diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdecorationcopyrightdialog.ui b/src/ui/qgsdecorationcopyrightdialog.ui
index 64de38b614f..98f4fe7fcf1 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdecorationcopyrightdialog.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdecorationcopyrightdialog.ui
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Horizontal offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Vertical offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdecorationimagedialog.ui b/src/ui/qgsdecorationimagedialog.ui
index 7b97a98cc13..ef2ed85a232 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdecorationimagedialog.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdecorationimagedialog.ui
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
             <height>0</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="whatsThis">
-           <string extracomment="Distance from the top of the canvas as a percentage of page height"/>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Horizontal offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
           </property>
           <property name="minimum">
            <number>0</number>
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@
             <height>0</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="whatsThis">
-           <string extracomment="Distance from the left of the canvas as a percentage of page width"/>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Vertical offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
           </property>
           <property name="minimum">
            <number>0</number>
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdecorationnortharrowdialog.ui b/src/ui/qgsdecorationnortharrowdialog.ui
index a7effa14cda..88aa58e867b 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdecorationnortharrowdialog.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdecorationnortharrowdialog.ui
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@
             <height>0</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="whatsThis">
-           <string extracomment="Distance from the top of the canvas as a percentage of page height"/>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Horizontal offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
           </property>
           <property name="minimum">
            <number>0</number>
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
             <height>0</height>
            </size>
           </property>
-          <property name="whatsThis">
-           <string extracomment="Distance from the left of the canvas as a percentage of page width"/>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Vertical offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
           </property>
           <property name="minimum">
            <number>0</number>
@@ -342,10 +342,7 @@
            </size>
           </property>
           <property name="toolTip">
-           <string/>
-          </property>
-          <property name="whatsThis">
-           <string/>
+            <string>keeps the selected arrow oriented to the north</string>
           </property>
           <property name="text">
            <string>Automatic</string>
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdecorationscalebardialog.ui b/src/ui/qgsdecorationscalebardialog.ui
index a6f9c5ed571..359b2cd67ef 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdecorationscalebardialog.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdecorationscalebardialog.ui
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Horizontal offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
@@ -351,6 +354,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Vertical offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsdecorationtitledialog.ui b/src/ui/qgsdecorationtitledialog.ui
index 86319f9abfa..f0e09994673 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsdecorationtitledialog.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsdecorationtitledialog.ui
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Horizontal offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@
           <property name="maximum">
            <number>100</number>
           </property>
+          <property name="toolTip">
+           <string>Vertical offset on the map canvas from the placement anchor</string>
+          </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>