diff --git a/app/helpers/artists_helper.rb b/app/helpers/artists_helper.rb
index 09393b25f..861b9280d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/artists_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/artists_helper.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module ArtistsHelper
     if artist
       link_to(artist.name, artist_path(artist))
     else
-      link_to(name, new_artist_path(:name => name)) + " " + content_tag("span", "*", :class => "new-artist")
+      link_to(name, new_artist_path(:name => name)) + " " + content_tag("span", "*", :class => "new-artist", :title => "No artist with this name currently exists.")
     end
   end