diff --git a/templates/thread.html b/templates/thread.html
index 7f8668a3..335cd610 100644
--- a/templates/thread.html
+++ b/templates/thread.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</script>
 
 	{% include 'header.html' %}
-	<title>{{ board.url }} - {% if config.thread_subject_in_title and thread.subject %}{{ thread.subject }}{% else %}{{ board.title|e }}{% endif %}</title>
+	<title>{{ board.url }} - {% if config.thread_subject_in_title and thread.subject %}{{ thread.subject }}{% else %}{{ thread.body_nomarkup[:256]|e }}{% endif %}</title>
 </head>
 <body class="8chan vichan {% if mod %}is-moderator{% else %}is-not-moderator{% endif %}" data-stylesheet="{% if config.default_stylesheet.1 != '' %}{{ config.default_stylesheet.1 }}{% else %}default{% endif %}">
 	{{ boardlist.top }}
