diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
index 81ece9ddc9a..d559aef6fe2 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_armature(void)
 	
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("ARMATURE_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description= "Make copies of the selected bones within the same armature and move them";
 		WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "ARMATURE_OT_duplicate");
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
 		RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "proportional", 0);
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_armature(void)
 
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("ARMATURE_OT_extrude_move", "Extrude", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description= "Create new bones from the selected joints and move them";
 		otmacro=WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "ARMATURE_OT_extrude");
 		RNA_boolean_set(otmacro->ptr, "forked", 0);
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_armature(void)
 	// that would require fixing a properties bug 19733
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("ARMATURE_OT_extrude_forked", "Extrude Forked", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description= "Create new bones from the selected joints and move them";
 		otmacro=WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "ARMATURE_OT_extrude");
 		RNA_boolean_set(otmacro->ptr, "forked", 1);
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_ops.c
index 452d1aded51..a9cb0423739 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_ops.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_object(void)
 	
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("OBJECT_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate Objects", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description = "Duplicate selected objects and move them";
 		WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "OBJECT_OT_duplicate");
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
 		RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "proportional", PROP_EDIT_OFF);
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_object(void)
 	/* grr, should be able to pass options on... */
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("OBJECT_OT_duplicate_move_linked", "Duplicate Linked", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description = "Duplicate selected objects and move them";
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "OBJECT_OT_duplicate");
 		RNA_boolean_set(otmacro->ptr, "linked", 1);
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_object(void)
 	/* XXX */
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("OBJECT_OT_add_named_cursor", "Add named object at cursor", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if(ot) {
+		ot->description = "Add named object at cursor";
 		RNA_def_string(ot->srna, "name", "Cube", 24, "Name", "Object name to add");
 
 		WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "VIEW3D_OT_cursor3d");
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_ops.c
index 491d436741e..c3af3521918 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_action/action_ops.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_action(void)
 	
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("ACTION_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if (ot) {
+		ot->description= "Make a copy of all selected keyframes and move them";
 		WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "ACTION_OT_duplicate");
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_transform");
 		RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "mode", TFM_TIME_DUPLICATE);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_graph/graph_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_graph/graph_ops.c
index 46918407447..fb148a73ed2 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_graph/graph_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_graph/graph_ops.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_graph(void)
 	
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("GRAPH_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
 	if (ot) {
+		ot->description= "Make a copy of all selected keyframes and move them";
 		WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "GRAPH_OT_duplicate");
 		otmacro= WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_transform");
 		RNA_enum_set(otmacro->ptr, "mode", TFM_TIME_DUPLICATE);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
index e5719bf9dd9..916e59eae9c 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.c
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ void NODE_OT_link_viewer(wmOperatorType *ot)
 {
 	/* identifiers */
 	ot->name= "Link to Viewer Node";
-	ot->description = "Link to Viewer Node";
+	ot->description = "Link to viewer node";
 	ot->idname= "NODE_OT_link_viewer";
 	
 	/* api callbacks */
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ void NODE_OT_duplicate(wmOperatorType *ot)
 {
 	/* identifiers */
 	ot->name= "Duplicate Nodes";
-	ot->description = "Duplicate the nodes";
+	ot->description = "Duplicate selected nodes";
 	ot->idname= "NODE_OT_duplicate";
 	
 	/* api callbacks */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_ops.c
index 153d703ddf6..87f98f2bb8d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_ops.c
@@ -106,19 +106,22 @@ void ED_operatormacros_node(void)
 	wmOperatorTypeMacro *mot;
 	
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("NODE_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
+	ot->description = "Duplicate selected nodes and move them";
 	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "NODE_OT_duplicate");
 	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
 
 	/* modified operator call for duplicating with input links */
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("NODE_OT_duplicate_move_keep_inputs", "Duplicate", OPTYPE_UNDO|OPTYPE_REGISTER);
+	ot->description = "Duplicate selected nodes keeping input links and move them";
 	mot = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "NODE_OT_duplicate");
 		RNA_boolean_set(mot->ptr, "keep_inputs", 1);
 	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
 
 	ot= WM_operatortype_append_macro("NODE_OT_select_link_viewer", "Link Viewer", OPTYPE_UNDO);
+	ot->description = "Select node and link it to a viewer node";
 	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "NODE_OT_select");
 	WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "NODE_OT_link_viewer");
-	}
+}
 
 void node_keymap(struct wmKeyConfig *keyconf)
 {