diff --git a/js/makegrid.js b/js/makegrid.js
index b332edb446..e18225c11a 100644
--- a/js/makegrid.js
+++ b/js/makegrid.js
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
             hintShown: false,           // true if hint balloon is shown, used by updateHint() method
             reorderHint: '',            // string, hint for column reordering
             sortHint: '',               // string, hint for column sorting
+            markHint: '',               // string, hint for column marking
             showReorderHint: false,     // boolean, used by showHint() method
             showSortHint: false,        // boolean, used by showHint() method
+            showMarkHint: false,
             hintIsHiding: false,        // true when hint is still shown, but hide() already called
             
             // functions
@@ -349,9 +351,13 @@
                         text += this.reorderHint;
                     }
                     if (this.showSortHint) {
-                        text += this.showReorderHint ? '<br />' : '';
+                        text += text.length > 0 ? '<br />' : '';
                         text += this.sortHint;
                     }
+                    if (this.showMarkHint) {
+                        text += text.length > 0 ? '<br />' : '';
+                        text += this.markHint;
+                    }
                     
                     // hide the hint if no text
                     if (!text) {
@@ -448,6 +454,7 @@
         // assign column reorder & column sort hint
         g.reorderHint = $('#col_order_hint').val();
         g.sortHint = $('#sort_hint').val();
+        g.markHint = $('#col_mark_hint').val();
         
         // determine whether to show the column reordering hint or not
         g.showReorderHint = $firstRowCols.length > 1;
@@ -488,22 +495,25 @@
             $(t).find('th.draggable')
                 .mousedown(function(e) {
                     g.dragStartMove(e, this);
-                })
-                // show/hide draggable column
-                .mouseenter(function(e) {
-                    g.showHint(e);
-                })
-                .mouseleave(function(e) {
-                    g.hideHint();
                 });
         }
+        $(t).find('th.draggable')
+            .mouseenter(function(e) {
+                g.showMarkHint = !g.showSortHint;
+                g.showHint(e);
+            })
+            .mouseleave(function(e) {
+                g.hideHint();
+            });
         $(t).find('th.draggable a')
             .mouseenter(function(e) {
                 g.showSortHint = true;
+                g.showMarkHint = false;
                 g.showHint(e);
             })
             .mouseleave(function(e) {
                 g.showSortHint = false;
+                g.showMarkHint = true;
                 g.showHint(e);
             });
         $(document).mousemove(function(e) {
diff --git a/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php b/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
index 2a15a340f8..acd8c711ee 100644
--- a/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_tbl.lib.php
@@ -406,10 +406,10 @@ function PMA_displayTableNavigation($pos_next, $pos_prev, $sql_query, $id_for_di
             echo '<input id="table_create_time" type="hidden" value="' .
                  PMA_Table::sGetStatusInfo($GLOBALS['db'], $GLOBALS['table'], 'CREATE_TIME') . '" />';
         }
-        // generate text for draggable column hint
+        // generate hints
         echo '<input id="col_order_hint" type="hidden" value="' . __('Drag to reorder') . '" />';
-        // generate text for sortable column hint
         echo '<input id="sort_hint" type="hidden" value="' . __('Click to sort') . '" />';
+        echo '<input id="col_mark_hint" type="hidden" value="' . __('Click to mark/unmark') . '" />';
         ?>
     </td>
 </tr>