diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.c b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.c
index 7435cc5c..6db132a6 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum {
   PROP_BINARY_PATH,
   PROP_KIND,
   PROP_NAME,
+  PROP_TOOLTIP_TEXT,
   N_PROPS
 };
 
@@ -74,6 +75,10 @@ sysprof_symbol_get_property (GObject    *object,
       g_value_set_enum (value, sysprof_symbol_get_kind (self));
       break;
 
+    case PROP_TOOLTIP_TEXT:
+      g_value_take_string (value, sysprof_symbol_dup_tooltip_text (self));
+      break;
+
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
     }
@@ -102,6 +107,11 @@ sysprof_symbol_class_init (SysprofSymbolClass *klass)
                          NULL,
                          (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  properties [PROP_TOOLTIP_TEXT] =
+    g_param_spec_string ("tooltip-text", NULL, NULL,
+                         NULL,
+                         (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   properties [PROP_KIND] =
     g_param_spec_enum ("kind", NULL, NULL,
                        SYSPROF_TYPE_SYMBOL_KIND,
@@ -200,6 +210,27 @@ sysprof_symbol_get_kind (SysprofSymbol *self)
   return self ? self->kind : 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * sysprof_symbol_dup_tooltip_text:
+ * @self: a #SysprofSymbol
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): the tooltip text
+ */
+char *
+sysprof_symbol_dup_tooltip_text (SysprofSymbol *self)
+{
+  GString *str;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_SYMBOL (self), NULL);
+
+  str = g_string_new (self->name);
+
+  if (!g_str_has_prefix (str->str, "In File") && self->binary_path)
+    g_string_append_printf (str, " [%s+0x%"G_GINT64_MODIFIER"x]", self->binary_path, self->begin_address);
+
+  return g_string_free (str, FALSE);
+}
+
 G_DEFINE_ENUM_TYPE (SysprofSymbolKind, sysprof_symbol_kind,
                     G_DEFINE_ENUM_VALUE (SYSPROF_SYMBOL_KIND_ROOT, "root"),
                     G_DEFINE_ENUM_VALUE (SYSPROF_SYMBOL_KIND_PROCESS, "process"),
diff --git a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.h b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.h
index 50b39129..7d70cc88 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.h
+++ b/src/libsysprof/sysprof-symbol.h
@@ -45,19 +45,21 @@ SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (SysprofSymbol, sysprof_symbol, SYSPROF, SYMBOL, GObject)
 
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-GType             sysprof_symbol_kind_get_type    (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+GType             sysprof_symbol_kind_get_type     (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_name        (SysprofSymbol       *self);
+const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_name         (SysprofSymbol       *self);
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_binary_nick (SysprofSymbol       *self);
+const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_binary_nick  (SysprofSymbol       *self);
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_binary_path (SysprofSymbol       *self);
+const char        *sysprof_symbol_get_binary_path  (SysprofSymbol       *self);
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-SysprofSymbolKind  sysprof_symbol_get_kind        (SysprofSymbol       *self);
+SysprofSymbolKind  sysprof_symbol_get_kind         (SysprofSymbol       *self);
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-guint              sysprof_symbol_hash            (const SysprofSymbol *self);
+guint              sysprof_symbol_hash             (const SysprofSymbol *self);
 SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-gboolean           sysprof_symbol_equal           (const SysprofSymbol *a,
-                                                   const SysprofSymbol *b);
+gboolean           sysprof_symbol_equal            (const SysprofSymbol *a,
+                                                    const SysprofSymbol *b);
+SYSPROF_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+char              *sysprof_symbol_dup_tooltip_text (SysprofSymbol       *self);
 
 G_END_DECLS