diff --git a/src/server/domain.rs b/src/server/domain.rs
index 2aa308026..f5ca0951e 100644
--- a/src/server/domain.rs
+++ b/src/server/domain.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl Domain for ClientDomain {
 
             result.tab_id
         };
-        let tab: Rc<dyn Tab> = Rc::new(ClientTab::new(&inner, remote_tab_id, size));
+        let tab: Rc<dyn Tab> = Rc::new(ClientTab::new(&inner, remote_tab_id, size, "wezterm"));
         let mux = Mux::get().unwrap();
         mux.add_tab(&tab)?;
         mux.add_tab_to_window(&tab, window)?;
@@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ impl Domain for ClientDomain {
                 entry.window_id,
                 entry.title
             );
-            let tab: Rc<dyn Tab> = Rc::new(ClientTab::new(&inner, entry.tab_id, entry.size));
+            let tab: Rc<dyn Tab> = Rc::new(ClientTab::new(
+                &inner,
+                entry.tab_id,
+                entry.size,
+                &entry.title,
+            ));
             mux.add_tab(&tab)?;
 
             if let Some(local_window_id) = inner.remote_to_local_window(entry.window_id) {
diff --git a/src/server/tab.rs b/src/server/tab.rs
index cc3f0b056..6e29caee5 100644
--- a/src/server/tab.rs
+++ b/src/server/tab.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ pub struct ClientTab {
 }
 
 impl ClientTab {
-    pub fn new(client: &Arc<ClientInner>, remote_tab_id: TabId, size: PtySize) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(
+        client: &Arc<ClientInner>,
+        remote_tab_id: TabId,
+        size: PtySize,
+        title: &str,
+    ) -> Self {
         let local_tab_id = alloc_tab_id();
         let writer = TabWriter {
             client: Arc::clone(client),
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ impl ClientTab {
                     scrollback_top: 0,
                 },
                 lines: LruCache::unbounded(),
-                title: "wezterm".to_string(),
+                title: title.to_string(),
             }),
         };