diff --git a/bundledApps/WAIL.py b/bundledApps/WAIL.py
index 971d44a8..57875319 100644
--- a/bundledApps/WAIL.py
+++ b/bundledApps/WAIL.py
@@ -816,21 +816,25 @@ def view_archive_in_browser(self, button, latest_memento=False):
 
 class WAILGUIFrame_Advanced(wx.Panel):
     class ServicesPanel(wx.Panel, threading.Thread):
-        def make_button(self, label):
-            return wx.Button(
+        def make_button(self, label, tooltip=""):
+            # Ideally this would be abstract and in WAILConfig for reuse, but wxPython needs a reference to the
+            # parent when creating the button, limiting this function's reuse by other panels
+            but = wx.Button(
                 self, wx.ID_ANY, label, style=wx.BU_EXACTFIT
             )
+            but.SetToolTip(tooltip)
+            return but
 
         def __init__(self, parent):
             wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent)
 
-            self.fix_wayback = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix)
-            self.fix_heritrix = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix)
-            self.fix_memgator = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix)
+            self.fix_wayback = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix, config.tooltip_fix_wayback)
+            self.fix_heritrix = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix, config.tooltip_fix_heritrix)
+            self.fix_memgator = self.make_button(config.button_label_fix, config.tooltip_fix_memgator)
 
-            self.kill_wayback = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill)
-            self.kill_heritrix = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill)
-            self.kill_memgator = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill)
+            self.kill_wayback = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill, config.tooltip_kill_wayback)
+            self.kill_heritrix = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill, config.tooltip_kill_heritrix)
+            self.kill_memgator = self.make_button(config.button_label_kill, config.tooltip_kill_memgator)
 
             self.status_wayback = wx.StaticText(self, wx.ID_ANY, config.service_enabled_label_NO)
             self.status_heritrix = wx.StaticText(self, wx.ID_ANY, config.service_enabled_label_NO)
@@ -1067,9 +1071,11 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
             self.view_wayback_in_browser_button = wx.Button(
                 self, -1, config.button_label_wayback
             )
+            self.view_wayback_in_browser_button.SetToolTip(config.tooltip_view_wayback)
             self.edit_wayback_configuration = wx.Button(
                 self, -1, config.button_label_edit_wayback_config
             )
+            self.edit_wayback_configuration.SetToolTip(config.tooltip_edit_wayback)
             self.view_wayback_in_browser_button.Bind(
                 wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.open_wayback_in_browser
             )
@@ -1514,11 +1520,13 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
             view_archives_folder_button_button = wx.Button(
                 self, 1, config.button_label_view_archive_files
             )
+            view_archives_folder_button_button.SetToolTip(config.tooltip_view_archives_folder)
 
             view_archives_folder_button_button.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON,
                                                     self.open_archives_folder)
             self.test_update = wx.Button(self, 1,
                                          config.button_label_check_for_updates)
+            self.test_update.SetToolTip(config.tooltip_check_for_updates)
 
             box = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
             box.Add(view_archives_folder_button_button, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.ALL, 1)
diff --git a/bundledApps/WAILConfig.py b/bundledApps/WAILConfig.py
index 05079935..a31e54ba 100644
--- a/bundledApps/WAILConfig.py
+++ b/bundledApps/WAILConfig.py
@@ -124,9 +124,19 @@
 tooltip_check_status = (
     'Check the local archive to see if captures already exist'
 )
-tooltip_archive_now = (
-    'Start a crawl using the current URL'
-)
+tooltip_archive_now = ('Start a crawl using the current URL')
+tooltip_fix_wayback = ('Restart the Wayback replay service')
+tooltip_fix_heritrix = ('Restart the Heritrix crawling service')
+tooltip_fix_memgator = ('Restart the MemGator aggregation service')
+tooltip_kill_wayback = ('Stop the Wayback replay service')
+tooltip_kill_heritrix = ('Stop the Heritrix crawling service')
+tooltip_kill_memgator = ('Stop the MemGator aggregation service')
+
+tooltip_view_wayback = ('View the archive in your web browser')
+tooltip_edit_wayback = ('Edit the OpenWayback configuration file')
+
+tooltip_view_archives_folder = ('View the directory containing the archive files in Finder') # todo: adapt for Win
+tooltip_check_for_updates = ('Check if a newer version of WAIL is available (disabled)')
 
 text_statusbar_no_captures = 'There are no local captures for this URL.'
 text_statusbar_wayback_not_running = 'Wayback is not running. Click again to fix.'