diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/add-reader-admin-bar-menu-title b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/add-reader-admin-bar-menu-title
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b549c878a8d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/add-reader-admin-bar-menu-title
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: added
+
+Admin bar: Add reader icon tooltip
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-admin-bar/wpcom-admin-bar.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-admin-bar/wpcom-admin-bar.php
index 6bd50652ab522..575a7e3218f49 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-admin-bar/wpcom-admin-bar.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/wpcom-admin-bar/wpcom-admin-bar.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function wpcom_add_reader_menu( $wp_admin_bar ) {
 	$wp_admin_bar->add_menu(
 		array(
 			'id'     => 'reader',
-			'title'  => '<span class="ab-icon" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="screen-reader-text">' .
+			'title'  => '<span class="ab-icon" title="' . __( 'Read the blogs and topics you follow', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) . '" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="screen-reader-text">' .
 						/* translators: Hidden accessibility text. */
 						__( 'Reader', 'jetpack-mu-wpcom' ) .
 						'</span>',