diff --git a/include/sway/commands.h b/include/sway/commands.h
index 29a6bec3f..9daafcf08 100644
--- a/include/sway/commands.h
+++ b/include/sway/commands.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ sway_cmd bar_cmd_unbindcode;
 sway_cmd bar_cmd_unbindsym;
 sway_cmd bar_cmd_wrap_scroll;
 sway_cmd bar_cmd_workspace_buttons;
+sway_cmd bar_cmd_window_title;
 sway_cmd bar_cmd_workspace_min_width;
 
 sway_cmd bar_colors_cmd_active_workspace;
diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index 2a1df2b67..86daae850 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ struct bar_config {
 	char *font;
 	int height; // -1 not defined
 	bool workspace_buttons;
+	bool window_title;
 	bool wrap_scroll;
 	char *separator_symbol;
 	bool strip_workspace_numbers;
@@ -361,8 +362,8 @@ struct bar_config {
 		char *binding_mode_text;
 	} colors;
 
-#if HAVE_TRAY
 	char *icon_theme;
+#if HAVE_TRAY
 	struct wl_list tray_bindings; // struct tray_binding::link
 	list_t *tray_outputs; // char *
 	int tray_padding;
diff --git a/include/swaybar/config.h b/include/swaybar/config.h
index 920fd3e9c..d38912182 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/config.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/config.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct swaybar_config {
 	bool binding_mode_indicator;
 	bool wrap_scroll;
 	bool workspace_buttons;
+	bool window_title;
 	uint32_t workspace_min_width;
 	list_t *bindings;
 	struct wl_list outputs; // config_output::link
diff --git a/sway/commands/bar.c b/sway/commands/bar.c
index 8571d282c..f1668fbd8 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bar.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bar.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const struct cmd_handler bar_handlers[] = {
 	{ "tray_padding", bar_cmd_tray_padding },
 	{ "unbindcode", bar_cmd_unbindcode },
 	{ "unbindsym", bar_cmd_unbindsym },
+	{ "window_title", bar_cmd_window_title },
 	{ "workspace_buttons", bar_cmd_workspace_buttons },
 	{ "workspace_min_width", bar_cmd_workspace_min_width },
 	{ "wrap_scroll", bar_cmd_wrap_scroll },
diff --git a/sway/commands/bar/window_title.c b/sway/commands/bar/window_title.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89df4197a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sway/commands/bar/window_title.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <strings.h>
+#include "sway/commands.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+struct cmd_results *bar_cmd_window_title(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
+	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "window_title", EXPECTED_EQUAL_TO, 1))) {
+		return error;
+	}
+	config->current_bar->window_title =
+			parse_boolean(argv[0], config->current_bar->window_title);
+	if (config->current_bar->window_title) {
+		sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG,
+				"Enabling window title on bar: %s",
+				config->current_bar->id);
+	} else {
+		sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG,
+				"Disabling window title on bar: %s",
+				config->current_bar->id);
+	}
+	return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/sway/config/bar.c b/sway/config/bar.c
index 767534a69..f81dd78b6 100644
--- a/sway/config/bar.c
+++ b/sway/config/bar.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct bar_config *default_bar_config(void) {
 	bar->font = NULL;
 	bar->height = 0;
 	bar->workspace_buttons = true;
+	bar->window_title = false;
 	bar->wrap_scroll = false;
 	bar->separator_symbol = NULL;
 	bar->strip_workspace_numbers = false;
diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 2c4c52a39..58f500bc9 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,8 @@ json_object *ipc_json_describe_bar_config(struct bar_config *bar) {
 			json_object_new_boolean(bar->wrap_scroll));
 	json_object_object_add(json, "workspace_buttons",
 			json_object_new_boolean(bar->workspace_buttons));
+	json_object_object_add(json, "window_title",
+			json_object_new_boolean(bar->window_title));
 	json_object_object_add(json, "strip_workspace_numbers",
 			json_object_new_boolean(bar->strip_workspace_numbers));
 	json_object_object_add(json, "strip_workspace_name",
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index b52fada45..78f20d739 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'commands/bar/tray_output.c',
 	'commands/bar/tray_padding.c',
 	'commands/bar/workspace_buttons.c',
+    'commands/bar/window_title.c',
 	'commands/bar/workspace_min_width.c',
 	'commands/bar/wrap_scroll.c',
 
diff --git a/swaybar/config.c b/swaybar/config.c
index 29bfcee6c..09cad066b 100644
--- a/swaybar/config.c
+++ b/swaybar/config.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct swaybar_config *init_config(void) {
 	config->binding_mode_indicator = true;
 	config->wrap_scroll = false;
 	config->workspace_buttons = true;
+	config->window_title = false;
 	config->workspace_min_width = 0;
 	config->bindings = create_list();
 	wl_list_init(&config->outputs);
diff --git a/swaybar/ipc.c b/swaybar/ipc.c
index 6232dcbfd..7b6e71f74 100644
--- a/swaybar/ipc.c
+++ b/swaybar/ipc.c
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ static bool ipc_parse_config(
 		config->workspace_buttons = json_object_get_boolean(workspace_buttons);
 	}
 
+	json_object *window_title =
+			json_object_object_get(bar_config, "window_title");
+	if (window_title) {
+		config->window_title = json_object_get_boolean(window_title);
+	}
+
 	json_object *workspace_min_width =
 		json_object_object_get(bar_config, "workspace_min_width");
 	if (workspace_min_width) {
@@ -430,10 +436,12 @@ bool ipc_initialize(struct swaybar *bar) {
 
 	struct swaybar_config *config = bar->config;
 	char subscribe[128]; // suitably large buffer
-	len = snprintf(subscribe, 128,
-				   "[ \"barconfig_update\" , \"bar_state_update\", \"window\" %s %s ]",
+	len = snprintf(subscribe,
+			128,
+			"[ \"barconfig_update\" , \"bar_state_update\" %s %s %s ]",
 			config->binding_mode_indicator ? ", \"mode\"" : "",
-			config->workspace_buttons ? ", \"workspace\"" : "");
+			config->workspace_buttons ? ", \"workspace\"" : "",
+			config->window_title ? ", \"window\"" : "");
 	free(ipc_single_command(bar->ipc_event_socketfd,
 			IPC_SUBSCRIBE, subscribe, &len));
 	return true;
@@ -634,16 +642,19 @@ bool ipc_set_focused_window(struct swaybar *bar) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	json_object *json_nodes;
-	json_object_object_get_ex(results, "nodes", &json_nodes);
-	assert(json_nodes);
-	struct swaybar_window *window = get_focused_window_from_nodes(json_nodes);
-	if (bar->focused_window) {
-		free_window(bar->focused_window);
-		bar->focused_window = NULL;
-	}
-	if (window) {
-		bar->focused_window = window;
+	if (bar->config->window_title) {
+		json_object *json_nodes;
+		json_object_object_get_ex(results, "nodes", &json_nodes);
+		assert(json_nodes);
+		struct swaybar_window *window =
+				get_focused_window_from_nodes(json_nodes);
+		if (bar->focused_window) {
+			free_window(bar->focused_window);
+			bar->focused_window = NULL;
+		}
+		if (window) {
+			bar->focused_window = window;
+		}
 	}
 
 	bar->workspace_changed = false;
@@ -683,8 +694,10 @@ bool handle_ipc_readable(struct swaybar *bar) {
 	case IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE:
 		bar->workspace_changed = true;
 		bar_is_dirty = ipc_get_workspaces(bar);
-		const bool focused_window_change = ipc_set_focused_window(bar);
-		bar_is_dirty = bar_is_dirty ? true : focused_window_change;
+		if (bar->config->window_title) {
+			const bool focused_window_change = ipc_set_focused_window(bar);
+			bar_is_dirty = bar_is_dirty ? true : focused_window_change;
+		}
 		break;
 	case IPC_EVENT_MODE: {
 		json_object *json_change, *json_pango_markup;