diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 595ba20a50..6588ac08c4 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
 - Remove document image clear link and view.
   This is now handled by the file caching app.
 - Add web links app.
+- Add support to display column help text
+  as a tooltip.
 
 3.2.6 (2019-07-10)
 ==================
diff --git a/docs/releases/3.3.rst b/docs/releases/3.3.rst
index c251ab6faa..688283c96b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/3.3.rst
+++ b/docs/releases/3.3.rst
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Changes
 - Remove document image clear link and view.
   This is now handled by the file caching app.
 - Add web links app.
+- Add support to display column help text
+  as a tooltip.
 
 Removals
 --------
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
index 09228b5fb5..ce799ff513 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@
             },
         {% endfor %}
     ];
+    $(function () {
+      $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
+    })
 </script>
 {% block javascript %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/generic_list_subtemplate.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/generic_list_subtemplate.html
index c564f56a8b..cf06d88f8a 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/generic_list_subtemplate.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/generic_list_subtemplate.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load static %}
 
+{% load appearance_tags %}
 {% load common_tags %}
 {% load navigation_tags %}
 
@@ -30,30 +31,40 @@
                                         {% if source_column %}
                                             <th>
                                                 {% if source_column.is_sortable %}
-                                                    <a href="{% navigation_get_sort_field_querystring column=source_column %}">{{ source_column.label }}
+                                                    <a href="{% navigation_get_sort_field_querystring column=source_column %}">{{ source_column.label }}</a>
                                                     {% if source_column.get_sort_field == sort_field %}
                                                         {% if icon_sort %}{{ icon_sort.render }}{% endif %}
                                                     {% endif %}
-                                                    </a>
                                                 {% else %}
                                                     {{ source_column.label }}
                                                 {% endif %}
+
+                                                {% if source_column.help_text %}
+                                                    <span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="{{ source_column.help_text }}">
+                                                    {% get_icon icon_path='mayan.apps.navigation.icons.icon_source_column_help_text' %}
+                                                    </span>
+                                                {% endif %}
                                             </th>
                                         {% endif %}
                                     {% endif %}
 
                                     {% if not hide_columns %}
                                         {% navigation_get_source_columns source=object_list exclude_identifier=True as source_columns %}
-                                        {% for column in source_columns %}
+                                        {% for source_column in source_columns %}
                                             <th>
-                                                {% if column.is_sortable %}
-                                                    <a href="{% navigation_get_sort_field_querystring column=column %}">{{ column.label }}
-                                                    {% if column.get_sort_field == sort_field %}
+                                                {% if source_column.is_sortable %}
+                                                    <a href="{% navigation_get_sort_field_querystring column=source_column %}">{{ source_column.label }}</a>
+                                                    {% if source_column.get_sort_field == sort_field %}
                                                         {% if icon_sort %}{{ icon_sort.render }}{% endif %}
                                                     {% endif %}
-                                                    </a>
                                                 {% else %}
-                                                    {{ column.label }}
+                                                    {{ source_column.label }}
+                                                {% endif %}
+
+                                                {% if source_column.help_text %}
+                                                    <span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="{{ source_column.help_text }}">
+                                                    {% get_icon icon_path='mayan.apps.navigation.icons.icon_source_column_help_text' %}
+                                                    </span>
                                                 {% endif %}
                                             </th>
                                         {% endfor %}
diff --git a/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py b/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
index 78062aaf05..d544fe6b31 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/navigation/classes.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import logging
 from furl import furl
 
 from django.apps import apps
-from django.contrib.admin.utils import label_for_field
+from django.contrib.admin.utils import (
+    help_text_for_field, label_for_field
+)
 from django.core.exceptions import (
     FieldDoesNotExist, ImproperlyConfigured, PermissionDenied
 )
@@ -689,13 +691,14 @@ class SourceColumn(object):
 
     def __init__(
         self, source, attribute=None, empty_value=None, func=None,
-        include_label=False, is_attribute_absolute_url=False,
+        help_text=None, include_label=False, is_attribute_absolute_url=False,
         is_object_absolute_url=False, is_identifier=False, is_sortable=False,
         kwargs=None, label=None, order=None, sort_field=None, views=None,
         widget=None
     ):
-        self.source = source
         self._label = label
+        self._help_text = help_text
+        self.source = source
         self.attribute = attribute
         self.empty_value = empty_value
         self.exclude = ()
@@ -715,6 +718,32 @@ class SourceColumn(object):
         self.__class__._registry[source].append(self)
 
         self._calculate_label()
+        self._calculate_help_text()
+
+    def _calculate_help_text(self):
+        if not self._help_text:
+            if self.attribute:
+                try:
+                    attribute = resolve_attribute(
+                        obj=self.source, attribute=self.attribute
+                    )
+                    self._help_text = getattr(attribute, 'help_text')
+                except AttributeError:
+                    try:
+                        name, model = SourceColumn.get_attribute_recursive(
+                            attribute=self.attribute, model=self.source._meta.model
+                        )
+                        self._help_text = help_text_for_field(
+                            name=name, model=model
+                        )
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        self._help_text = self.attribute
+            else:
+                self._help_text = getattr(
+                    self.func, 'help_text', _('Unnamed function')
+                )
+
+        self.help_text = self._help_text
 
     def _calculate_label(self):
         if not self._label:
diff --git a/mayan/apps/navigation/icons.py b/mayan/apps/navigation/icons.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5d2bcdd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/navigation/icons.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+from mayan.apps.appearance.classes import Icon
+
+icon_source_column_help_text = Icon(
+    driver_name='fontawesome', symbol='question'
+)
+icon_source_column_help_text = Icon(
+    driver_name='fontawesomecss', css_classes='far fa-question-circle'
+)