diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
index 79db460275..a32fc46a80 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.tsx
@@ -563,7 +563,11 @@ export default class RoomTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         let messagePreview = null;
         if (this.showMessagePreview && this.state.messagePreview) {
             messagePreview = (
-                <div className="mx_RoomTile_messagePreview" id={messagePreviewId(this.props.room.roomId)}>
+                <div
+                    className="mx_RoomTile_messagePreview"
+                    id={messagePreviewId(this.props.room.roomId)}
+                    title={this.state.messagePreview}
+                >
                     {this.state.messagePreview}
                 </div>
             );