diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
index 05f2397753..231970bb17 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     <!-- Accessibility title for the Taskbar vertical divider icon. [CHAR_LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="taskbar_divider_a11y_title">Taskbar Divider</string>
     <!-- Accessibility title for the Taskbar Overflow icon. [CHAR_LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="taskbar_overflow_a11y_title">Taskbar Overflow</string>
+    <string name="taskbar_overflow_a11y_title">Other recent apps</string>
 
 
     <!-- Label for moving drop target to the top or left side of the screen, depending on orientation (from the Taskbar only). -->
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarHoverToolTipController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarHoverToolTipController.java
index 63d98d64a5..42ad5b2aa1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarHoverToolTipController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarHoverToolTipController.java
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public class TaskbarHoverToolTipController implements View.OnHoverListener {
             return icon.mInfo.title.toString();
         } else if (mHoverView instanceof AppPairIcon icon) {
             return icon.getTitleTextView().getText().toString();
+        } else if (mHoverView instanceof TaskbarOverflowView icon) {
+            return icon.getTextForTooltipPopup();
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowView.java
index d909d19fb8..34787641c2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowView.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
 
 import com.android.app.animation.Interpolators;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Reorderable;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconNormalizer;
@@ -339,6 +340,17 @@ public class TaskbarOverflowView extends FrameLayout implements Reorderable {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Tooltip to be used for the taskbar overflow view - returns null if the view should
+     *         not have a tooltip.
+     */
+    public String getTextForTooltipPopup() {
+        if (mIsActive) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return getResources().getString(R.string.taskbar_overflow_a11y_title);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the view's state (whether it shows a set of app icons or a leave-behind circle).
      */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index 3f5e425688..25d320d55f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ public class TaskbarView extends FrameLayout implements FolderIcon.FolderIconPar
                     mControllerCallbacks.getOverflowOnClickListener());
             mTaskbarOverflowView.setOnLongClickListener(
                     mControllerCallbacks.getOverflowOnLongClickListener());
+            if (enableCursorHoverStates()) {
+                setHoverListenerForIcon(mTaskbarOverflowView);
+            }
         }
 
         if (ENABLE_TASKBAR_OVERFLOW.isTrue()) {
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowTest.kt b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowTest.kt
index 0d94a6f869..7485b3080b 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowTest.kt
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarOverflowTest.kt
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ class TaskbarOverflowTest {
         createDesktopTask(createdTasks)
 
         assertThat(taskbarOverflowIconIndex).isEqualTo(initialIconCount)
+        assertThat(getOverflowIconTooltipText()).isEqualTo("Other recent apps")
+
         tapOverflowIcon()
         // Keyboard quick switch view is shown only after list of recent task is asynchronously
         // retrieved from the recents model.
@@ -377,9 +379,11 @@ class TaskbarOverflowTest {
         assertThat(getOnUiThread { keyboardQuickSwitchController.isShownFromTaskbar }).isTrue()
         assertThat(getOnUiThread { keyboardQuickSwitchController.shownTaskIds() })
             .containsExactlyElementsIn(0..<createdTasks)
+        assertThat(getOverflowIconTooltipText()).isNull()
 
         tapOverflowIcon()
         assertThat(keyboardQuickSwitchController.isShown).isFalse()
+        assertThat(getOverflowIconTooltipText()).isEqualTo("Other recent apps")
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -721,6 +725,14 @@ class TaskbarOverflowTest {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getOverflowIconTooltipText(): String? {
+        return getOnUiThread {
+            val overflowIcon =
+                taskbarViewController.iconViews.firstOrNull { it is TaskbarOverflowView }
+            (overflowIcon as? TaskbarOverflowView)?.getTextForTooltipPopup()
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds enough running apps for taskbar to enter overflow of `targetOverflowSize`, and verifies
      * * max number of icons in the taskbar remains unchanged