diff --git a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
index 8d4f1088e..a59235abc 100644
--- a/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/explore/repo_list.tmpl
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@
{{end}}
{{if not $.DisableStars}}
-
- {{svg "octicon-star" 16}}
- {{CountFmt .NumStars}}
+
+ {{svg "octicon-star" 16}}
+ {{if ge .NumStars 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumStars}}"{{end}}{{CountFmt .NumStars}}
{{end}}
{{if not $.DisableForks}}
-
- {{svg "octicon-git-branch" 16}}
- {{CountFmt .NumForks}}
+
+ {{svg "octicon-git-branch" 16}}
+ {{if ge .NumForks 1000}}data-tooltip-content="{{.NumForks}}"{{end}}{{CountFmt .NumForks}}
{{end}}