diff --git a/src/views/projects/router.ts b/src/views/projects/router.ts
index 1ddea8a15..08853dce3 100644
--- a/src/views/projects/router.ts
+++ b/src/views/projects/router.ts
@@ -943,7 +943,9 @@ export function projectTitle(loadedRoute: ProjectLoadedRoute) {
 
   if (loadedRoute.resource === "project.source") {
     title.push(loadedRoute.params.project.name);
-    title.push(loadedRoute.params.project.description);
+    if (loadedRoute.params.project.description.length > 0) {
+      title.push(loadedRoute.params.project.description);
+    }
   } else if (loadedRoute.resource === "project.commit") {
     title.push(loadedRoute.params.commit.commit.summary);
     title.push("commit");
diff --git a/tests/e2e/historyRouter.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/historyRouter.spec.ts
index 5e6340cc5..d6fb4f985 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/historyRouter.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/historyRouter.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   sourceBrowsingUrl,
   test,
 } from "@tests/support/fixtures.js";
+import { createProject } from "@tests/support/project";
 import {
   expectBackAndForwardNavigationWorks,
   expectUrlPersistsReload,
@@ -112,6 +113,30 @@ test.describe("project page navigation", () => {
     await expectUrlPersistsReload(page);
   });
 
+  test("page title", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(sourceBrowsingUrl, {
+      waitUntil: "networkidle",
+    });
+    const title = await page.title();
+    expect(title).toBe(
+      "source-browsing · Git repository for source browsing tests",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("page title on project with empty description", async ({
+    page,
+    authenticatedPeer,
+  }) => {
+    const { rid } = await createProject(authenticatedPeer, {
+      name: "ProjectWithNoDescription",
+    });
+    await page.goto(authenticatedPeer.ridUrl(rid), {
+      waitUntil: "networkidle",
+    });
+    const title = await page.title();
+    expect(title).toBe("ProjectWithNoDescription");
+  });
+
   test("navigate project paths with an explicitly selected peer", async ({
     page,
   }) => {