diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.cc
index 86e6cb29953..19ac64d6183 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ void Tray::SetToolTip(const std::string& tool_tip) {
   tray_icon_->SetToolTip(tool_tip);
 }
 
+void Tray::SetTitle(const std::string& title) {
+  tray_icon_->SetTitle(title);
+}
+
 void Tray::SetContextMenu(Menu* menu) {
   tray_icon_->SetContextMenu(menu->model());
 }
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ void Tray::BuildPrototype(v8::Isolate* isolate,
       .SetMethod("setImage", &Tray::SetImage)
       .SetMethod("setPressedImage", &Tray::SetPressedImage)
       .SetMethod("setToolTip", &Tray::SetToolTip)
+      .SetMethod("setTitle", &Tray::SetTitle)
       .SetMethod("_setContextMenu", &Tray::SetContextMenu);
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.h
index 5dce0cbe954..c50293219df 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_tray.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Tray : public mate::EventEmitter,
   void SetImage(const gfx::ImageSkia& image);
   void SetPressedImage(const gfx::ImageSkia& image);
   void SetToolTip(const std::string& tool_tip);
+  void SetTitle(const std::string& title);
   void SetContextMenu(Menu* menu);
 
  private:
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.cc b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.cc
index fdbdf7a5395..facd3e111a5 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ TrayIcon::TrayIcon() {
 TrayIcon::~TrayIcon() {
 }
 
+void TrayIcon::SetTitle(const std::string& title) {
+}
+
 void TrayIcon::NotifyClicked() {
   FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(TrayIconObserver, observers_, OnClicked());
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.h b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.h
index 80de248810b..46e609a2042 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon.h
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class TrayIcon {
   // status icon (e.g. Ubuntu Unity).
   virtual void SetToolTip(const std::string& tool_tip) = 0;
 
+  // Sets the title displayed aside of the status icon in the status bar. This
+  // only works on OS X.
+  virtual void SetTitle(const std::string& title);
+
   // Set the context menu for this icon.
   virtual void SetContextMenu(ui::SimpleMenuModel* menu_model) = 0;
 
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
index b6a710ce127..5c67b8ef60a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TrayIconCocoa : public TrayIcon {
   virtual void SetImage(const gfx::ImageSkia& image) OVERRIDE;
   virtual void SetPressedImage(const gfx::ImageSkia& image) OVERRIDE;
   virtual void SetToolTip(const std::string& tool_tip) OVERRIDE;
+  virtual void SetTitle(const std::string& title) OVERRIDE;
   virtual void SetContextMenu(ui::SimpleMenuModel* menu_model) OVERRIDE;
 
  private:
diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
index ef456897e91..c4867e92552 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/tray_icon_cocoa.mm
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ void TrayIconCocoa::SetToolTip(const std::string& tool_tip) {
   [item_ setToolTip:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(tool_tip)];
 }
 
+void TrayIconCocoa::SetTitle(const std::string& title) {
+  [item_ setTitle:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(title)];
+}
+
 void TrayIconCocoa::SetContextMenu(ui::SimpleMenuModel* menu_model) {
   menu_.reset([[AtomMenuController alloc] initWithModel:menu_model]);
   [item_ setMenu:[menu_ menu]];