diff --git a/static/templates/left_sidebar.hbs b/static/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
index 615be96961..e6425d0b7f 100644
--- a/static/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/left_sidebar.hbs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 <div id="private-container" class="scrolling_list" data-simplebar>
                 </div>
             </li>
-            <li class="top_left_mentions top_left_row hidden-for-spectators">
+            <li class="top_left_mentions top_left_row hidden-for-spectators" title="{{t 'Mentions' }}">
                 <a href="#narrow/is/mentioned">
                     <span class="filter-icon">
                         <i class="fa fa-at" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                     <span class="unread_count"></span>
                 </a>
             </li>
-            <li class="top_left_starred_messages top_left_row hidden-for-spectators">
+            <li class="top_left_starred_messages top_left_row hidden-for-spectators" title="{{t 'Starred messages' }}">
                 <a href="#narrow/is/starred">
                     <span class="filter-icon">
                         <i class="fa fa-star" aria-hidden="true"></i>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                 </a>
                 <span class="arrow starred-messages-sidebar-menu-icon"><i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-ellipsis-v-solid" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>
             </li>
-            <li class="top_left_drafts top_left_row hidden-for-spectators">
+            <li class="top_left_drafts top_left_row hidden-for-spectators" title="{{t 'Drafts' }} (d)">
                 <a href="#drafts">
                     <span class="filter-icon">
                         <i class="fa fa-pencil" aria-hidden="true"></i>