diff --git a/picard/ui/options/interface.py b/picard/ui/options/interface.py
index c607f429c..4b3eefd94 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/interface.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/interface.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from picard.ui.theme import (
     AVAILABLE_UI_THEMES,
     OS_SUPPORTS_THEMES,
     UiTheme,
+    theme_enum_to_desc,
     theme_enum_to_label,
 )
 from picard.ui.ui_options_interface import Ui_InterfaceOptionsPage
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ class InterfaceOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         self.ui.ui_theme.clear()
         for theme in AVAILABLE_UI_THEMES:
             self.ui.ui_theme.addItem(_(theme_enum_to_label(theme)), theme)
+            idx = self.ui.ui_theme.findData(theme)
+            self.ui.ui_theme.setItemData(idx, _(theme_enum_to_desc(theme)), QtCore.Qt.ToolTipRole)
         self.ui.ui_theme.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.ui_theme.findData(UiTheme.DEFAULT))
 
         self.ui.ui_language.addItem(_('System default'), '')
diff --git a/picard/ui/theme.py b/picard/ui/theme.py
index 33cb62722..b7c2cc73f 100644
--- a/picard/ui/theme.py
+++ b/picard/ui/theme.py
@@ -73,15 +73,31 @@ class UiTheme(Enum):
 # example to display translated "System" theme name: _(UI_THEMES[UiTheme.DEFAULT])
 # here strings are just marked for translation
 _UI_THEME_LABELS = {
-    UiTheme.DEFAULT: N_('Default'),
-    UiTheme.DARK: N_('Dark'),
-    UiTheme.LIGHT: N_('Light'),
-    UiTheme.SYSTEM: N_('System'),
+    UiTheme.DEFAULT: {
+        'label': N_('Default'),
+        'desc': N_('The default color scheme based on the operating system display settings'),
+    },
+    UiTheme.DARK: {
+        'label': N_('Dark'),
+        'desc': N_('A dark display theme'),
+    },
+    UiTheme.LIGHT: {
+        'label': N_('Light'),
+        'desc': N_('A light display theme'),
+    },
+    UiTheme.SYSTEM: {
+        'label': N_('System'),
+        'desc': N_('The Qt5 theme configured in the desktop environment'),
+    },
 }
 
 
 def theme_enum_to_label(theme):
-    return _UI_THEME_LABELS[theme]
+    return _UI_THEME_LABELS[theme]['label']
+
+
+def theme_enum_to_desc(theme):
+    return _UI_THEME_LABELS[theme]['desc']
 
 
 AVAILABLE_UI_THEMES = [UiTheme.DEFAULT]