diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
index 5d0827a425..6e0b9a7bee 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TooltipContainerWidget.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 		static readonly Action Nothing = () => {};
 		public int2 CursorOffset = new int2(0, 20);
 		public Action BeforeRender = Nothing;
-		public int TooltipDelay = 2;
+		public int TooltipDelay = 5;
 		Widget tooltip;
 
 		public TooltipContainerWidget()