diff --git a/forms/FormField.php b/forms/FormField.php
index c1438e9f1..80cfc99d9 100644
--- a/forms/FormField.php
+++ b/forms/FormField.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class FormField extends RequestHandler {
 	 */
 	public function __construct($name, $title = null, $value = null) {
 		$this->name = $name;
-		$this->title = ($title === null) ? $name : $title;
+		$this->title = ($title === null) ? self::name_to_label($name) : $title;
 
 		if($value !== NULL) $this->setValue($value);
 
diff --git a/tests/forms/FormTest.php b/tests/forms/FormTest.php
index d97257a1f..fbbcea1d7 100644
--- a/tests/forms/FormTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/FormTest.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class FormTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertPartialMatchBySelector(
 			'#SomeRequiredField span.required',
 			array(
-				'"SomeRequiredField" is required'
+				'"Some Required Field" is required'
 			),
 			'Required fields show a notification on field when left blank'
 		);