diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
index c7806425d77..c5b3308b7d4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalView.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ import { getColorClass, getUriClasses } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/brow
 import { withNullAsUndefined } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 import { getTerminalActionBarArgs } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalMenus';
 import { TerminalContextKeys } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalContextKey';
-import { getShellIntegrationTooltip, getShellProcessTooltip } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTooltip';
+import { getInstanceHoverInfo } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTooltip';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorExtensions';
 import { TerminalCapability } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/capabilities';
 import { defaultSelectBoxStyles } from 'vs/platform/theme/browser/defaultStyles';
 import { Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
+import { IHoverDelegate, IHoverDelegateOptions } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/iconLabel/iconHoverDelegate';
+import { IHoverService } from 'vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hover';
 
 export class TerminalViewPane extends ViewPane {
 	private _fontStyleElement: HTMLElement | undefined;
@@ -351,7 +353,10 @@ class SingleTerminalTabActionViewItem extends MenuEntryActionViewItem {
 		@ICommandService private readonly _commandService: ICommandService,
 		@IInstantiationService private readonly _instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 	) {
-		super(action, { draggable: true }, keybindingService, notificationService, contextKeyService, themeService, contextMenuService);
+		super(action, {
+			draggable: true,
+			hoverDelegate: _instantiationService.createInstance(SingleTabHoverDelegate)
+		}, keybindingService, notificationService, contextKeyService, themeService, contextMenuService);
 
 		// Register listeners to update the tab
 		this._register(Event.debounce<ITerminalInstance | undefined, Set<ITerminalInstance>>(Event.any(
@@ -468,7 +473,6 @@ class SingleTerminalTabActionViewItem extends MenuEntryActionViewItem {
 				this._altCommand = `alt-command`;
 				label.classList.add(this._altCommand);
 			}
-			this._action.tooltip = getSingleTabTooltip(instance, this._terminalService.configHelper.config.tabs.separator);
 			this.updateTooltip();
 		}
 	}
@@ -498,16 +502,6 @@ function getSingleTabLabel(accessor: ServicesAccessor, instance: ITerminalInstan
 	return `${label} $(${primaryStatus.icon.id})`;
 }
 
-function getSingleTabTooltip(instance: ITerminalInstance | undefined, separator: string): string {
-	if (!instance) {
-		return '';
-	}
-	const parts: string[] = [];
-	parts.push(getSingleTabTitle(instance, separator) + getShellProcessTooltip(instance, false) + getShellIntegrationTooltip(instance, false));
-	parts.push(instance.statusList.primary?.tooltip || '');
-	return parts.filter(e => e).join('\n\n');
-}
-
 function getSingleTabTitle(instance: ITerminalInstance | undefined, separator: string): string {
 	if (!instance) {
 		return '';
@@ -585,3 +579,39 @@ class TerminalThemeIconStyle extends Themable {
 		this._styleElement.textContent = css;
 	}
 }
+
+class SingleTabHoverDelegate implements IHoverDelegate {
+	private _lastHoverHideTime: number = 0;
+
+	readonly placement = 'element';
+
+	constructor(
+		@IConfigurationService private readonly _configurationService: IConfigurationService,
+		@IHoverService private readonly _hoverService: IHoverService,
+		@ITerminalGroupService private readonly _terminalGroupService: ITerminalGroupService
+	) {
+	}
+
+	get delay(): number {
+		return Date.now() - this._lastHoverHideTime < 200
+			? 0  // show instantly when a hover was recently shown
+			: this._configurationService.getValue<number>('workbench.hover.delay');
+	}
+
+	showHover(options: IHoverDelegateOptions, focus?: boolean) {
+		const instance = this._terminalGroupService.activeInstance;
+		if (!instance) {
+			return;
+		}
+		const hoverInfo = getInstanceHoverInfo(instance);
+		return this._hoverService.showHover({
+			...options,
+			content: hoverInfo.content,
+			actions: hoverInfo.actions
+		}, focus);
+	}
+
+	onDidHideHover() {
+		this._lastHoverHideTime = Date.now();
+	}
+}