diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editplaceref.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editplaceref.glade
index a44fe62db..3fdf2d18d 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editplaceref.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editplaceref.glade
@@ -320,12 +320,14 @@
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkComboBox" id="place_type">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
-                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                        <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">What type of place this is. Eg 'Country', 'City', ... .</property>
                         <property name="hexpand">True</property>
                         <property name="has_entry">True</property>
                         <child internal-child="entry">
                           <object class="GtkEntry" id="combobox-entry">
-                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                            <property name="overwrite_mode">True</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
                       </object>