diff --git a/tabby-core/src/components/tabHeader.component.ts b/tabby-core/src/components/tabHeader.component.ts
index 20523a9b..7a650321 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/components/tabHeader.component.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/components/tabHeader.component.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export class TabHeaderComponent extends BaseComponent {
         modal.result.then(result => {
             this.tab.setTitle(result)
             this.tab.customTitle = result
+            this.app.emitTabsChanged()
         }).catch(() => null)
     }
 
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/tabRecovery.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/tabRecovery.service.ts
index 4f2ec154..4d674643 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/tabRecovery.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/tabRecovery.service.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export class TabRecoveryService {
         const token = await tab.getRecoveryToken()
         if (token) {
             token.tabTitle = tab.title
+            token.tabCustomTitle = tab.customTitle
             if (tab.color) {
                 token.tabColor = tab.color
             }
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export class TabRecoveryService {
                 tab.inputs = tab.inputs ?? {}
                 tab.inputs.color = token.tabColor ?? null
                 tab.inputs.title = token.tabTitle || ''
+                tab.inputs.customTitle = token.tabCustomTitle || ''
                 tab.inputs.disableDynamicTitle = token.disableDynamicTitle
                 return tab
             } catch (error) {