diff --git a/static/js/chat.js b/static/js/chat.js
index 5eaca3ba..ba68d0f4 100644
--- a/static/js/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/chat.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ $(window).focus(function(){
 
 function setup_chat_listener(channel)
 {
+  document.getElementsByClassName("chat-tab")[0].innerHTML = channel;
   socket.on("chat,"+channel.toLowerCase(), function(data)
   {
     if($("#chat-bar").position()["left"] != 0)