diff --git a/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.cpp b/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.cpp
index 2c53ba19..40587c7c 100644
--- a/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.cpp
@@ -75,13 +75,22 @@ QString TableView::selectedText() const
             prevColumn = column;
         }
 
-        const QString s = model()->data(index).toString();
-        text.append(s);
+        text.append(cellText(index));
     }
 
     return text;
 }
 
+QString TableView::cellText(const QModelIndex &index) const
+{
+    const QString displayText = model()->data(index).toString();
+    if (!displayText.isEmpty())
+        return displayText;
+
+    const QString tooltipText = model()->data(index, Qt::ToolTipRole).toString();
+    return tooltipText;
+}
+
 void TableView::selectCell(int row, int column)
 {
     const auto index = model()->index(row, column);
diff --git a/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.h b/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.h
index 486ef11b..eaef1eb1 100644
--- a/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.h
+++ b/src/ui/form/controls/tableview.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
     QModelIndexList sortedSelectedIndexes() const;
 
     QString selectedText() const;
+    QString cellText(const QModelIndex &index) const;
 
 signals:
     void currentIndexChanged(const QModelIndex &index);