diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/switch_layout_button.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/switch_layout_button.ts
index 612c66d1f..a018416a2 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/switch_layout_button.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/switch_layout_button.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { EventData } from "../../components/app_context.js";
+import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
 import options from "../../services/options.js";
 import NoteContextAwareWidget from "../note_context_aware_widget.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <button type="button"
-    class="switch-layout-button"
-    title="Switch layout">
+    class="switch-layout-button">
     <span class="bx"></span>
 </button>
 `;
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ export default class SwitchSplitOrientationButton extends NoteContextAwareWidget
         $icon
             .toggleClass("bxs-dock-bottom", upcomingOrientation === "vertical")
             .toggleClass("bxs-dock-left", upcomingOrientation === "horizontal");
+
+        if (upcomingOrientation === "vertical") {
+            this.$widget.attr("title", t("switch_layout_button.title_vertical"));
+        } else {
+            this.$widget.attr("title", t("switch_layout_button.title_horizontal"));
+        }
     }
 
     entitiesReloadedEvent({ loadResults }: EventData<"entitiesReloaded">) {
diff --git a/src/public/translations/en/translation.json b/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
index 2c1924510..99d9b48b1 100644
--- a/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/src/public/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -1703,5 +1703,9 @@
   "content_language": {
     "title": "Content languages",
     "description": "Select one or more languages that should appear in the language selection in the Basic Properties section of a read-only or editable text note. This will allow features such as spell-checking or right-to-left support."
+  },
+  "switch_layout_button": {
+    "title_vertical": "Move editing pane to the bottom",
+    "title_horizontal": "Move editing pane to the left"
   }
 }