diff --git a/konsole/konsole.cpp b/konsole/konsole.cpp
index 12c13338..66743d35 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole.cpp
@@ -3472,6 +3472,14 @@ void Konsole::attachSession(TESession* session)
   activateSession(session);
 }
 
+void Konsole::setSessionTitle( QString& title, TESession* ses )
+{
+   if ( !ses )
+      ses = se;
+   ses->setTitle( title );
+   slotRenameSession( ses, title );
+}
+
 void Konsole::renameSession(TESession* ses) {
   QString title = ses->Title();
   bool ok;
diff --git a/konsole/konsole.h b/konsole/konsole.h
index 771dad30..4d9385a3 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole.h
+++ b/konsole/konsole.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public:
   void newSession(const QString &program, const QStrList &args, const QString &term, const QString &icon, const QString &title, const QString &cwd);
   void setSchema(const QString & path);
   void setEncoding(int);
+  void setSessionTitle(QString&, TESession* = 0);
 
   void enableFullScripting(bool b);
   void enableFixedSize(bool b);
diff --git a/konsole/main.cpp b/konsole/main.cpp
index 230483ae..7a44e875 100644
--- a/konsole/main.cpp
+++ b/konsole/main.cpp
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ extern "C" int KDE_EXPORT kdemain(int argc, char* argv[])
           key = QString("Cwd%1").arg(counter);
           sCwd = sessionconfig->readPathEntry(key);
           m->newSession(sPgm, eargs, sTerm, sIcon, sTitle, sCwd);
+          m->setSessionTitle(sTitle);  // Use title as is
           key = QString("Schema%1").arg(counter);
           m->setSchema(sessionconfig->readEntry(key));
           key = QString("Encoding%1").arg(counter);