diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/helpers/repo_helper.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/helpers/repo_helper.js
index 655e4e7605b..3603a66c6cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/helpers/repo_helper.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/helpers/repo_helper.js
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ const RepoHelper = {
     return langs.find(lang => lang.extensions && lang.extensions.indexOf(`.${ext}`) > -1);
   },
 
-  setDirectoryOpen(tree) {
+  setDirectoryOpen(tree, title) {
     const file = tree;
     if (!file) return undefined;
 
     file.opened = true;
     file.icon = 'fa-folder-open';
-    RepoHelper.updateHistoryEntry(file.url, file.name);
+    RepoHelper.updateHistoryEntry(file.url, title);
     return file;
   },
 
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ const RepoHelper = {
     return Service.getContent()
     .then((response) => {
       const data = response.data;
+      if (response.headers && response.headers['page-title']) data.pageTitle = response.headers['page-title'];
+
       Store.isTree = RepoHelper.isTree(data);
       if (!Store.isTree) {
         if (!file) file = data;
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ const RepoHelper = {
       } else {
         // it's a tree
         if (!file) Store.isRoot = RepoHelper.isRoot(Service.url);
-        file = RepoHelper.setDirectoryOpen(file);
+        file = RepoHelper.setDirectoryOpen(file, data.pageTitle || data.name);
         const newDirectory = RepoHelper.dataToListOfFiles(data);
         Store.addFilesToDirectory(file, Store.files, newDirectory);
         Store.prevURL = Service.blobURLtoParentTree(Service.url);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
index 1c0df528aea..b7cf39f0798 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repo/stores/repo_store.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const RepoStore = {
         }).catch(Helper.loadingError);
     }
 
-    if (!file.loading) Helper.updateHistoryEntry(file.url, file.name);
+    if (!file.loading) Helper.updateHistoryEntry(file.url, file.pageTitle || file.name);
     RepoStore.binary = file.binary;
   },