diff --git a/e107_core/templates/header_default.php b/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
index c7744cbae..99c4ec5e0 100644
--- a/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
+++ b/e107_core/templates/header_default.php
@@ -109,21 +109,28 @@ function render_title()
 		define('e_PAGETITLE', $_PAGE_TITLE);
 	}
 
-	$arr = [];
-
-	if(!deftrue('e_FRONTPAGE'))
+	if($_FULL_TITLE = e107::getSingleton('eResponse')->getMetaTitle(true)) // override entire title. @see news_meta_title
 	{
-		if(deftrue('e_PAGETITLE'))
-		{
-			$arr[] = e_PAGETITLE;
-		}
-		elseif(defined('PAGE_NAME'))
-		{
-			$arr[] = PAGE_NAME;
-		}
+		$arr = array($_FULL_TITLE);
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		$arr = [];
 
-	$arr[] = SITENAME;
+		if(!deftrue('e_FRONTPAGE'))
+		{
+			if(deftrue('e_PAGETITLE'))
+			{
+				$arr[] = e_PAGETITLE;
+			}
+			elseif(defined('PAGE_NAME'))
+			{
+				$arr[] = PAGE_NAME;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$arr[] = SITENAME;
+	}
 
 	if($custom = e107::callMethod('theme', 'title', $arr))
 	{
diff --git a/e107_handlers/application.php b/e107_handlers/application.php
index 4f102bc86..e7bc7558b 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/application.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/application.php
@@ -4093,7 +4093,8 @@ class eResponse
 {
 	protected $_body = array('default' => '');
 	protected $_title = array('default' => array());
-	protected $_e_PAGETITLE = array();
+	protected $_e_PAGETITLE = array(); // partial <title> tag.
+	protected $_e_PAGETITLE_OVERRIDE = array(); // Full <title> tag
 	protected $_META_DESCRIPTION = array();
 	protected $_META_KEYWORDS = array();
 	protected $_render_mod = array('default' => 'default');
@@ -4600,7 +4601,7 @@ class eResponse
 		{
 			$content = str_replace('&amp;', '&', $content);
 
-			if($meta !== '_e_PAGETITLE')
+			if($meta !== '_e_PAGETITLE' && $meta !== '_e_PAGETITLE_OVERRIDE')
 			{
 				$content = htmlspecialchars((string) $content, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
 			}
@@ -4642,23 +4643,40 @@ class eResponse
 	 * @param string $title
 	 * @return eResponse
 	 */
-	public function addMetaTitle($title, $reset=false)
+	public function addMetaTitle($title, $reset=false, $override=false)
 	{
 		if($reset)
 		{
-			$this->_e_PAGETITLE = array();
+			if($override)
+			{
+				$this->_e_PAGETITLE_OVERRIDE = array();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$this->_e_PAGETITLE = array();
+			}
 		}
 
 		$title = str_replace(['&#39;','&#039;'], "'", $title);
 
+		if($override)
+		{
+			return $this->addMetaData('e_PAGETITLE_OVERRIDE', $title);
+		}
+
 		return $this->addMetaData('e_PAGETITLE', $title);
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public function getMetaTitle()
+	public function getMetaTitle($override = false)
 	{
+		if($override)
+		{
+			return $this->getMetaData('e_PAGETITLE_OVERRIDE', $this->_meta_title_separator);
+		}
+
 		return $this->getMetaData('e_PAGETITLE', $this->_meta_title_separator);
 	}
 
diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index a7c638816..8d76e5416 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -2825,14 +2825,15 @@ class e107
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Set the Page Title ie. <title>Whatever</title>
+	 * Set the Page Title ie. <title>Whatever | SITENAME</title> or <title>Whatever</title>
 	 * @param string $title
+	 * @param string $override will remove any additional data from the <title> tag. eg.  | SITENAME etc.
 	 */
-	public static function title($title)
+	public static function title($title, $override=false)
 	{
 		/** @var eResponse $response */
 		$response = self::getSingleton('eResponse');
-		$response->addMetaTitle($title, true);
+		$response->addMetaTitle($title, true, $override);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/e107_plugins/news/news.php b/e107_plugins/news/news.php
index 20c3ababb..f76e7b114 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/news/news.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/news/news.php
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class news_front
 
 			if(!empty($news['news_meta_title'])) // override title with meta title.
 			{
-				e107::title($news['news_meta_title']);
+				e107::title($news['news_meta_title'], true);
 			}
 
 			if($news['news_meta_description'] && !defined('META_DESCRIPTION'))