diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c61a33067b6b0..d8f933fb5be20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## v0.3.17
 - [plug-in] added `languages.registerCodeLensProvider` Plug-in API
 - [core] `ctrl+alt+a` and `ctrl+alt+d` to switch tabs left/right
+- [core] added `theia.applicationName` to application `package.json` and improved window title
 
 
 ## v0.3.16
diff --git a/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/frontend-generator.ts b/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/frontend-generator.ts
index d7bc317d916f7..b2f0ade84d733 100644
--- a/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/frontend-generator.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/application-manager/src/generator/frontend-generator.ts
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ process.env.LC_NUMERIC = 'C';
 const { join } = require('path');
 const { isMaster } = require('cluster');
 const { fork } = require('child_process');
-const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = require('electron');
+const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, Menu } = require('electron');
 
+const applicationName = \`${this.pck.props.frontend.config.applicationName}\`;
 const windows = [];
 
 function createNewWindow(theUrl) {
-    const newWindow = new BrowserWindow({ width: 1024, height: 728, show: !!theUrl });
+    const newWindow = new BrowserWindow({ width: 1024, height: 728, show: !!theUrl, title: applicationName });
     if (windows.length === 0) {
         newWindow.webContents.on('new-window', (event, url, frameName, disposition, options) => {
             // If the first electron window isn't visible, then all other new windows will remain invisible.
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ function createNewWindow(theUrl) {
             options.show = true;
             options.width = 1024;
             options.height = 728;
+            options.title = applicationName;
         });
     }
     windows.push(newWindow);
@@ -147,6 +149,9 @@ if (isMaster) {
         createNewWindow(url);
     });
     app.on('ready', () => {
+        // Remove the default electron menus, waiting for the application to set its own.
+        Menu.setApplicationMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate([]));
+
         // Check whether we are in bundled application or development mode.
         // @ts-ignore
         const devMode = process.defaultApp || /node_modules[\/]electron[\/]/.test(process.execPath);
diff --git a/dev-packages/application-package/src/application-props.ts b/dev-packages/application-package/src/application-props.ts
index 0b4aa6bd55d01..5502e1bc486c5 100644
--- a/dev-packages/application-package/src/application-props.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/application-package/src/application-props.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ export namespace ApplicationProps {
             config: {}
         },
         frontend: {
-            config: {}
+            config: {
+                applicationName: 'Theia'
+            }
         }
     };
 
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ export interface FrontendApplicationConfig extends ApplicationConfig {
      */
     readonly defaultTheme?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * The name of the application. `Theia` by default.
+     */
+    readonly applicationName: string;
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/examples/browser/package.json b/examples/browser/package.json
index 4c3e5e3ccd1b7..56820c5248533 100644
--- a/examples/browser/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
   "private": true,
   "name": "@theia/example-browser",
   "version": "0.3.16",
+  "theia": {
+    "frontend": {
+      "config": {
+        "applicationName": "Theia Browser Example"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@theia/callhierarchy": "^0.3.16",
     "@theia/console": "^0.3.16",
diff --git a/examples/electron/package.json b/examples/electron/package.json
index a57c90c67df97..cd63b89cd65fb 100644
--- a/examples/electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/electron/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
   "name": "@theia/example-electron",
   "version": "0.3.16",
   "theia": {
-    "target": "electron"
+    "target": "electron",
+    "frontend": {
+      "config": {
+        "applicationName": "Theia Electron Example"
+      }
+    }
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@theia/callhierarchy": "^0.3.16",
diff --git a/packages/preferences/src/browser/preference-service.spec.ts b/packages/preferences/src/browser/preference-service.spec.ts
index 17ec79c8e74b4..c9f7b0c205820 100644
--- a/packages/preferences/src/browser/preference-service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/preferences/src/browser/preference-service.spec.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { MockWorkspaceServer } from '@theia/workspace/lib/common/test/mock-works
 import { MockWindowService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window/test/mock-window-service';
 import { WorkspaceService } from '@theia/workspace/lib/browser/workspace-service';
 import { WorkspacePreferences, createWorkspacePreferences } from '@theia/workspace/lib/browser/workspace-preferences';
+import { FrontendApplicationConfigProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-config-provider';
 import * as sinon from 'sinon';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ const tempPath = temp.track().openSync().path;
 const mockUserPreferenceEmitter = new Emitter<void>();
 const mockWorkspacePreferenceEmitter = new Emitter<void>();
 
-before(async () => {
+function testContainerSetup() {
     testContainer = new Container();
     bindPreferenceSchemaProvider(testContainer.bind.bind(testContainer));
 
@@ -130,12 +131,16 @@ before(async () => {
 
     /* Logger mock */
     testContainer.bind(ILogger).to(MockLogger);
-});
+}
 
 describe('Preference Service', function () {
 
     before(() => {
         disableJSDOM = enableJSDOM();
+        FrontendApplicationConfigProvider.set({
+            'applicationName': 'test',
+        });
+        testContainerSetup();
     });
 
     after(() => {
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.spec.ts b/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.spec.ts
index 5ce7e8e01a763..1e3ff4056e28c 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.spec.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
 
+import { enableJSDOM } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/test/jsdom';
+let disableJSDOM = enableJSDOM();
+
 import { Container } from 'inversify';
 import { WorkspaceService } from './workspace-service';
 import { FileSystem, FileStat } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/common';
+import { FrontendApplicationConfigProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-config-provider';
 import { FileSystemNode } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/node/node-filesystem';
 import { FileSystemWatcher, FileChangeEvent, FileChangeType } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/filesystem-watcher';
 import { DefaultWindowService, WindowService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window/window-service';
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ import * as chai from 'chai';
 import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
 const expect = chai.expect;
 
+disableJSDOM();
+
 const folderA = Object.freeze(<FileStat>{
     uri: 'file:///home/folderA',
     lastModification: 0,
@@ -60,6 +66,17 @@ describe('WorkspaceService', () => {
     let mockILogger: ILogger;
     let mockPref: WorkspacePreferences;
 
+    before(() => {
+        disableJSDOM = enableJSDOM();
+        FrontendApplicationConfigProvider.set({
+            'applicationName': 'test',
+        });
+    });
+
+    after(() => {
+        disableJSDOM();
+    });
+
     beforeEach(() => {
         mockPreferenceValues = {};
         mockFilesystem = sinon.createStubInstance(FileSystemNode);
@@ -88,6 +105,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceService', () => {
 
         wsService = testContainer.get<WorkspaceService>(WorkspaceService);
     });
+
     afterEach(() => {
         wsService['toDisposeOnWorkspace'].dispose();
         toRestore.forEach(res => {
diff --git a/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.ts b/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.ts
index e7f10d4590e29..f11bd4e4c8282 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.ts
+++ b/packages/workspace/src/browser/workspace-service.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ILogger, Disposable, DisposableCollection, Emitter, Event } from '@thei
 import { WorkspacePreferences } from './workspace-preferences';
 import * as jsoncparser from 'jsonc-parser';
 import * as Ajv from 'ajv';
+import { FrontendApplicationConfigProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-config-provider';
 
 export const THEIA_EXT = 'theia-workspace';
 export const VSCODE_EXT = 'code-workspace';
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ export class WorkspaceService implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
     @inject(WorkspacePreferences)
     protected preferences: WorkspacePreferences;
 
+    protected applicationName = FrontendApplicationConfigProvider.get().applicationName;
+
     @postConstruct()
     protected async init(): Promise<void> {
         const workspaceUri = await this.server.getMostRecentlyUsedWorkspace();
@@ -168,19 +171,24 @@ export class WorkspaceService implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
         }
     }
 
-    protected updateTitle(): void {
+    protected formatTitle(title?: string): string {
+        const name = this.applicationName;
+        return title ? `${title} — ${name}` : name;
+    }
+
+    protected updateTitle() {
+        let title: string | undefined;
         if (this._workspace) {
             const uri = new URI(this._workspace.uri);
             const displayName = uri.displayName;
             if (!this._workspace.isDirectory &&
                 (displayName.endsWith(`.${THEIA_EXT}`) || displayName.endsWith(`.${VSCODE_EXT}`))) {
-                document.title = displayName.slice(0, displayName.lastIndexOf('.'));
+                title = displayName.slice(0, displayName.lastIndexOf('.'));
             } else {
-                document.title = displayName;
+                title = displayName;
             }
-        } else {
-            document.title = window.location.href;
         }
+        document.title = this.formatTitle(title);
     }
 
     /**