diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
index 3480434192c..58e56e98357 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ void Terminal::CreateFromSettings(winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::ICoreSet
 {
     const COORD viewportSize{ Utils::ClampToShortMax(settings.InitialCols(), 1),
                               Utils::ClampToShortMax(settings.InitialRows(), 1) };
+
+    if (_suppressApplicationTitle)
+    {
+        _title = _startingTitle;
+    }
     // TODO:MSFT:20642297 - Support infinite scrollback here, if HistorySize is -1
     Create(viewportSize, Utils::ClampToShortMax(settings.HistorySize(), 0), renderTarget);
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
index 5876d5d3bed..7d526151a42 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
@@ -365,25 +365,9 @@ bool Terminal::EraseInDisplay(const DispatchTypes::EraseType eraseType)
 
 bool Terminal::SetWindowTitle(std::wstring_view title)
 {
-    // Set the title on Terminal load
-    if (_title.empty())
-    {
-        _title = title;
-        _pfnTitleChanged(title);
-    }
-
-    _title = title;
-
-    // If this is removed, the tab object assumes the application title is the title
-    if (_suppressApplicationTitle)
-    {
-        _title = _startingTitle;
-    }
+    _title = _suppressApplicationTitle ? _startingTitle : title;
 
-    if (_pfnTitleChanged && !_suppressApplicationTitle)
-    {
-        _pfnTitleChanged(_title);
-    }
+    _pfnTitleChanged(_title);
 
     return true;
 }