diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
index 25c74b3dc..81a7bca81 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView.swift
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ extension Ghostty {
         // The current title of the surface as defined by the pty. This can be
         // changed with escape codes. This is public because the callbacks go
         // to the app level and it is set from there.
-        @Published var title: String = ""
+        @Published var title: String = "👻"
         
         private(set) var surface: ghostty_surface_t?
         var error: Error? = nil