diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
index a1fbf48b6e..3794d3464e 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var __extends = (this && this.__extends) || (function () {
     };
 })();
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.et2_menulist = exports.et2_selectbox_ro = exports.et2_selectbox = void 0;
 /*egw:uses
     /vendor/bower-asset/jquery/dist/jquery.js;
     /api/js/jquery/chosen/chosen.jquery.js;
@@ -271,7 +272,11 @@ var et2_selectbox = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                     .addClass('cat_' + _value);
             }
         }
-        label.append(jQuery("<span>" + _label + "</span>"));
+        //added tooltip to multiselect
+        if (typeof _title == "undefined") {
+            _title = _label;
+        }
+        label.append(jQuery("<span title='" + _title + "'>" + _label + "</span>"));
         var li = jQuery(document.createElement("li")).append(label);
         if (this.options.value_class != '')
             li.addClass(this.options.value_class + _value);
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
index 22798c65e7..604018907e 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_selectbox.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,12 @@ export class et2_selectbox extends et2_inputWidget
 					.addClass('cat_' + _value);
 			}
 		}
-		label.append(jQuery("<span>"+_label+"</span>"));
+		//added tooltip to multiselect
+		if(typeof _title == "undefined")
+		{
+			_title = _label;
+		}
+		label.append(jQuery("<span title='"+_title+"'>"+_label+"</span>"));
 		var li = jQuery(document.createElement("li")).append(label);
 		if (this.options.value_class !='') li.addClass(this.options.value_class+_value);
 		li.appendTo(dom_element || this.multiOptions);