diff --git a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.js b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.js
index a8faf2017..af3b5e0b3 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.js
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { FlatButton } from 'material-ui';
-import ActionDoneAll from 'material-ui/svg-icons/action/done-all';
-import ContentClear from 'material-ui/svg-icons/content/clear';
-import NavigationArrowForward from 'material-ui/svg-icons/navigation/arrow-forward';
+
+import { CancelIcon, DoneIcon, NextIcon } from '~/ui/Icons';
+import { nodeOrStringProptype } from '~/util/proptypes';
 
 import { newTooltip, nextTooltip, closeTooltips } from '../actions';
 
@@ -30,15 +31,15 @@ let tooltipId = 0;
 
 class Tooltip extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
-    title: PropTypes.string,
-    text: PropTypes.string,
-    right: PropTypes.bool,
+    className: PropTypes.string,
     currentId: PropTypes.number,
     maxId: PropTypes.number,
-    className: PropTypes.string,
     onNewTooltip: PropTypes.func,
     onNextTooltip: PropTypes.func,
-    onCloseTooltips: PropTypes.func
+    onCloseTooltips: PropTypes.func,
+    right: PropTypes.bool,
+    text: nodeOrStringProptype(),
+    title: nodeOrStringProptype()
   }
 
   state = {
@@ -54,8 +55,7 @@ class Tooltip extends Component {
 
   render () {
     const { id } = this.state;
-    const { className, currentId, maxId, right, onCloseTooltips, onNextTooltip } = this.props;
-    const classes = `${styles.box} ${right ? styles.arrowRight : styles.arrowLeft} ${className}`;
+    const { className, currentId, maxId, right, onCloseTooltips, onNextTooltip, text, title } = this.props;
 
     if (id !== currentId) {
       return null;
@@ -64,32 +64,57 @@ class Tooltip extends Component {
     const buttons = id !== maxId
       ? [
         <FlatButton
+          icon={ <CancelIcon /> }
           key='skipButton'
-          icon={ <ContentClear /> }
-          label='Skip'
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='ui.tooltips.button.skip'
+              defaultMessage='Skip'
+            />
+          }
           onTouchTap={ onCloseTooltips }
         />,
         <FlatButton
+          icon={ <NextIcon /> }
           key='nextButton'
-          icon={ <NavigationArrowForward /> }
-          label='Next'
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='ui.tooltips.button.next'
+              defaultMessage='Next'
+            />
+          }
           onTouchTap={ onNextTooltip }
         />
       ] : (
         <FlatButton
-          icon={ <ActionDoneAll /> }
-          label='Done'
+          icon={ <DoneIcon /> }
+          label={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='ui.tooltips.button.done'
+              defaultMessage='Done'
+            />
+          }
           onTouchTap={ onCloseTooltips }
         />
       );
 
     return (
-      <div className={ classes }>
+      <div
+        className={
+          [
+            styles.box,
+            right
+              ? styles.arrowRight
+              : styles.arrowLeft,
+            className
+          ].join(' ')
+        }
+      >
         <div className={ styles.title }>
-          { this.props.title }
+          { title }
         </div>
         <div className={ styles.text }>
-          { this.props.text }
+          { text }
         </div>
         <div className={ styles.buttons }>
           { buttons }
@@ -102,7 +127,10 @@ class Tooltip extends Component {
 function mapStateToProps (state) {
   const { currentId, maxId } = state.tooltip;
 
-  return { currentId, maxId };
+  return {
+    currentId,
+    maxId
+  };
 }
 
 function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.spec.js b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57e820c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/Tooltip/tooltip.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2017 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+
+import Tooltip from './';
+
+let component;
+let store;
+
+function createRedux (currentId = 0) {
+  store = {
+    dispatch: sinon.stub(),
+    subscribe: sinon.stub(),
+    getState: () => {
+      return {
+        tooltip: {
+          currentId,
+          maxId: 2
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  };
+
+  return store;
+}
+
+function render () {
+  component = shallow(
+    <Tooltip />,
+    {
+      context: {
+        store: createRedux()
+      }
+    }
+  ).find('Tooltip').shallow();
+
+  return component;
+}
+
+describe('ui/Tooltips/Tooltip', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    render();
+  });
+
+  it('renders defaults', () => {
+    expect(component.get(0)).to.be.ok;
+  });
+
+  it('renders null when id !== currentId', () => {
+    expect(render(1).get(0)).to.be.null;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/index.js b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/index.js
index 9996fdc74..8918ce14c 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/index.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/index.js
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import Tooltip from './Tooltip';
-import tooltipReducer from './reducers';
-
 export default from './tooltips';
-export { Tooltip, tooltipReducer };
+
+export Tooltip from './Tooltip';
+export tooltipReducer from './reducers';
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.js b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.js
index fb2de6f22..0647cae37 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class Tooltips extends Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
     currentId: PropTypes.number,
-    closed: PropTypes.bool,
     onNextTooltip: PropTypes.func
   }
 
@@ -72,7 +71,9 @@ class Tooltips extends Component {
 function mapStateToProps (state) {
   const { currentId } = state.tooltip;
 
-  return { currentId };
+  return {
+    currentId
+  };
 }
 
 function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
diff --git a/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.spec.js b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b52153f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/ui/Tooltips/tooltips.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2017 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import React from 'react';
+import sinon from 'sinon';
+
+import Tooltips from './';
+
+let component;
+let router;
+let store;
+
+function createRedux () {
+  store = {
+    dispatch: sinon.stub(),
+    subscribe: sinon.stub(),
+    getState: () => {
+      return {
+        tooltip: {
+          currentId: 1
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  };
+
+  return store;
+}
+
+function createRouter () {
+  router = {
+    push: sinon.stub()
+  };
+
+  return router;
+}
+
+function render () {
+  component = shallow(
+    <Tooltips />,
+    {
+      context: {
+        store: createRedux()
+      }
+    }
+  ).find('Tooltips').shallow({
+    context: {
+      router: createRouter()
+    }
+  });
+
+  return component;
+}
+
+describe('ui/Tooltips', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    render();
+  });
+
+  it('renders defaults', () => {
+    expect(component.get(0)).to.be.ok;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/js/src/views/Accounts/accounts.js b/js/src/views/Accounts/accounts.js
index c84400f3a..80a292cd6 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Accounts/accounts.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Accounts/accounts.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import ContentAdd from 'material-ui/svg-icons/content/add';
@@ -88,7 +89,12 @@ class Accounts extends Component {
         <Page>
           <Tooltip
             className={ styles.accountTooltip }
-            text='your accounts are visible for easy access, allowing you to edit the meta information, make transfers, view transactions and fund the account'
+            text={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='accounts.tooltip.overview'
+                defaultMessage='your accounts are visible for easy access, allowing you to edit the meta information, make transfers, view transactions and fund the account'
+              />
+            }
           />
 
           { this.renderWallets() }
@@ -228,7 +234,12 @@ class Accounts extends Component {
         <Tooltip
           className={ styles.toolbarTooltip }
           right
-          text='actions relating to the current view are available on the toolbar for quick access, be it for performing actions or creating a new item'
+          text={
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='accounts.tooltip.actions'
+              defaultMessage='actions relating to the current view are available on the toolbar for quick access, be it for performing actions or creating a new item'
+            />
+          }
         />
       </Actionbar>
     );
diff --git a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tab.js b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tab.js
index 7763c581a..9496c73e4 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tab.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tab.js
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ const SIGNER_ID = 'signer';
 
 export default class Tab extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
-    children: PropTypes.node,
     pendings: PropTypes.number,
     view: PropTypes.object.isRequired
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { view, children } = this.props;
+    const { view } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <MUITab
@@ -42,9 +41,7 @@ export default class Tab extends Component {
             ? this.renderSignerLabel()
             : this.renderLabel(view.id)
         }
-      >
-        { children }
-      </MUITab>
+      />
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tabs.spec.js b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tabs.spec.js
index e7ab61a7b..c1771412a 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tabs.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/Tab/tabs.spec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ let instance;
 function render (id = 'signer') {
   component = shallow(
     <Tab
-      children={ <div>testChildren</div> }
       pending={ 5 }
       view={ { id } }
     />
diff --git a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.css b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.css
index 4ac00b848..2903f3ed3 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.css
+++ b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.css
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 }
 
 .tabbarTooltip {
-  left: 3.3em;
-  top: 0.5em;
+  left: 3em;
+  top: 4em;
 }
 
 .label {
diff --git a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.js b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.js
index 939e1b298..d9aa07089 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Application/TabBar/tabBar.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Link } from 'react-router';
 import { Toolbar, ToolbarGroup } from 'material-ui/Toolbar';
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ class TabBar extends Component {
         </ToolbarGroup>
         <div className={ styles.tabs }>
           { this.renderTabItems() }
+          <Tooltip
+            className={ styles.tabbarTooltip }
+            text={
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id='tabBar.tooltip.overview'
+                defaultMessage='navigate between the different parts and views of the application, switching between an account view, token view and distributed application view'
+              />
+            }
+          />
         </div>
         <ToolbarGroup className={ styles.last }>
           <div />
@@ -61,15 +71,6 @@ class TabBar extends Component {
     const { views, pending } = this.props;
 
     return views.map((view, index) => {
-      const body = (view.id === 'accounts')
-        ? (
-          <Tooltip
-            className={ styles.tabbarTooltip }
-            text='navigate between the different parts and views of the application, switching between an account view, token view and distributed application view'
-          />
-        )
-        : null;
-
       return (
         <Link
           activeClassName={ styles.tabactive }
@@ -80,9 +81,7 @@ class TabBar extends Component {
           <Tab
             pendings={ pending.length }
             view={ view }
-          >
-            { body }
-          </Tab>
+          />
         </Link>
       );
     });