diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
index 7c120f7db4..cf4f469b26 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const pref_defaults kTermDefaults[] = {
 	{ PREF_IM_AWARE,			"0"},
 
 	{ PREF_TAB_TITLE,			"%1d: %p" },
-	{ PREF_WINDOW_TITLE,		"Terminal %i: %t" },
+	{ PREF_WINDOW_TITLE,		"%T %i: %t" },
 	{ PREF_BLINK_CURSOR,		PREF_TRUE },
 	{ PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT,		PREF_TRUE },
 
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp
index f04adb6d63..e3d5efa1c6 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const char* const kTooTipSetWindowTitlePlaceholders = B_TRANSLATE(
 	"\t%d\t-\tThe current working directory of the active process in the\n"
 	"\t\t\tcurrent tab. Optionally the maximum number of path components\n"
 	"\t\t\tcan be specified. E.g. '%2d' for at most two components.\n"
+	"\t%T\t-\tThe Terminal application name for the current locale.\n"
 	"\t%i\t-\tThe index of the window.\n"
 	"\t%p\t-\tThe name of the active process in the current tab.\n"
 	"\t%t\t-\tThe title of the current tab.\n"
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
index cd2701fdf6..239201d47e 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ TermWindow::_SetupMenu()
 
 	BLayoutBuilder::Menu<>(fMenuBar = new BMenuBar(Bounds(), "mbar"))
 		// Terminal
-		.AddMenu(B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME("Terminal"))
+		.AddMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Terminal"))
 			.AddItem(B_TRANSLATE("Switch Terminals"), MENU_SWITCH_TERM, B_TAB)
 				.GetItem(fSwitchTerminalsMenuItem)
 			.AddItem(B_TRANSLATE("New Terminal"), MENU_NEW_TERM, 'N')
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TitlePlaceholderMapper.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TitlePlaceholderMapper.cpp
index 304270ba76..b5ec9b4138 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TitlePlaceholderMapper.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TitlePlaceholderMapper.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
 #include "TitlePlaceholderMapper.h"
 
 
@@ -80,6 +82,11 @@ WindowTitlePlaceholderMapper::MapPlaceholder(char placeholder, int64 number,
 	bool numberGiven, BString& _string)
 {
 	switch (placeholder) {
+		case 'T':
+			// The Terminal application name for the current locale
+			_string = B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME("Terminal");
+			return true;
+
 		case 'i':
 			// window index
 			_string.Truncate(0);