diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
index 0368071037..597b6caa9a 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowMac::Create(wxWindow *parent,
     SetName(name);
 
     m_windowId = id == -1 ? NewControlId() : id;
+    wxWindow::SetTitle( title ) ;
 
     MacCreateRealWindow( title, pos , size , MacRemoveBordersFromStyle(style) , name ) ;