diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1d794a8d7..45262df670 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Added
+
+- Added `tooltip` to Binding https://github.com/Textualize/textual/pull/4859
+
 ## [0.76.0]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/textual/binding.py b/src/textual/binding.py
index 9a396478a4..3b0825d8a2 100644
--- a/src/textual/binding.py
+++ b/src/textual/binding.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class Binding:
     """How the key should be shown in footer."""
     priority: bool = False
     """Enable priority binding for this key."""
+    tooltip: str = ""
+    """Optional tooltip to show in footer."""
 
 
 class ActiveBinding(NamedTuple):
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ class ActiveBinding(NamedTuple):
     """The binding information."""
     enabled: bool
     """Is the binding enabled? (enabled bindings are typically rendered dim)"""
+    tooltip: str = ""
+    """Optional tooltip shown in Footer."""
 
 
 @rich.repr.auto
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ def make_bindings(bindings: Iterable[BindingType]) -> Iterable[Binding]:
                         show=bool(binding.description and binding.show),
                         key_display=binding.key_display,
                         priority=binding.priority,
+                        tooltip=binding.tooltip,
                     )
 
         self.key_to_bindings: dict[str, list[Binding]] = {}
diff --git a/src/textual/screen.py b/src/textual/screen.py
index f03bbca593..0519ee585d 100644
--- a/src/textual/screen.py
+++ b/src/textual/screen.py
@@ -348,10 +348,14 @@ def active_bindings(self) -> dict[str, ActiveBinding]:
                         binding.priority
                         and not existing_key_and_binding.binding.priority
                     ):
-                        bindings_map[key] = ActiveBinding(namespace, binding, enabled)
+                        bindings_map[key] = ActiveBinding(
+                            namespace, binding, enabled, binding.tooltip
+                        )
                 else:
                     # New binding
-                    bindings_map[key] = ActiveBinding(namespace, binding, enabled)
+                    bindings_map[key] = ActiveBinding(
+                        namespace, binding, enabled, binding.tooltip
+                    )
 
         return bindings_map
 
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_classic_footer.py b/src/textual/widgets/_classic_footer.py
index d8df547300..5b1b5cffae 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_classic_footer.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_classic_footer.py
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ def _make_key_text(self) -> Text:
         description_style = self.get_component_rich_style("footer--description")
 
         bindings = [
-            (binding, enabled)
-            for (_, binding, enabled) in self.screen.active_bindings.values()
+            (binding, enabled, tooltip)
+            for (_, binding, enabled, tooltip) in self.screen.active_bindings.values()
             if binding.show
         ]
 
         action_to_bindings: defaultdict[str, list[tuple[Binding, bool]]] = defaultdict(
             list
         )
-        for binding, enabled in bindings:
+        for binding, enabled, _ in bindings:
             action_to_bindings[binding.action].append((binding, enabled))
 
         app_focus = self.app.app_focus
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_footer.py b/src/textual/widgets/_footer.py
index 0cd93ece70..04ac4abbc3 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_footer.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_footer.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(
         description: str,
         action: str,
         disabled: bool = False,
+        tooltip: str = "",
     ) -> None:
         self.key = key
         self.key_display = key_display
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.action = action
         self._disabled = disabled
         super().__init__(classes="-disabled" if disabled else "")
+        if tooltip:
+            self.tooltip = tooltip
 
     def render(self) -> Text:
         key_style = self.get_component_rich_style("footer-key--key")
@@ -160,24 +163,25 @@ def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         if not self._bindings_ready:
             return
         bindings = [
-            (binding, enabled)
-            for (_, binding, enabled) in self.screen.active_bindings.values()
+            (binding, enabled, tooltip)
+            for (_, binding, enabled, tooltip) in self.screen.active_bindings.values()
             if binding.show
         ]
-        action_to_bindings: defaultdict[str, list[tuple[Binding, bool]]]
+        action_to_bindings: defaultdict[str, list[tuple[Binding, bool, str]]]
         action_to_bindings = defaultdict(list)
-        for binding, enabled in bindings:
-            action_to_bindings[binding.action].append((binding, enabled))
+        for binding, enabled, tooltip in bindings:
+            action_to_bindings[binding.action].append((binding, enabled, tooltip))
 
         self.styles.grid_size_columns = len(action_to_bindings)
         for multi_bindings in action_to_bindings.values():
-            binding, enabled = multi_bindings[0]
+            binding, enabled, tooltip = multi_bindings[0]
             yield FooterKey(
                 binding.key,
                 binding.key_display or self.app.get_key_display(binding.key),
                 binding.description,
                 binding.action,
                 disabled=not enabled,
+                tooltip=tooltip,
             ).data_bind(
                 Footer.upper_case_keys,
                 Footer.ctrl_to_caret,