diff --git a/src/groupchat_window.py b/src/groupchat_window.py
index 0aa121072..7a083dae4 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_window.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_window.py
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ class GroupchatWindow(chat.Chat):
 
 		self.redraw_tab(room_jid)
 		self.show_title()
+		self.set_subject(room_jid, '') # Set an empty subject ti show the room_jid
 		conversation_textview.grab_focus()
 
 	def on_treeview_size_allocate(self, widget, allocation):