diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/application/yaml/ApplicationYamlLanguageServer.java b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/application/yaml/ApplicationYamlLanguageServer.java
index 928533b54..30484a4ec 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/application/yaml/ApplicationYamlLanguageServer.java
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/application/yaml/ApplicationYamlLanguageServer.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public class ApplicationYamlLanguageServer extends SimpleLanguageServer {
 		CompletionOptions completionProvider = new CompletionOptions();
 		completionProvider.setResolveProvider(false);
 		c.setCompletionProvider(completionProvider);
-		
+		c.setHoverProvider(true);
+
 		return c;
 	}
 }