diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 6f7b5cbd0c..19947ca9e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
     <Compile Include="World.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WorldUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Network\ReplayRecorderConnection.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Widgets\TooltipContainerWidget.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
index 664a1a8961..667343798c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/MapPreviewWidget.cs
@@ -15,27 +15,39 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Network;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	public class MapPreviewWidget : Widget
 	{
 		public Func<Map> Map = () => null;
-		public Func<Dictionary<int2, Color>> SpawnColors = () => new Dictionary<int2, Color>();
+		public Func<Dictionary<int2, Session.Client>> SpawnClients = () => new Dictionary<int2, Session.Client>();
 		public Action<MouseInput> OnMouseDown = _ => {};
 		public Action<int, int2> OnTooltip = (_, __) => { };
 		public bool IgnoreMouseInput = false;
 		public bool ShowSpawnPoints = true;
 
-		public MapPreviewWidget() : base() { }
+		public readonly string TooltipContainer;
+		public readonly string TooltipTemplate = "SPAWN_TOOLTIP";
+		Lazy<TooltipContainerWidget> tooltipContainer;
+		public int TooltipSpawnIndex = -1;
+
+		public MapPreviewWidget() : base()
+		{
+			tooltipContainer = Lazy.New(() => Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
+		}
 
 		protected MapPreviewWidget(MapPreviewWidget other)
 			: base(other)
 		{
 			lastMap = other.lastMap;
 			Map = other.Map;
-			SpawnColors = other.SpawnColors;
+			SpawnClients = other.SpawnClients;
 			ShowSpawnPoints = other.ShowSpawnPoints;
+			TooltipTemplate = other.TooltipTemplate;
+			TooltipContainer = other.TooltipContainer;
+			tooltipContainer = Lazy.New(() => Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
 		}
 
 		public override Widget Clone() { return new MapPreviewWidget(this); }
@@ -52,6 +64,18 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		public override void MouseEntered()
+		{
+			if (TooltipContainer == null) return;
+			tooltipContainer.Value.SetTooltip(TooltipTemplate, new WidgetArgs() {{ "preview", this }});
+		}
+
+		public override void MouseExited()
+		{
+			if (TooltipContainer == null) return;
+			tooltipContainer.Value.RemoveTooltip();
+		}
+
 		public int2 ConvertToPreview(int2 point)
 		{
 			var map = Map();
@@ -104,9 +128,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 				new float2(MapRect.Location),
 				new float2(MapRect.Size));
 
+			TooltipSpawnIndex = -1;
 			if (ShowSpawnPoints)
 			{
-				var colors = SpawnColors();
+				var colors = SpawnClients().ToDictionary(c => c.Key, c => c.Value.ColorRamp.GetColor(0));
 
 				var spawnPoints = map.GetSpawnPoints().ToList();
 				foreach (var p in spawnPoints)
@@ -123,7 +148,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 
 					if ((pos - Viewport.LastMousePos).LengthSquared < 64)
 					{
-						OnTooltip(spawnPoints.IndexOf(p) + 1, pos);
+						TooltipSpawnIndex = spawnPoints.IndexOf(p) + 1;
+
+						// Legacy tooltip behavior
+						if (TooltipContainer == null)
+							OnTooltip(TooltipSpawnIndex, pos);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
rename to OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
index 1901bfc5c8..5d0827a425 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
-using OpenRA.Mods.RA;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;
 using System;
 
-namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
+namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 {
 	public class TooltipContainerWidget : Widget
 	{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
index 067b709c02..687c921db7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.csproj
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Widgets\ProductionTabsWidget.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\SupportPowersWidget.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\ToggleButtonWidget.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Widgets\TooltipContainerWidget.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WithFire.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WithRoof.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Widgets\ResourceBarWidget.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Widgets\Logic\SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ad7f65538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2013 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Widgets;
+using OpenRA.Network;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
+{
+	public class SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic
+	{
+		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
+		public SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic(Widget widget, TooltipContainerWidget tooltipContainer, MapPreviewWidget preview)
+		{
+			widget.IsVisible = () => preview.TooltipSpawnIndex != -1;
+			var label = widget.Get<LabelWidget>("LABEL");
+			var flag = widget.Get<ImageWidget>("FLAG");
+			var team = widget.Get<LabelWidget>("TEAM");
+
+			var ownerFont = Game.Renderer.Fonts[label.Font];
+			var teamFont = Game.Renderer.Fonts[team.Font];
+			var cachedWidth = 0;
+			var labelText = "";
+			string playerCountry = null;
+			var playerTeam = -1;
+
+			tooltipContainer.BeforeRender = () =>
+			{
+				var client = preview.SpawnClients().Values.FirstOrDefault(c => c.SpawnPoint == preview.TooltipSpawnIndex);
+
+				var teamWidth = 0;
+				if (client == null)
+				{
+					labelText = "Available spawn";
+					playerCountry = null;
+					playerTeam = 0;
+					widget.Bounds.Height = 25;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					labelText = client.Name;
+					playerCountry = client.Country;
+					playerTeam = client.Team;
+					widget.Bounds.Height = playerTeam > 0 ? 40 : 25;
+					teamWidth = teamFont.Measure(team.GetText()).X;
+				}
+
+				label.Bounds.X = playerCountry != null ? flag.Bounds.Right + 5 : 5;
+
+				var textWidth = ownerFont.Measure(labelText).X;
+				if (textWidth != cachedWidth)
+				{
+					label.Bounds.Width = textWidth;
+					widget.Bounds.Width = 2*label.Bounds.X + textWidth;
+				}
+
+				widget.Bounds.Width = Math.Max(teamWidth + 10, label.Bounds.Right + 5);
+				team.Bounds.Width = widget.Bounds.Width;
+			};
+
+			label.GetText = () => labelText;
+			flag.IsVisible = () => playerCountry != null;
+			flag.GetImageCollection = () => "flags";
+			flag.GetImageName = () => playerCountry;
+			team.GetText = () => "Team {0}".F(playerTeam);
+			team.IsVisible = () => playerTeam > 0;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyLogic.cs
index b5877f9ea5..69d4892d65 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyLogic.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Logic
 			mapPreview.Map = () => Map;
 			mapPreview.OnMouseDown = mi => LobbyUtils.SelectSpawnPoint( orderManager, mapPreview, Map, mi );
 			mapPreview.OnTooltip = (spawnPoint, pos) => LobbyUtils.ShowSpawnPointTooltip(orderManager, spawnPoint, pos);
-			mapPreview.SpawnColors = () => LobbyUtils.GetSpawnColors(orderManager, Map);
+			mapPreview.SpawnClients = () => LobbyUtils.GetSpawnClients(orderManager, Map);
 
 			var mapTitle = lobby.GetOrNull<LabelWidget>("MAP_TITLE");
 			if (mapTitle != null)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyUtils.cs
index 12d792dd00..dbae7c10f1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/Logic/LobbyUtils.cs
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets.Logic
 			color.AttachPanel(colorChooser);
 		}
 
-		public static Dictionary<int2, Color> GetSpawnColors(OrderManager orderManager, Map map)
+		public static Dictionary<int2, Session.Client> GetSpawnClients(OrderManager orderManager, Map map)
 		{
 			var spawns = map.GetSpawnPoints();
 			return orderManager.LobbyInfo.Clients
-				.Where( c => c.SpawnPoint != 0)
-				.ToDictionary(
-					c => spawns[c.SpawnPoint - 1],
-					c => c.ColorRamp.GetColor(0));
+				.Where(c => c.SpawnPoint != 0)
+					.ToDictionary(
+						c => spawns[c.SpawnPoint - 1],
+						c => c);
 		}
 
 		public static void SelectSpawnPoint(OrderManager orderManager, MapPreviewWidget mapPreview, Map map, MouseInput mi)
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
index a4365ec99c..a040f5f7b7 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Container@SERVER_LOBBY:
 							Y:1
 							Width:192
 							Height:192
+							TooltipContainer:TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
 				Label@MAP_TITLE:
 					X:PARENT_RIGHT-15-WIDTH
 					Y:227
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ Container@SERVER_LOBBY:
 							Height:25
 							Align:Right
 							Text:Chat:
+		TooltipContainer@TOOLTIP_CONTAINER:
 		Button@DISCONNECT_BUTTON:
 			X:0
 			Y:499
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
index 6860027c99..ed35e8ddb3 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
@@ -99,3 +99,23 @@ Background@SUPPORT_POWER_TOOLTIP:
 			Y:20
 			Font:TinyBold
 			VAlign:Top
+
+Background@SPAWN_TOOLTIP:
+	Logic:SpawnSelectorTooltipLogic
+	Background:panel-black
+	Width:141
+	Children:
+		Label@LABEL:
+			X:5
+			Height:23
+			Font:Bold
+		Image@FLAG:
+			X:5
+			Y:5
+			Width:32
+			Height:16
+		Label@TEAM:
+			Y:21
+			Height:15
+			Font:TinyBold
+			Align:center
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