diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
index 2f6afdad129..58e80f23903 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Application::Application(int argc, char** argv, Core::EventLoop::MakeInspectable
     }
 
     m_tooltip_show_timer = Core::Timer::create_single_shot(700, [this] {
-        tooltip_show_timer_did_fire();
+        request_tooltip_show();
     });
 
     m_tooltip_hide_timer = Core::Timer::create_single_shot(50, [this] {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void Application::show_tooltip(String tooltip, const Widget* tooltip_source_widg
     m_tooltip_window->set_tooltip(move(tooltip));
 
     if (m_tooltip_window->is_visible()) {
-        tooltip_show_timer_did_fire();
+        request_tooltip_show();
         m_tooltip_show_timer->stop();
         m_tooltip_hide_timer->stop();
     } else {
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ void Application::show_tooltip(String tooltip, const Widget* tooltip_source_widg
     }
 }
 
+void Application::show_tooltip_immediately(String tooltip, const Widget* tooltip_source_widget)
+{
+    m_tooltip_source_widget = tooltip_source_widget;
+    if (!m_tooltip_window) {
+        m_tooltip_window = TooltipWindow::construct();
+        m_tooltip_window->set_double_buffering_enabled(false);
+    }
+    m_tooltip_window->set_tooltip(move(tooltip));
+
+    request_tooltip_show();
+    m_tooltip_show_timer->stop();
+    m_tooltip_hide_timer->stop();
+}
+
 void Application::hide_tooltip()
 {
     m_tooltip_show_timer->stop();
@@ -194,7 +208,7 @@ Gfx::Palette Application::palette() const
     return Palette(*m_palette);
 }
 
-void Application::tooltip_show_timer_did_fire()
+void Application::request_tooltip_show()
 {
     VERIFY(m_tooltip_window);
     Gfx::IntRect desktop_rect = Desktop::the().rect();
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.h
index 7ce9379e78e..8847c35ae5f 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibGUI/Application.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
     void unregister_global_shortcut_action(Badge<Action>, Action&);
 
     void show_tooltip(String, const Widget* tooltip_source_widget);
+    void show_tooltip_immediately(String, const Widget* tooltip_source_widget);
     void hide_tooltip();
     Widget* tooltip_source_widget() { return m_tooltip_source_widget; };
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ private:
 
     virtual void event(Core::Event&) override;
 
-    void tooltip_show_timer_did_fire();
+    void request_tooltip_show();
     void tooltip_hide_timer_did_fire();
 
     void set_drag_hovered_widget_impl(Widget*, const Gfx::IntPoint& = {}, Vector<String> = {});