diff --git a/include/vlc_config_cat.h b/include/vlc_config_cat.h
index 065ad5be13d42aca4d1b951e5fed5c71a2d206f3..b8ed42d44979fec2a5a3f0afd5e409e127ea131c 100644
--- a/include/vlc_config_cat.h
+++ b/include/vlc_config_cat.h
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@
 #define PLAYLIST_TITLE  N_( "Playlist" )
 #define AADVANCED_TITLE N_( "Advanced" )
 #define SUBPIC_TITLE    N_( "Subtitles / OSD" )
+#define HOTKEYS_TITLE   N_( "Hotkeys" )
+#define ML_TITLE        N_( "Media Library" )
+
+/*  - Tooltip text -
+ * These are used for simple prefs view tabs.
+ */
+
+#define INTF_TOOLTIP    N_( "Interface Settings" )
+#define AUDIO_TOOLTIP   N_( "Audio Settings" )
+#define VIDEO_TOOLTIP   N_( "Video Settings" )
+#define SUBPIC_TOOLTIP  N_( "Subtitle & On Screen Display Settings" )
+#define INPUT_TOOLTIP   N_( "Input & Codec Settings" )
+#define HOTKEYS_TOOLTIP N_( "Hotkeys Settings" )
+#define ML_TOOLTIP      N_( "Media Library Settings" )
 
 /*  - Help text -
  * These are shown on advanced view panels.
diff --git a/modules/gui/macosx/preferences/VLCSimplePrefsController.m b/modules/gui/macosx/preferences/VLCSimplePrefsController.m
index 4ce53dede436793f7d46d9303da40795a58fbacb..ac9dd97902863f15bfdbb1e1c58442fb6d814c58 100644
--- a/modules/gui/macosx/preferences/VLCSimplePrefsController.m
+++ b/modules/gui/macosx/preferences/VLCSimplePrefsController.m
@@ -280,19 +280,19 @@ create_toolbar_item(NSString *itemIdent, NSString *name, NSString *desc, NSStrin
     NSToolbarItem *toolbarItem = nil;
 
     if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCIntfSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(_NS("Interface"), _NS("Interface Settings"), @"VLCInterfaceCone", showInterfaceSettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(INTF_TITLE), NSTR(INTF_TOOLTIP), @"VLCInterfaceCone", showInterfaceSettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCAudioSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(_NS("Audio"), _NS("Audio Settings"), @"VLCAudioCone", showAudioSettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(AUDIO_TITLE), NSTR(AUDIO_TOOLTIP), @"VLCAudioCone", showAudioSettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCVideoSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(_NS("Video"), _NS("Video Settings"), @"VLCVideoCone", showVideoSettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(VIDEO_TITLE), NSTR(VIDEO_TOOLTIP), @"VLCVideoCone", showVideoSettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCOSDSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(SUBPIC_TITLE), _NS("Subtitle & On Screen Display Settings"), @"VLCSubtitleCone", showOSDSettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(SUBPIC_TITLE), NSTR(SUBPIC_TOOLTIP), @"VLCSubtitleCone", showOSDSettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCInputSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(INPUT_TITLE), _NS("Input & Codec Settings"), @"VLCInputCone", showInputSettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(INPUT_TITLE), NSTR(INPUT_TOOLTIP), @"VLCInputCone", showInputSettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCMediaLibrarySettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(_NS("Media Library"), _NS("Media Library settings"), @"NXHelpBacktrack", showMediaLibrarySettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(ML_TITLE), NSTR(ML_TOOLTIP), @"NXHelpBacktrack", showMediaLibrarySettings);
     } else if ([itemIdent isEqual: VLCHotkeysSettingToolbarIdentifier]) {
-        CreateToolbarItem(_NS("Hotkeys"), _NS("Hotkeys settings"), @"VLCHotkeysCone", showHotkeySettings);
+        CreateToolbarItem(NSTR(HOTKEYS_TITLE), NSTR(HOTKEYS_TOOLTIP), @"VLCHotkeysCone", showHotkeySettings);
     }
 
     return toolbarItem;
diff --git a/modules/gui/qt/dialogs/preferences/simple_preferences.cpp b/modules/gui/qt/dialogs/preferences/simple_preferences.cpp
index 53c47a381a4a5220a79ff8d2650253a0e54c85c5..570c46eb8a2f1506577e8ef7c9a4af760c1fb1a2 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt/dialogs/preferences/simple_preferences.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt/dialogs/preferences/simple_preferences.cpp
@@ -277,20 +277,13 @@ SPrefsCatList::SPrefsCatList( qt_intf_t *_p_intf, QWidget *_parent ) :
     mapper->setMapping( button, numb );                                     \
     layout->addWidget( button );
 
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsInterface, qtr("Interface"), qtr("Interface Settings"),
-                  cone_interface_64, 0 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsAudio, qtr("Audio"), qtr("Audio Settings"),
-                  cone_audio_64, 1 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsVideo, qtr("Video"), qtr("Video Settings"),
-                  cone_video_64, 2 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsSubtitles, qfut(SUBPIC_TITLE), qtr("Subtitle & On Screen Display Settings"),
-                  cone_subtitles_64, 3 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsInputAndCodecs, qfut(INPUT_TITLE), qtr("Input & Codecs Settings"),
-                  cone_input_64, 4 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsHotkeys, qtr("Hotkeys"), qtr("Configure Hotkeys"),
-                  cone_hotkeys_64, 5 );
-    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsMediaLibrary, qtr("Media Library"), qtr("Configure Media Library"),
-                  cone_medialibrary_64, 6 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsInterface, qfut(INTF_TITLE), qfut(INTF_TOOLTIP), cone_interface_64, 0 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsAudio, qfut(AUDIO_TITLE), qfut(AUDIO_TOOLTIP), cone_audio_64, 1 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsVideo, qfut(VIDEO_TITLE), qfut(VIDEO_TOOLTIP), cone_video_64, 2 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsSubtitles, qfut(SUBPIC_TITLE), qfut(SUBPIC_TOOLTIP), cone_subtitles_64, 3 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsInputAndCodecs, qfut(INPUT_TITLE), qfut(INPUT_TOOLTIP), cone_input_64, 4 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsHotkeys, qfut(HOTKEYS_TITLE), qfut(HOTKEYS_TOOLTIP), cone_hotkeys_64, 5 );
+    ADD_CATEGORY( SPrefsMediaLibrary, qfut(ML_TITLE), qfut(ML_TOOLTIP), cone_medialibrary_64, 6 );
 
 #undef ADD_CATEGORY