diff --git a/src/images/tooltips/icononly.png b/src/images/tooltips/icononly.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33bceec2
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diff --git a/src/images/tooltips/textandicon.png b/src/images/tooltips/textandicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee9d0533
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diff --git a/src/images/tooltips/textonly.png b/src/images/tooltips/textonly.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dd67b0d
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diff --git a/src/preferences_dialog.cpp b/src/preferences_dialog.cpp
index 5a607979..1f263632 100644
--- a/src/preferences_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences_dialog.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QWidget *parent) : QDialog(parent) {
   }
 #endif
 
+  // images as tooltips - one picture tells more...
+  ui.cb_textandicon->setToolTip(  tr("<img src=':remotes/images/tooltips/textandicon.png'>")    );
+  ui.cb_icononly->setToolTip(  tr("<img src=':remotes/images/tooltips/icononly.png'>")    );
+  ui.cb_textonly->setToolTip(  tr("<img src=':remotes/images/tooltips/textonly.png'>")    );
+
   // lock vertical resizing
   resize(0, 0);
   adjustSize();
diff --git a/src/resources.qrc b/src/resources.qrc
index 6456af27..3770b974 100644
--- a/src/resources.qrc
+++ b/src/resources.qrc
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
 
     <file>images/program_icons/rclone-browser512.png</file>
 
+
+    <file>images/tooltips/textandicon.png</file>
+    <file>images/tooltips/icononly.png</file>
+    <file>images/tooltips/textonly.png</file>
+
     <file>images/amazon_cloud_drive.png</file>
     <file>images/b2.png</file>
     <file>images/crypt.png</file>