diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
index 1ccc5353687..51ed2a7691b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export default createWidget('link', {
   },
 
   buildAttributes(attrs) {
-    return { href: this.href(attrs), title: this.label(attrs) };
+    return { href: this.href(attrs),
+             title: attrs.title ? I18n.t(attrs.title) : this.label(attrs) };
   },
 
   label(attrs) {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-links.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-links.js.es6
index 2a6833ce8d6..6c8acb6653c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-links.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/post-links.js.es6
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default createWidget('post-links', {
       if (state.collapsed) {
         return this.attach('link', {
           labelCount: `post_links.title`,
+          title: "post_links.about",
           count: links.length,
           action: 'expandLinks',
           className: 'expand-links'
@@ -48,14 +49,6 @@ export default createWidget('post-links', {
       });
     }
 
-    // if (attrs.canReplyAsNewTopic) {
-    //   result.push(h('li', this.attach('link', {
-    //                 className: 'reply-new',
-    //                 contents: () => [I18n.t('post.reply_as_new_topic'), iconNode('plus')],
-    //                 action: 'newTopicAction'
-    //               })));
-    // }
-
     return h('ul.post-links', result);
   },
 
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 6ea345a0682..58aa2c0f3b3 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1828,6 +1828,7 @@ en:
         one: "1 click"
         other: "%{count} clicks"
     post_links:
+      about: "expand the links for this post"
       title:
         one: "1 post link"
         other: "%{count} post links"