diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
index 1c98f04575f..68332bbbfe5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/workflow.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class WorkflowController( BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMix
             'name':  module.get_name(),
             'tool_id': module.get_tool_id(),
             'tool_state': module.get_state(),
-            'tooltip': module.get_tooltip(),
+            'tooltip': module.get_tooltip( static_path=url_for( '/static' ) ),
             'data_inputs': module.get_data_inputs(),
             'data_outputs': module.get_data_outputs(),
             'form_html': module.get_config_form(),
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class WorkflowController( BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesStoredWorkflowMix
                 'tool_id': module.get_tool_id(),
                 'name': module.get_name(),
                 'tool_state': module.get_state(),
-                'tooltip': module.get_tooltip(),
+                'tooltip': module.get_tooltip( static_path=url_for( '/static' ) ),
                 'tool_errors': module.get_errors(),
                 'data_inputs': module.get_data_inputs(),
                 'data_outputs': module.get_data_outputs(),
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/workflow/modules.py b/lib/galaxy/workflow/modules.py
index 7f915c18ed6..88585e842e2 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/workflow/modules.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/workflow/modules.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class WorkflowModule( object ):
         return self.name
     def get_tool_id( self ):
         return None
-    def get_tooltip( self ):
+    def get_tooltip( self, static_path='' ):
         return None
     
     ## ---- Configuration time -----------------------------------------------
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ class ToolModule( WorkflowModule ):
         return self.state.encode( self.tool, self.trans.app, secure=secure )
     def get_errors( self ):
         return self.errors
-    def get_tooltip( self ):
-        return self.tool.help
+    def get_tooltip( self, static_path='' ):
+        return self.tool.help.render( static_path=static_path )
     def get_data_inputs( self ):
         data_inputs = []
         def callback( input, value, prefixed_name, prefixed_label ):