diff --git a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
index 123145645..01e40597b 100644
--- a/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageviewannotator.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void PageViewAnnotator::slotToolSelected( int toolID )
             }
             // display the tooltip
             else if ( toolSubElement.tagName() == "tooltip" )
-                m_pageView->displayMessage( toolSubElement.text() );
+                m_pageView->displayMessage( toolSubElement.text(), PageViewMessage::Annotation );
         }
 
         // consistancy warning