diff --git a/src/js/react_views/HelperBarView.jsx b/src/js/react_views/HelperBarView.jsx
index 1e63df73..2d621496 100644
--- a/src/js/react_views/HelperBarView.jsx
+++ b/src/js/react_views/HelperBarView.jsx
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class HelperBarView extends React.Component {
           key={'helper_bar_' + index}
           onClick={item.onClick}
           target="_blank"
-          href={item.href}>
+          href={item.href}
+          title={item.title}>
           <i className={'icon-' + item.icon} />
           {' '}
         </a>
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ class HelperBarView extends React.Component {
       <a
         data-testid={testID}
         key={'helper_bar_' + index}
-        onClick={item.onClick}>
+        onClick={item.onClick}
+        title={item.title}>
         {item.text ? item.text :
           <i className={'icon-' + item.icon} />
         }
diff --git a/src/js/react_views/MainHelperBarView.jsx b/src/js/react_views/MainHelperBarView.jsx
index 43a6d860..a3cb1c0c 100644
--- a/src/js/react_views/MainHelperBarView.jsx
+++ b/src/js/react_views/MainHelperBarView.jsx
@@ -56,18 +56,21 @@ class MainHelperBarView extends React.Component {
         this.setState({
           shownBar: BARS.COMMANDS
         });
-      }.bind(this)
+      }.bind(this),
+      title: 'Show help'
     }, {
       icon: 'globe',
       onClick: function() {
         this.setState({
           shownBar: BARS.INTL
         });
-      }.bind(this)
+      }.bind(this),
+      title: 'Show available languages'
     }, {
       newPageLink: true,
       icon: 'twitter',
-      href: 'https://twitter.com/petermcottle'
+      href: 'https://twitter.com/petermcottle',
+      title: 'Follow me on Twitter'
     }];
   }