diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
index 305d602385..113bdcb2a2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/widgets/juce_TreeView.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static int getItemDepth (const TreeViewItem* item)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-class TreeView::ItemComponent  : public Component
+class TreeView::ItemComponent  : public Component,
+                                 public TooltipClient
 {
 public:
     explicit ItemComponent (TreeViewItem& itemToRepresent)
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ public:
         return item;
     }
 
+    String getTooltip() override
+    {
+        return item.getTooltip();
+    }
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     class ItemAccessibilityHandler  : public AccessibilityHandler