diff --git a/src/game/GameController.cpp b/src/game/GameController.cpp
index 074055405..72c38c0e7 100644
--- a/src/game/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameController.cpp
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ void GameController::Exit()
 void GameController::LoadRenderPreset(RenderPreset preset)
 {
 	Renderer * renderer = gameModel->GetRenderer();
+	gameModel->SetInfoTip(preset.Name);
 	renderer->SetRenderMode(preset.RenderModes);
 	renderer->SetDisplayMode(preset.DisplayModes);
 	renderer->SetColourMode(preset.ColourMode);
diff --git a/src/game/GameModel.cpp b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
index 668b75597..bec2c9833 100644
--- a/src/game/GameModel.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameModel.cpp
@@ -517,6 +517,28 @@ void GameModel::RemoveNotification(Notification * notification)
 	notifyNotificationsChanged();
 }
 
+void GameModel::SetToolTip(std::string text)
+{
+	toolTip = text;
+	notifyToolTipChanged();
+}
+
+void GameModel::SetInfoTip(std::string text)
+{
+	infoTip = text;
+	notifyInfoTipChanged();
+}
+
+std::string GameModel::GetToolTip()
+{
+	return toolTip;
+}
+
+std::string GameModel::GetInfoTip()
+{
+	return infoTip;
+}
+
 void GameModel::notifyNotificationsChanged()
 {
 	for(std::vector<GameView*>::iterator iter = observers.begin(); iter != observers.end(); ++iter)
@@ -644,3 +666,19 @@ void GameModel::notifyLogChanged(string entry)
 		observers[i]->NotifyLogChanged(this, entry);
 	}
 }
+
+void GameModel::notifyInfoTipChanged()
+{
+	for(int i = 0; i < observers.size(); i++)
+	{
+		observers[i]->NotifyInfoTipChanged(this);
+	}
+}
+
+void GameModel::notifyToolTipChanged()
+{
+	for(int i = 0; i < observers.size(); i++)
+	{
+		observers[i]->NotifyToolTipChanged(this);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/game/GameModel.h b/src/game/GameModel.h
index 5f656c129..28b86e649 100644
--- a/src/game/GameModel.h
+++ b/src/game/GameModel.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ private:
 	User currentUser;
 	bool colourSelector;
 	ui::Colour colour;
+
+	std::string infoTip;
+	std::string toolTip;
 	//bool zoomEnabled;
 	void notifyRendererChanged();
 	void notifySimulationChanged();
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ private:
 	void notifyColourSelectorVisibilityChanged();
 	void notifyNotificationsChanged();
 	void notifyLogChanged(string entry);
+	void notifyInfoTipChanged();
+	void notifyToolTipChanged();
 public:
 	GameModel();
 	~GameModel();
@@ -81,6 +86,11 @@ public:
 	void SetColourSelectorColour(ui::Colour colour);
 	ui::Colour GetColourSelectorColour();
 
+	void SetToolTip(std::string text);
+	void SetInfoTip(std::string text);
+	std::string GetToolTip();
+	std::string GetInfoTip();
+
 	void SetVote(int direction);
 	SaveInfo * GetSave();
 	Brush * GetBrush();
diff --git a/src/game/GameView.cpp b/src/game/GameView.cpp
index 62fd6a95c..8fee0eddc 100644
--- a/src/game/GameView.cpp
+++ b/src/game/GameView.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ GameView::GameView():
 	placeSaveThumb(NULL),
 	mousePosition(0, 0),
 	lastOffset(0),
-	drawSnap(false)
+	drawSnap(false),
+	toolTip(""),
+	infoTip(""),
+	infoTipPresence(0)
 {
 	
 	int currentX = 1;
@@ -520,6 +523,17 @@ void GameView::NotifyPausedChanged(GameModel * sender)
 	pauseButton->SetToggleState(sender->GetPaused());
 }
 
+void GameView::NotifyToolTipChanged(GameModel * sender)
+{
+	toolTip = sender->GetToolTip();
+}
+
+void GameView::NotifyInfoTipChanged(GameModel * sender)
+{
+	infoTip = sender->GetInfoTip();
+	infoTipPresence = 120;
+}
+
 void GameView::NotifySaveChanged(GameModel * sender)
 {
 	if(sender->GetSave())
@@ -922,6 +936,12 @@ void GameView::OnTick(float dt)
 	{
 		c->DrawFill(toolIndex, currentMouse);
 	}
+	if(infoTipPresence>0)
+	{
+		infoTipPresence -= int(dt)>0?int(dt):1;
+		if(infoTipPresence<0)
+			infoTipPresence = 0;
+	}
 	c->Update();
 	if(lastLogEntry > -0.1f)
 		lastLogEntry -= 0.16*dt;
@@ -1227,6 +1247,12 @@ void GameView::OnDraw()
 		sampleInfo << ", Ctype: " << c->ElementResolve(sample.ctype);
 
 	g->drawtext(XRES+BARSIZE-(10+Graphics::textwidth((char*)sampleInfo.str().c_str())), 10, (const char*)sampleInfo.str().c_str(), 255, 255, 255, 255);
+
+	if(infoTipPresence)
+	{
+		int infoTipAlpha = (infoTipPresence>50?50:infoTipPresence)*5;
+		g->drawtext((XRES-Graphics::textwidth((char*)infoTip.c_str()))/2, (YRES/2)-2, (char*)infoTip.c_str(), 255, 255, 255, infoTipAlpha);
+	}
 }
 
 ui::Point GameView::lineSnapCoords(ui::Point point1, ui::Point point2)
diff --git a/src/game/GameView.h b/src/game/GameView.h
index 324f71646..59861bf21 100644
--- a/src/game/GameView.h
+++ b/src/game/GameView.h
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ private:
 	bool zoomCursorFixed;
 	bool drawSnap;
 	int toolIndex;
+
+	int infoTipPresence;
+	std::string toolTip;
+	std::string infoTip;
+	
 	queue<ui::Point*> pointQueue;
 	GameController * c;
 	Renderer * ren;
@@ -111,6 +116,9 @@ public:
 	void NotifyPlaceSaveChanged(GameModel * sender);
 	void NotifyNotificationsChanged(GameModel * sender);
 	void NotifyLogChanged(GameModel * sender, string entry);
+	void NotifyToolTipChanged(GameModel * sender);
+	void NotifyInfoTipChanged(GameModel * sender);
+
 	virtual void OnMouseMove(int x, int y, int dx, int dy);
 	virtual void OnMouseDown(int x, int y, unsigned button);
 	virtual void OnMouseUp(int x, int y, unsigned button);