diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index 89b0005ed..a68e2bb09 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             }
             if (e.state && !Ox.isEmpty(e.state)) {
                 Ox.Log('URL', 'E.STATE', e.state)
-                document.title = e.state.title;
+                document.title = Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(e.state.title);
                 setState(e.state);
             } else if (window.location.pathname == '/') {
                 pandora.$ui.home = pandora.ui.home().fadeInScreen();
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/item.js b/static/js/pandora/item.js
index 3a5292e0f..48b361f3a 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/item.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/item.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
         if (result.status.code == 200) {
             // we want to cache the title in any way, so that after closing
             // a dialog and getting to this item, the title is correct
-            var documentTitle = pandora.getDocumentTitle(Ox.decodeHtml(result.data.title));
+            var documentTitle = pandora.getDocumentTitle(Ox.decodeHTMLEntities(result.data.title));
             document.title = pandora.getPageTitle(document.location.pathname) || documentTitle;
         }