diff --git a/common/_global.el b/common/_global.el
index 4b5025d..dbcd890 100644
--- a/common/_global.el
+++ b/common/_global.el
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@
 (set-language-environment "UTF-8")
 (set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8-unix)
 
+; dont pop-up tooltips, show in echo area instead
+(setq tooltip-mode nil)
+(setq tooltip-use-echo-area t)
+
 ; auto revert when files/dired changes
 (setq global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers t)
 (global-auto-revert-mode 1)