diff --git a/src/ui/qtsystemtrayicon.cpp b/src/ui/qtsystemtrayicon.cpp
index 991fdb465..b4ec16656 100644
--- a/src/ui/qtsystemtrayicon.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/qtsystemtrayicon.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ void QtSystemTrayIcon::SetVisible(bool visible) {
 }
 
 void QtSystemTrayIcon::SetNowPlaying(const Song& song, const QString& image_path) {
+#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
+  // Windows doesn't support HTML in tooltips, so just show something basic
+  tray_->setToolTip(song.PrettyTitleWithArtist());
+  return;
+#endif
+
   int columns = image_path == NULL ? 1 : 2;
 
   QString clone = pattern_;
@@ -166,4 +172,4 @@ void QtSystemTrayIcon::SetNowPlaying(const Song& song, const QString& image_path
 
 void QtSystemTrayIcon::ClearNowPlaying() {
   tray_->setToolTip(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}