diff --git a/gertty/app.py b/gertty/app.py
index 1794d10..4227094 100644
--- a/gertty/app.py
+++ b/gertty/app.py
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ class App(object):
                                 'center', width,
                                 'middle', height,
                                 min_width=min_width, min_height=min_height)
+        if hasattr(widget, 'title'):
+            overlay.title = widget.title
         self.log.debug("Overlaying %s on screen %s" % (widget, self.frame.body))
         self.screens.append(self.frame.body)
         self.frame.body = overlay
diff --git a/gertty/mywid.py b/gertty/mywid.py
index 521c33a..02dab27 100644
--- a/gertty/mywid.py
+++ b/gertty/mywid.py
@@ -128,13 +128,23 @@ class MyEdit(urwid.Edit):
             self.ring.kill(text)
         return super(MyEdit, self).keypress(size, key)
 
-class SystemMessage(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin(object):
+
+    @property
+    def title(self):
+        return self._w.title_widget.text.strip()
+
+    @title.setter
+    def title(self, text):
+        return self._w.set_title(text)
+
+class SystemMessage(urwid.WidgetWrap, LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     def __init__(self, message):
         w = urwid.Filler(urwid.Text(message, align='center'))
-        super(SystemMessage, self).__init__(urwid.LineBox(w))
+        super(SystemMessage, self).__init__(urwid.LineBox(w, u'System Message'))
 
 @mouse_scroll_decorator.ScrollByWheel
-class ButtonDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class ButtonDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     def __init__(self, title, message, entry_prompt=None,
                  entry_text='', buttons=[], ring=None):
         button_widgets = []
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ class LineEditDialog(ButtonDialog):
             return None
         return key
 
-class TextEditDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class TextEditDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     signals = ['save', 'cancel']
     def __init__(self, title, prompt, button, text, ring=None):
         save_button = FixedButton(button)
diff --git a/gertty/view/change.py b/gertty/view/change.py
index 330f15b..7b1ad0a 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class EditTopicDialog(mywid.ButtonDialog):
             return None
         return key
 
-class CherryPickDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class CherryPickDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, mywid.LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     signals = ['save', 'cancel']
     def __init__(self, app, change):
         save_button = mywid.FixedButton('Propose Change')
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class CherryPickDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
         super(CherryPickDialog, self).__init__(urwid.LineBox(fill,
                                                              'Propose Change to Branch'))
 
-class ReviewDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class ReviewDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, mywid.LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     signals = ['submit', 'save', 'cancel']
     def __init__(self, app, revision_key):
         self.revision_key = revision_key
diff --git a/gertty/view/diff.py b/gertty/view/diff.py
index 6a12e67..483f06d 100644
--- a/gertty/view/diff.py
+++ b/gertty/view/diff.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from gertty import gitrepo
 from gertty import sync
 from gertty.view import mouse_scroll_decorator
 
-class PatchsetDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap):
+class PatchsetDialog(urwid.WidgetWrap, mywid.LineBoxTitlePropertyMixin):
     signals = ['ok', 'cancel']
 
     def __init__(self, patchsets, old, new):