcut.key, true)+'</span></span>');
                     }
-                    return label;
                 }
+                return label;
             }
-            return RED.popover.create({
+            var popover = RED.popover.create({
                 tooltip: true,
                 target:target,
                 trigger: "hover",
@@ -456,6 +455,14 @@ RED.popover = (function() {
                 content: label,
                 delay: { show: 750, hide: 50 }
             });
+            popover.setContent = function(newContent) {
+                content = newContent;
+            }
+            popover.setAction = function(newAction) {
+                action = newAction;
+            }
+            return popover;
+
         },
         menu: function(options) {
             var list = $('<ul class="red-ui-menu"></ul>');