diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
index d6e6b7678ec8f..7dd4817d5690e 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard.js
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ app.directive('dashboardApp', function (Notifier, courier, AppState, timefilter,
 
       $scope.opts = {
         displayName: dash.getDisplayName(),
+        dashboard: dash,
         save: $scope.save,
         addVis: $scope.addVis,
         addNewVis,
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_state.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_state.js
index 5a87713eee457..cd2df2bb0988e 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_state.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/dashboard/dashboard_state.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export class DashboardState {
 
   setTitle(title) {
     this.appState.title = title;
+    this.dashboard.title = title;
     this.saveState();
   }