diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
index 7a59222eff..fb085f075a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.cpp
@@ -60,24 +60,6 @@
 #include "pagedworldspacewidget.hpp"
 #include "worldspacewidget.hpp"
 
-namespace
-{
-    constexpr std::string_view sInstanceModeTooltip = R"(
-        Instance editing
-        <ul><li>Use {scene-select-primary} and {scene-select-secondary} to select and unselect instances</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-edit-primary} to manipulate instances</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-select-tertiary} to select a reference object and then {scene-edit-secondary} to snap 
-        selection relative to the reference object</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-submode-move}, {scene-submode-rotate}, {scene-submode-scale} to change to move, rotate, and 
-        scale modes respectively</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-axis-x}, {scene-axis-y}, and {scene-axis-z} to lock changes to X, Y, and Z axes 
-        respectively</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-delete} to delete currently selected objects</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-duplicate} to duplicate instances</li>
-        <li>Use {scene-instance-drop} to drop instances</li></ul>
-)";
-}
-
 int CSVRender::InstanceMode::getSubModeFromId(const std::string& id) const
 {
     return id == "move" ? 0 : (id == "rotate" ? 1 : 2);
@@ -312,10 +294,28 @@ void CSVRender::InstanceMode::setDragAxis(const char axis)
     mDragAxis = newDragAxis;
 }
 
+QString CSVRender::InstanceMode::getTooltip()
+{
+    return QString(
+        "Instance editing"
+        "<ul><li>Use {scene-select-primary} and {scene-select-secondary} to select and unselect instances</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-edit-primary} to manipulate instances</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-select-tertiary} to select a reference object and then {scene-edit-secondary} to snap "
+        "selection relative to the reference object</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-submode-move}, {scene-submode-rotate}, {scene-submode-scale} to change to move, "
+        "rotate, and "
+        "scale modes respectively</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-axis-x}, {scene-axis-y}, and {scene-axis-z} to lock changes to X, Y, and Z axes "
+        "respectively</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-delete} to delete currently selected objects</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-duplicate} to duplicate instances</li>"
+        "<li>Use {scene-instance-drop} to drop instances</li></ul>");
+}
+
 CSVRender::InstanceMode::InstanceMode(
     WorldspaceWidget* worldspaceWidget, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> parentNode, QWidget* parent)
     : EditMode(worldspaceWidget, Misc::ScalableIcon::load(":scenetoolbar/editing-instance"),
-        Mask_Reference | Mask_Terrain, sInstanceModeTooltip.data(), parent)
+        Mask_Reference | Mask_Terrain, getTooltip(), parent)
     , mSubMode(nullptr)
     , mSubModeId("move")
     , mSelectionMode(nullptr)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
index 193423efd5..f4dd9d99ea 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/instancemode.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
         std::vector<osg::Vec3> mObjectsAtDragStart;
         CSMWorld::IdTable* mSelectionGroups;
 
+        QString getTooltip();
         int getSubModeFromId(const std::string& id) const;
 
         osg::Vec3 quatToEuler(const osg::Quat& quat) const;