diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/ssh/launcher/SshLauncherDelegate.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/ssh/launcher/SshLauncherDelegate.java
index 6aa85cf26df..8a42867bd63 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/ssh/launcher/SshLauncherDelegate.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.ssh/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/ssh/launcher/SshLauncherDelegate.java
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ public class SshLauncherDelegate extends AbstractLauncherDelegate {
 	 *
 	 * @return The terminal title string or <code>null</code>.
 	 */
-	private String getTerminalTitle(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+    private String getTerminalTitle(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+		//Try to see if the user set a title explicitly via the properties map.
+		String title = getDefaultTerminalTitle(properties);
+		if(title!=null){
+			return title;
+		}
+
+		//No title,try to calculate the title
 		String host = (String)properties.get(ITerminalsConnectorConstants.PROP_IP_HOST);
 		String user = (String)properties.get(ITerminalsConnectorConstants.PROP_SSH_USER);
 		Object value = properties.get(ITerminalsConnectorConstants.PROP_IP_PORT);
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/telnet/launcher/TelnetLauncherDelegate.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/telnet/launcher/TelnetLauncherDelegate.java
index deceae81a9e..5063882c475 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/telnet/launcher/TelnetLauncherDelegate.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.connector.telnet/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/connector/telnet/launcher/TelnetLauncherDelegate.java
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ public class TelnetLauncherDelegate extends AbstractLauncherDelegate {
 	 *
 	 * @return The terminal title string or <code>null</code>.
 	 */
-	private String getTerminalTitle(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+    private String getTerminalTitle(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+		//Try to see if the user set a title explicitly via the properties map.
+		String title = getDefaultTerminalTitle(properties);
+		if(title!=null){
+			return title;
+		}
+
+		//No title,try to calculate the title
 		String host = (String)properties.get(ITerminalsConnectorConstants.PROP_IP_HOST);
 
 		if (host != null) {
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/launcher/AbstractLauncherDelegate.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/launcher/AbstractLauncherDelegate.java
index 1970d0765c8..0059bdef1dd 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/launcher/AbstractLauncherDelegate.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/view/ui/launcher/AbstractLauncherDelegate.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.launcher;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.eclipse.core.expressions.Expression;
 import org.eclipse.core.expressions.ExpressionConverter;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.PlatformObject;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;
+import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.core.interfaces.constants.ITerminalsConnectorConstants;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.activator.UIPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.interfaces.ILauncherDelegate;
 import org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view.ui.nls.Messages;
@@ -140,4 +143,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractLauncherDelegate extends PlatformObject implements
 	public int hashCode() {
 	    return id.hashCode();
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the title from the settings, and use it as the default title.
+	 * @param properties the setting properties map.
+	 * @return the value retrieved via the @see {@link ITerminalsConnectorConstants#PROP_TITLE}, or null if the key hasn't been set.
+	 */
+	protected String getDefaultTerminalTitle(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+		String title = (String)properties.get(ITerminalsConnectorConstants.PROP_TITLE);
+
+		if (title != null) {
+			return title;
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }