diff --git a/web/src/tippyjs.js b/web/src/tippyjs.js
index 445d94794b..2bd2654b99 100644
--- a/web/src/tippyjs.js
+++ b/web/src/tippyjs.js
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ export function initialize() {
         onShow(instance) {
             // Handle dynamic "starred messages" and "edit" widgets.
             const $elem = $(instance.reference);
+            const tippy_content = $elem.attr("data-tippy-content");
             const $template = $("#" + $elem.attr("data-tooltip-template-id"));
-            instance.setContent(parse_html($template.html()));
+
+            instance.setContent(tippy_content ?? parse_html($template.html()));
         },
     });