diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
@@ -412,10 +412,9 @@
     void tabCountChanged(int count);
 
     /**
-     * Sets the window caption to url.fileName() if this is non-empty,
-     * "/" if the URL is "file:///", and url.protocol() otherwise.
+     * Updates the Window Title with the caption from the active view container
      */
-    void setUrlAsCaption(const QUrl& url);
+    void updateWindowTitle();
 
     /**
      * This slot is called when the user requested to unmount a removable media
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "dolphindockwidget.h"
 #include "dolphincontextmenu.h"
 #include "dolphinnewfilemenu.h"
-#include "dolphinplacesmodelsingleton.h"
 #include "dolphinrecenttabsmenu.h"
 #include "dolphintabwidget.h"
 #include "dolphinviewcontainer.h"
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
 #include <KAuthorized>
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KFileItemListProperties>
-#include <KFilePlacesModel>
 #include <KHelpMenu>
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KIO/OpenFileManagerWindowJob>
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@
     connect(m_tabWidget, &DolphinTabWidget::tabCountChanged,
             this, &DolphinMainWindow::tabCountChanged);
     connect(m_tabWidget, &DolphinTabWidget::currentUrlChanged,
-            this, &DolphinMainWindow::setUrlAsCaption);
+            this, &DolphinMainWindow::updateWindowTitle);
     setCentralWidget(m_tabWidget);
 
     setupActions();
@@ -1001,46 +999,9 @@
     actionCollection()->action(QStringLiteral("activate_prev_tab"))->setEnabled(enableTabActions);
 }
 
-void DolphinMainWindow::setUrlAsCaption(const QUrl& url)
+void DolphinMainWindow::updateWindowTitle()
 {
-    QString schemePrefix;
-    if (!url.isLocalFile()) {
-        schemePrefix.append(url.scheme() + " - ");
-        if (!url.host().isEmpty()) {
-            schemePrefix.append(url.host() + " - ");
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (GeneralSettings::showFullPathInTitlebar()) {
-        const QString path = url.adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).path();
-        setWindowTitle(schemePrefix + path);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    KFilePlacesModel *placesModel = DolphinPlacesModelSingleton::instance().placesModel();
-    const auto& matchedPlaces = placesModel->match(placesModel->index(0,0), KFilePlacesModel::UrlRole, url, 1, Qt::MatchExactly);
-
-    if (!matchedPlaces.isEmpty()) {
-        setWindowTitle(placesModel->text(matchedPlaces.first()));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    QString fileName = url.adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).fileName();
-    if (fileName.isEmpty()) {
-        fileName = '/';
-    }
-
-    if (m_activeViewContainer->isSearchModeEnabled()) {
-        if(m_activeViewContainer->currentSearchText().isEmpty()){
-            setWindowTitle(i18n("Search"));
-        } else {
-            const auto searchText = i18n("Search for %1", m_activeViewContainer->currentSearchText());
-            setWindowTitle(searchText);
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
-    setWindowTitle(schemePrefix + fileName);
+    setWindowTitle(m_activeViewContainer->getCaption());
 }
 
 void DolphinMainWindow::slotStorageTearDownFromPlacesRequested(const QString& mountPath)
@@ -1501,7 +1462,7 @@
         const bool splitView = GeneralSettings::splitView();
         m_tabWidget->currentTabPage()->setSplitViewEnabled(splitView);
         updateSplitAction();
-        setUrlAsCaption(activeViewContainer()->url());
+        updateWindowTitle();
     }
 
     emit settingsChanged();
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.h b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.h
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     /**
      * Returns the name of the tab for the URL \a url.
      */
-    QString tabName(const QUrl& url) const;
+    QString tabName() const;
 
 private:
     /** Caches the (negated) places panel visibility */
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 {
     const int tabCount = count();
     for (int i = 0; i < tabCount; ++i) {
+        tabBar()->setTabText(i, tabName());
         tabPageAt(i)->refreshViews();
     }
 }
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::activeViewChanged);
     connect(tabPage, &DolphinTabPage::activeViewUrlChanged,
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::tabUrlChanged);
-    addTab(tabPage, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl)), tabName(primaryUrl));
+    addTab(tabPage, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(primaryUrl)), tabName());
 
     if (focusWidget) {
         // The DolphinViewContainer grabbed the keyboard focus. As the tab is opened
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@
 {
     const int index = indexOf(qobject_cast<QWidget*>(sender()));
     if (index >= 0) {
-        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(url));
+        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName());
         tabBar()->setTabIcon(index, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url)));
 
         // Emit the currentUrlChanged signal if the url of the current tab has been changed.
@@ -353,20 +354,13 @@
     emit tabCountChanged(count());
 }
 
-QString DolphinTabWidget::tabName(const QUrl& url) const
+QString DolphinTabWidget::tabName() const
 {
-    QString name;
-    if (url == QUrl(QStringLiteral("file:///"))) {
-        name = '/';
-    } else {
-        name = url.adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).fileName();
-        if (name.isEmpty()) {
-            name = url.scheme();
-        } else {
-            // Make sure that a '&' inside the directory name is displayed correctly
-            // and not misinterpreted as a keyboard shortcut in QTabBar::setTabText()
-            name.replace('&', QLatin1String("&&"));
-        }
+    if (currentTabPage() == nullptr) {
+        return QString();
     }
-    return name;
+    QString name = currentTabPage()->activeViewContainer()->getCaption();
+    // Make sure that a '&' inside the directory name is displayed correctly
+    // and not misinterpreted as a keyboard shortcut in QTabBar::setTabText()
+    return name.replace('&', QLatin1String("&&"));
 }
diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.h b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.h
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.h
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.h
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@
      */
     void reload();
 
+    /**
+     * @return Returns a Caption suitable for display to the user. It is
+     * calculated depending on settings, if a search is active and other
+     * factors.
+     */
+    QString getCaption() const;
+
 public slots:
     /**
      * Sets the current active URL, where all actions are applied. The
diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "views/viewproperties.h"
 
 #include <KFileItemActions>
+#include <KFilePlacesModel>
 #include <KIO/PreviewJob>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageWidget>
@@ -409,6 +410,52 @@
     m_messageWidget->hide();
 }
 
+QString DolphinViewContainer::getCaption() const
+{
+    if (GeneralSettings::showFullPathInTitlebar()) {
+        if (!url().isLocalFile()) {
+            return url().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).toString();
+        }
+        return url().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).path();
+    }
+
+    KFilePlacesModel *placesModel = DolphinPlacesModelSingleton::instance().placesModel();
+    const auto& matchedPlaces = placesModel->match(placesModel->index(0,0), KFilePlacesModel::UrlRole, url(), 1, Qt::MatchExactly);
+
+    if (!matchedPlaces.isEmpty()) {
+        return placesModel->text(matchedPlaces.first());
+    }
+    if (!url().isLocalFile()) {
+        QUrl adjustedUrl = url().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash);
+        QString caption;
+        if (!adjustedUrl.fileName().isEmpty()) {
+            caption = adjustedUrl.fileName();
+        } else if (!adjustedUrl.path().isEmpty() && adjustedUrl.path() != "/") {
+            caption = adjustedUrl.path();
+        } else if (!adjustedUrl.host().isEmpty()) {
+            caption = adjustedUrl.host();
+        } else {
+            caption = adjustedUrl.toString();
+        }
+        return caption;
+    }
+
+    QString fileName = url().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).fileName();
+    if (fileName.isEmpty()) {
+        fileName = '/';
+    }
+
+    if (isSearchModeEnabled()) {
+        if(currentSearchText().isEmpty()){
+            return i18n("Search");
+        } else {
+            return i18n("Search for %1", currentSearchText());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return fileName;
+}
+
 void DolphinViewContainer::setUrl(const QUrl& newUrl)
 {
     if (newUrl != m_urlNavigator->locationUrl()) {