diff --git a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
--- a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     MarbleWidget* marbleWidget() const;
 
  public Q_SLOTS:
-    void setMapTitle();
+    void updateWindowTitle();
     void changeViewSize( QAction* );
 
  protected:
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-kde/KdeMainWindow.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
     setAutoSaveSettings();
 
     connect( marbleWidget(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
-            this, SLOT(setMapTitle()));
+            this, SLOT(updateWindowTitle()));
+    updateWindowTitle();
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -88,12 +89,10 @@
     return m_part->controlView()->marbleWidget();
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setMapTitle()
+void MainWindow::updateWindowTitle()
 {
     GeoSceneDocument *mapTheme = marbleWidget()->mapTheme();
-    if ( mapTheme ) {
-        setWindowTitle(i18n("Marble Virtual Globe") + " - " + mapTheme->head()->name());
-    }
+    setWindowTitle(mapTheme ? mapTheme->head()->name() : QString());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::changeViewSize( QAction* action )
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
--- a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
     void  changeRecordingState();
 
-    void  updateApplicationTitle(const QString&);
+    void  updateWindowTitle();
 
     // File Menu
     void  openFile();
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-qt/QtMainWindow.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@
 
     m_controlView = new ControlView( this );
 
-    setWindowTitle( tr("Marble - Virtual Globe") );
     setWindowIcon( QIcon(":/icons/marble.png") );
     setCentralWidget( m_controlView );
 
@@ -213,10 +212,11 @@
     connect( m_controlView->marbleWidget(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
              this, SLOT(updateMapEditButtonVisibility(QString)) );
     connect(m_controlView->marbleModel(), SIGNAL(themeChanged(QString)),
-            this, SLOT(updateApplicationTitle(QString)));
+            this, SLOT(updateWindowTitle()));
     connect( m_controlView, SIGNAL(showMapWizard()), this, SLOT(showMapWizard()) );
     connect( m_controlView, SIGNAL(mapThemeDeleted()), this, SLOT(fallBackToDefaultTheme()) );
 
+    updateWindowTitle();
     setUpdatesEnabled( true );
 
     m_position =  QCoreApplication::translate( "Marble", NOT_AVAILABLE );
@@ -1613,12 +1613,10 @@
     m_stopRecordingAction->setEnabled( !m_stopRecordingAction->isEnabled() );
 }
 
-void MainWindow::updateApplicationTitle(const QString&)
+void MainWindow::updateWindowTitle()
 {
     GeoSceneDocument *theme = m_controlView->marbleModel()->mapTheme();
-    if (theme) {
-        setWindowTitle(tr("Marble Virtual Globe") + " - " + theme->head()->name());
-    }
+    setWindowTitle(theme ? theme->head()->name() : QString());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showMapWizard()
diff --git a/src/apps/marble-qt/qtmain.cpp b/src/apps/marble-qt/qtmain.cpp
--- a/src/apps/marble-qt/qtmain.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/marble-qt/qtmain.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     QTranslator  translator;
     translator.load( "marble-" + lang, MarbleDirs::path(QString("lang") ) );
     app.installTranslator(&translator);
+    app.setApplicationDisplayName(MainWindow::tr("Marble - Virtual Globe"));
 
     // For non static builds on mac and win
     // we need to be sure we can find the qt image