diff --git a/src/features/app/__tests__/shell.test.tsx b/src/features/app/__tests__/shell.test.tsx
index f1c217439..b458bb598 100644
--- a/src/features/app/__tests__/shell.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/app/__tests__/shell.test.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ describe("window title", () => {
     expect(windowTitle("openidea", null)).toBe("openidea");
     expect(windowTitle(null, null)).toBe("OpenIDEA");
   });
+  it("names the host of a remote project", () => {
+    expect(windowTitle("rproj", "/home/me/rproj/a.ts", false, "me@server")).toBe("rproj [me@server] – a.ts");
+    expect(windowTitle("rproj", null, false, "me@server")).toBe("rproj [me@server]");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("keymap reference", () => {
diff --git a/src/features/app/title.ts b/src/features/app/title.ts
index 1a178ff94..2f586cc5e 100644
--- a/src/features/app/title.ts
+++ b/src/features/app/title.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 /**
  * Window title, IDEA style: `<project> – <file>`; with Settings › Appearance ›
- * "Always show full path in window header" the file's full path.
+ * "Always show full path in window header" the file's full path. A remote
+ * project names its host: `<project> [<user@host>] – <file>`.
  */
 import { useEditorRegistry } from "@/editor/api";
 import { t, useI18n } from "@/platform/i18n";
 import { isTauri } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { basename, useProject } from "@/platform/project";
+import { useRemote } from "@/platform/remote";
 
 export function windowTitle(
   project: string | null | undefined,
   file: string | null | undefined,
   fullPath = false,
+  host: string | null = null,
 ): string {
   const name = file ? (fullPath ? file : basename(file)) : null;
   if (!project) return name ?? t("app.title.default");
-  return name ? `${project} – ${name}` : project;
+  const where = host ? `${project} [${host}]` : project;
+  return name ? `${where} – ${name}` : where;
 }
 
 export function installWindowTitle(): () => void {
@@ -30,13 +34,19 @@ export function installWindowTitle(): () => void {
   const update = () => {
     const { project, settings } = useProject.getState();
     const fullPath = settings?.appearance?.fullPathInTitle === true;
-    const title = windowTitle(project?.name, useEditorRegistry.getState().active?.ctx.path, fullPath);
+    const host = useRemote.getState().session?.host ?? null;
+    const title = windowTitle(project?.name, useEditorRegistry.getState().active?.ctx.path, fullPath, host);
     if (title === last) return;
     last = title;
     if (typeof document !== "undefined") document.title = title;
     setNative?.(title);
   };
   update();
-  const unsubs = [useProject.subscribe(update), useEditorRegistry.subscribe(update), useI18n.subscribe(update)];
+  const unsubs = [
+    useProject.subscribe(update),
+    useEditorRegistry.subscribe(update),
+    useI18n.subscribe(update),
+    useRemote.subscribe(update),
+  ];
   return () => unsubs.forEach((u) => u());
 }