diff --git a/modules/actionbar.lua b/modules/actionbar.lua
index 520e9859..ba677bb7 100644
--- a/modules/actionbar.lua
+++ b/modules/actionbar.lua
@@ -401,6 +401,12 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("actionbar", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
             return
           end
 
+          if not match then
+            -- add support to specify custom tooltips via:
+            --  /run --showtooltip SPELLNAME
+            _, _, match = string.find(line, '%-%-showtooltip (.+)')
+          end
+
           if not match then
             _, _, match = string.find(line, '^/cast (.+)')
           end