diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index 213d65cdad..6c86286d56 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 			// Toggle for grid view
 			this.$showGridView = $('input#showgridview');
 			this.$showGridView.on('change', _.bind(this._onGridviewChange, this));
-			$('#view-toggle').tooltip({placement: 'bottom'});
+			$('#view-toggle').tooltip({placement: 'bottom', trigger: 'hover'});
 
 			this._onResize = _.debounce(_.bind(this._onResize, this), 250);
 			$('#app-content').on('appresized', this._onResize);