diff --git a/static/scripts/mvc/ui.js b/static/scripts/mvc/ui.js
index e2a63d6df9d..dccc339a7d2 100644
--- a/static/scripts/mvc/ui.js
+++ b/static/scripts/mvc/ui.js
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@
  * defines an icon button. Each dictionary must have the following
  * elements: icon_class, title, and on_click.
  */
-var create_icon_buttons_menu = function(config) {
+var create_icon_buttons_menu = function(config, global_config) {
+    if (!global_config) { global_config = {}; }
+
     // Create and initialize menu.
     var buttons = new IconButtonCollection( 
-            _.map(config, function(button_config) { return new IconButton(button_config); })
+            _.map(config, function(button_config) { 
+                return new IconButton(_.extend(button_config, global_config)); 
+            })
         );
     
     return new IconButtonMenuView( {collection: buttons} );
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ var IconButton = Backbone.Model.extend({
     defaults: {
         title: "",
         icon_class: "",
-        on_click: null
+        on_click: null,
+        tipsy_config: {}
     }
 });
 
@@ -60,12 +65,17 @@ var IconButtonMenuView = Backbone.View.extend({
         var self = this;
         this.collection.each(function(button) {
             // Create and add icon button to menu.
-            $("<a/>").attr('href', 'javascript:void(0)')
+            var elt = 
+            $('<a/>').attr('href', 'javascript:void(0)')
                      .attr('title', button.attributes.title)
                      .addClass('icon-button menu-button')
                      .addClass(button.attributes.icon_class)
                      .appendTo(self.$el)
                      .click(button.attributes.on_click);
+
+            if (button.attributes.tipsy_config) {
+                elt.tipsy(button.attributes.tipsy_config);
+            }
         });
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/static/scripts/viz/paramamonster.js b/static/scripts/viz/paramamonster.js
index e65c684c977..c10f692f49c 100644
--- a/static/scripts/viz/paramamonster.js
+++ b/static/scripts/viz/paramamonster.js
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ var ParamaMonsterTrackView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 icon_class: 'gear track-settings',
                 on_click: function () {
                     settings_div.toggle();
-                }
+                },
+                tipsy_config: { gravity: 's' }
             }
         ]);
         settings_td.prepend(icon_menu.$el);
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ var ToolInputValOrSweepView = Backbone.View.extend({
         var self = this,
             menu = create_icon_buttons_menu([
             {
-                title: 'Add',
+                title: 'Add parameter to tree',
                 icon_class: 'plus-button',
                 on_click: function () {
                     input.set('in_ptree', true);
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ var ToolInputValOrSweepView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 
             },
             {
-                title: 'Remove',
+                title: 'Remove parameter from tree',
                 icon_class: 'toggle',
                 on_click: function() {
                     // Remove parameter from tree params where name matches clicked paramter.
@@ -409,7 +410,10 @@ var ToolInputValOrSweepView = Backbone.View.extend({
                     single_input_row.show();
                 }
             }
-            ]);
+            ], 
+            {
+                tipsy_config: {gravity: 's'}
+            });
             this.$el.prepend(menu.$el);
 
         // Update input's min, max, number of samples as values change.
diff --git a/templates/tracks/browser.mako b/templates/tracks/browser.mako
index 969554b28cd..35f5c8234f5 100644
--- a/templates/tracks/browser.mako
+++ b/templates/tracks/browser.mako
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ ${h.js( "galaxy.base", "galaxy.panels", "json2", "jquery", "jstorage", "jquery.e
             { icon_class: 'cross-circle', title: 'Close', on_click: function() { 
                 window.location = "${h.url_for( controller='visualization', action='list' )}";
             } }
-        ]);
+        ], 
+        { 
+            tipsy_config: {gravity: 'n'}
+        });
         
         menu.$el.attr("style", "float: right");
         $("#center .unified-panel-header-inner").append(menu.$el);
         
-        // Manual tipsy config because default gravity is S and cannot be changed.
-        $(".menu-button").tipsy( {gravity: 'n'} );
-        
         // Hide bookmarks by default right now.
         parent.force_right_panel("hide");