diff --git a/src/guiengine/skin.cpp b/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
index ad77c23b8..c917eddf3 100644
--- a/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
+++ b/src/guiengine/skin.cpp
@@ -1609,6 +1609,12 @@ void Skin::drawCheckBox(const core::recti &rect, Widget* widget, bool focused)
                                              0 /* no clipping */, 0,
                                              true /* alpha */);
     }
+
+    if (focused && widget->hasTooltip())
+    {
+        m_tooltip_at_mouse.push_back(true);
+        m_tooltips.push_back(widget);
+    }
 }   // drawCheckBox
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/states_screens/options_screen_ui.cpp b/src/states_screens/options_screen_ui.cpp
index f1c2e8728..7789226d1 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/options_screen_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/options_screen_ui.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void OptionsScreenUI::init()
     CheckBoxWidget* difficulty = getWidget<CheckBoxWidget>("perPlayerDifficulty");
     assert( difficulty != NULL );
     difficulty->setState( UserConfigParams::m_per_player_difficulty );
+    difficulty->setTooltip(_("Handicap stronger players in the kart selection"));
 
     CheckBoxWidget* show_login = getWidget<CheckBoxWidget>("show-login");
     assert( show_login!= NULL );