diff --git a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/Bundle.properties b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/Bundle.properties
--- a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/Bundle.properties
+++ b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/Bundle.properties
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@
 
 
 ACS_TabbedContainer=Tab Control
-ACSD_TabbedContainer=Tab control to switch between tabs.
\ No newline at end of file
+ACSD_TabbedContainer=Tab control to switch between tabs.
+
+TT_TabDisplayer_Close=Shift + click to close all documents, Alt + click to close other documents.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/TabDisplayer.java b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/TabDisplayer.java
--- a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/TabDisplayer.java
+++ b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/TabDisplayer.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext;
 import javax.accessibility.AccessibleSelection;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
+import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.AbstractTabCellRenderer;
+import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.BasicScrollingTabDisplayerUI;
+import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.BasicTabDisplayerUI;
 import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.ToolbarTabDisplayerUI;
 import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.WinXPEditorTabDisplayerUI;
 import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.plaf.WinXPViewTabDisplayerUI;
@@ -460,7 +463,7 @@
      * Gets tooltip for the tab corresponding to the mouse event, or if no
      * tab, delegates to the default implementation.
      */
-    public final String getToolTipText(MouseEvent event) {
+    public final String getToolTipText(MouseEvent event) {        
         if (ui != null) {
             Point p = event.getPoint();
             if (event.getSource() != this) {
@@ -468,7 +471,17 @@
                 p = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(c, p, this);
             }
             int index = getUI().tabForCoordinate(p);
-            if (index != -1) {
+            if (index != -1) {                
+                if( TYPE_EDITOR == getType() ) {
+                   TabDisplayerUI tabDisplayerUI = getUI();
+                   BasicTabDisplayerUI basicUI =
+                           (BasicScrollingTabDisplayerUI)tabDisplayerUI;
+                   AbstractTabCellRenderer cellRenderer =
+                           (AbstractTabCellRenderer) basicUI.getTabCellRenderer(index);
+                   if( cellRenderer.inCloseButton() ) {
+                       return org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(TabDisplayer.class, "TT_TabDisplayer_Close");
+                   }                    
+                }
                 return getModel().getTab(index).tip;
             }
         }
diff --git a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/AbstractTabCellRenderer.java b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/AbstractTabCellRenderer.java
--- a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/AbstractTabCellRenderer.java
+++ b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/AbstractTabCellRenderer.java
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
         return UIManager.getColor("TabRenderer.selectedForeground");
     }
 
-    protected boolean inCloseButton() {
+    public boolean inCloseButton() {
         return (state & TabState.CLOSE_BUTTON_ARMED) != 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/BasicTabDisplayerUI.java b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/BasicTabDisplayerUI.java
--- a/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/BasicTabDisplayerUI.java
+++ b/o.n.swing.tabcontrol/src/org/netbeans/swing/tabcontrol/plaf/BasicTabDisplayerUI.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
      * Get the cell renderer for a given tab.  The default implementation simply
      * returns the renderer created by createDefaultRenderer().
      */
-    protected TabCellRenderer getTabCellRenderer(int tab) {
+    public TabCellRenderer getTabCellRenderer(int tab) {
         return defaultRenderer;
     }