diff --git a/src/pyj/book_list/boss.pyj b/src/pyj/book_list/boss.pyj
index 23ac67b92a..50a873857f 100644
--- a/src/pyj/book_list/boss.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/book_list/boss.pyj
@@ -53,13 +53,17 @@ class Boss:
         divid = 'read-book-container' if mode is 'read_book' else 'book-list-container'
         for x in ['book-list-container', 'read-book-container']:
             document.getElementById(x).style.display = 'block' if x is divid else 'none'
+        self.update_window_title()
 
     @property
     def has_history(self):
         return self.history_count > 0
 
     def update_window_title(self):
-        document.title = 'calibre :: ' + self.current_library_name
+        if self.current_mode is 'book_list':
+            document.title = 'calibre :: ' + self.current_library_name
+        elif self.current_mode is 'read_book':
+            document.title = self.read_ui.current_metadata.title
 
     def onerror(self, msg, script_url, line_number, column_number, error_object):
         try:
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
index 4306a07d8c..40a18001f7 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/ui.pyj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from ajax import ajax, encode_query
 from elementmaker import E
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from book_list.globals import get_boss
 from modals import error_dialog
 from utils import human_readable
 from read_book.db import create_db
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class ReadUI:
         self.current_book_id = book_id
         metadata = metadata or self.interface_data.metadata[book_id]
         self.current_metadata = metadata or {'title':_('Book id #') + book_id}
+        get_boss().update_window_title()
         self.init_ui()
         if type(self.db) is 'string':
             self.show_error(_('Cannot read book'), self.db)