diff --git a/web/src/lib.rs b/web/src/lib.rs
index 860f209..7988608 100644
--- a/web/src/lib.rs
+++ b/web/src/lib.rs
@@ -263,8 +263,16 @@ fn first_subject(thread: &ThreadNode) -> Option<String> {
     None
 }
 
+fn set_title(title: &str) {
+    seed::document().set_title(&format!("lb: {}", title));
+}
+
 fn view_search_results(query: &str, search_results: &SearchSummary) -> Node<Msg> {
-    seed::document().set_title(&format!("lb: {}", query));
+    if query.is_empty() {
+        set_title("all mail");
+    } else {
+        set_title(query);
+    }
     let rows = search_results.0.iter().map(|r| {
         let tid = r.thread.clone();
         tr![
@@ -291,7 +299,7 @@ fn view_thread(thread_set: &ThreadSet) -> Node<Msg> {
     assert_eq!(thread.0.len(), 1);
     let thread_node = &thread.0[0];
     let subject = first_subject(&thread_node).unwrap_or("<No subject>".to_string());
-    seed::document().set_title(&subject);
+    set_title(&subject);
     div![
         h1![subject],
         a![