diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d16ba08b..f40d8ba1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/752).
 * Clipboard occasionally ceasing to work, until window has been
   re-focused (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/753).
+* Don’t propagate window title updates to the Wayland compositor
+  unless the new title is different from the old title.
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 0f5b4b62..69f4755b 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -3041,6 +3041,9 @@ term_set_window_title(struct terminal *term, const char *title)
     if (term->conf->locked_title && term->window_title_has_been_set)
         return;
 
+    if (term->window_title != NULL && strcmp(term->window_title, title) == 0)
+        return;
+
     free(term->window_title);
     term->window_title = xstrdup(title);
     render_refresh_title(term);