diff --git a/scripts/views/workspace/content/content-edit.coffee b/scripts/views/workspace/content/content-edit.coffee
index 2d2c265..e969197 100644
--- a/scripts/views/workspace/content/content-edit.coffee
+++ b/scripts/views/workspace/content/content-edit.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ define [
       Aloha.settings.plugins.metadata.supplement = ''
 
       Aloha.settings.plugins.metadata.setMetadata = (metadata) =>
-        @model.set('title', metadata.title)
+        @model.set('title', metadata.title, {triggeredByMetadata: true})
         head = '<title>'+metadata.title+'</title>'
         head += '<meta data-type="language" itemprop="inLanguage" content="'+metadata.language+ '" />'
         @model.set('head', head)
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ define [
         delete metadata.language if metadata.language
         metadata
 
+      @listenTo @model, "change:title", (model, value, options) =>
+        Aloha.settings.plugins.metadata.extendMetadata({title: value}) if not options.triggeredByMetadata
+
       @listenTo @model, "change:head", (model, value, options) =>
         # sometimes there is no head. which is dumb.
         if @model.get('head')