diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
index ce15ebd05..5f328ae42 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ void WebView::printPage()
 void WebView::slotLoadStarted()
 {
     m_progress = 0;
+
+    if (title(/*allowEmpty*/true).isEmpty()) {
+        emit titleChanged(title());
+    }
 }
 
 void WebView::slotLoadProgress(int progress)
@@ -446,7 +450,13 @@ void WebView::slotIconChanged()
 
 void WebView::slotUrlChanged(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(url)
+    if (!url.isEmpty() && title(/*allowEmpty*/true).isEmpty()) {
+        // Don't treat this as background activity change
+        const bool oldActivity = m_backgroundActivity;
+        m_backgroundActivity = true;
+        emit titleChanged(title());
+        m_backgroundActivity = oldActivity;
+    }
 
     // Don't save blank page / speed dial in tab history
     if (!history()->canGoForward()  && history()->backItems(1).size() == 1) {
diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
index cd20e93e1..f99ea11aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ WebTab::WebTab(QWidget *parent)
     nlayout->setSpacing(1);
 
     connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(showNotification(QWidget*)), this, SLOT(showNotification(QWidget*)));
-    connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(loadStarted()), this, SLOT(loadStarted()));
     connect(m_webView, SIGNAL(loadFinished(bool)), this, SLOT(loadFinished()));
     connect(m_webView, &TabbedWebView::titleChanged, this, &WebTab::titleWasChanged);
     connect(m_webView, &TabbedWebView::titleChanged, this, &WebTab::titleChanged);
@@ -558,13 +557,6 @@ void WebTab::showNotification(QWidget* notif)
     notif->show();
 }
 
-void WebTab::loadStarted()
-{
-    if (m_tabBar && m_webView->title(/*allowEmpty*/true).isEmpty()) {
-        m_tabBar->setTabText(tabIndex(), tr("Loading..."));
-    }
-}
-
 void WebTab::loadFinished()
 {
     titleWasChanged(m_webView->title());
diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.h b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.h
index 13820ceaa..e04caebf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/webtab.h
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/webtab.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ public:
 
 private slots:
     void showNotification(QWidget* notif);
-    void loadStarted();
     void loadFinished();
 
 signals: