diff --git a/doc/classes/Tree.xml b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
index 9510d237da93..3b50c9ea95c9 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Tree.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@
 		<member name="allow_search" type="bool" setter="set_allow_search" getter="get_allow_search" default="true">
 			If [code]true[/code], allows navigating the [Tree] with letter keys through incremental search.
 		</member>
+		<member name="auto_tooltip" type="bool" setter="set_auto_tooltip" getter="is_auto_tooltip_enabled" default="true">
+			If [code]true[/code], tree items with no tooltip assigned display their text as their tooltip.
+		</member>
 		<member name="clip_contents" type="bool" setter="set_clip_contents" getter="is_clipping_contents" overrides="Control" default="true" />
 		<member name="column_titles_visible" type="bool" setter="set_column_titles_visible" getter="are_column_titles_visible" default="false">
 			If [code]true[/code], column titles are visible.
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.cpp b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
index 6159e26efa9e..24106c362c67 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
@@ -5783,7 +5783,7 @@ String Tree::get_tooltip(const Point2 &p_pos) const {
 
 	if (it) {
 		const String item_tooltip = it->get_tooltip_text(col);
-		if (item_tooltip.is_empty()) {
+		if (enable_auto_tooltip && item_tooltip.is_empty()) {
 			return it->get_text(col);
 		}
 		return item_tooltip;
@@ -5865,6 +5865,14 @@ bool Tree::get_allow_search() const {
 	return allow_search;
 }
 
+void Tree::set_auto_tooltip(bool p_enable) {
+	enable_auto_tooltip = p_enable;
+}
+
+bool Tree::is_auto_tooltip_enabled() const {
+	return enable_auto_tooltip;
+}
+
 void Tree::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("clear"), &Tree::clear);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("create_item", "parent", "index"), &Tree::create_item, DEFVAL(Variant()), DEFVAL(-1));
@@ -5948,6 +5956,9 @@ void Tree::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_allow_search", "allow"), &Tree::set_allow_search);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_allow_search"), &Tree::get_allow_search);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_auto_tooltip", "enable"), &Tree::set_auto_tooltip);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_auto_tooltip_enabled"), &Tree::is_auto_tooltip_enabled);
+
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "columns"), "set_columns", "get_columns");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "column_titles_visible"), "set_column_titles_visible", "are_column_titles_visible");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "allow_reselect"), "set_allow_reselect", "get_allow_reselect");
@@ -5960,6 +5971,7 @@ void Tree::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "select_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Single,Row,Multi"), "set_select_mode", "get_select_mode");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "scroll_horizontal_enabled"), "set_h_scroll_enabled", "is_h_scroll_enabled");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "scroll_vertical_enabled"), "set_v_scroll_enabled", "is_v_scroll_enabled");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "auto_tooltip"), "set_auto_tooltip", "is_auto_tooltip_enabled");
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("item_selected"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("cell_selected"));
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.h b/scene/gui/tree.h
index b417b7ee316b..2bae1906f3ce 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.h
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.h
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ class Tree : public Control {
 
 	bool enable_recursive_folding = true;
 
+	bool enable_auto_tooltip = true;
+
 	void _determine_hovered_item();
 
 	int _count_selected_items(TreeItem *p_from) const;
@@ -830,6 +832,9 @@ class Tree : public Control {
 	void set_allow_search(bool p_allow);
 	bool get_allow_search() const;
 
+	void set_auto_tooltip(bool p_enable);
+	bool is_auto_tooltip_enabled() const;
+
 	Size2 get_minimum_size() const override;
 
 	Tree();