diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index 8a8df2491..ad3e950f6 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 
     connect(this, &MainWindow::showMessageForNonQtThread, this, &MainWindow::showMessage_, Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
 
-    connect(this, &MainWindow::setTitleForNonQtThread, this, &MainWindow::setTitle_, Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
+    connect(this, &MainWindow::setTitle, this, [this](const QString& title) {
+        setWindowTitle(title);
+    });
     connect(this, &MainWindow::getTitleForNonQtThread, this, &MainWindow::getTitle_, Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
 
     connect(this, &MainWindow::updateMenuResizeOptions, [this]() {
@@ -873,20 +875,6 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionFullscreen_triggered() {
     rc->onResize(widget->width(), widget->height());
 }
 
-void MainWindow::setTitle_(const wchar_t *title)
-{
-    this->setWindowTitle(QString::fromWCharArray(title));
-}
-
-void MainWindow::setTitle(const wchar_t *title)
-{
-    if (QThread::currentThread() == this->thread()) {
-        setTitle_(title);
-    } else {
-        emit setTitleForNonQtThread(title);
-    }
-}
-
 void MainWindow::getTitle_(wchar_t *title)
 {
     this->windowTitle().toWCharArray(title);
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
index 01586df3e..a7d423f68 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public:
     ~MainWindow();
 
     void showMessage(const QString& header, const QString& message);
-    void setTitle(const wchar_t* title);
     void getTitle(wchar_t* title);
     void blitToWidget(int x, int y, int w, int h);
     QSize getRenderWidgetSize();
@@ -41,11 +40,11 @@ signals:
     void updateMenuResizeOptions();
     void updateWindowRememberOption();
 
+    void setTitle(const QString& title);
     void setFullscreen(bool state);
     void setMouseCapture(bool state);
 
     void showMessageForNonQtThread(const QString& header, const QString& message);
-    void setTitleForNonQtThread(const wchar_t* title);
     void getTitleForNonQtThread(wchar_t* title);
 private slots:
     void on_actionFullscreen_triggered();
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ private slots:
 
     void refreshMediaMenu();
     void showMessage_(const QString& header, const QString& message);
-    void setTitle_(const wchar_t* title);
     void getTitle_(wchar_t* title);
     void on_actionTake_screenshot_triggered();
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp b/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
index d00e262e3..b18a1090b 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_ui.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ wchar_t* ui_window_title(wchar_t* str)
         main_window->getTitle(title);
         str = title;
     } else {
-        main_window->setTitle(str);
+        emit main_window->setTitle(QString::fromWCharArray(str));
     }
     return str;
 }