diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/composer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/composer.js
index 211e4ca93d..e02f17cb64 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/composer.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/models/composer.js
@@ -785,7 +785,10 @@ const Composer = RestModel.extend({
       });
     }
 
-    this.set("originalTitle", "");
+    if (this.get("canEditTitle")) {
+      this.set("originalTitle", "");
+      this.set("title", "");
+    }
 
     if (opts.title) {
       this.set("title", opts.title);