diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
index f149a36b4..910a1c573 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Matrix.pm
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ sub www_compare {
     'text/javascript'});
     $self->session->style->setLink($self->session->url->extras('yui/build/datatable/assets/skins/sam/datatable.css'),
         {type =>'text/css', rel=>'stylesheet'});
+    $self->session->style->setScript($self->session->url->extras('hoverhelp.js'), {type =>
+    'text/javascript'});
+    $self->session->style->setLink($self->session->url->extras('hoverhelp.css'),
+        {type =>'text/css', rel=>'stylesheet'});
 
     my $maxComparisons;
     if($self->session->user->isVisitor){
@@ -681,7 +685,7 @@ sub www_compare {
     
     $var->{javascript} = "<script type='text/javascript'>\n".
         'var listingIds = new Array('.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'"'} @listingIds).");\n".
-        'var responseFields = new Array("attributeId", "name", "fieldType", "checked", '.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'"'} @responseFields).");\n".
+        'var responseFields = new Array("attributeId", "name", "description","fieldType", "checked", '.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'"'} @responseFields).");\n".
         "var maxComparisons = ".$maxComparisons.";\n".
         "var matrixUrl = '".$self->getUrl."';\n".
         "</script>";
@@ -1038,7 +1042,7 @@ sub www_getCompareListData {
 
     foreach my $category (keys %{$self->getCategories}) {
         push(@results,{name=>$category,fieldType=>'category'});
-        my $fields = " a.name, a.fieldType, a.attributeId ";
+        my $fields = " a.name, a.fieldType, a.attributeId, a.description ";
         my $from = "from Matrix_attribute a";
         my $tableCount = "b";
         foreach my $listingId (@listingIds) {
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixCompareList.js b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixCompareList.js
index 3c9a4295d..26d3f2bf6 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixCompareList.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixCompareList.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		if(oRecord.getData("fieldType") == 'category'){
             		elCell.innerHTML = "<b>" +sData + "</b>";
 		}else{
-			elCell.innerHTML = sData;
+			elCell.innerHTML = sData + "<div class='wg-hoverhelp'>" + oRecord.getData("description") +"</div>";
 		}
         };
 
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		uri = uri+';listingId='+listingIds[i];
 	}
 
+	var initAttributeHoverHelp = function() {
+		initHoverHelp('compareList');
+	}
+
         var myDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("compareList", myColumnDefs,
                 this.myDataSource, {initialRequest:uri});
+	myDataTable.subscribe("initEvent", initAttributeHoverHelp);
+
 
 	window.removeListing = function(key) {
 		myDataTable.hideColumn(myDataTable.removeColumn(key));
@@ -83,8 +89,9 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 	}
 
         var myCallback = function() {
-            this.set("sortedBy", null);
-            this.onDataReturnAppendRows.apply(this,arguments);
+            	this.set("sortedBy", null);
+            	this.onDataReturnAppendRows.apply(this,arguments);
+		initHoverHelp('compareList');
         };
 
 	var callback2 = {
@@ -170,7 +177,6 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 			hideStickies = 0;
 		}
 	},this,true);
-
     };
 });
 
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixListing.js b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixListing.js
index 3f90aa284..f6d18ae1b 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixListing.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Matrix/matrixListing.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
 		if(oRecord.getData("fieldType") == 'category'){
             		elCell.innerHTML = "<b>" +sData + "</b>";
 		}else{
-			elCell.innerHTML = sData;
+			elCell.innerHTML = sData + "<div class='wg-hoverhelp'>" + oRecord.getData("description") +"</div>";
 		}
         };
 
@@ -32,13 +32,18 @@ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(window, "load", function() {
         this.myDataSource.connXhrMode = "queueRequests";
         this.myDataSource.responseSchema = {
             resultsList: "ResultSet.Result",
-            fields: ["label","value","attributeId","fieldType","checked"]
+            fields: ["label","value","attributeId","fieldType","checked","description"]
         };
 
 	var uri = "func=getAttributes";
 
+	var initAttributeHoverHelp = function() {
+		initHoverHelp('attributes');
+	}
+
         var myDataTable = new YAHOO.widget.DataTable("attributes", myColumnDefs,
                 this.myDataSource, {initialRequest:uri});
+	myDataTable.subscribe("initEvent", initAttributeHoverHelp);
 
 
 	this.myDataSource.doBeforeParseData = function (oRequest, oFullResponse) {