diff --git a/simtool.cc b/simtool.cc
index 906143bb4..1c2ca3a70 100644
--- a/simtool.cc
+++ b/simtool.cc
@@ -161,6 +161,23 @@ char *tooltip_with_price(const char * tip, sint64 price)
 
 
 
+
+/**
+ * Creates a tooltip from tip text, money value and way/object length
+ * @author captain crunch
+ */
+char *tooltip_with_price_length(const char * tip, sint64 price, sint64 length)
+{
+	int n;
+	n = sprintf(tool_t::toolstr, translator::translate("length: %d"), length);
+	n += sprintf(tool_t::toolstr+n, ", %s: ", translator::translate(tip));
+	money_to_string(tool_t::toolstr+n, (double)price/-100.0);
+	return tool_t::toolstr;
+}
+
+
+
+
 /**
  * Creates a tooltip from tip text and money value
  * @author Hj. Malthaner
@@ -2444,7 +2461,7 @@ void tool_build_way_t::mark_tiles(  player_t *player, const koord3d &start, cons
 
 	if(  bauigel.get_count()>1  ) {
 		// Set tooltip first (no dummygrounds, if bauigel.calc_casts() is called).
-		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price("Building costs estimates", bauigel.calc_costs() ) );
+		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price_length("Building costs estimates", bauigel.calc_costs(), bauigel.get_count() ) );
 
 		// make dummy route from bauigel
 		for(  uint32 j=0;  j<bauigel.get_count();  j++   ) {
@@ -2678,7 +2695,7 @@ void tool_build_bridge_t::mark_tiles(  player_t *player, const koord3d &start, c
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price("Building costs estimates", costs ) );
+	win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price_length("Building costs estimates", costs, koord_distance(start, pos) ) );
 }
 
 uint8 tool_build_bridge_t::is_valid_pos(  player_t *player, const koord3d &pos, const char *&error, const koord3d &start )
@@ -2925,7 +2942,7 @@ void tool_build_tunnel_t::mark_tiles(  player_t *player, const koord3d &start, c
 
 	if(  bauigel.get_count()>1  ) {
 		// Set tooltip first (no dummygrounds, if bauigel.calc_casts() is called).
-		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price("Building costs estimates", -bauigel.calc_costs() ) );
+		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price_length("Building costs estimates", -bauigel.calc_costs(), bauigel.get_count() ) );
 
 		// make dummy route from bauigel
 		for(  uint32 j=0;  j<bauigel.get_count();  j++  ) {
@@ -3436,7 +3453,7 @@ void tool_build_wayobj_t::mark_tiles( player_t* player, const koord3d &start, co
 				marked.insert( way_obj );
 			}
 		}
-		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price("Building costs estimates", -cost_estimate ) );
+		win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price_length("Building costs estimates", -cost_estimate, verbindung.get_count() ) );
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4949,7 +4966,7 @@ void tool_build_roadsign_t::mark_tiles( player_t *player, const koord3d &start,
 		}
 	}
 	delete dummy_rs;
-	win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price("Building costs estimates", cost ) );
+	win_set_static_tooltip( tooltip_with_price_length("Building costs estimates", cost, route.get_count() ) );
 }
 
 const char *tool_build_roadsign_t::do_work( player_t *player, const koord3d &start, const koord3d &end)