diff --git a/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh b/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
index 7009e7a91..0ca3e211e 100644
--- a/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
@@ -39,16 +39,28 @@ if [[ "$TERM" == screen* ]]; then
   # called by zsh before executing a command
   function preexec()
   {
-    local -a cmd; cmd=(${(z)1}) # the command string
-    eval "tab_title=$TAB_TITLE_PREFIX:$TAB_TITLE_EXEC"
-    eval "tab_hardstatus=$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PREFIX:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_EXEC"
+    local -a cmd; cmd=(${(z)3}) # the command string
+    if [ "$TITLE" != "" ]
+    then
+      eval "tab_title=$TITLE:$TAB_TITLE_EXEC"
+      eval "tab_hardstatus=$TITLE:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_EXEC"
+    else
+      eval "tab_title=$TAB_TITLE_PREFIX:$TAB_TITLE_EXEC"
+      eval "tab_hardstatus=$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PREFIX:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_EXEC"
+    fi
     screen_set $tab_title $tab_hardstatus
   }
   # called by zsh before showing the prompt
   function precmd()
   {
-    eval "tab_title=$TAB_TITLE_PREFIX:$TAB_TITLE_PROMPT"
-    eval "tab_hardstatus=$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PREFIX:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PROMPT"
+    if [ "$TITLE" != "" ]
+    then
+      eval "tab_title=$TITLE:$TAB_TITLE_PROMPT"
+      eval "tab_hardstatus=$TITLE:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PROMPT"
+    else
+      eval "tab_title=$TAB_TITLE_PREFIX:$TAB_TITLE_PROMPT"
+      eval "tab_hardstatus=$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PREFIX:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PROMPT"
+    fi
     screen_set $tab_title $tab_hardstatus
   }
-fi
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+fi