diff --git a/client/galaxy/style/scss/base.scss b/client/galaxy/style/scss/base.scss
index 1b438b84581..878ae5d796c 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/style/scss/base.scss
+++ b/client/galaxy/style/scss/base.scss
@@ -1528,6 +1528,12 @@ div.toolSectionTitle, div.toolTitle {
             background: darken($panel-bg-color, 5%);
 	}
     }
+
+    &.text-muted a {
+	&:hover {
+	    background: inherit;
+	}
+    }
 }
     
 div.toolTitleNoSection {
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/workflow/editor.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/workflow/editor.mako
index 09f66de636d..ad361a31d93 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/workflow/editor.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/workflow/editor.mako
@@ -91,13 +91,15 @@
             %else:
                 <div class="toolTitleNoSection text-muted">
             %endif
-                %if "[[" in tool.description and "]]" in tool.description:
-                    ${tool.description.replace( '[[', '' % tool.id ).replace( "]]", "" )}
-                %elif tool.name:
-                    ${tool.name} ${tool.description}
-                %else:
-                    ${tool.description}
-                %endif
+	        <a>
+		    %if "[[" in tool.description and "]]" in tool.description:
+                        ${tool.description.replace( '[[', '' % tool.id ).replace( "]]", "" )}
+                    %elif tool.name:
+                        ${tool.name} ${tool.description}
+                    %else:
+                        ${tool.description}
+                    %endif
+		</a>
             </div>
         %endif
     %endif