diff --git a/include/wx/dcsvg.h b/include/wx/dcsvg.h
index 9398a48b6e..6b1b0fdd72 100644
--- a/include/wx/dcsvg.h
+++ b/include/wx/dcsvg.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxSVGFileDCImpl : public wxDCImpl
 {
 public:
     wxSVGFileDCImpl( wxSVGFileDC *owner, const wxString &filename,
-                     int width=320, int height=240, double dpi=72.0 );
+                     int width = 320, int height = 240, double dpi = 72.0,
+                     const wxString &title = wxString() );
 
     virtual ~wxSVGFileDCImpl();
 
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ private:
 
    virtual wxSize GetPPI() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
-   void Init (const wxString &filename, int width, int height, double dpi);
+   void Init (const wxString &filename, int width, int height,
+              double dpi, const wxString &title);
 
    void write( const wxString &s );
 
@@ -254,8 +256,9 @@ public:
     wxSVGFileDC(const wxString& filename,
                 int width = 320,
                 int height = 240,
-                double dpi = 72.0)
-        : wxDC(new wxSVGFileDCImpl(this, filename, width, height, dpi))
+                double dpi = 72.0,
+                const wxString& title = wxString())
+        : wxDC(new wxSVGFileDCImpl(this, filename, width, height, dpi, title))
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/dcsvg.h b/interface/wx/dcsvg.h
index f28c81af29..7ae2f84523 100644
--- a/interface/wx/dcsvg.h
+++ b/interface/wx/dcsvg.h
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ class wxSVGFileDC : public wxDC
 public:
     /**
         Initializes a wxSVGFileDC with the given @a f filename with the given
-        @a Width and @a Height at @a dpi resolution.
+        @a Width and @a Height at @a dpi resolution, and an optional @a title.
+        The title provides a readable name for the SVG document.
     */
-    wxSVGFileDC(const wxString& filename, int width = 320, int height = 240, double dpi = 72);
+    wxSVGFileDC(const wxString& filename, int width = 320, int height = 240,
+                double dpi = 72, const wxString& title = wxString());
 
     /**
         Destructor.
diff --git a/src/common/dcsvg.cpp b/src/common/dcsvg.cpp
index 925fa52a7a..c35129be85 100644
--- a/src/common/dcsvg.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcsvg.cpp
@@ -378,13 +378,14 @@ void wxSVGFileDC::SetBitmapHandler(wxSVGBitmapHandler* handler)
 wxIMPLEMENT_ABSTRACT_CLASS(wxSVGFileDCImpl, wxDC);
 
 wxSVGFileDCImpl::wxSVGFileDCImpl( wxSVGFileDC *owner, const wxString &filename,
-                    int width, int height, double dpi ) :
+                    int width, int height, double dpi, const wxString &title ) :
         wxDCImpl( owner )
     {
-        Init( filename, width, height, dpi );
+        Init( filename, width, height, dpi, title );
     }
 
-void wxSVGFileDCImpl::Init (const wxString &filename, int Width, int Height, double dpi)
+void wxSVGFileDCImpl::Init (const wxString &filename, int Width, int Height,
+                            double dpi, const wxString &title)
 {
     m_width = Width;
     m_height = Height;
@@ -430,9 +431,9 @@ void wxSVGFileDCImpl::Init (const wxString &filename, int Width, int Height, dou
         write(s);
         s.Printf( wxT("    width=\"%scm\" height=\"%scm\" viewBox=\"0 0 %d %d \">\n"), NumStr(float(Width)/dpi*2.54), NumStr(float(Height)/dpi*2.54), Width, Height );
         write(s);
-        s = wxT("<title>SVG Picture created as ") + wxFileName(filename).GetFullName() + wxT(" </title>\n");
+        s = wxT("<title>") + title + wxT("</title>\n");
         write(s);
-        s = wxString (wxT("<desc>Picture generated by wxSVG ")) + wxSVGVersion + wxT(" </desc>\n");
+        s = wxString (wxT("<desc>Picture generated by wxSVG ")) + wxSVGVersion + wxT("</desc>\n");
         write(s);
         s =  wxT("<g style=\"fill:black; stroke:black; stroke-width:1\">\n");
         write(s);