diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index a36d74e0e9..df6932f6c0 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ $template->assign_vars(array(
 	'U_MCP'				=> ($auth->acl_get('m_') || $auth->acl_getf_global('m_')) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", 'i=main&mode=front', true, $user->session_id) : '')
 );
 
-$page_title = $user->lang['INDEX'];
+$page_title = ($config['board_index_text'] !== '') ? $config['board_index_text'] : $user->lang['INDEX'];
 
 /**
 * You can use this event to modify the page title and load data for the index