diff --git a/cmd-split-window.c b/cmd-split-window.c
index 97fa9ae3..77576901 100644
--- a/cmd-split-window.c
+++ b/cmd-split-window.c
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_new_pane_entry = {
 	.name = "new-pane",
 	.alias = "newp",
 
-	.args = { "bc:de:EfF:hIkl:Lm:p:PR:s:S:t:vx:X:y:Y:Z", 0, -1, NULL },
+	.args = { "bc:de:EfF:hIkl:Lm:p:PR:s:S:t:T:vx:X:y:Y:Z", 0, -1, NULL },
 	.usage = "[-bdefhIklPvZ] [-c start-directory] [-e environment] "
 		 "[-F format] [-l size] [-m message] [-p percentage] "
 		 "[-s style] [-S active-border-style] "
-		 "[-R inactive-border-style] [-x width] [-y height] "
+		 "[-R inactive-border-style] [-T title] [-x width] [-y height] "
 		 "[-X x-position] [-Y y-position] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " "
 		 "[shell-command [argument ...]]",
 
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ const struct cmd_entry cmd_split_window_entry = {
 	.name = "split-window",
 	.alias = "splitw",
 
-	.args = { "bc:de:EfF:hIkl:m:p:PR:s:S:t:vZ", 0, -1, NULL },
+	.args = { "bc:de:EfF:hIkl:m:p:PR:s:S:t:T:vZ", 0, -1, NULL },
 	.usage = "[-bdefhIklPvZ] [-c start-directory] [-e environment] "
 		 "[-F format] [-l size] [-m message] [-p percentage] "
 		 "[-s style] [-S active-border-style] "
-		 "[-R inactive-border-style] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " "
+		 "[-R inactive-border-style] [-T title] " CMD_TARGET_PANE_USAGE " "
 		 "[shell-command [argument ...]]",
 
 	.target = { 't', CMD_FIND_PANE, 0 },
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ cmd_split_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 	struct cmd_find_state	 fs;
 	int			 input, empty, is_floating, flags = 0;
 	const char		*template, *style;
-	char			*cause = NULL, *cp;
+	char			*cause = NULL, *cp, *title;
 	struct args_value	*av;
 	u_int			 count = args_count(args);
 
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ cmd_split_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmdq_item *item)
 				"remain-on-exit-format",
 				0, "%s", args_get(args, 'm'));
 	}
+	if (args_has(args, 'T')) {
+		title = format_single_from_target(item, args_get(args, 'T'));
+		screen_set_title(&new_wp->base, title);
+		notify_pane("pane-title-changed", new_wp);
+		free(title);
+	}
 
 	if (input) {
 		switch (window_pane_start_input(new_wp, item, &cause)) {
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index f0dafb1a..d0487393 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -3341,6 +3341,7 @@ but a different format may be specified with
 .Op Fl s Ar style
 .Op Fl S Ar active\-border\-style
 .Op Fl t Ar target\-pane
+.Op Fl T Ar title
 .Op Ar shell\-command Op Ar argument ...
 .Xc
 .D1 Pq alias: Ic newp
@@ -3359,6 +3360,8 @@ sets the border style when the pane is active and
 .Fl R
 sets the border style when the pane is inactive (see
 .Sx STYLES ) .
+.Fl T
+sets the pane title.
 .Pp
 .Fl h
 does a horizontal split and
@@ -3756,6 +3759,7 @@ the command behaves like
 .Op Fl s Ar style
 .Op Fl S Ar active\-border\-style
 .Op Fl t Ar target\-pane
+.Op Fl T Ar title
 .Op Ar shell\-command Op Ar argument ...
 .Xc
 .D1 Pq alias: Ic splitw