diff --git a/app/templates/build.hbs b/app/templates/build.hbs
index 398a5e2b..8e42bc9c 100644
--- a/app/templates/build.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/build.hbs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {{else}}
   <section {{bind-attr class=":tile :tile--pass :row build.state"}}>
     <div class="tile-status">
-      <span {{bind-attr class=":icon :icon-status build.state"}}></span>
-      <span {{bind-attr class=":request-kind build.eventType :icon"}}></span>
+      <span {{bind-attr class=":icon :icon-status build.state"}} {{bind-attr title="build.state"}}></span>
+      <span {{bind-attr class=":request-kind build.eventType :icon"}} {{bind-attr title="build.eventType"}}></span>
     </div>
 
     <div class="tile-main medium-8 columns">
diff --git a/app/templates/components/builds-item.hbs b/app/templates/components/builds-item.hbs
index eb6f3d65..ce555266 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/builds-item.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/components/builds-item.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div class="tile-status">
-  <span class="icon icon-status {{build.state}}"></span>
-  <span class="request-kind icon {{build.eventType}}"></span>
+  <span class="icon icon-status {{build.state}}" title="{{build.state}}"></span>
+  <span class="request-kind icon {{build.eventType}}" title="{{build.eventType}}"></span>
 </div>
 
 <div class="column tile-main medium-6">
diff --git a/app/templates/job.hbs b/app/templates/job.hbs
index 81b394e8..d1c83dea 100644
--- a/app/templates/job.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/job.hbs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 <section {{bind-attr class=":tile :tile--pass :row job.state"}} {{!-- id="new-summary" --}}>
   <div class="tile-status">
-    <span {{bind-attr class=":icon :icon-status job.state"}}></span>
-    <span {{bind-attr class=":request-kind job.build.eventType :icon"}}></span>
+    <span {{bind-attr class=":icon :icon-status job.state"}} {{bind-attr title="job.state"}}></span>
+    <span {{bind-attr class=":request-kind job.build.eventType :icon"}} {{bind-attr title="job.build.eventType"}}></span>
   </div>
 
   <div class="tile-main medium-8 columns">