diff --git a/extensions/jupyterlab/src/index.ts b/extensions/jupyterlab/src/index.ts
index 1b26f65..44ae53a 100644
--- a/extensions/jupyterlab/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/jupyterlab/src/index.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@ class DashIFrameWidget extends Widget {
   /**
    * Construct a new DashIFrameWidget.
    */
-  constructor(port: string, url: string) {
+  constructor(port: string, url: string, title: string) {
     super();
 
     this.id = port;
-    this.title.label = `Dash (port: ${port})`;
+    if(title === "") {
+      this.title.label = `Dash (port: ${port})`;
+    } else {
+      this.title.label = title;
+    }
+
     this.title.closable = true;
     this.addClass('jp-dashWidget');
 
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@ interface DashMessageData {
   type: string;
   port: string;
   url: string;
+  title: string;
 }
 
 function activate(
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ function registerCommTarget(
           let widget: DashIFrameWidget;
           if (!widgets.has(msgData.port)) {
             // Create a new widget
-            widget = new DashIFrameWidget(msgData.port, msgData.url);
+            widget = new DashIFrameWidget(msgData.port, msgData.url, msgData.title);
             widget.update();
             widgets.set(msgData.port, widget);
 
@@ -119,6 +125,10 @@ function registerCommTarget(
             widget = widgets.get(msgData.port);
           }
 
+          if(msgData.title !== "") {
+            widget.title.label = msgData.title
+          }
+
           if (!widget.isAttached) {
             // Attach the widget to the main work area
             // if it's not there
diff --git a/jupyter_dash/jupyter_app.py b/jupyter_dash/jupyter_app.py
index cb4512e..394d392 100644
--- a/jupyter_dash/jupyter_app.py
+++ b/jupyter_dash/jupyter_app.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def alive():
     def run_server(
             self,
             mode=None, width="100%", height=650, inline_exceptions=None,
+            jupyterlab_title="",
             **kwargs
     ):
         """
@@ -321,7 +322,8 @@ def wait_for_app():
         if JupyterDash._in_colab:
             self._display_in_colab(dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height)
         else:
-            self._display_in_jupyter(dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height)
+            self._display_in_jupyter(dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height,
+                                     jupyterlab_title)
 
     def _display_in_colab(self, dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height):
         from google.colab import output
@@ -332,7 +334,8 @@ def _display_in_colab(self, dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height):
             print("Dash app running on:")
             output.serve_kernel_port_as_window(port, anchor_text=dashboard_url)
 
-    def _display_in_jupyter(self, dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height):
+    def _display_in_jupyter(self, dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height,
+                            jupyterlab_title=''):
         if mode == 'inline':
             display(IFrame(dashboard_url, width, height))
         elif mode == 'external':
@@ -346,6 +349,7 @@ def _display_in_jupyter(self, dashboard_url, port, mode, width, height):
                 'type': 'show',
                 'port': port,
                 'url': dashboard_url,
+                'title': jupyterlab_title,
             })
 
     def _config_callback_exception_handling(