diff --git a/src/kibana/plugins/discover/components/field_chooser/lib/detail_views/string.html b/src/kibana/plugins/discover/components/field_chooser/lib/detail_views/string.html
index d5e25f785e636..22dcaefea76ca 100644
--- a/src/kibana/plugins/discover/components/field_chooser/lib/detail_views/string.html
+++ b/src/kibana/plugins/discover/components/field_chooser/lib/detail_views/string.html
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ <h5 ng-show="!field.details.error">Quick Count <kbn-info info="Top 5 values base
                   {{bucket.display}} <i ng-show="bucket.display === ''">Empty string</i>
                 </div>
               </div>
-              <progressbar value="bucket.percent" max="100" animate="false"><span>{{bucket.percent}}%</span></progressbar>
+              <kbn-tooltip text="{{bucket.count}}" placement="right" append-to-body="1">
+                <progressbar value="bucket.percent" max="100" animate="false"><span>{{bucket.percent}}%</span></progressbar>
+              </kbn-tooltip>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>