diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index 9305d104341..d1d4ce7fe90 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ class TreeRenderer extends Disposable implements ITreeRenderer<ITreeItem, FuzzyS
 
 	private getHover(label: string | undefined, resource: URI | null, node: ITreeItem): string | IIconLabelMarkdownString | undefined {
 		if (!(node instanceof ResolvableTreeItem) || !node.hasResolve) {
-			if (resource) {
+			if (resource && !node.tooltip) {
 				return undefined;
 			} else if (!node.tooltip) {
 				return label;