diff --git a/lib/client.dart b/lib/client.dart
index ca97d08..186a83e 100644
--- a/lib/client.dart
+++ b/lib/client.dart
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ abstract class Route {
    */
   bool get dontLeaveOnParamChanges;
 
+  /**
+   * Used to set page title when the route [isActive].
+   */
+  String get pageTitle;
+
   /**
    * Returns a stream of [RouteEnterEvent] events. The [RouteEnterEvent] event
    * is fired when route has already been made active, but before subroutes
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ abstract class Route {
   void addRoute({String name, Pattern path, bool defaultRoute: false,
         RouteEnterEventHandler enter, RoutePreEnterEventHandler preEnter,
         RoutePreLeaveEventHandler preLeave, RouteLeaveEventHandler leave,
-        mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false,
+        mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false, String pageTitle,
         List<Pattern> watchQueryParameters});
 
   /**
@@ -166,6 +171,8 @@ class RouteImpl extends Route {
   final UrlMatcher path;
   @override
   final RouteImpl parent;
+  @override
+  final String pageTitle;
 
   /// Child routes map route names to `Route` instances
   final _routes = <String, RouteImpl>{};
@@ -199,7 +206,7 @@ class RouteImpl extends Route {
   Stream<RouteEvent> get onEnter => _onEnterController.stream;
 
   RouteImpl._new({this.name, this.path, this.parent,
-                 this.dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false,
+                 this.dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false, this.pageTitle,
                  watchQueryParameters})
       : _onEnterController =
             new StreamController<RouteEnterEvent>.broadcast(sync: true),
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ class RouteImpl extends Route {
   void addRoute({String name, Pattern path, bool defaultRoute: false,
       RouteEnterEventHandler enter, RoutePreEnterEventHandler preEnter,
       RoutePreLeaveEventHandler preLeave, RouteLeaveEventHandler leave,
-      mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false,
+      mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false, String pageTitle,
       List<Pattern> watchQueryParameters}) {
     if (name == null) {
       throw new ArgumentError('name is required for all routes');
@@ -230,7 +237,7 @@ class RouteImpl extends Route {
     var matcher = path is UrlMatcher ? path : new UrlTemplate(path.toString());
 
     var route = new RouteImpl._new(name: name, path: matcher, parent: this,
-        dontLeaveOnParamChanges: dontLeaveOnParamChanges,
+        dontLeaveOnParamChanges: dontLeaveOnParamChanges, pageTitle: pageTitle,
         watchQueryParameters: watchQueryParameters);
 
     route..onPreEnter.listen(preEnter)
@@ -286,12 +293,8 @@ class RouteImpl extends Route {
     return tail;
   }
 
-  String _getTailUrl(String routePath, Map parameters) {
+  String _getTailUrl(Route routeToGo, Map parameters) {
     var tail = '';
-    var routeToGo = findRoute(routePath);
-    if (routeToGo == null) {
-      throw new StateError('Invalid route path: $routePath');
-    }
     for (RouteImpl route = routeToGo; route != this; route = route.parent) {
       tail = route.path.reverse(
           parameters: _joinParams(parameters == null ?
@@ -714,14 +717,15 @@ class Router {
   Future<bool> go(String routePath, Map parameters, {Route startingFrom,
        bool replace: false, Map queryParameters, bool forceReload: false}) {
     RouteImpl baseRoute = startingFrom == null ? root : _dehandle(startingFrom);
-    var newTail = baseRoute._getTailUrl(routePath, parameters) +
+    var routeToGo = _findRoute(baseRoute, routePath);
+    var newTail = baseRoute._getTailUrl(routeToGo, parameters) +
         _buildQuery(queryParameters);
     String newUrl = baseRoute._getHead(newTail);
     _logger.finest('go $newUrl');
     return route(newTail, startingFrom: baseRoute, forceReload: forceReload)
         .then((success) {
           if (success) {
-            _go(newUrl, null, replace);
+            _go(newUrl, routeToGo.pageTitle, replace);
           }
           return success;
         });
@@ -732,11 +736,22 @@ class Router {
       Map queryParameters}) {
     var baseRoute = startingFrom == null ? root : _dehandle(startingFrom);
     parameters = parameters == null ? {} : parameters;
-    var tail = baseRoute._getTailUrl(routePath, parameters);
+    var routeToGo = _findRoute(baseRoute, routePath);
+    var tail = baseRoute._getTailUrl(routeToGo, parameters);
     return (_useFragment ? '#' : '') + baseRoute._getHead(tail) +
         _buildQuery(queryParameters);
   }
 
+  /// Attempts to find [Route] for the specified [routePath] relative to the
+  /// [baseRoute]. If nothing is found throws a [StateError].
+  Route _findRoute(Route baseRoute, String routePath) {
+    var route = baseRoute.findRoute(routePath);
+    if (route == null) {
+      throw new StateError('Invalid route path: $routePath');
+    }
+    return route;
+  }
+
   /// Build an query string from a parameter `Map`
   String _buildQuery(Map queryParams) {
     if (queryParams == null || queryParams.isEmpty) {
@@ -856,9 +871,6 @@ class Router {
       } else {
         _window.location.assign('#$path');
       }
-      if (title != null) {
-        (_window.document as HtmlDocument).title = title;
-      }
     } else {
       if (title == null) {
         title = (_window.document as HtmlDocument).title;
@@ -869,6 +881,9 @@ class Router {
         _window.history.pushState(null, title, path);
       }
     }
+    if (title != null) {
+      (_window.document as HtmlDocument).title = title;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/route_handle.dart b/lib/route_handle.dart
index e629fe6..2ae8831 100644
--- a/lib/route_handle.dart
+++ b/lib/route_handle.dart
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class RouteHandle implements Route {
   @override
   void addRoute({String name, Pattern path, bool defaultRoute: false,
       RouteEnterEventHandler enter, RoutePreEnterEventHandler preEnter,
-      RoutePreLeaveEventHandler preLeave,RouteLeaveEventHandler leave,
-      mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false,
+      RoutePreLeaveEventHandler preLeave, RouteLeaveEventHandler leave,
+      mount, dontLeaveOnParamChanges: false, String pageTitle,
       List<Pattern> watchQueryParameters}) {
     throw new UnsupportedError('addRoute is not supported in handle');
   }
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class RouteHandle implements Route {
   @override
   bool get dontLeaveOnParamChanges => _route.dontLeaveOnParamChanges;
 
+  /// See [Route.title]
+  @override
+  String get pageTitle => _route.pageTitle;
+
   @override
   Map get queryParameters => _route.queryParameters;
 }
diff --git a/test/client_test.dart b/test/client_test.dart
index 76f79d1..703fe42 100644
--- a/test/client_test.dart
+++ b/test/client_test.dart
@@ -1243,6 +1243,32 @@ main() {
       });
     });
 
+    test('should update page title if the title property is set', () {
+      var mockWindow = new MockWindow();
+      var router = new Router(useFragment: false, windowImpl: mockWindow);
+      router.root.addRoute(name: 'foo', path: '/foo', pageTitle: 'Foo');
+
+      router.go('foo', {}).then(expectAsync((_) {
+        var mockHistory = mockWindow.history;
+        mockWindow.document.getLogs(callsTo('set title')).verify(happenedOnce);
+        expect(mockHistory.getLogs(callsTo('pushState', anything)).last.args,
+            [null, 'Foo', '/foo']);
+      }));
+    });
+
+    test('should not change page title if the title property is not set', () {
+      var mockWindow = new MockWindow();
+      mockWindow.document.when(callsTo('get title')).alwaysReturn('page title');
+      var router = new Router(useFragment: false, windowImpl: mockWindow);
+      router.root.addRoute(name: 'foo', path: '/foo');
+
+      router.go('foo', {}).then(expectAsync((_) {
+        var mockHistory = mockWindow.history;
+        expect(mockHistory.getLogs(callsTo('pushState', anything)).last.args,
+            [null, 'page title', '/foo']);
+      }));
+    });
+
   });
 
   group('url', () {