diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
index 526ecd2e72..e0b4d11d2a 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { async, inject, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { APP_BASE_HREF } from '@angular/common';
 import { Http } from '@angular/http';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -264,6 +265,13 @@ describe('AppComponent', () => {
       expect(docViewer.innerText).toMatch(/Test Doc/i);
     });
 
+    it('should update the document title', () => {
+      const titleService = TestBed.get(Title);
+      spyOn(titleService, 'setTitle');
+      locationService.go('guide/pipes');
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(titleService.setTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Angular - Pipes');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('autoScrolling', () => {
diff --git a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
index 97eb970a54..3515c2b65d 100644
--- a/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/aio/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, ElementRef, HostListener, OnInit,
          QueryList, ViewChild, ViewChildren } from '@angular/core';
 import { MdSidenav } from '@angular/material';
+import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import { AutoScrollService } from 'app/shared/auto-scroll.service';
 import { CurrentNode, NavigationService, NavigationViews, NavigationNode, VersionInfo } from 'app/navigation/navigation.service';
@@ -60,13 +61,17 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
     private documentService: DocumentService,
     private locationService: LocationService,
     private navigationService: NavigationService,
-    private swUpdateNotifications: SwUpdateNotificationsService
+    private swUpdateNotifications: SwUpdateNotificationsService,
+    private titleService: Title
   ) { }
 
   ngOnInit() {
     /* No need to unsubscribe because this root component never dies */
 
-    this.documentService.currentDocument.subscribe(doc => this.currentDocument = doc);
+    this.documentService.currentDocument.subscribe(doc => {
+      this.currentDocument = doc;
+      this.setDocumentTitle(doc.title);
+    });
 
     // scroll even if only the hash fragment changed
     this.locationService.currentUrl.subscribe(url => this.autoScroll());
@@ -138,4 +143,8 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
   sideNavToggle(value?: boolean) {
     this.sidenav.toggle(value);
   }
+
+  setDocumentTitle(title) {
+    this.titleService.setTitle(`Angular - ${title}`);
+  }
 }