diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_context_menu.cc b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_context_menu.cc
index 15df4aa759c..e89443f67a9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_context_menu.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_context_menu.cc
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ static void ui_but_user_menu_add(bContext *C, uiBut *but, bUserMenu *um)
         STRNCPY(drawstr, idname);
 #endif
       }
+      else if (but->tip_label_func) {
+        /* The "quick tooltip" often contains a short string that can be used as a fallback. */
+        drawstr = but->tip_label_func(but);
+      }
     }
     ED_screen_user_menu_item_add_operator(
         &um->items,