diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
index bade76b576..93bacf2207 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/webclient.properties
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ new_edition_details=New edition details
 create_new_edition_using=Create a new edition using
 translations_checked_out_error=Cannot create a new edition because the following translations are checked out.
 available_translations=Available translations
-
+marker_tooltip=Change your Content Language to view or edit text in different languages.
 
 
 # Date Pattern
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextAreaRenderer.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextAreaRenderer.java
index b059ae9b1b..e501be0f4c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextAreaRenderer.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextAreaRenderer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter;
 
+import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
 import org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.html.HtmlTextareaRenderer;
 
 /**
@@ -48,9 +49,12 @@ public class MultilingualTextAreaRenderer extends HtmlTextareaRenderer
    {
       super.encodeEnd(facesContext, component);
       
+      String tooltip = Application.getMessage(facesContext, "marker_tooltip");
       ResponseWriter out = facesContext.getResponseWriter();
       out.write("<img src='");
       out.write(facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestContextPath());
-      out.write("/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif' style='margin-left: 6px; _vertical-align: -2px;' />");
+      out.write("/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif' title='");
+      out.write(tooltip);
+      out.write("' style='margin-left: 6px; _vertical-align: -2px;' />");
    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextRenderer.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextRenderer.java
index cfd9df4e2c..d29a334b62 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextRenderer.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/web/ui/repo/renderer/MultilingualTextRenderer.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter;
 
+import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
 import org.apache.myfaces.renderkit.html.HtmlTextRenderer;
 
 /**
@@ -48,9 +49,12 @@ public class MultilingualTextRenderer extends HtmlTextRenderer
    {
       super.encodeEnd(facesContext, component);
       
+      String tooltip = Application.getMessage(facesContext, "marker_tooltip");
       ResponseWriter out = facesContext.getResponseWriter();
       out.write("<img src='");
       out.write(facesContext.getExternalContext().getRequestContextPath());
-      out.write("/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif' style='margin-left: 6px; vertical-align: -4px; _vertical-align: -2px;' />");
+      out.write("/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif' title='");
+      out.write(tooltip);
+      out.write("' style='margin-left: 6px; vertical-align: -4px; _vertical-align: -2px;' />");
    }
 }
diff --git a/source/web/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif b/source/web/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif
index ceab3d3363..0a7c6b655d 100644
Binary files a/source/web/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif and b/source/web/images/icons/multilingual_marker.gif differ