diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/StatusLabel/StatusLabel.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/StatusLabel/StatusLabel.jsx
index bd0466f5ce..9074deda1a 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/StatusLabel/StatusLabel.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/StatusLabel/StatusLabel.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'styled-components/macro';
 import React from 'react';
 import { oneOf } from 'prop-types';
-import { Label } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import { Label, Tooltip } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import {
   CheckCircleIcon,
   ExclamationCircleIcon,
@@ -48,15 +48,19 @@ const icons = {
   canceled: ExclamationTriangleIcon,
 };
 
-export default function StatusLabel({ status }) {
+export default function StatusLabel({ status, tooltipContent = '' }) {
   const label = status.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + status.slice(1);
   const color = colors[status] || 'grey';
   const Icon = icons[status];
 
   return (
-    <Label variant="outline" color={color} icon={Icon ? <Icon /> : null}>
-      {label}
-    </Label>
+    <>
+      <Tooltip content={tooltipContent} position="top">
+        <Label variant="outline" color={color} icon={Icon ? <Icon /> : null}>
+          {label}
+        </Label>
+      </Tooltip>
+    </>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
index 91f7681f98..099fd78767 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ function InventoryListItem({
       inventory.inventory_sources_with_failures > 0 ? 'error' : 'success';
   }
 
+  let tooltipContent = '';
+  if (inventory.has_inventory_sources) {
+    if (inventory.inventory_sources_with_failures > 0) {
+      tooltipContent = i18n._(
+        t`${inventory.inventory_sources_with_failures} sources with sync failures.`
+      );
+    } else {
+      tooltipContent = i18n._(t`No inventory sync failures.`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    tooltipContent = i18n._(t`Not configured for inventory sync.`);
+  }
+
   return (
     <Tr id={inventory.id} aria-labelledby={labelId}>
       <Td
@@ -75,7 +88,9 @@ function InventoryListItem({
         )}
       </Td>
       <Td dataLabel={i18n._(t`Status`)}>
-        {inventory.kind !== 'smart' && <StatusLabel status={syncStatus} />}
+        {inventory.kind !== 'smart' && (
+          <StatusLabel status={syncStatus} tooltipContent={tooltipContent} />
+        )}
       </Td>
       <Td dataLabel={i18n._(t`Type`)}>
         {inventory.kind === 'smart'
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
index 6be246df39..179a089e52 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.test.jsx
@@ -7,24 +7,33 @@ import InventoryListItem from './InventoryListItem';
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Inventories');
 
 describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
-  test('initially renders succesfully', () => {
+  const inventory = {
+    id: 1,
+    name: 'Inventory',
+    kind: '',
+    has_active_failures: true,
+    total_hosts: 10,
+    hosts_with_active_failures: 4,
+    has_inventory_sources: true,
+    total_inventory_sources: 4,
+    inventory_sources_with_failures: 5,
+    summary_fields: {
+      organization: {
+        id: 1,
+        name: 'Default',
+      },
+      user_capabilities: {
+        edit: true,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  test('initially renders successfully', () => {
     mountWithContexts(
       <table>
         <tbody>
           <InventoryListItem
-            inventory={{
-              id: 1,
-              name: 'Inventory',
-              summary_fields: {
-                organization: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  name: 'Default',
-                },
-                user_capabilities: {
-                  edit: true,
-                },
-              },
-            }}
+            inventory={inventory}
             detailUrl="/inventories/inventory/1"
             isSelected
             onSelect={() => {}}
@@ -34,25 +43,50 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test('should render not configured tooltip', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+      <table>
+        <tbody>
+          <InventoryListItem
+            inventory={{ ...inventory, has_inventory_sources: false }}
+            detailUrl="/inventories/inventory/1"
+            isSelected
+            onSelect={() => {}}
+          />
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    );
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('StatusLabel').prop('tooltipContent')).toBe(
+      'Not configured for inventory sync.'
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('should render success tooltip', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+      <table>
+        <tbody>
+          <InventoryListItem
+            inventory={{ ...inventory, inventory_sources_with_failures: 0 }}
+            detailUrl="/inventories/inventory/1"
+            isSelected
+            onSelect={() => {}}
+          />
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    );
+
+    expect(wrapper.find('StatusLabel').prop('tooltipContent')).toBe(
+      'No inventory sync failures.'
+    );
+  });
+
   test('should render prompt list item data', () => {
     const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
       <table>
         <tbody>
           <InventoryListItem
-            inventory={{
-              id: 1,
-              name: 'Inventory',
-              kind: '',
-              summary_fields: {
-                organization: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  name: 'Default',
-                },
-                user_capabilities: {
-                  edit: true,
-                },
-              },
-            }}
+            inventory={inventory}
             detailUrl="/inventories/inventory/1"
             isSelected
             onSelect={() => {}}
@@ -61,6 +95,9 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
       </table>
     );
     expect(wrapper.find('StatusLabel').length).toBe(1);
+    expect(wrapper.find('StatusLabel').prop('tooltipContent')).toBe(
+      `${inventory.inventory_sources_with_failures} sources with sync failures.`
+    );
     expect(
       wrapper
         .find('Td')
@@ -72,7 +109,7 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
         .find('Td')
         .at(2)
         .text()
-    ).toBe('Disabled');
+    ).toBe('Error');
     expect(
       wrapper
         .find('Td')
@@ -92,19 +129,7 @@ describe('<InventoryListItem />', () => {
       <table>
         <tbody>
           <InventoryListItem
-            inventory={{
-              id: 1,
-              name: 'Inventory',
-              summary_fields: {
-                organization: {
-                  id: 1,
-                  name: 'Default',
-                },
-                user_capabilities: {
-                  edit: true,
-                },
-              },
-            }}
+            inventory={inventory}
             detailUrl="/inventories/inventory/1"
             isSelected
             onSelect={() => {}}