diff --git a/clients/flower.c b/clients/flower.c
index a4032347..dac52d51 100644
--- a/clients/flower.c
+++ b/clients/flower.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	flower.display = d;
 	flower.window = window_create(d);
 	flower.widget = window_add_widget(flower.window, &flower);
+	window_set_title(flower.window, "Flower");
 
 	widget_set_resize_handler(flower.widget, resize_handler);
 	widget_set_redraw_handler(flower.widget, redraw_handler);
diff --git a/clients/simple-egl.c b/clients/simple-egl.c
index a67ce2f8..d6842afd 100644
--- a/clients/simple-egl.c
+++ b/clients/simple-egl.c
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ create_surface(struct window *window)
 				       display->egl.conf,
 				       window->native, NULL);
 
+	wl_shell_surface_set_title(window->shell_surface, "simple-egl");
+
 	ret = eglMakeCurrent(window->display->egl.dpy, window->egl_surface,
 			     window->egl_surface, window->display->egl.ctx);
 	assert(ret == EGL_TRUE);
diff --git a/clients/simple-shm.c b/clients/simple-shm.c
index d0aeeb22..f62e54e1 100644
--- a/clients/simple-shm.c
+++ b/clients/simple-shm.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ create_window(struct display *display, int width, int height)
 		wl_shell_surface_add_listener(window->shell_surface,
 					      &shell_surface_listener, window);
 
+	wl_shell_surface_set_title(window->shell_surface, "simple-shm");
+
 	wl_shell_surface_set_toplevel(window->shell_surface);
 
 	return window;
diff --git a/clients/simple-touch.c b/clients/simple-touch.c
index 6087fe48..03fd45b2 100644
--- a/clients/simple-touch.c
+++ b/clients/simple-touch.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ touch_create(int width, int height)
 	}
 
 	wl_surface_set_user_data(touch->surface, touch);
+	wl_shell_surface_set_title(touch->shell_surface, "simple-touch");
 
 	memset(touch->data, 64, width * height * 4);
 	wl_surface_attach(touch->surface, touch->buffer, 0, 0);