diff --git a/settings.json.template b/settings.json.template
index 087c710c..95ed8c6a 100644
--- a/settings.json.template
+++ b/settings.json.template
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   Please edit settings.json, not settings.json.template
 */
 {
+  // Name your instance!
+  "title": "Etherpad Lite",
+  
   //Ip and port which etherpad should bind at
   "ip": "0.0.0.0",
   "port" : 9001,
diff --git a/src/node/utils/Settings.js b/src/node/utils/Settings.js
index 3d7894d5..38c98287 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/Settings.js
+++ b/src/node/utils/Settings.js
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ var vm = require('vm');
 /* Root path of the installation */
 exports.root = path.normalize(path.join(npm.dir, ".."));
 
+/**
+ * The app title, visible e.g. in the browser window
+ */
+exports.title = "Etherpad Lite";
+
 /**
  * The IP ep-lite should listen to
  */
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index cdd9346d..58af9a5e 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+<%
+  var settings = require("ep_etherpad-lite/node/utils/Settings");
+%>
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
 
-        <title>Etherpad Lite</title>
+        <title><%=settings.title%></title>
 	<script>
 	  /*
 	  |@licstart  The following is the entire license notice for the
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 0c39be16..0c3ed383 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %>
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
-        <title>Etherpad Lite</title>
+        <title><%=settings.title%></title>
         <script>
           /*
           |@licstart  The following is the entire license notice for the
diff --git a/src/templates/timeslider.html b/src/templates/timeslider.html
index 30c4e676..d453f341 100644
--- a/src/templates/timeslider.html
+++ b/src/templates/timeslider.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+<%
+  var settings = require("ep_etherpad-lite/node/utils/Settings");
+%>
 <!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
-<title>Etherpad Lite Timeslider</title>
+<title><%=settings.title%> Timeslider</title>
 <script>
   /*
   |@licstart  The following is the entire license notice for the
