diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/dialogs.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/dialogs.yaml
index c76c96b8dc..3974db7ae3 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/dialogs.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/dialogs.yaml
@@ -30,12 +30,27 @@ ScrollPanel@RACE_DROPDOWN_TEMPLATE:
 	Width: DROPDOWN_WIDTH
 	Background: panel-black
 	Children:
+		ScrollItem@HEADER:
+			BaseName: scrollheader
+			Width: PARENT_RIGHT-27
+			Height: 13
+			X: 2
+			Y: 0
+			Visible: false
+			Children:
+				Label@LABEL:
+					Font: TinyBold
+					Width: PARENT_RIGHT
+					Height: 10
+					Align: Center
 		ScrollItem@TEMPLATE:
 			Width: PARENT_RIGHT-27
 			Height: 25
 			X: 2
 			Y: 0
 			Visible: false
+			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+			TooltipTemplate: FACTION_DESCRIPTION_TOOLTIP
 			Children:
 				Image@FLAG:
 					X: 4
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby-playerbin.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby-playerbin.yaml
index da291307f3..035cf1b718 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby-playerbin.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby-playerbin.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ ScrollPanel@LOBBY_PLAYER_BIN:
 					X: 285
 					Font: Regular
 					IgnoreChildMouseOver: true
+					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					TooltipTemplate: FACTION_DESCRIPTION_TOOLTIP
+					PanelRoot: FACTION_DROPDOWN_PANEL_ROOT # ensure that tooltips for the options are on top of the dropdown panel
 					Children:
 						Image@FACTIONFLAG:
 							Width: 32
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
index b1b3e06efe..32939f7469 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/lobby.yaml
@@ -149,5 +149,6 @@ Container@SERVER_LOBBY:
 			Width: 140
 			Height: 35
 			Text: Music
+		Container@FACTION_DROPDOWN_PANEL_ROOT:
 		TooltipContainer@TOOLTIP_CONTAINER:
 
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
index 402d6592c8..e14da3f3f6 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/tooltips.yaml
@@ -189,3 +189,21 @@ Background@CLIENT_TOOLTIP:
 			Height: 10
 			Font: TinyBold
 
+Background@FACTION_DESCRIPTION_TOOLTIP:
+	Logic: CountryTooltipLogic
+	Background: panel-black
+	Children:
+		Label@HEADER:
+			X: 7
+			Y: 6
+			Width: 8
+			Height: 12
+			Font: Bold
+			VAlign: Top
+		Label@DESCRIPTION:
+			X: 14
+			Y: 0
+			Width: 15
+			Height: 14
+			Font: TinyBold
+			VAlign: Top
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/world.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/world.yaml
index a03f02204f..67426dead2 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/world.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ World:
 		Name: Any
 		Race: Random
 		RandomRaceMembers: gdi, nod
+		Description: Select a random faction.
 	Country@gdi:
 		Name: GDI
 		Race: gdi
+		Description: Global Defense Initiative\nThe GDI is an international military branch of the United Nations tasked\nwith keeping world peace. Commanding the combined forces of the world's\nmost powerful nations, they possess an unmatched arsenal of high-tech weaponry.
 	Country@nod:
 		Name: Nod
 		Race: nod
+		Description: Brotherhood of Nod\nThe Brotherhood is a religious cult centered around their leader Kane\nand the alien substance Tiberium. They utilize stealth technology\nand guerilla tactics to defeat those who oppose them.
 	ProductionQueueFromSelection:
 		ProductionTabsWidget: PRODUCTION_TABS
 	DomainIndex: