diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery_topics_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery_topics_controller.js
index ace88ad3c6..0711941b9a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery_topics_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/discovery_topics_controller.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryTopicsController = Discourse.DiscoveryController.extend({
   daily: Em.computed.equal('period', 'daily'),
 
   updateTitle: function(){
-    Discourse.notifyTitle(this.get('topicTrackingState.incomingCount'));
+    if(this.get('enableTitleUpdate')) {
+      Discourse.notifyTitle(this.get('topicTrackingState.incomingCount'));
+    }
   }.observes('topicTrackingState.incomingCount'),
 
   footerMessage: function() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/discovery_topics_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/discovery_topics_view.js
index 9a1cd64138..fe8700fd81 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/discovery_topics_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/discovery_topics_view.js
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryTopicsView = Discourse.View.extend(Discourse.LoadMore, {
     }
   },
 
+  didInsertElement: function() {
+    this.set('controller.enableTitleUpdate', true);
+  },
+
+  willDestroyElement: function() {
+    this.set('controller.enableTitleUpdate', false);
+  },
+
   // Remember where we were scrolled to
   saveScrollPosition: function() {
     Discourse.Session.current().set('topicListScrollPosition', $(window).scrollTop());