diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
     QTimer* timer = new QTimer;
     timer->setSingleShot(true);
     timer->setInterval(theTimeout);
-    TimerProgress::fromTimer(timer);
+    TimerProgress::fromTimer(timer, this);
     connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this, timer] {
         this->hide();
         delete timer;
diff --git a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h
--- a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h
+++ b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef UNITYLAUNCHER_H
 #define UNITYLAUNCHER_H
 
+#include "KSMainWindow.h"
+
 #include <QObject>
 
 class QTimer;
@@ -34,17 +36,17 @@
 public:
     int progress() const;
     
-    static const TimerProgress& fromTimer(QTimer *timer, int updateInterval = 50);
+    static const TimerProgress& fromTimer(QTimer *timer, KSMainWindow *parent, int updateInterval = 50);
     
 private:
-    explicit TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, int updateInterval, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, KSMainWindow *parent, int updateInterval);
     ~TimerProgress() override;
     void update(const QVariantMap &properties);
 
     QString mLauncherId;
+    KSMainWindow *mMainWindow;
     QTimer *mTimer;
     QTimer *mUpdateTimer;
- 
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/TimerProgress.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
-const TimerProgress& TimerProgress::fromTimer(QTimer* timer, int updateInterval )
+const TimerProgress& TimerProgress::fromTimer(QTimer* timer, KSMainWindow* parent, int updateInterval)
 {
-    return *(new TimerProgress(timer, updateInterval));
+    return *(new TimerProgress(timer, parent, updateInterval));
 }
 
-TimerProgress::TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, int updateInterval, QObject *parent)
+TimerProgress::TimerProgress(QTimer *timer, KSMainWindow *parent, int updateInterval)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , mMainWindow(parent)
     , mTimer(timer)
     , mUpdateTimer(new QTimer(this))
 {
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@
 
 void TimerProgress::update(const QVariantMap &properties)
 {
+    // +1s so it never displays "0 s". -100 ms so it never displays one second too much.
+    QString timerInTitle = QString::fromStdString("%1 s").arg((mTimer->remainingTime() - 100)/1000 + 1);
+    mMainWindow->setWindowTitle(timerInTitle);
+    
     QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createSignal(QStringLiteral("/org/kde/Spectacle"),
                                                       QStringLiteral("com.canonical.Unity.LauncherEntry"),
                                                       QStringLiteral("Update"));