diff --git a/src/gui/guiInventoryList.cpp b/src/gui/guiInventoryList.cpp
index e5c61e86b..28d482994 100644
--- a/src/gui/guiInventoryList.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/guiInventoryList.cpp
@@ -137,12 +137,26 @@ void GUIInventoryList::draw()
 					client, rotation_kind);
 		}
 
-		// Add hovering tooltip
+		// Add hovering tooltip. The tooltip disappears if any item is selected,
+		// including the currently hovered one.
 		bool show_tooltip = !item.empty() && hovering && !selected_item;
-		// Make it possible to see item tooltips on touchscreens
+
 		if (RenderingEngine::getLastPointerType() == PointerType::Touch) {
+			// Touchscreen users cannot hover over an item without selecting it.
+			// To allow touchscreen users to see item tooltips, we also show the
+			// tooltip if the item is selected and the finger is still on the
+			// source slot.
+			// The selected amount may be 0 in rare cases during "left-dragging"
+			// (used to distribute items evenly).
+			// In this case, the user doesn't see an item being dragged,
+			// so we don't show the tooltip.
+			// Note: `m_fs_menu->getSelectedAmount() != 0` below refers to the
+			// part of the selected item the user is dragging.
+			// `!item.empty()` would refer to the part of the selected item
+			// remaining in the source slot.
 			show_tooltip |= hovering && selected && m_fs_menu->getSelectedAmount() != 0;
 		}
+
 		if (show_tooltip) {
 			std::string tooltip = orig_item.getDescription(client->idef());
 			if (m_fs_menu->doTooltipAppendItemname())