diff --git a/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php b/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
index e96b1c665..e789450cc 100644
--- a/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
+++ b/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
@@ -336,9 +336,8 @@ class LeftAndMain extends Controller implements PermissionProvider {
 	}
 	
 	function handleRequest(SS_HTTPRequest $request, DataModel $model = null) {
-		$title = $this->Title();
-		
 		$response = parent::handleRequest($request, $model);
+		$title = $this->Title();
 		if(!$response->getHeader('X-Controller')) $response->addHeader('X-Controller', $this->class);
 		if(!$response->getHeader('X-Title')) $response->addHeader('X-Title', $title);
 		
@@ -1342,8 +1341,10 @@ class LeftAndMain extends Controller implements PermissionProvider {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	function SectionTitle() {
-		if($title = $this->stat('menu_title')) return $title;
-		
+		$class = get_class($this);
+		$defaultTitle = LeftAndMain::menu_title_for_class($class);
+		if($title = _t("{$class}.MENUTITLE", $defaultTitle)) return $title;
+
 		foreach($this->MainMenu() as $menuItem) {
 			if($menuItem->LinkingMode != 'link') return $menuItem->Title;
 		}