diff --git a/extensions/tabs/tabs-pane.coffee b/extensions/tabs/tabs-pane.coffee
index 983b9ace2..f65da359f 100644
--- a/extensions/tabs/tabs-pane.coffee
+++ b/extensions/tabs/tabs-pane.coffee
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class TabsPane extends Pane
     if tabsLength is 1
       @removeTab activePath
       $('#main-container').children().css 'display', 'none !important'
+      window.setTitle window.resource.title()
     else if tabsLength > 0
       @removeTab activePath
       @prevTab()
diff --git a/src/atom/project.coffee b/src/atom/project.coffee
index fa7b1d714..1353fb1b7 100644
--- a/src/atom/project.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/project.coffee
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Project extends Resource
       return false if not fs.isDirectory url
 
       @url = url
+      window.setTitle @title()
       atom.trigger 'project:open', this
 
       true
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ class Project extends Resource
   save: ->
     @activeResource?.save()
 
+  title: ->
+    _.last @url.split '/'
+
   # Determines if a passed URL is a child of @url.
   # Returns a Boolean.
   childURL: (url) ->