diff --git a/include/x11/atoms.hpp b/include/x11/atoms.hpp
index ef42c1a6..f547710b 100644
--- a/include/x11/atoms.hpp
+++ b/include/x11/atoms.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct cached_atom {
   xcb_atom_t& atom;
 };
 
-extern std::array<cached_atom, 36> ATOMS;
+extern std::array<cached_atom, 37> ATOMS;
 
 extern xcb_atom_t _NET_SUPPORTED;
 extern xcb_atom_t _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP;
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ extern xcb_atom_t ESETROOT_PMAP_ID;
 extern xcb_atom_t _COMPTON_SHADOW;
 extern xcb_atom_t _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY;
 extern xcb_atom_t WM_HINTS;
+extern xcb_atom_t WM_NAME;
diff --git a/src/modules/xwindow.cpp b/src/modules/xwindow.cpp
index 80383ce3..6deae450 100644
--- a/src/modules/xwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/xwindow.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace modules {
    * Get the title by returning the first non-empty value of:
    *  _NET_WM_NAME
    *  _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME
+   *  WM_NAME
    */
   string active_window::title() const {
     string title;
@@ -87,9 +88,7 @@ namespace modules {
       update(true);
     } else if (evt->atom == _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP) {
       update(true);
-    } else if (evt->atom == _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME) {
-      update();
-    } else if (evt->atom == _NET_WM_NAME) {
+    } else if (evt->atom == _NET_WM_NAME || evt->atom == _NET_WM_VISIBLE_NAME || evt->atom == WM_NAME) {
       update();
     } else {
       return;
diff --git a/src/x11/atoms.cpp b/src/x11/atoms.cpp
index 18641541..859c187e 100644
--- a/src/x11/atoms.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/atoms.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ xcb_atom_t ESETROOT_PMAP_ID;
 xcb_atom_t _COMPTON_SHADOW;
 xcb_atom_t _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY;
 xcb_atom_t WM_HINTS;
+xcb_atom_t WM_NAME;
 
 // clang-format off
-std::array<cached_atom, 36> ATOMS = {{
+std::array<cached_atom, 37> ATOMS = {{
   {"_NET_SUPPORTED", _NET_SUPPORTED},
   {"_NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP", _NET_CURRENT_DESKTOP},
   {"_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW", _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW},
@@ -78,5 +79,6 @@ std::array<cached_atom, 36> ATOMS = {{
   {"_COMPTON_SHADOW", _COMPTON_SHADOW},
   {"_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY", _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY},
   {"WM_HINTS", WM_HINTS},
+  {"WM_NAME", WM_NAME},
 }};
 // clang-format on