diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/components.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/components.strings.js
index 07346e966b..0299111786 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/components.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/components.strings.js
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ function ComponentsStrings (BaseString) {
     ns.truncate = {
         DEFAULT: t.s('Copy full revision to clipboard.'),
         COPIED: t.s('Copied to clipboard.')
-    }
+    };
+
+    ns.capacityBar = {
+        IS_OFFLINE: t.s('Unavailable to run jobs.')
+    };
 }
 
 ComponentsStrings.$inject = ['BaseStringService'];
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.directive.js
index a0616bb646..872e2ac0be 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.directive.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-export default ['templateUrl',
-    function (templateUrl) {
+export default ['templateUrl', 'ComponentsStrings',
+    function (templateUrl, strings) {
         return {
             scope: {
                 capacity: '=',
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ export default ['templateUrl',
                 scope.$watch('totalCapacity', function(val) {
                     if (val === 0) {
                         scope.isOffline = true;
+                        scope.offlineTip = strings.get(`capacityBar.IS_OFFLINE`);
                     } else {
                         scope.isOffline = false;
+                        scope.offlineTip = null;
                     }
                 }, true);
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.partial.html
index ab4bc5b5a5..d80ff84bc0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/instance-groups/capacity-bar/capacity-bar.partial.html
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <div class="CapacityBar"
-    ng-class="{'CapacityBar--offline': isOffline}">
+    ng-class="{'CapacityBar--offline': isOffline}"
+    aw-tool-tip="{{ offlineTip }}"
+    data-tip-watch="offlineTip"
+    data-placement="top"
+    data-trigger="hover"
+    data-container="body">
         <div class="CapacityBar-remaining" ng-style="CapacityStyle"></div>
         <div class="CapacityBar-consumed"></div>
 </div>