diff --git a/include/game/game_handler.hpp b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
index efc8553d..a2cf3a6b 100644
--- a/include/game/game_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
@@ -1679,6 +1679,8 @@ public:
     void closeTrainer();
     const std::string& getSpellName(uint32_t spellId) const;
     const std::string& getSpellRank(uint32_t spellId) const;
+    /// Returns the tooltip/description text from Spell.dbc (empty if unknown or has no text).
+    const std::string& getSpellDescription(uint32_t spellId) const;
     const std::string& getSkillLineName(uint32_t spellId) const;
     /// Returns the DispelType for a spell (0=none,1=magic,2=curse,3=disease,4=poison,5+=other)
     uint8_t getSpellDispelType(uint32_t spellId) const;
@@ -2598,7 +2600,7 @@ private:
     // Trainer
     bool trainerWindowOpen_ = false;
     TrainerListData currentTrainerList_;
-    struct SpellNameEntry { std::string name; std::string rank; uint32_t schoolMask = 0; uint8_t dispelType = 0; };
+    struct SpellNameEntry { std::string name; std::string rank; std::string description; uint32_t schoolMask = 0; uint8_t dispelType = 0; };
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, SpellNameEntry> spellNameCache_;
     bool spellNameCacheLoaded_ = false;
 
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index 7576561e..3439ffc1 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -17161,6 +17161,13 @@ void GameHandler::loadSpellNameCache() {
         if (f != 0xFFFFFFFF && f < dbc->getFieldCount()) { dispelField = f; hasDispelField = true; }
     }
 
+    // Tooltip/description field
+    uint32_t tooltipField = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    if (spellL) {
+        uint32_t f = spellL->field("Tooltip");
+        if (f != 0xFFFFFFFF && f < dbc->getFieldCount()) tooltipField = f;
+    }
+
     uint32_t count = dbc->getRecordCount();
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
         uint32_t id = dbc->getUInt32(i, spellL ? (*spellL)["ID"] : 0);
@@ -17168,7 +17175,10 @@ void GameHandler::loadSpellNameCache() {
         std::string name = dbc->getString(i, spellL ? (*spellL)["Name"] : 136);
         std::string rank = dbc->getString(i, spellL ? (*spellL)["Rank"] : 153);
         if (!name.empty()) {
-            SpellNameEntry entry{std::move(name), std::move(rank), 0, 0};
+            SpellNameEntry entry{std::move(name), std::move(rank), {}, 0, 0};
+            if (tooltipField != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
+                entry.description = dbc->getString(i, tooltipField);
+            }
             if (hasSchoolMask) {
                 entry.schoolMask = dbc->getUInt32(i, schoolMaskField);
             } else if (hasSchoolEnum) {
@@ -17373,6 +17383,12 @@ const std::string& GameHandler::getSpellRank(uint32_t spellId) const {
     return (it != spellNameCache_.end()) ? it->second.rank : EMPTY_STRING;
 }
 
+const std::string& GameHandler::getSpellDescription(uint32_t spellId) const {
+    const_cast<GameHandler*>(this)->loadSpellNameCache();
+    auto it = spellNameCache_.find(spellId);
+    return (it != spellNameCache_.end()) ? it->second.description : EMPTY_STRING;
+}
+
 uint8_t GameHandler::getSpellDispelType(uint32_t spellId) const {
     const_cast<GameHandler*>(this)->loadSpellNameCache();
     auto it = spellNameCache_.find(spellId);
diff --git a/src/ui/inventory_screen.cpp b/src/ui/inventory_screen.cpp
index bc19f557..acce3a27 100644
--- a/src/ui/inventory_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/inventory_screen.cpp
@@ -2233,10 +2233,13 @@ void InventoryScreen::renderItemTooltip(const game::ItemDef& item, const game::I
                     default: break;
                 }
                 if (!trigger) continue;
-                const std::string& spName = gameHandler_->getSpellName(sp.spellId);
-                if (!spName.empty()) {
+                const std::string& spDesc = gameHandler_->getSpellDescription(sp.spellId);
+                const std::string& spText = spDesc.empty() ? gameHandler_->getSpellName(sp.spellId) : spDesc;
+                if (!spText.empty()) {
+                    ImGui::PushTextWrapPos(ImGui::GetCursorPosX() + 320.0f);
                     ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.0f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
-                                       "%s: %s", trigger, spName.c_str());
+                                       "%s: %s", trigger, spText.c_str());
+                    ImGui::PopTextWrapPos();
                 } else {
                     ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.0f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
                                        "%s: Spell #%u", trigger, sp.spellId);
@@ -2521,11 +2524,17 @@ void InventoryScreen::renderItemTooltip(const game::ItemQueryResponseData& info,
         }
         if (!trigger) continue;
         if (gameHandler_) {
-            const std::string& spName = gameHandler_->getSpellName(sp.spellId);
-            if (!spName.empty())
+            // Prefer the spell's tooltip text (the actual effect description).
+            // Fall back to the spell name if the description is empty.
+            const std::string& spDesc = gameHandler_->getSpellDescription(sp.spellId);
+            const std::string& spName = spDesc.empty() ? gameHandler_->getSpellName(sp.spellId) : spDesc;
+            if (!spName.empty()) {
+                ImGui::PushTextWrapPos(ImGui::GetCursorPosX() + 320.0f);
                 ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.0f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f), "%s: %s", trigger, spName.c_str());
-            else
+                ImGui::PopTextWrapPos();
+            } else {
                 ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.0f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f), "%s: Spell #%u", trigger, sp.spellId);
+            }
         }
     }