diff --git a/src/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.html b/src/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.html
index e68803396..97a6211a0 100644
--- a/src/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.html
+++ b/src/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <div class="sidenav">
     <div class="sidenav__section sidenav__section sidenav_action-menu">
-        <adf-sidebar-action-menu [expanded]="showLabel" title="{{'APP.NEW_MENU.LABEL' | translate }}">
+        <adf-sidebar-action-menu [expanded]="showLabel" [attr.title]="'APP.NEW_MENU.TOOLTIP' | translate" title="{{'APP.NEW_MENU.LABEL' | translate }}">
             <mat-icon sidebar-menu-title-icon >arrow_drop_down</mat-icon>
             <div sidebar-menu-expand-icon>
-                <mat-icon [title]="'APP.NEW_MENU.LABEL' | translate">queue</mat-icon>
+                <mat-icon [title]="'APP.NEW_MENU.TOOLTIP' | translate">queue</mat-icon>
             </div>
             <div sidebar-menu-options>
                 <button
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index c7b97ea31..0b15b0b78 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         },
         "NEW_MENU": {
             "LABEL": "New",
+            "TOOLTIP": "Add new files or folders",
             "MENU_ITEMS": {
                 "CREATE_FOLDER": "Create folder",
                 "UPLOAD_FILE": "Upload file",