diff --git a/src/gui/Window.cc b/src/gui/Window.cc
index f0aa2ac..b115607 100644
--- a/src/gui/Window.cc
+++ b/src/gui/Window.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ bool Window::create(std::shared_ptr<Buffer> buffer)
         std::cerr << "Error creating window" << std::endl;
         return false;
     }
+    Jtk_SetWindowTitle(m_window, "jes");
 
 #if 0
     set_window_icon();
diff --git a/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.cc b/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.cc
index b6b3dda..cf01a0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.cc
+++ b/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 #include "Jtk_internal.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
 static Bool WaitForNotify(Display * display, XEvent * event, XPointer arg)
 {
@@ -41,4 +42,14 @@ void Jtk_CloseWindow(void * window)
     XDestroyWindow(g_display, (Window)window);
 }
 
+void Jtk_SetWindowTitle(void * window, const char * title)
+{
+    XTextProperty title_property;
+    if (XStringListToTextProperty((char **)&title, 1, &title_property) != 0)
+    {
+        XSetTextProperty(g_display, (Window)window, &title_property, XA_WM_NAME);
+        XFree(title_property.value);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.h b/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.h
index 1046c93..720c036 100644
--- a/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.h
+++ b/src/gui/jtk/Jtk_window.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 void * Jtk_CreateWindow();
 void Jtk_SwapBuffers(void * window);
 void Jtk_CloseWindow(void * window);
+void Jtk_SetWindowTitle(void * window, const char * title);
 
 #endif