diff --git a/src/pyj/book_list/home.pyj b/src/pyj/book_list/home.pyj
index d6093f3ab2..2f3a7abf35 100644
--- a/src/pyj/book_list/home.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/book_list/home.pyj
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from utils import conditional_timeout
 from book_list.globals import get_db
 from book_list.top_bar import create_top_bar
 from book_list.ui import set_default_panel_handler, show_panel
+from book_list.router import update_window_title
 
 
 def show_recent():
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def show_recent():
 
 
 def init(container_id):
+    update_window_title()
     container = document.getElementById(container_id)
     create_top_bar(container, run_animation=True)
     interface_data = get_interface_data()
diff --git a/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj b/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
index 7c9f6231e6..b2a1081b5f 100644
--- a/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/book_list/views.pyj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from widgets import create_button, create_spinner
 from book_list.globals import get_session_data
 from book_list.cover_grid import cover_grid_css, create_item as create_cover_grid_item, init as init_cover_grid, append_item as cover_grid_append_item
 from book_list.top_bar import create_top_bar, add_button
-from book_list.router import back
+from book_list.router import back, update_window_title
 from book_list.ui import set_panel_handler, show_panel
 from book_list.library_data import load_status, ensure_current_library_data, library_data, current_sorted_field, loaded_books_query, url_books_query, current_library_id
 from book_list.item_list import create_item_list, create_item
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def init(container_id):
     container = document.getElementById(container_id)
     lid = container.dataset.library_id = url_books_query().library_id
     title = interface_data.library_map[lid]
+    update_window_title(title)
     create_top_bar(container, title=title, action=back, icon='home')
     container.appendChild(E.div())
     container.lastChild.appendChild(E.div(_('Loading books from the {} calibre library, please wait...').format(title), style='margin: 1ex 1em'))