diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse.js
index 33e11803942..59abdb6336e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse.js
@@ -39,11 +39,14 @@ window.Discourse = Ember.Application.createWithMixins(Discourse.Ajax, {
     if (notifyCount > 0 && !Discourse.User.currentProp('dynamic_favicon')) {
       title = "(" + notifyCount + ") " + title;
     }
-    // chrome bug workaround see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2952384/changing-the-window-title-when-focussing-the-window-doesnt-work-in-chrome
-    window.setTimeout(function() {
-      document.title = ".";
-      document.title = title;
-    }, 200);
+
+    if(title !== document.title) {
+      // chrome bug workaround see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2952384/changing-the-window-title-when-focussing-the-window-doesnt-work-in-chrome
+      window.setTimeout(function() {
+        document.title = ".";
+        document.title = title;
+      }, 200);
+    }
   }.observes('title', 'hasFocus', 'notifyCount'),
 
   faviconChanged: function() {