diff --git a/packages/main/src/ListItem.hbs b/packages/main/src/ListItem.hbs
index 2497132100e5..bb46579a5f3e 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/ListItem.hbs
+++ b/packages/main/src/ListItem.hbs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	@click="{{_onclick}}"
 	aria-selected="{{ariaSelected}}"
 	role="{{_accInfo.role}}"
+	title="{{title}}"
 	aria-expanded="{{_accInfo.ariaExpanded}}"
 	aria-level="{{_accInfo.ariaLevel}}"
 	aria-posinset="{{_accInfo.posinset}}"
diff --git a/packages/main/src/ListItem.js b/packages/main/src/ListItem.js
index fbd3611635ca..03b5cdf9e02b 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/ListItem.js
+++ b/packages/main/src/ListItem.js
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ const metadata = {
 			type: Boolean,
 		},
 
+		/**
+		 * Defines the tooltip of the component.
+		 * @type {string}
+		 * @defaultvalue ""
+		 * @private
+		 * @since 1.0.0-rc.15
+		 */
+		title: {
+			type: String,
+		},
+
 		/**
 		 * Indicates if the list item is actionable, e.g has hover and pressed effects.
 		 *
diff --git a/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs b/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
index 3fbfcf5fb836..cd7c3a07d7b4 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
+++ b/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
             icon="{{this.treeItem.icon}}"
             additional-text="{{this.treeItem.additionalText}}"
             additional-text-state="{{this.treeItem.additionalTextState}}"
+            title="{{this.treeItem.title}}"
             ?_toggle-button-end="{{ ../_toggleButtonEnd}}"
             ?_minimal="{{../_minimal}}"
             .treeItem="{{this.treeItem}}"
diff --git a/packages/main/src/TreeItem.js b/packages/main/src/TreeItem.js
index 67a0813824fd..2bc24d8c67f1 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/TreeItem.js
+++ b/packages/main/src/TreeItem.js
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ const metadata = {
 			type: ValueState,
 			defaultValue: ValueState.None,
 		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Defines the tooltip of the component.
+		 * @type {string}
+		 * @defaultvalue ""
+		 * @private
+		 * @since 1.0.0-rc.15
+		 */
+		title: {
+			type: String,
+		},
 	},
 	managedSlots: true,
 	slots: /** @lends sap.ui.webcomponents.main.TreeItem.prototype */ {