diff --git a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
index 7bd7496a3..4615d1cac 100644
--- a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void PageViewAnnotator::slotToolSelected( int toolID )
             else if ( toolSubElement.tagName() == "tooltip" )
             {
                 const QString tip = toolSubElement.text();
-                if ( !tip.isEmpty() )
+                if ( !tip.isEmpty() && !m_continuousMode )
                     m_pageView->displayMessage( i18nc( "Annotation tool", tip.toUtf8() ), QString(), PageViewMessage::Annotation );
             }
         }